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Air Fryer Recommendations: What the Test Labs Actually Pick
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items These air fryer recommendations gather 36 air fryers that US testing sites picked after hands-on tests, sorted into six types. The research draws on America's Test Kitchen, Consumer Reports, Food Network and Reviewed, and covers Ninja, Cosori, Instan...
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Best Air Fryers Overall
Best Budget Air Fryers
Best Small Air Fryers
Best Large Air Fryers for Families
Best Dual-Basket Air Fryers
Best Air Fryer Toaster Ovens
Best Air Fryers Overall
The best air fryers overall are 5- to 6-quart basket models that testing sites keep recommending. Each of these six crisps evenly, has simple controls and feeds two to four people. Cooking for one? Skip to the small air fryers.
The Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart is the safest pick for most homes. America's Test Kitchen made it their winner because the wide basket fits four chicken cutlets or a whole 4-pound chicken, and Food Network named it best overall for the crispiest, mos...
Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer
The Cosori TurboBlaze 6-Quart suits anyone who wants a ceramic-coated basket and heat up to 450°F. Today named it best overall, RTINGS calls it the best air fryer they've tested, and America's Test Kitchen rates it highly. ATK found it fits three chi...
Cosori TurboBlaze 6-Quart Air Fryer
The Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 is the one to buy if you want simple controls and strong heat from 1,750 watts. Tom's Guide named this 5-quart model best overall and praised the dishwasher-safe basket. Their testers found the cooking surface small for...
Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 5-Quart (AF141)
The Ninja Air Fryer Max XL splits the experts, which is why it sits last here. Forbes Vetted named this 5.5-quart model best overall for its 450°F Max Crisp setting and speed. America's Test Kitchen recommends it only with reservations, citing uneven...
Ninja Air Fryer Max XL 5.5-Quart
The Philips 2000 Series is a 4.4-quart air fryer for cooks who bake and dehydrate as well as fry. Today named it runner-up, with 13 cooking modes, RapidAir heating and dishwasher-safe parts, and praised its cookies and chicken. Tom's Guide gave it fo...
Philips 2000 Series Air Fryer
The Cosori Pro LE 5-Quart is the compact pick among the top performers. America's Test Kitchen rates it highly for quick cooking, a responsive touchscreen and a lock button on the handle. ATK found the smaller drawer fits three chicken cutlets at mos...
Cosori Pro LE 5-Quart Air Fryer
Best Budget Air Fryers
Budget air fryers at about $100 or less can match pricier models on crisping, according to the testers below. These six were chosen for test results first and price second. Expect fewer presets, a lighter build and louder fans.
The Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 6-Quart is the budget air fryer three testers agree on. Food Network named it best value at 1,750 watts and found it matched premium models; Taste of Home picked it as best budget. It is sold only at Walmart, measures ...
Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 6-Quart Air Fryer
The Ninja AF101 is a 4-quart air fryer for two or three people who want a sturdy build at a low price. CNN Underscored named it best overall, Reviewed called it best value and Food Network picked it as best mid-size. CNN found it the loudest model th...
Ninja AF101 4-Quart Air Fryer
The Dash Tasti-Crisp Pro Max gives you 8 quarts at a budget price, which is rare. Today picked it as their budget-friendly choice for respectable results across air fry, roast, bake, reheat and toast, with no preheating needed. Today's testers found ...
Dash Tasti-Crisp Pro Max 8-Quart Air Fryer
The Gourmia 8-Quart is the low-cost way to cook for a family. Taste of Home named it best large air fryer at roughly $100, with 12 presets and a dehydrate setting that goes down to 90°F. Their testers found the touchscreen complicated and the tray ha...
Gourmia 8-Quart Digital Air Fryer
The Ninja Air Fryer XL AF150AMZ gives you 5.5 quarts and 1,750 watts at a budget price. Engadget gave it an honorable mention as a budget-friendly alternative, with a ceramic-coated basket, a dehydrate preset and raised buttons. Engadget found the ro...
