The best air fryers in 2025

Ninja is the name in air frying. And in this case — as Ninja say themselves — one pot does the lot. Smaller (and cheaper) fryers are brilliant in their own right but those models tend to handle just one foodstuff at once. With the Ninja Foodi MAX Multi-Cooker, there’s space and shelving to cook the whole meal: meat, fish, veggies, the works.

It had an extra-large 7.5 litre capacity, with a two-tier reversible rack and cook and crisp basket, all of which allows you to layer your mains and sides at once. It cooks exactly how you want, with 14 cooking functions that include pressure cook, fry, slow cook, grill, and multiple combi-steam modes.

Pushed for time? No problem. A Smart Cook System keeps tabs on your food’s temperature, meaning the Ninja Foodi MAX is very hands off.

Big cooking energy means big cooking space. It’s great for big households, which means it's also best suited to big kitchens considering it’s hefty design. Also best suited to chefs who have a bigger budget to spend.

The Salter Digital Air Fryer is all about speed. With plenty of power, it can heat up to 200 degrees and utilises a heat circulation method to cook quickly. 

It can cook a surprising variety of meals. Specialities include home-made chips, meat, spring rolls, stuffed vegetables, and quiche. And it's simple to use. There's a 30-minute timer with an automatic switch-off, plus digital touch sensitive controls and an LCD display.

Inside the Salter Digital Air Fryer is a removable 2 litre non-stick cooking basket. It's speedy in all aspects — you can just serve straight from the basket. But speed isn't the only bonus with this machine. It's also pretty cheap and super compact too, making it ideal for smaller kitchens and already-crammed countertops. It's basic but also basically a bargain.

Philips is now crushing it in the air fryer game. Take the Philips Air Fryer 5000 Series XL, which is our pick for Philips' best overall model. It's also one of its biggest, with a whopping 6.2 litres capacity. The price, however, is on the smaller side. That makes this air fryer exceptional value.

The big sell of this air fryer is a family-size capacity combined with Philips' Rapid Air technology. This swirls hot air around the fryer to ensure that your food is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

This air fryer promises 90% less fat and has 14 cooking methods (including fry, roast, grill, sautéf, defrost, and stew), plus seven presets (such as frozen, meat, fish, and fries) and a keep-warm function. It does it all.

As a tasty bonus, it also pairs with the NutriU app, which gives you literally hundreds of suggestions and recipes. Just choose a recipe, send it to your air fryer, and check the progress from the comfort of your living room.

While you may recognise the Tefal for its heavy duty pots and pans, it's also a force to be reckoned with in the air fryer game. The Tefal Multicook Actifry has a major 'set it and forget it' vibe that other cookers can't offer.

The Actifry doesn't use a pull-out food drawer. Instead, the overhead lid opens to reveal a (dishwasher-safe) ring-shaped basket that holds up to six servings. Once turned on, the Actifry's built-in stirring paddle will rotate your food under the hot air, so you don't have to keep stirring or flipping the food to make sure it cooks evenly. Which is always the hardest part.

The two-tier design allows multi-function cooking for different foods. For instance, it can boil the food at the bottom while steaming the food at the top. Or pan fry at the bottom and air fry at the top.

Meanwhile, a transparent lid allows you to keep an eye on your food. But if you don't have time to check in (or just can't be bothered), don't worry — a buzzer will go off once the timer is done. And you won't be waiting long.

The Russell Hobbs SatisFry lives up to the pun. It's a very satisfying option from this menu of air fryers. The first thing to notice is that it's big — bigger than the average air fryer though not the biggest on this list — but it keeps the price in the budget range. That's what you might expect from Russell Hobbs, a reliably affordable brand in the world of electronics.

It's actually quite a basic air fryer that would suit anyone who's new to the air frying game. It has seven preset cooking functions — chips, fish, prawn, chicken, steak, pork chop, and bake — though it's missing some of the more advanced cooking options you might get on a more advanced Ninja model.

If you want to master the art of air frying for yourself, it has a 60-minute timer and adjustable temperature settings. Overall, the Russell Hobbs SatisFry would best suit a large household that wants to give air frying a try for the first time.

Ninja really is the name in air frying, so it's no surprise we've picked multiple models for this roundup. The Ninja Foodi FlexDrawer Air Fryer is even bigger than the previous model, but that's not the defining feature. No, this one can be split into dual zones, allowing you to cook two different foods in two different ways at the same time (i.e. meat on one side, veggies on the other). That means you can easily cook full meals. And there's no waiting around. It may cook two foods in two ways, but it makes sure they finish at the same time.

Each zone is big enough to cook a large chicken, but you can remove the divider and use it as a 10.4 litre MegaZone, which cooks enough food for eight people.

It doesn't have the full compliment of functions found on all Ninja models, but it has most bases covered with options to air fry, max crisp, roast, bake, reheat, dehydrate, and prove. A pricey but premium choice.

If you live in a busy family household, the Chefman Multifunctional Air Fryer+ is a sizeable choice. Not to mention the fact its price will suit families shopping on a budget. It's got stacks of great Amazon reviews and one of the biggest capacities on this list. There is, quite literally, a lot to like.

There are three tiered shelves, giving you space to cook various foods at the same time (i.e. family meals), and a window to keep tabs on the progress, along with four cooking modes — air fry, bake, dehydrate, or roast — and 17 pre-sets, including fries, chicken, and vegetables. There's also an option to cook a whole chicken rotisserie style. Just remove the shelves and add the rotisserie spit.

As far as we're concerned, the only letdown is that it doesn't offer multizone cooking like the similarly sized Ninja but we're being picky. If you've got a family to feed, this is excellent value for an excellent air fryer.

It’s easy to get caught up on size when shopping for an air fryer — particularly if you live in a busy household with several hungry mouths to feed. But the brilliance of the Ninja CRISPi is that it’s small. Small enough to carry with you (though let’s be clear, you’ll need a decent sized bag) for use in the office or camping or university halls. All you need is a plug socket.

It's obviously more limited than some other air fryers on this list, but this is Ninja, so it delivers on quality regardless. That includes four cooking modes — air fry, roast, recrisp, and keep warm — with two different sized, swappable glass containers to choose from (1.4 and 3.8 litres). Just put the lid onto either glass container and programme it to do its thing.

It’s especially good for reheating and re-crisping leftovers, or cooking indulgent snacks such as wings and fries. Just note that the temperature does take some mastering, particularly when switching between dishes.

If you don’t want an air fryer permanently clogging up your countertop, this one is easy to stash away in a cupboard and take in and out whenever you want.