Are you looking for the safest air fryer or air fryer ovens without PFAS coatings? Truth be told many of the highly-rated “favorite” air fryers on the market contain potentially toxic proprietary nonstick coatings, and/or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”
But never fret, we looked into all the most popular brands. You’ve trusted Mamavation to bring you topics like best and worst air purifiers, best and worst organic mattresses, and the best water filters, now join us as we share our findings of safest nontoxic air fryers and air fryer ovens.
Disclosure: This post was medically reviewed by Sondra Strand, RN, BSN, PHN. This post also contains affiliate links. Please make sure to do your own research as brands and materials may change at any time without notice.
California’s laws on cookware and small kitchen appliances are forcing brands to disclose toxic chemicals as of January 1st, 2023, however, not all brands are in compliance with this new law yet. As they comply, these ranks may change if they disclose something they have not disclosed before.
Pretty Much All ‘Nonstick’ Inside Small Kitchen Appliances Are Toxic
When it comes to cookware and small kitchen appliances, and other types of appliances on your counter space, there are a plethora of options. (In fact, Mamavation’s investigation on cookware in 2021 is still one of the most popular posts on the site.)
When you hear “nonstick” it’s typically referring to food contact surfaces that have been coated with perfluorinated chemicals or PFAS. These synthetic chemicals appear to give products an edge with the promise of easy cleanup, stain and grease resistance, and a no-mess, no-fuss type of surface tray.
Sounds great until you find out how incredibly toxic to humans and the environment they also are. Some of the more problematic health impacts are below:
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Reduced vaccination response |
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Affect the growth, learning, and behavior of infants and older children |
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Lower a woman’s chance of getting pregnant |
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Increase the chances of miscarriage |
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Causes endocrine disruption |
The danger in PFAS chemicals is an accumulation of exposures over time because it does not leave your body for quite some time. So your daily exposure to PFAS chemicals matters and should be reduced overall.
PFAS Chemicals Are Ubiquitous and Hard to Completely Avoid
PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to create stain resistance, water resistance, and grease-proof qualities in products to which they are added. If you’ve heard of coatings such as “Teflon” on cookware, fabrics made from “Gore-Tex” or treatments on carpets like STAINMASTER®, you’ve already heard about PFAS chemicals. Here’s more of what you may not have been aware of:
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Textiles and fabrics — PFAS chemicals are very commonly found in product categories such as textiles and fabrics to create stain-resistance, water-resistance, or “sweat-wicking.” To help you here, Mamavation has tested athletic wear, sports bras, and period underwear. We’ve also conducted other consumer studies on bedding, children’s clothing, infant car seats, jackets, and raincoats. |
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Food packaging — In food packaging, they are used in popcorn bags, pizza boxes, fast food wrappers and canisters, and the flat dish on the bottom of cakes at the grocery store. Mamavation has also tested different butter wrappers, parchment paper brands, plastic-free straws, paper coffee filters, ziploc-type sandwich bags, and cupcake liners for indications of PFAS. |
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Personal care products — The beauty industry has been notoriously guilty of using PFAS to create a waterproof or long-lasting effect in makeup products. So Mamavation tested the most popular green beauty makeup brands, and we have also found some issues with lip balms, deodorants, condoms and lubricants, period underwear, tampons, and sanitary pads. We also detected disturbingly high quantities of PFAS in bandages and dental floss. |
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Toilet paper — Mamavation found indications of PFAS in 24% of the toilet paper we sent to the lab. However, we also found plenty of “best” and “better” brands. We also tested facial tissue paper. Go take a look! |
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Cookware — Most “nonstick” cookware is coated with PFAS chemicals, including some stainless steel cookware, and small kitchen appliances like air fryers. Check out Mamavation’s investigation on cookware. |
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Carpeting and flooring — PFAS has also been used in carpeting, rugs and flooring. Do you remember StainMaster™ carpet? That was PFAS. However, not all carpet shows indications of PFAS. We recently tested one brand you can safely purchase. Mamavation also tested several bamboo flooring brands and found one brand that was free from PFAS. |
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Firefighting foam — PFAS was used in firefighting foams and they have unfortunately been used extensively around military bases, airports, and fire-training stations. If you live close to a military base, airport, or fire-training station, check with your local water district to see if they have tested the water for PFAS. |
