Instant Vortex Slim 6-Quart Air Fryer
This model from Instant was a previous top pick, and I still think it’s an excellent air fryer. Its design, although compact, offers a significantly larger cooking surface area than comparably sized air fryers thanks to the shape of its basket. In practice, this meant I was able to fit an entire extra veggie burger patty (six total) compared to models of a similar size and generally cook more food in each batch without sacrificing any of the airflow that makes air-fried food so crispy.
Typhur Dome 2
The Typhur Dome 2 is notably spacious compared to other basket-style fryers, with 139.5 square inches of cooking surface that fit a 12″ pizza, 20 chicken wings, or 11 large chicken thighs per batch, and a simple digital panel with 15 presets plus a companion app offering more settings, self-cleaning, and one-touch recipes. We used to recommend the original Typhur Dome as a top pick for extra-large capacity, but after testing the Dome 2, which replaced it, I felt its performance didn’t quite merit a spot on our top picks: when filled to capacity, it took much longer to properly cook and crisp food than most other basket air fryers, and 11 bone-in chicken thighs took upwards of 45 minutes to get truly golden, a major red flag given that cutting cooking time is a big reason to choose an air fryer over the oven. That said, the Dome 2 cooks food evenly and does eventually get very crisp, so if you’re feeding a large family and have counter space to spare, it may still be worth the investment.
Philips Premium Digital Air Fryer
The Philips almost took a top spot—almost. It’s got a generous capacity, the control panel is easy to navigate, and it performs well with minimal user intervention. In other words, you won’t have to do a lot of shaking or stirring to get crispy fries from the Philips. This model did have a smaller yet heavier basket, and it’s loud and harder to clean due to a bunch of interlocking parts. It’s a good air fryer, but with its higher price tag, we feel like there are better deals on this list.
Philips 3000 Series Single Basket Air Fryer
Philips
3000 Series 6.2L Air Fryer
This newer model from Philips has a lot going for it: sleek touchscreen interface, helpful viewing window, and a whopping 16 settings. It did very well in our testing, producing crispy tots, tofu, and fries, but we preferred the design and the interface of the Cosori and Instant models. If you’re looking for an air fryer with a window feature, we’d recommend going with the Instant ClearCook (which is slightly cheaper at the time of writing) unless you find this model at a discount.
Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer
The Dreo ChefMaker isn’t just an air fryer—it’s also got probe cooking capabilities and app compatibility that make cooking proteins pretty effortless, and is a personal favorite of senior editor Olivia Tarantino. For the purposes of this article, though, we mainly tested its air frying abilities. We found that while the Dreo performed well, the winning TurboBlaze produced crispier, more evenly-cooked results all while ringing in at a third of the price. That said, if the probe cooking feature intrigues you, this fryer might be worth a try.
Our Place Wonder Oven Pro
Our Place partnered with James Beard Award–winning chef and cookbook author J. Kenji López-Alt on this updated version of the Wonder Oven, which features eight cooking functions, a touchscreen interface, and a roomy three-tier 30-liter capacity. Like all of Our Place’s products, this little oven is an aesthete’s dream—but looks aside, it impressed me in testing. It’s incredibly powerful, able to crisp brussels sprouts, tofu, and fries up to twice as fast as the winning Breville. It produced tender salmon with potato-chip-like skin in just seven minutes. Despite its smaller footprint, it’s large enough to fit a quarter-sheet pan, making it a good option if you want to save a few inches of counter space.