For a top-notch air fryer that doubles as a toaster oven, the Chefman Toast-Air Touch Air Fryer is one of our top picks. Everything we air fried from frozen fries to Nashville-style chicken came out well browned and crispy. It’ll take a good chunk of countertop space and won’t be easy to move once it’s there. The oven racks and air fryer basket can be cleaned in the dishwasher, though. Ninja includes an extremely thorough owner’s guide, plus a cookbook that includes charts, recipes, and detailed instructions for multi-rack cooking.
Some newer models are finally starting to include nonstick interiors, which is a big plus. The included guide gets you started, but for complete instructions (for example, for the rotisserie) you have to visit the company website. Before buying the Omni Plus, make sure you have enough room on your countertop and under your cabinets to accommodate it, as well as storage space for all the accessories. She’s a writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a degree in culinary arts and professional experience in New York City restaurants. She used to sling sugary desserts in a pastry kitchen, but now she’s an avid home cook and fanatic baker.
Many home ovens now have convection technology, or even special “air fry” settings. We’ve tested a full-size convection oven against a pod-shaped air fryer and a convection toaster oven, and found you can get similar “air fried” results. But because a full-size oven is so much larger than a toaster oven or a pod-shaped air fryer, it can take longer to preheat and to cook food. Some manufacturers (like GE) have even started offering “no-preheat” air fry settings, though we have yet to test those against our air fryer or air fryer toaster oven picks.
I broiled for three minutes more and the salmon was browned on top, opaque on the sides and bottom and just flakey in the middle. The Cosori does a nice job of baking and broiling and toasts evenly. However, the programmed times for each toast setting are extremely long (more than 7 minutes at medium) and bread comes out darker than you’d expect. Once on the counter, I’m intrigued that such a compact appliance can perform so many cooking functions. What’s more, with just four simple dials it’s certainly uncomplicated, in fact there’s little need to look at the instruction manual.
However, DON’T line the basket itself, because you need the air to be free-flowing through the basket to ensure evenly cooked and crispy food. If there is a liner, the air won’t reach the food from the bottom. I spent almost a year eating sad soggy delivery french fries and wings.
The Cuisinart air fryer measures 14 inches tall by 15.75 inches wide by 14 inches deep, making it large enough to toast six slices of bread, bake a 12-inch pizza, and roast a 4-pound chicken. The spacious interior features a nonstick surface and an oven light. This stainless steel toaster- oven air fryer comes with an oven rack, an air-fryer basket, and a baking pan. The Cuisinart TOA-65 is a toaster oven–style air fryer with an 18-quart capacity. It has a whopping 18 functions, including five air-fryer presets for specific foods like chicken wings and frozen snacks. This toaster-oven air fryer boasts an 1,800-watt motor that powers its wide temperature range from just 80 degrees up to 450 degrees.
When she’s not working, Helen can be found enjoying the local countryside or dreaming about her next house renovation project. Having completely renovated her current house, Helen reviews kitchen appliances from her open-plan kitchen at home in a beautiful Berkshire village. Breville doesn’t sell replacement parts for any of the oven’s internal components.
Mostly that’s because of how tiny the holes in the wiring are, so it requires a detail-oriented attack. We also love that it allows you to really control the cooking time, temperature, and function instead of having to rely on preset programs like other ovens we tested. I was initially skeptical about Cuisinart’s TOA-65 Air Fryer cuisinart air fryer oven Toaster Oven. Its roughly 17 x 22 x 16 inch size seemed too large to merit space on my counter, and I couldn’t imagine myself luging it out of a cabinet to toast a bagel or air fry onion rings. However, as I tested each of its seven features, my judge-y disposition faded; every setting nailed it — from toast to French fries.
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review. Michael Sullivan has been a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter since 2016. Previously, he was an editor at the International Culinary Center in New York. He has worked in various facets of the food and restaurant industry for over a decade. The TOA-65 is a more expensive model than the TOA-60, but we feel that the higher price is worth the better performance.