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Metal plating, semiconductors, lubrications and coating additives — Lots of industrial applications of PFAS are used to keep equipment from rusting, getting overheated, or provide water-resistant, or grease-resistant qualities. |
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Drinking water — Sadly, there are lots of places around the United States and all over the world where drinking water is contaminated with PFAS. Most of these areas are by military bases, airports, and other industrial parks that used PFAS for firefighting or other such uses. Luckily, Mamavation has done an investigation of the best water filters to remove PFAS. |
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Car wax, ski wax, and surfboard wax — Yes, you guessed it. PFAS is used here for its grease and water-resistant qualities. |
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Some processed food — Mamavation has found indications of PFAS inside pasta and tomato sauces, nut butters, cooking oils, non-dairy powdered creamers, and ketchup. We are presently working on other food categories. |
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Supplements — Mamavation’s lab has found some issues with products like electrolytes. |
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Baby and kids products — Mamavation’s lab has found organic fluorine in some disposable diapers and cloth diapers, strollers, and kids backpacks. Good news! We did not find indications of PFAS in several probiotics for children through testing. |
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Cleaning products — Mamavation found indications of PFAS in laundry detergent sheets. |
Teflon and the Shady Past of Cookware Set Us Up for a Shady Small Kitchen Appliance Aisle
It seems that most people are aware of the toxicity associated with Teflon. Teflon is the brand name for a chemical also known as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which originated by using the surfactant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, aka “C8”).
PFOA falls into the class of chemicals known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). These chemicals are raising concern from not only the public but also scientists, medical researchers, and regulatory groups.
Just like with many other legacy chemicals, regrettable substitutions afloat. In terms of PFAS, long-chain PFOA and PFOS were phased out under pressure from the Environmental Protection Agency. Companies went scrambling for alternatives and found other chemicals within the same PFAS chemical category that were slightly different. However, studies are finding these new short-chain fluorotelomers could actually be MORE problematic.
- Short-chain chemicals build up in lab animals just as much as the long chains do
- Lower doses stayed in the body for longer periods of time than the large doses typically used in short-term toxicity studies
Most Air Fryer Brands Evaded Transparency on Nonstick Coatings
So where are all the safest air fryers without PFAS coatings? What we learned during this investigation is that companies who are still using nonstick coatings are not always willing to provide the exact materials used in their products, which is a concern for us.
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Some of them responded with a generic response that the nonstick coating used is proprietary and cannot be disclosed. |
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Others responded with a misleading reply that boasted being “PFOA-free” or even just letting us know that all of their products are FDA-approved and “very safe.” These types of statements are not in compliance with AB1200 from California, the news laws we will discuss further in this post. |
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Some brands did not use PFAS on food contact surfaces but instead used them on the side of the inside walls instead. PFAS can aerosolize and drop down on your food, so that’s also a problem. If you don’t ask them, they won’t volunteer that information. |
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We’ve also gotten conflicting accounts from these brands over the four years that we’ve been monitoring them. We are unsure if that’s because things have changed or because they didn’t give us the correct information before. Some brands have had emails and phone call contacts just to keep things straight because answers were conflicting. |
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We also found that sometimes different products in a line are made by different manufacturers and thus you can’t make too many assumptions about other products in a line. We’ve found this to be quite common with small kitchen appliances, cookware, dishes, flatware, etc. You have to ask them directly about a product to be sure about that product. |
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Products sold by a company to Europe may be different than products sold to the United States in a similar product line. |
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Bottom line: It’s very challenging for the consumer to navigate. It’s even hard for us to navigate. |
We want to provide you with a thorough assessment of the options out there but please know we could only do so much with the information we have been provided. Transparency is huge for Mamavation, and air fryers somehow bring out the least transparent of information to the table. As brands change, we will update this post.
