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Which Air Fryer Brand Wins?
We compared 10 air fryer options head to head. Cosori came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Winner
Cosori
Price shown in test: $120
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Runner-up
Ninja
Price shown in test: $130
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Budget pick
Instant Pot (presenter's stated fallback pick if the Cosori were unavailable)
Price shown in test: $150
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Noise | Power draw | Metal heat-up test (to 200 F) | French fries test | Cookie test | Bacon test | Chicken quarters test | Cleanup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt$120 | 61 dB, a little louder than the Oster; claims only 53 dB at highest fan speed but tested louder | about 1,770 W | 5 minutes 59 seconds, second fastest of all ten brands, moved into the lead over the Oster at that point in testing | finished in about 8 minutes, did a really good job though a little more dried out than the Oster's fries | finished 2 minutes faster than the Oster, did a much better job, just a little doughy on the bottom and center | finished in 6.5 minutes, did a great job cooking all four pieces evenly, third fastest of all brands | finished in just under 23.5 minutes to reach 170 F internal, chicken was even juicier than the Oster's | named among the easiest to clean, along with the Chefman and Oster |
| 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt$130 | 66.2 dB, by far the loudest of all ten brands | close to 1,800 W, the most of any brand at that point in testing | 5 minutes 1 second, the fastest of all ten brands, though set to 400 F the internal ambient temperature overshot to 464 F | finished in 8 minutes, described as absolutely perfect and the best fries of all brands tested, earned the best possible rating of 1 | finished in about 10.5 minutes, blew the parchment paper around so the cookies were no longer perfectly round, finish quality similar to the Cosori's | finished in 5.5 minutes, the fastest of all brands, but blew one piece of bacon on top of another so two pieces were fully cooked and two were undercooked | finished in just over 17.5 minutes, second fastest behind the Philips, runs a little hot and the chicken was a little dry compared to the Cosori's | performed almost as well as the top three easiest to clean, with a rating of 1.5 |
| 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions$110 | 60.5 dB | about 1,770 W (rated for 1,700 W) | 6 minutes 38 seconds, the fastest time at that point in testing | finished in about 8 minutes, great job, texture and taste very close to perfect | finished in about 8 minutes, top finished but bottom and center still looked undercooked despite two extra minutes versus the Cosori | finished in about 9.5 minutes, good job, all four pieces equally crispy, earned the best possible consistency rating of 1 | finished in just over 21 minutes to reach 170 F, first of its pairing to finish, juicy and delicious | named among the easiest to clean, along with the Chefman and Cosori |
| 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function$150 | 63.6 dB, pretty loud | about 1,663 W | 6 minutes 15 seconds, third place behind the Cosori | finished in 8 minutes, pretty good job with decent texture and crispiness | finished in about 11.5 minutes, the longest of its pairing, bottom side of the cookie a little soft | finished in about 5 minutes 45 seconds, second fastest of all brands, bacon curled up more than most other brands but cooked evenly | finished in just over 20.5 minutes to reach 170 F, a little more crispy than the Cuisinart's and nice and juicy | not tested |
| 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt$140 | 58.4 dB | about 1,740 W | 6 minutes 48 seconds, quite a bit slower than most other brands | finished in 11 minutes, a little too crispy on the outside and a little too moist on the inside, but still pretty good | finished in about 10.5 minutes, looked just as good as the Ninja's cookies, top and bottom about perfect | finished in 9 minutes, very consistent from one piece to the next, earned the best possible consistency rating of 1 | finished in just over 16 minutes to reach 170 F, the fastest of all ten brands on this test | not tested |
| 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill$220 | 50.8 dB, relatively quiet | about 1,775 W (claims 1,800 W) | 7 minutes 22 seconds, quite a bit slower than most other brands | finished in 10 minutes, a little crispier outside, a little too moist inside, but still pretty good | finished in about 8 minutes, did an even better job than the Instant Pot, cookies looked just about perfect | finished in about 9 minutes, less curled than the Instant Pot's bacon but not quite as consistent, some pieces more or less cooked | finished in about 22 minutes to reach 170 F, looked just as juicy as the Instant Pot's | as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort along with the Black+Decker, Typhur, and Breville |
| 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic$300 | right at 60 dB | about 1,727 W | 6 minutes 23 seconds, performed well, a little faster than average | finished in about 10 minutes, outside crispy but inside a little too moist, not quite as good as some of the other brands | finished in about 9 minutes, weighed 3.711 oz, bottom center a little soft | finished first in its pairing at about 8 minutes, very consistent from one piece to the next | finished in just under 20 minutes to reach 170 F, not quite as crispy as the Breville's but nice and juicy | as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort |
| 8Chefman 2 qt digital$60 | 56.1 dB | about 960 W | 7 minutes 10 seconds, over 2 minutes faster than the Black+Decker | finished in 14 minutes, much better job than the Black+Decker, not burned or dried out, texture just about perfect | finished in about 7 minutes with only 2 cookies (compact capacity), top looked finished but bottom was still very doughy compared to the Black+Decker | finished in 9 minutes, pretty good job, but cooked two pieces of bacon more thoroughly than the other two | finished in 25 minutes to reach 170 F, just as crispy, tender, and juicy as the Black+Decker's chicken | named among the easiest to clean, along with the Oster and Cosori |
| 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo$53 | 45.9 dB, the quietest of all ten brands | about 1,210 W | 9 minutes 27 seconds | finished in close to 15 minutes, overcooked the fries at the back of the unit, fries tasted dried out | finished in 9 minutes, really good job, only the center a little softer than the rest of the cookie | finished in close to 15 minutes, produced quite a bit of smoke, bacon a little more crispy | finished in 44 minutes to reach 170 F, by far the slowest, 19 minutes longer than the Chefman; chicken was nice and crispy outside and pretty juicy inside; produced a lot of bacon grease smoke during the test | not tested |
| 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven$400 | 58.2 dB, relatively quiet | just over 1,800 W | 11 minutes 23 seconds, by far the slowest of all ten brands | finished in 21 minutes, the slowest of all brands, outside looked about right but the inside was dried out | finished in just over 16 minutes, by far the slowest, but the cookies came out perfect with consistent texture and were described as delicious, earning the best possible rating of 1 and winning this specific test outright | finished in just over 13 minutes, the slowest in its pairing, bacon a lot more curled than the Typhur's, earned the best possible consistency rating of 1 | finished in close to 30 minutes to reach 170 F, the slowest of all brands, chicken not quite as crispy as the Typhur's but just as juicy | as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort |
How it was tested
- power draw in watts on the highest heat setting
- noise level in decibels measured close to the unit
- heat-up speed test measuring time to bring a metal test piece from about 72 F to 200 F, with the unit set to 400 F
- french fries test, one serving air fried at 400 F, timed and taste/texture judged
- cookie test, uniform 1 oz portions baked at 300 F after a 5 minute preheat, timed and weighed before/after baking, texture judged
- bacon test, four pieces of extra thick bacon at 400 F, timed and judged for doneness consistency
- chicken quarters test, cooked to a 170 F internal temperature using a wireless meat thermometer, timed and judged for crispiness and juiciness
- subjective ease-of-cleaning assessment
“the cosori came out on top with the best average finish of 3.1, it performed very well in all of the testing... at a very affordable price of $120, the cosori would definitely be my choice”