The Breville and Crux also did well with good browning and crispy skin, while the KitchenAid finished sixth and the Calphalon seventh with not enough browning or crispiness for my taste. They even had some burnt skin but not enough to bother me. The Cuisinart also nailed the wing test, but I actually had to pull them after about 25 minutes because they were fully done. They were also perfectly juicy inside and had no real visible burning. The Ninja Foodi oven won the great wing war by a feather, with the crispiest wings after 30 minutes. The faster an air fryer cooks and the more effective the super convection is, the faster the outside skin will crisp, making it less likely the chicken will be dry inside. Success here depends on high heat and good fan circulation of that hot air, which, in turn, means faster cooking. I tasted them too, of course, when they became cool enough to eat. I let each oven come to full preheat before putting the wings in and then photographed them immediately after pulling them out. To test each oven's air fry ability, I cooked three frozen wings on air fry mode at 450 degrees F for 30 minutes, turning them every 10 minutes. The goal for an air-fried wing is a crispy outside and skin with a juicy inside. David Watsky/CNETĬhicken wings are almost universally loved and a very popular item to air fry. Ninja's air-fried wings were a thing of beauty. Temperature accuracy (350 ☏ for 10 minutes) Toast, bagel, broil, bake, roast, warm, pizza, proof, air fry, reheat, cookies, slow cook and dehydrateĪir fry, bake, toast, roast, broil, bagel, pizza and defrostīake, broil, pizza, roast, toast, bagel, reheat, warm and dual cookīake, broil, roast, bagel, warm toast, pizza, reheat and dehydrateīake, roast, air fry, toast, broil, warm, and crisp and dehydrate, proof, bagel, warm and reheatĪir fry, air roast, air broil, bake, bagel, toast, dehydrate and keep warm While premium models such as the $380 Breville Smart Oven Air are a joy to use, the Ninja and Cuisinart delivered equally delicious wings, fries and toast for about half the price. Spending more on an air-frying toaster will likely get your more special features and a sleeker interface but not necessarily better results. The Ninja Foodi oven is the most efficient oven on our list in terms of counter space since it flips up on a hinge and sits flat against the wall when not in use. Remember, these will likely live permanently on the counter. There is also the issue of how much space the oven takes up in your kitchen. Models such as the Breville are large enough to fit a whole chicken while smaller models like the KitchenAid are better suited for cooking for two to three people at a time. Try to picture what you'll be cooking in your air fryer oven and that will help you determine which size to buy. The tests I ran for baking - temperature consistency and accuracy - can be loosely applied to roasting so if an oven gets hot and stays hot, we can assume it's going to roast well, too. "What about roasting?" Not a bad question, but roasting is essentially baking at a higher temperature and also a term generally just used to designate cooking foods with structure, including meat and vegetables. Toasting: Like many people, I do a fair amount of toasting - bagels, bread and the occasional Eggo - and so I wanted to see how well, evenly and accurately (according to the oven presets) these machines could toast. The sign of an oven that bakes well is simple: Will it hit the temperature you set it to and then stay there consistently throughout the bake? I find that ovens differ wildly in broiling ability so I wanted to see which of these ovens did it best.īaking: Baking can mean a lot of things but when it comes to, let's say cookies and cupcakes, consistency is key. You can air fry lots of things, but chicken wings and french fries are two popular options, so I employed them for testing.īroiling: I'm a big broiler person, especially for fish but also for things like mac and cheese, certain chicken recipes and anything else I want a crispy crust on top of. Having an air fry function was the baseline criteria for consideration on this list. CuisinartĪir frying: This trendy term has nothing to do with frying but rather mimics the results of deep-frying using super hot, fast-moving convection air for food that's crispy outside and moist inside. Cuisinart makes an affordable countertop oven with one of the fiercest air fryer functions of any I tested.
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