California Mandates Toxic Cookware Disclosure, but No Enforcement Yet
California passed AB1200 a few years back to force manufacturers of cookware and small kitchen appliances to disclose the use of PTFE (a fluoropolymer in the PFAS “forever chemical” class) and other toxic chemicals.
However, the problem is most cookware and small kitchen appliance companies are not complying with the law. (We checked.) Companies are now required to provide a legal chemical disclosure of the toxic chemicals found or used to create the product.
Because the State of California did not provide any enforcement with the legislation, most air fryer companies are not complying with this new law and providing a chemical disclosure of their product. Here are the main points pulled from the legislation:
• “Commencing on January 1, 2023, a manufacturer of cookware sold in the state that contains one or more intentionally added chemicals present on the designated list in the handle of the product or in any cookware surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall post on the internet website for the cookware all of the following:
(a) A list of all chemicals in the cookware that are also present on the designated list.
(b) The names of the authoritative list or lists referenced by the Department of Toxic Substances Control in compiling the designated list on which each chemical in the cookware is present.
(c) A link to the internet website for the authoritative list or lists identified pursuant to subdivision (b) 109013.
• Commencing on January 1, 2023, on the internet website for the cookware, and on January 1, 2024, on the cookware package, a manufacturer shall not make a claim that the cookware is free of any specific chemical if the chemical belongs to a chemical group or class identified on the designated list, unless no individual chemical from that chemical group or class is intentionally added to the cookware.”
This language from the bill is the most important to understand — “Cookware that contains one or more intentionally added chemicals present on the designated list in the handle of the product or in any product surface that comes into contact with food, foodstuffs, or beverages shall not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state unless the cookware and the manufacturer of the cookware comply with this article.”
Mamavation has been monitoring the lack of compliance with this new California law and it’s widespread. The vast majority of air fryers are not complying with the law. This makes our job very difficult to do because there is also very little consistency from customer service representatives via email and on the phone when you call.
This is why this category of small kitchen appliances sees the most movement from year to year. As brands comply with this law, they change their official disclosures and some of them are then moved into “not our favorite” or “better” due to their disclosure of PFAS or other toxic chemicals that were not disclosed before.
General Tips for Avoiding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Inside Your Home
Mamavation has been keeping you in the know about PFAS continually so we can guide you to safer products. We tried our best to get the scoop from air fryer brands on if their products contained PFAS chemicals. It was not an easy task, and we are still waiting and wondering about many of the companies we contacted based on either a lack of response or intentional avoidance of the direct question. Here are some tips for keeping PFAS out of your home:
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Swap your nonstick cookware to these healthier brands. |
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Find better small kitchen appliances without PFAS-coated surfaces. |
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Try to find alternatives to nonstick products whenever possible (especially if you have any small pets or immune-compromised family members. Birds are especially vulnerable as well). |
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Avoid processed foods with packaging. Grease-proof food packaging (pizza boxes, cake cardboard bottoms, and french fry wrappers. Click here for a list of which grocery store chains are serving PFAS-free packing.) |
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Avoid fast food as much as possible. (Did you know we tested In-N-Out Burger wrappers the other day? Yikes.) |
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Look into investing in a really good water filter that is proven by independent studies to filter different types of PFAS, especially if you live by a military base or airport. |
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When purchasing furniture or carpet, avoid stain treatment chemicals. (Like StainMaster) |
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Even your mattress contains PFAS chemicals but these organic mattresses do not. |
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Avoid buying clothing with labels indicating water, stain or dirt repellant. (Like Patagonia or REI jackets) |
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Avoid choosing personal care products with “fluoro” or “perfluoro” on the ingredient list. |
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Dust more often! PFAS “forever chemicals” chemicals stick to dust particles so the more dust you have in your home, the more likely there is PFAS in the air you breathe. Click here for our favorite air purifiers. |
Mamavation’s Investigation of Safest Air Fryers Without PFAS Coatings
Mamavation evaluated about 40 different air fryer products available in the United States in 2021 and then up to 80 in 2023. We started out pretty excited about a handful of models that had been previously reviewed as nontoxic, along with products that had prior claims of using only stainless steel with no coatings.
