Which Air Fryer Brand Wins?
In our test 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.
Cosori
Price shown in test: $120
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Ninja
Price shown in test: $130
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Instant Pot (presenter's stated fallback pick if the Cosori were unavailable)
Price shown in test: $150
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“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”
Placed top three in 1 of 3 measurements.
Placed top three in 1 of 3 measurements.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Noise
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt61 dB
a little louder than the Oster; claims only 53 dB at highest fan speed but tested louder
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt66.2 dB
by far the loudest of all ten brands
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions60.5 dB
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function63.6 dB
pretty loud
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt58.4 dB
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill50.8 dB
relatively quiet
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramicright at60 dB
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital56.1 dB
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo45.9 dB
the quietest of all ten brands
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven58.2 dB
relatively quiet
Power draw
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qtabout1,770 W
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qtclose to1,800 W
the most of any brand at that point in testing
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functionsabout1,770 W
(rated for 1,700 W)
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-functionabout1,663 W
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qtabout1,740 W
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grillabout1,775 W
(claims 1,800 W)
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramicabout1,727 W
- 8Chefman 2 qt digitalabout960 W
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast comboabout1,210 W
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection ovenjust over1,800 W
Metal heat-up test (to 200 F)
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt5 minutes 59 seconds2nd
second fastest of all ten brands, moved into the lead over the Oster at that point in testing
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt5 minutes 1 second
the fastest of all ten brands, though set to 400 F the internal ambient temperature overshot to 464 F
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions6 minutes 38 seconds
the fastest time at that point in testing
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function6 minutes 15 seconds3rd
third place behind the Cosori
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt6 minutes 48 seconds
quite a bit slower than most other brands
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill7 minutes 22 seconds
quite a bit slower than most other brands
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic6 minutes 23 seconds
performed well, a little faster than average
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital7 minutes 10 seconds
over 2 minutes faster than the Black+Decker
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo9 minutes 27 seconds
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven11 minutes 23 seconds
by far the slowest of all ten brands
French fries test
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt
finished in about 8 minutes, did a really good job though a little more dried out than the Oster's fries
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt
finished in 8 minutes, described as absolutely perfect and the best fries of all brands tested, earned the best possible rating of 1
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions
finished in about 8 minutes, great job, texture and taste very close to perfect
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function
finished in 8 minutes, pretty good job with decent texture and crispiness
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt
finished in 11 minutes, a little too crispy on the outside and a little too moist on the inside, but still pretty good
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill
finished in 10 minutes, a little crispier outside, a little too moist inside, but still pretty good
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic
finished in about 10 minutes, outside crispy but inside a little too moist, not quite as good as some of the other brands
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital
finished in 14 minutes, much better job than the Black+Decker, not burned or dried out, texture just about perfect
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo
finished in close to 15 minutes, overcooked the fries at the back of the unit, fries tasted dried out
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven
finished in 21 minutes, the slowest of all brands, outside looked about right but the inside was dried out
Cookie test
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt
finished 2 minutes faster than the Oster, did a much better job, just a little doughy on the bottom and center
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt
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
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions
finished in about 8 minutes, top finished but bottom and center still looked undercooked despite two extra minutes versus the Cosori
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function
finished in about 11.5 minutes, the longest of its pairing, bottom side of the cookie a little soft
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt
finished in about 10.5 minutes, looked just as good as the Ninja's cookies, top and bottom about perfect
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill
finished in about 8 minutes, did an even better job than the Instant Pot, cookies looked just about perfect
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic
finished in about 9 minutes, weighed 3.711 oz, bottom center a little soft
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital
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
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo
finished in 9 minutes, really good job, only the center a little softer than the rest of the cookie
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven
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
Bacon test
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt
finished in 6.5 minutes, did a great job cooking all four pieces evenly, third fastest of all brands
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt
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
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions
finished in about 9.5 minutes, good job, all four pieces equally crispy, earned the best possible consistency rating of 1
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function
finished in about 5 minutes 45 seconds, second fastest of all brands, bacon curled up more than most other brands but cooked evenly
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt
finished in 9 minutes, very consistent from one piece to the next, earned the best possible consistency rating of 1
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill
finished in about 9 minutes, less curled than the Instant Pot's bacon but not quite as consistent, some pieces more or less cooked
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic
finished first in its pairing at about 8 minutes, very consistent from one piece to the next
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital
finished in 9 minutes, pretty good job, but cooked two pieces of bacon more thoroughly than the other two
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo
finished in close to 15 minutes, produced quite a bit of smoke, bacon a little more crispy
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven
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
Chicken quarters test
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt
finished in just under 23.5 minutes to reach 170 F internal, chicken was even juicier than the Oster's
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt
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
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions
finished in just over 21 minutes to reach 170 F, first of its pairing to finish, juicy and delicious
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-function
finished in just over 20.5 minutes to reach 170 F, a little more crispy than the Cuisinart's and nice and juicy
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qt
finished in just over 16 minutes to reach 170 F, the fastest of all ten brands on this test
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill
finished in about 22 minutes to reach 170 F, looked just as juicy as the Instant Pot's
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic
finished in just under 20 minutes to reach 170 F, not quite as crispy as the Breville's but nice and juicy
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital
finished in 25 minutes to reach 170 F, just as crispy, tender, and juicy as the Black+Decker's chicken
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combo
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
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven
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
Cleanup
- 1Cosori 9-in-1 Turbo Blaze, 6 qt
named among the easiest to clean, along with the Chefman and Oster
- 2Ninja 4-in-1, 5 qt
performed almost as well as the top three easiest to clean, with a rating of 1.5
- 3Oster 6 qt, 10 preset functions
named among the easiest to clean, along with the Chefman and Cosori
- 6Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven with grill
as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort along with the Black+Decker, Typhur, and Breville
- 7Typhur 8 qt ceramic
as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort
- 8Chefman 2 qt digital
named among the easiest to clean, along with the Oster and Cosori
- 10Breville smart air fryer / convection oven
as a toaster oven style air fryer, takes the most cleaning effort
- 4Instant Pot 6 qt, multi-functionnot tested
- 5Philips 3000 series, 6.5 qtnot tested
- 9Black+Decker bake/broil/air fry/toast combonot tested
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”
