While this indoor grill-slash-air fryer from Ninja can grill, fry, roast, bake, dehydrate, and broil, it’s its built-in smart thermometer that help you achieve perfect doneness.

Passionate about finding the best home products and appliances for our readers, she has tested everything from blenders to pizza ovens. Its air fryer function is one of the best we've ever tested, and it has a Chef Mode for creating perfectly-cooked meals. A better choice for smaller homes and spaces, this compact option is exceptionally well-rounded and possibly the quietest air fryer from Instant Pot, if not on the market.

There's only one tray here, it doesn’t have a dehydrate setting, there’s no progress or text bar (instead, a small seven-segment screen displays the time, temperature, and cooking stage), and there’s no window nor a light. It is quite chunky, being ever so slightly the widest option on our list, so you will have to clear a space for it on your countertop, but if you love fried food and are after a quicker, healthier option, it’s worth making room for. Though the air fryer is super quiet, with only the teensiest of hums whirring away in the background, there are a few design quirks that we aren’t massively impressed with. We recommend no fewer than four Ninja air fryers and, in some ways, that would be enough to cover the whole market.

If you really want to level up your kitchen game, then this Philips essential air fryer is the smartest little gadget that will have you cooking crispy chips from your bed. Bowl air fryers, however, have glass lids so you can keep an eye on your meal, but the cooking juices remain in the air fryer and in contact with the food, making it tastier but not as healthy. There are two blades for skinny or fat fries and switching blades over is a little clumsy at first but becomes easier.

So, rather than drizzling, an oil mister helps by evenly distributing oil and thus saves you washing up, as food can be coated in the fryer rather than a separate bowl. Just like our other winner, this Haier air fryer provided consistently crispy results across the board, making it a great choice for delicious fried feasts without all that oil. The cooking duration in this appliance is much quicker than when using traditional methods, which means it's likely to be ready before the outside has had time to brown. This air fryer is a good alternative if you’re cooking for one or two, or don’t have room for a dual-drawer model. Ninja air fryers are considered top-of-the-line, and are pretty much the highest-rated everywhere, so if you can find one on sale, grab it while you can for less!