If you are looking forward to a crispy texture with chicken wings, homemade mozzarella sticks, or the taste of deep frying or fried foods without the oil? Mamavation is looking to air fryers but with the following categories:
- Air fryers with air fryer baskets
- Air fryer ovens
- Convection ovens with glass bowls
- Countertop toaster ovens
Mamavation ran into several issues after studying reviews, contacting the companies directly, and studying their marketing online:
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Proprietary (likely PFAS “forever chemicals”) nonstick coatings — Most brands contained coatings that were “proprietary,” which may likely mean some sort of PFAS fluoropolymer chemical coating. While other brands responded to our inquiries immediately to tell us they used PFAS coatings. PFAS chemicals are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they are incredibly persistent in the environment and incredibly toxic. |
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Ceramic nonstick coatings — Ceramic nonstick coatings are typically made of nanoparticles, which are common but not well studied. However, some titanium dioxide nanoparticles have been linked to precancerous gut lesions as well as immune disruption. This type of ceramic coating is very common in cookware, so we can only assume it also may be inside the air fryer if they don’t answer our inquiries. |
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Phthalate-coated food contact surfaces — One common “non-PFAS” nonstick coating we found was phthalates. Brands that are marketing themselves “free from PFAS” may have instead used phthalates as a nonstick coating. Phthalates are hormone-disrupting chemicals that are linked to a host of health issues: Weight gain and obesity, shorter height, precocious puberty, asthma, allergies, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), lower IQ, social impairment, Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, poor cardiovascular health, thyroid function and increased risk of thyroid cancer.
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Aluminum food contact surfaces — Aluminum (especially when uncoated), has the potential to leach aluminum into your food. Aluminum is bioaccumulative and a known neurotoxin that can cause neurological disorders like dementia. Aluminum cookware is an obvious culprit, but it’s also been found present at lower levels in ceramic and stainless steel cooking products. Aluminum can also cause slow growth in children, speech problems, seizures, and eventual system toxicity that causes serious problems including anemia, nervous system trouble, and bone and brain diseases. |
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Proprietary (likely PFAS) nonstick on interior of unit — Many products avoid PFAS “forever chemical” fluoropolymer coatings on their food contact surfaces, but still included it on the interior of the unit. This is problematic because PFAS can become aerosolized and drop down on the food. This type of instance would land a product in the “better” not “best” realm. |
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Fumes — Some of the air fryers included warnings from the manufacturers along with reviews from customers regarding an initial “smell” that is common with the first use (sometimes the first few) of the appliance. We are assuming you don’t want products that produce smells. However, sometimes these smells go away after first or second use. That is not as troubling. |
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Packaging chemicals — We found something that could be common in brands that did not respond to our other inquiries. At least one of the companies confirmed to use a coating on the product during shipping to protect the parts from being scratched. But they did seem to all provide this information within the manuals to let the consumer know how to handle this with the first use to either prevent the smell or to be prepared for a one-time smell after following their explicit instructions prior to using the air fryer. |
• Not our favorite air fryer and air fry ovens — These brands were found to contain one of the following contaminants within the surfaces touching food: Teflon, “nonstick coating,” PTFE fluoropolymer, or plastics. This section may also comprise companies that did not return email communication and we were unsure of their materials on food contact and non-food contact surfaces.
