Philips Avance Airfryer XL HD9240/94 review

The Philips Avance Collection Airfryer XL HD9240/94 is an earlier black, pull-out-basket model for someone who wants one larger cooking drawer, a digital panel and a reusable favorite setting. Philips lists a 1.2 kg / 2.65 lb food-load capacity, a touchscreen, temperatures up to 390°F and a timer up to 60 minutes. That 1.2 kg figure is food weight, not a quart measurement. Philips has marked the exact U.S. listing discontinued, so this review is for comparison or checking an existing unit—not a claim that a particular one is available, complete or in good condition.

One XL drawer, not independent meal zones

Philips describes the HD9240/94 as a 2.65-pound fryer for up to five people, while its technical sheets give a 1.2 kg basket capacity. Those are the maker’s food-weight and serving claims; neither is a usable-volume measurement. No nominal quart capacity is stated, so this model cannot meet a hard minimum-quart requirement just because its XL name or serving claim sounds large. Check the physical MAX mark and the manual’s food-specific amounts rather than packing the drawer to a guessed number.

There is one pan and one basket under one temperature-and-time setting. Philips describes frying, baking, grilling and roasting, but those modes do not create separate cooking zones. You can cook different foods in one session only if they work with the same schedule and fit the basket’s loading guidance. If you want vegetables and a protein to use different temperatures and finish independently, a two-basket fryer is the better layout. If instead you want a single larger area, the HD9240/94 keeps the arrangement straightforward.

Touchscreen plus one saved favorite

The exact page describes digital controls and a timer, while the linked HD9240 family manual explains one saved favorite time-and-temperature pair. Treat that as a reusable setting, not a library of automatic recipes or a sensor that detects when food is done. The displayed temperature can be set as high as 390°F and the timer runs up to an hour. Philips’s exact materials list air frying, baking, grilling and roasting; they do not document a dedicated Dehydrate or Proof program for this exact suffix.

The family manual describes preheating as optional: if you start from cold, its instructions tell you to account for the extra time rather than insisting on an empty preheat for every recipe. That gives the owner a choice between starting immediately and following the manual’s cold-start adjustment. It does not remove the need to check food, turn or shake loads when the recipe calls for it, and judge doneness by the food rather than the preset alone. The model is not app-connected in the exact product materials.

Care, coating and electrical uncertainty

Philips identifies the removable pan and basket as dishwasher-safe and the cooking surfaces as nonstick. The family manual covers cooling and cleaning the pan and basket and cautions against damaging the coating. Philips does not name the coating chemistry or explicitly state that the food-contact surfaces are PFAS-free. If that disclosure is essential, the HD9240/94 does not satisfy it; dishwasher compatibility is a separate question.

There is a notable electrical discrepancy within Philips’s own exact-code records. A 2019 HD9240/94 sheet lists 120 V and 1,750 W; a later sheet dated 2023 lists 110 V and 2,100 W. Both give a 1.2 kg basket and neither lists frequency. The newer sheet is the better description of the later published specification, but the different ratings make the appliance’s own label important when assessing an older unit. The evidence does not document both 120 V and 60 Hz for this exact code, so a strict electrical requirement should exclude it. Do not infer a frequency from voltage or transfer ratings from another HD9240 suffix.

Who should keep it in the comparison?

The HD9240/94 belongs in an earlier-model comparison for someone who wants a touchscreen-controlled single basket, a 60-minute timer and one stored favorite, and who is prepared to inspect the exact unit and its label. It is a poor match for dual-zone timing, a documented quart minimum, a verified PFAS-free declaration, or a requirement for clear 120 V / 60 Hz paperwork. The large-weight capacity helps compare food loads; it cannot answer those other questions.

For a close earlier Philips alternative, compare the white HD9240/34 and cashmere-gray HD9241/44 review. Their own exact records have similar one-basket, digital, 1.2 kg operation, but keep the slash codes separate when checking labels or parts. If a manufacturer-listed quart figure is central to your choice, see the Philips NA340/00 assessment instead of converting the /94’s kilogram load into volume. Those are different ways to compare documented capacity and control; none proves current stock or a seller’s condition. Philips marks the HD9240/94 discontinued, and this assessment makes no claim about price, repairability, present parts supply or an individual appliance’s recall status.