Ninja Air Fryer XL 5.5-Quart (AF150AMZ)
The Bella 2.9-Quart Air Fryer is for singles and couples who want two dials and nothing else. Taste of Home named it best small air fryer at around $55, with time and temperature knobs and several colors. They also said it is not the sturdiest build ...
Bella 2.9-Quart Air Fryer
Best Small Air Fryers
Small air fryers hold about 2 quarts, enough for one or two people, a dorm or an RV. Consumer Reports' picks fill most of this section because its lab scores noise. Skip these if you cook for more than two.
The Instant Vortex Mini is a 2-quart air fryer for one person, a dorm or a small apartment. Engadget named it best budget at 1,300 watts and Food Network picked it as best for one person. Food Network found its beeps and fan loud, and CNN Underscored...
Instant Vortex Mini 2-Quart Air Fryer
The Gourmia GAF414 is a low-cost small air fryer with more settings than most at its size. Consumer Reports recommends it for very good controls and low noise, with bake, roast, broil and dehydrate modes and a shake reminder. Walmart sells it as a 4-...
Gourmia 4-Quart Digital Air Fryer (GAF414)
The Chefman RJ38-2T is the quiet, low-cost small air fryer. Consumer Reports found it exceptionally quiet and excellent to clean, with a shake reminder and dishwasher-safe parts. Not everyone agrees: CNN Underscored tested a Chefman 2-quart and got d...
Chefman TurboFry 2-Quart Air Fryer (RJ38-2T)
The Cosori Lite CAF-LI211 is a 1.7-quart air fryer that weighs about 5 pounds, so it stores in a cabinet. Consumer Reports recommends it for easy controls, easy cleaning, quiet running and a two-year warranty. At 1.7 quarts it cooks a single portion,...
Cosori Lite Mini Air Fryer (CAF-LI211)
The Dash Tasti-Crisp DCAF260 is a 2.4-quart, 1,000-watt air fryer that Consumer Reports calls small but mighty. It ranks among their best compact models, scores top marks for noise and earned their Green Choice label. CNN Underscored also named a Das...
Dash Tasti-Crisp Digital Air Fryer (DCAF260)
The Black+Decker Purifry is a 2-quart air fryer with a square basket, which Forbes Vetted found holds more than a round 2-quart model. They named it best compact, with a touchscreen and six functions. Their tester noticed a burned-plastic smell durin...
Black+Decker Purifry 2-Quart Air Fryer
Best Large Air Fryers for Families
Large air fryers for families start at about 6 quarts or use a wide, shallow basket so food sits in one layer. These six were picked for real capacity, not the number on the box. All need serious counter space.
The Typhur Dome is the large air fryer for people who cook wings and bacon in bulk. Reviewed named it best large-capacity after it crisped 32 chicken wings in one batch, and it fits a 12-inch pizza. It is 17.3 inches wide, and America's Test Kitchen ...
Typhur Dome Air Fryer
The Instant Vortex Plus VersaZone is a 9-quart air fryer with a removable divider, so one big basket becomes two. Food Network named it best for families and it was the largest capacity they tested, with SyncCook and SyncFinish. Their testers warn th...
Instant Vortex Plus VersaZone 9-Quart Air Fryer
The Chefman TurboFry 8-Quart is a family-size air fryer that matches stainless steel kitchens. Taste of Home named it best stainless steel and praised the quiet fan, the shake-and-turn alert and controls that needed no manual. It did especially well ...
Chefman TurboFry Touch 8-Quart Air Fryer
The Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL is a 6.5-quart model for families who put crispness first. Today singled it out for crisping, especially potatoes, using the 450°F Max Crisp setting. Today's testers also found it very loud, sometimes too crisp, and limited...
Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL 6.5-Quart (AF181)
The Instant Vortex Plus ClearCook 6-Quart holds more than its size suggests: America's Test Kitchen fit four chicken cutlets or two 15-ounce bags of fries in the same wide basket as its winner. A window lets you check food without losing heat. Review...
Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart ClearCook Air Fryer
The NuWave Brio 6-Quart is the pick for families who live on leftovers. Taste of Home named it best for reheating: day-old chicken breast came out hot and still juicy, and the basket fits a whole chicken. They found the push-button basket release awk...