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Beautiful 6QT Digital Air Fryer with Touch-Activated Display |
Beautiful 3QT Air fryer |
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Beautiful 9QT TriZone Air Fryer |
Bella Pro 6.3QT Air Fryer Touchscreen |
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Bella 8QT Digital Air fryer |
Bella 12.6QT Air Fryer Pizza Oven Dehydrator |
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Better Chef Deluxe Air-Fryer Convection Oven |
Black+Decker 6-Slice Convection Oven, Stainless Steel (Model: TO1950SBD) |
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Black+Decker 2L Purifry Air Fryer (Model: HF110SBD) |
CalmDo 12.7QT Air Fryer Toaster Oven |
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Calphalon Performance Countertop French Door Air Fryer Toaster Oven |
Calphalon Performance Air Fry Convection Oven, Countertop Toaster Oven, Dark Stainless Steel Model |
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Chefman TurboFry Touch Air Fryer 8QT |
Cosori Smart Air Fryer Toaster Oven |
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COSORI Pro Gen 2 Air Fryer 5.8QT, Upgraded Version |
COSORI Air Fryer 4QT, 7 Cooking Functions Air fryer |
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COSORI Air Fryer Pro Smart 5.8QT |
Cuisinart Air fryer (AIR200) |
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Chef’s Convection Toaster Oven (TOB-260N1) |
Cuisinart Air Fryer TOB-60N2 |
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Cuisinart TOA-65 Air Fryer |
Cuisinart TOB-135N Air Fryer |
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Dash Chef Series 23 L Air Fryer Oven |
Dash Deluxe Air Fryer 6QT |
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Dreamiracle Air Fryer Toaster Oven Combo 21QT 7-in-1 Countertop Dehydrator |
Elite Gourmet EAF1010D Programmable 10L Air Fryer Convection Countertop Oven |
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Elite Gourmet 23L Digital Programmable Air Fryer Oven, Oil-Less Convection Oven |
Elite Gourmet 2.1QT. Programmable Digital Air Fryer Oil-Less Healthy Cooker |
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Galanz Digital Toaster Oven with TotalFry 360 |
Geek Chef Air Fryer 10QT, Countertop Toaster Oven, 4 Slice Toaster Air Fryer Oven |
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Geek Chef Air Fryer, 6 Slice 26QT Air Fryer Toaster Oven Combo, Air Fryer Large Convection Countertop Oven |
Geek Chef Air Fryer Toaster Oven Combo, 4 Slice Toaster Convection Air Fryer Oven (16QT) |
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GoWISE USA GW44800-O Deluxe 12.7QT 15-in-1 Electric Air Fryer Oven |
GoWISE 7QT Digital Touchscreen Air Fryer + Dehydrator |
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Hamilton Beach 35050 11.6QT Digital Air Fryer Oven |
Hamilton Beach Air Fryer 31225 Convection Countertop Toaster Oven |
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Hamilton Beach 31323 Sure-Crisp Air Fry Toaster Oven |
Hamilton Beach 31220 Digital Air Fryer Toaster Oven |
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Instant Pot® Duo™ Crisp™ 6.5QT with Ultimate Lid Multi-Cooker and Air Fryer (non-disclosure of chemicals on accessories so we cannot tell where the PTFE, PFA, and FEP (fluoropolymers that create nonstick) are located in unit) |
Instant™ Vortex® Plus 4QT Air Fryer |
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Instant™ Vortex® Pro 10QT Air Fryer Oven |
Instant® Vortex™ 5QT Air Fryer with ClearCook |
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Instant™ Omni® Plus 18L Air Fryer Toaster Oven |
Ninja 12-in-1 Double Oven with FlexDoor Ovens — Ninja |
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Ninja® Foodi® Digital Air Fry Oven |
NutriChef Countertop Convection Oven Cooker |
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NutriChef Kitchen Counter Air-Fryer Oven |
NutriChef Air-Fryer Convection Oven |
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Nuwave Bravo Pro Smart Toaster Oven |
Nuwave Bravo XL Air Fryer Toaster Smart Oven |
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Nuwave Pro Plus 2 Oven |
Oster® DiamondForce Nonstick XL 5QT Digital Air Fryer, 8 Functions Model No.: CKSTAFLC-DM |
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Oster Digital Air Fryer Oven with RapidCrisp Countertop Oven — Model No.: TSSTTVDAF2 |
Oster Countertop Oven with Air Fryer Model No.: TSSTTVDFL2-AF |
• Better air fryer and air fryer ovens — These brands were better than the last category, but there were still things we didn’t find optimal. Some of the coatings in the “better” list of air fryers have opted to use ceramic coatings in lieu of Teflon.
And much like the ceramic cookware investigation, we still had a challenging time confirming the specific materials used in the various air fryers as well. Because most ceramic cookware brands use nanotechnology to coat the surfaces, we could only assume this was happening here too.
