5 Quart Basket Air Fryer

Top Picks

Cuisinart Air Fryer
Top Pick

Best versatile air fryer for families seeking healthier, convenient meal prep.

This air fryer trades the clutter of multiple countertop gadgets for a single, high-capacity workhorse that actually lets you see your food crisp up. It sacrifices a bit of kitchen real estate for the convenience of a viewing window and a toss reminder that keeps your dinner from burning.

Air Advantage

Dual Cooking

Viewing Window

Toss Reminder

ZWILLING Air Fryer
Runner-Up

Best premium countertop appliance for design conscious home cooks.

This countertop essential is the ultimate shortcut for weeknight cooking, trading the slow preheat of a full-sized oven for rapid, convection-powered crisping. While you sacrifice the capacity for large roasts, you gain a streamlined, nonstick tool that makes quick meals and effortless cleanup the new standard.

Touch Control

Nonstick

Compact

Easy Clean

Chefman TurboX Air Fryer
Best Value

Best compact air fryer for small families seeking quick, healthy meals.

This air fryer ditches the preheat wait for a high-speed, X-shaped airflow that delivers consistent crunch across every batch. It sacrifices the countertop footprint of a full-sized oven for a streamlined, four-person capacity that makes weeknight cooking significantly faster and cleaner.

Crispy Results

4-in-1

Digital Controls

Even Airflow