NuWave Brio 6-Quart Digital Air Fryer
Best Dual-Basket Air Fryers
Dual-basket air fryers cook two foods at different temperatures and finish them together. Choose by layout: side-by-side drawers need width, stacked drawers need height. Each drawer is small, so skip these if you mostly cook one large item.
The Ninja Foodi DualZone 8-Quart is the dual-basket air fryer with the longest track record. Food Network named it best dual-basket after more than three years of reliable use, with separate temperature controls and Smart Finish to end both baskets t...
Ninja Foodi DualZone 8-Quart Air Fryer (DZ201)
The Ninja Foodi DZ401 is the 10-quart version of Ninja's dual-basket air fryer, sized for families. Engadget named it best dual-zone at 1,690 watts: each basket sets its own temperature, and Smart Finish ends both at the same moment. Engadget's one c...
Ninja Foodi DualZone XL 10-Quart Air Fryer (DZ401)
The Ninja Double Stack XL stacks two drawers vertically, so 10 quarts takes the counter space of one basket. TechRadar named it best overall and measured it at about 15 by 11 inches and 19 inches tall. TechRadar says the eight-portion claim is optimi...
Ninja DoubleStack XL 10-Quart Air Fryer (SL401)
The Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer pairs one large and one small drawer, which suits a main and a side. Tom's Guide named it best dual zone at 1,700 watts and said it does an excellent job with meat. Its top temperature is lower than rivals...
Philips 3000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer
The Cosori Dual Zone is a 9-quart dual-basket air fryer with two equal drawers, each with a viewing window and a light. Tech Advisor recommends it for six cooking modes, a shake alert, sync finishing and the baking rack and five skewers in the box. I...
Cosori Dual Zone 9-Quart Air Fryer
The Frigidaire DualZone 4-in-1 is the biggest side-by-side here at 11.6 quarts and 1,800 watts. Reviewed named it best dual-basket for its family-size capacity and its Sync Cook and Sync Finish settings. Reviewed's only complaint is the very large fo...
Frigidaire DualZone 11.6-Quart Air Fryer
Best Air Fryer Toaster Ovens
Air fryer toaster ovens replace a toaster, a countertop oven and an air fryer with one appliance. These six were picked for even toasting and oven capacity. Basket air fryers crisp better, so skip these if fries are the goal.
The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro is the air fryer toaster oven four testers recommend. Forbes Vetted, Engadget, Food Network and Reviewed all picked it for 13 functions and a 1-cubic-foot interior that fits a 14-pound turkey. It costs around $40...
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro (BOV900BSS)
The Ninja French Door Premier is an air fryer oven with 10 cooking modes, glass French doors and an interior light. Tom's Guide named it best overall toaster oven and TechRadar best air fryer oven, noting it preheats in about 90 seconds. It has no sh...
Ninja French Door Premier Air Fry Oven (FO101)
The Cuisinart TOA-65 Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven is Reviewed's best overall air fryer toaster oven. It runs at 1,800 watts and holds 3 pounds of fries, six slices of bread or a 4-pound chicken, with a dishwasher-safe basket and pan. Reviewed found ...
Cuisinart TOA-65 Digital Air Fryer Toaster Oven
The Ninja Foodi DT201 is a 10-in-1 air fryer oven for people who bake as much as they air fry. Reviewed named it most versatile: it toasts nine slices, roasts a 5-pound chicken and bakes two cookie trays at once. It is large and heavy and needs a lot...
Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Fry Oven (DT201)
The Cuisinart TOA-60 is an 1,800-watt air fryer toaster oven with dials instead of a screen. CNN Underscored named it best oven-style and Reviewed most intuitive, with evenly toasted bread and a three-year warranty. Both found the wire mesh basket ha...
Cuisinart TOA-60 Air Fryer Toaster Oven
The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer is the smaller sibling of the Pro. NBC Select's expert pick has a 0.8-cubic-foot interior, 11 cooking functions, an LCD screen and Breville's Element IQ system for even heat. NBC Select notes that every part is hand-...
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer (BOV860BSS)