There are also brands in here that avoid PFAS coatings on food contact surfaces but still left “nonstick coatings” in other areas that may still impact the food inside. We also put products here that had Prop. 65 warnings that we couldn’t identify, products with aluminum as food contact surfaces that wasn’t easy to solve, and zinc-coated interiors.
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Aria 10QT Air Fryer Oven (Nonstick nano ceramic on food contact surfaces) (Does not comply with CA or CO laws on chemical disclosures) |
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Aria Teflon-Free 3QT Premium Ceramic Air Fryer (Nonstick nano ceramic on food contact surfaces) (Does not comply with CA or CO laws on chemical disclosures) |
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Big Boss Oil-Less Air Fryer (Will not respond to emails so we can’t tell what chemical disclosures are needed, but similar models have only disclosed issues with accessories such as aluminum parts) |
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Black+Decker Crisp ‘N Bake™ Air Fry Digital 4-Slice Toaster Oven (Model: TOD1775G) (Company disclosed PTFE in interior during support chat, not on food contact surfaces) |
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Black+Decker Crisp ‘N Bake Air Fry Countertop Oven with No Preheat (Model: TOD5035SS) (Company disclosed PTFE in interior during support chat, not on food contact surfaces) |
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Chefman Air Fryer Toaster Oven (French Door) (Brand will not disclose the “nonstick” coating materials, but they are not PTFE. They are likely ceramic nano coatings) |
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Dash Ceramic Nonstick Tasti-Crisp Digital Air Fryer 2.6QT (Brand discloses ceramic nonstick coating materials, which are very likely made from nanoparticles) |
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Kalorik MAXX 16QT Digital Air Fryer Oven, in Stainless Steel (AFO 47797 SS) |
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Kitchenaide Digital Countertop Oven with Air Fry Model: KCO124BM |
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Ninja® Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 (Brand discloses ceramic nonstick coating materials, which are very likely made from nanoparticles) |
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Ninja® Air Fryer Max XL Model: AF161 (Brand discloses ceramic nonstick coating materials, which are very likely made from nanoparticles) |
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Pampered Chef Deluxe Air Fryer (Brand discloses drip tray with a carbon or aluminized steel with a PTFE coating) |
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Val Cucine 10-in-1 Smart Air Fryer |
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Yedi Evolution Air Fryer |
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Yedi “Tango” Air Fryer and Pressure Cooker |
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Yedi Total Package 18-in-1 Air Fryer Rotisserie Oven |
• Best and safest air fryers and air fry ovens — These are the safest air fryers without PFAS coatings. As of the time we did this investigation, these were the best brands we could find that were available for purchase in the United States.
◦ Best air fryers with some issues you may be able to solve — Not a single brand of air fryers is free from ALL the issues we have described. But these are the ones where you can solve your problems by purchasing additional accessories. None of the air fryers below will have PTFE (aka Teflon) inside the unit where it can leach into the air and get into your food.
However, some things may have a PTFE coating and those we will recommend you swapping out. Some brands also disclose BPA or phthalates in the chord and we do not believe that is a problem provided you don’t chew on the chord or allow a child to chew on the chord.
