Russell Hobbs RHAF2768 vs Ninja AF400: Which Equal-Zone Dual Fryer?

The practical choice

Choose the Russell Hobbs RHAF2768SIL when two equal 4.5L zones already fit your meals and its narrower, lower 31W × 42D × 28H cm body works with your bench.

Choose the Ninja AF400ANZ when you value two slightly larger 4.75L zones, a 40–240°C range, or its shallower 41.5W × 33D × 38H cm footprint is the better physical fit.

The capacity gap is small. The more meaningful differences are footprint geometry and operating headroom, not “9L versus 9.5L”.

What changes the choice

Both solve the same meal pattern

Russell Hobbs gives 2 × 4.5L. Ninja gives 2 × 4.75L. Both are fixed equal-zone designs, so either makes sense when two similarly substantial foods need independent settings.

A 0.25L difference per side is not enough by itself to declare a universal winner. If 4.5L already fits your normal portions, the Ninja's extra capacity may have little practical effect.

Ninja has more temperature headroom

The RHAF2768SIL has a stated 200°C maximum. AF400ANZ is governed at 40–240°C.

That is a real operating-range difference, but it is not automatic proof of better crisping or faster cooking. Give it weight if you actually use the higher-temperature range; otherwise the shared equal-zone workflow matters more.

Their footprints trade width for depth

The exact Amazon AU RHAF2768SIL listing specifies 31W × 42D × 28H cm. PIQSY's current AF400 record resolves at 41.5W × 33D × 38H cm.

So Russell Hobbs is 10.5cm narrower and 10cm lower, while Ninja is 9cm shallower. Neither is universally more compact: Russell Hobbs is easier to accommodate where width or overhead clearance is tight, while AF400 needs less front-to-back bench depth.

Workflow features overlap more than they differ

Russell Hobbs supports independent zones, Sync and Match. Ninja supports Smart Finish and Match Cook. Both are designed around coordinating two drawers rather than converting into one large cavity.

If one uninterrupted cooking area is a recurring need, the important comparison is no longer between these two; move to a convertible model such as the Ninja AF500.

When each product is the better fit

Buy Russell Hobbs RHAF2768SIL if...

• Two equal 4.5L zones are enough.
• You want a conventional fixed dual-basket workflow.
• A 31cm width or 28cm height materially helps your available space.
• The Ninja's extra temperature headroom is not important to your meals.

Buy Ninja AF400ANZ if...

• Two equal 4.75L zones give useful extra headroom.
• You specifically value the 240°C maximum.
• A 33cm depth is a better fit for your bench than Russell Hobbs' 42cm depth.
• Its wider/taller body is not a constraint.

PIQSY conclusion

These products are closer than their branding suggests. Both solve balanced dual-zone cooking.

Choose Russell Hobbs when 2 × 4.5L is enough and its narrower/lower body suits your space. Choose Ninja AF400 when its small capacity increase, 240°C headroom or shallower depth materially helps your decision.

Do not use mutable price or popularity as a permanent winner criterion between them.