12-in-1 Air Fryer 5.8QT

Ninja is a giant, my kid has one. The other has the Breville AF Pro and I have a Cosori 10 in 1 (or something like that). All that said, I just read an review/endorsement of the Cuisinart AF for like 40-50% off. My in laws and nephew each have one of those and love them.

There are two of us, we started with a 4qt, as we got to using it more and more we were quite happy when the Cosari recall upgraded us to a 5.8qt.my partner has been wanting a second one for a while to make it easier to cook two different things at once, but our kitchen wiring currently wouldn't support a second one.

I can't remember what the first one was. Something I found cheap or something. The next one was a 4qt Cosari - loved. Then they did the recall and replaced it with 5.8qt. Loved it more. Just recently upgraded to a Nuwave Brio 7qt. We live the size and how uts easier to clean than the Cosari (although the newer model cosari ceramic units would be equally as easy). But, beyond that we don't live it more than the Cosari. I'd recommend either with the understanding that presets aren't great on either, but I found the presets easier to use (and adjust) on the Cosari. The Nuwave has more presets but the process to access them and limits in adjusting them make me rate the Nuwave lower on that category.

I really dig my Cosori, 5.8qt.

Sounds like a crappy brand combined with a gimmicky all-in-one approach. Switch over to a Cosori 5.8QT air fryer. It’s under $100 and when I had an issue with the first one I bought they sent me an Amazon gift card for the price I originally paid so I could order a new one instead of having to wait though a return. I ditched my toaster oven after about a month of owning it initially and got a counter top toaster that I keep in the cabinet just to make toast. The Cosori does everything else the toaster oven used to. Edit: I forgot to mention that the unit barely gets warm on the outside even with extended use and it’s so quiet I have to look at it to tell that it’s on when I’m more than 6ft away from it. The only gripe I have is that the beeping sound when you push the buttons is louder than it needs to be.

I've made 35 pieces in a 5.8 quart Cosori before. It just takes longer and you need to toss them several times. Just keep cooking until they look like what you want.

It’s great! I have the white one. I also bought mine after reading all the praises it received. I was skeptical at first, but now that I have it and been using it for about 2 months now, it truly is my new favorite appliance! 😊

The largest size you can affort and you can make room for on your counter top, is the one you should get. An airfryer cant get too large for use, but it really can get too small! If you can get a 6qt within that, you'll be golden for most things. Now consider what you think you will be cooking, because you can get taller ones or wider ones. The wider ones can have trouble fitting a whole chicken in the height, however, the taller ones can't cook as much at once - or at least it should be shaken more often - because it wil be in layers. There is also the question if you should a basket model or a toaster oven looking thing. Most people are happy with the basket, but they are different in what they can do. And then there is also the question if you think you will need an airfryer with two drawers or compartments, or just the one. No idea what to advice there. I have the Cosori 6qt, it's a wonderous beast, holds a lot and doesn't take up a whole lotta space, and in any case, easy to put away, as I do, because I have zero counter space for it. If you have no idea if you would like an airfryer or what you'd do with it, I'd say go large, at least 4.5qts, go drawer style, go for a brand with a name mentioned in these pages. You can't go wrong. If you ever will want to get rid of it, it is because you never use it, or because you use it constantly and now you know you will want to upgrade it. But don't skimp on a small no-name model, if you can avoid it. You will not have the full experience. A good airfryer can be used to cook real food of all sorts (except soups and curries, ofc) and you should do that.