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Brava Experience Oven Air Fryer Starter Set (Brand discloses silicone “nonstick” on food contact surfaces. These surfaces are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect) |
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Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer BOV860 Oven (chemical disclosure) (Avoid the pizza pans because they have PTFE nonstick coating) |
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Breville the Smart Oven® Air Fryer Pro — Model: BOV900BSSUSC (Food contact surfaces have “nonstick” silica coatings, which are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. Completely avoid the pizza pans because they have a PTFE nonstick coating) (chemical disclosure) |
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Breville the Smart Oven Pro BOV845 (chemical disclosure) (Food contact surfaces have “nonstick” silica coatings, which are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. Completely avoid the pizza pans because they have a PTFE nonstick coating) |
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Breville the Smart Oven BOV800 (chemical disclosure) (Food contact surfaces have “nonstick” silica coatings, which are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. Completely avoid the pizza pans because they have a PTFE nonstick coating) |
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Breville the Smart Convection Oven BOV670 (chemical disclosure) (Food contact surfaces have “nonstick” silica coatings, which are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. No PTFE on any other accessories) |
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Breville Compact Smart Oven BOV650 Oven (chemical disclosure) (Brand discloses nonstick silica coatings on food contact surfaces. These surfaces are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. However, avoid the pizza pans because they have PTFE coatings) |
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Breville Mini Smart Oven BOV450 (chemical disclosure) (Brand discloses nonstick silica coatings on food contact surfaces. These surfaces are safer than PTFE or nano-ceramic, but not perfect. However, avoid the pizza pans because they have PTFE coatings) |
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Cafe Couture Oven with Air Fry (C9OAAAS4RW3) (Enameled porcelain baking tray with Prop. 65 warning so we recommend you replace the baking tray. The crumb tray is made from aluminum so please don’t use the crumb tray as a food contact surface) |
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Emeril Lagasse Dual-Zone 360 Air Fryer Oven (chemical disclosure) (Prop. 65 disclosure of BPA and phthalates in chord. The accessories of the unit are not disclosed in the main chemical disclosure but we found out details: chrome-coated iron wire, aluminum-plated steel, zinc-plated steel, and die-cast aluminum. We recommend using the alternative accessories we mentioned below) |
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Emeril Lagasse Power Grill 360 (chemical disclosure) (Prop. 65 disclosure of BPA in chord. The accessories of the unit are not disclosed in the main chemical disclosure but we found out the details: chrome-coated iron wire, aluminum-plated steel, zinc-plated steel, and die-casty aluminum. We recommend using the alternative accessories we mentioned below) |
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Fritaire Glass Bowl Air Fryer (All food contact surfaces are uncoated stainless steel except for the rotisserie accessories, which are made from aluminum) |
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GE Digital Air Fryer Toaster Oven (Brand disclosed an aluminum coated sheet bake pan that can be replaced) |
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Gourmia Toaster Oven Air Fryer Combo 24L Capacity GTF7460 (Has an aluminum baking tray that needs to be swapped out) |
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Gourmia GTF7520 Toast Oven Air Fryer (Has aluminum baking tray that needs to be swapped out) |
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Green Pan Elite Convection Air Fryer Oven (Nonstick is not nano or PFAS … it’s silica-based. Replacing the grill pan with a stainless steel tray would be advantageous) |
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HySapientia Air Fryer Oven Combo (Swap out the baking tray with this stainless steel tray and you’ll be fine) |
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Our Place Wonder Oven (Food contact surface coating is potentially nano-based or silica-based, so the food contact baking pan will need to be replaced. This brand has given us conflicting disclosures in the past, so we recommend you swap out the food contact surfaces to be on the safe side) (This product is a smaller size) |
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PowerXL SmartSynx Dual Door Oven (Use discount code “MamaFree” for free shipping) (chemical disclosure) (Phthalate disclosure in chord. However, we are unsure (based on the lack of direct answers from the company) if the food contact surface baking tray is also made from phthalates, so we encourage you to replace it just in case) |
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PowerXL SmartSynx Duplex Oven (Use discount code “MamaFree” for free shipping) (chemical disclosure) (Phthalate disclosure in chord. However, we are unsure (based on the lack of direct answers from the company) if the food contact surface baking tray is also made from phthalates, so we encourage you to replace it just in case) |
Baking Pan replacements:
- Wildone Baking Pans — Comes in sizes 9, 10, 12, 16, 18 and 20 inch. Simply measure what size would fit inside your machine, and set it on top of the rack.
- PandP Chef Baking Pan — Comes in sizes 9×7, 10.5×8, 12.5×9.75, 16×12 and 17.3×13. Simply measure what size would fit inside your machine, and set it on top of the rack.
Air frying rack replacements:
- Wildone Baking Sheet and Rack — Great for air frying! Simply measure which size would fit inside of your machine and place it on top of the rack.
- PandP Chef Baking Sheet and Rack — Great for air frying! Simply measure which size would fit inside of your machine and place it on top of the rack.
Consumer PFAS Studies Mamavation Has Released
Mamavation has been commissioning studies looking for PFAS “forever chemicals” inside everyday products you use. We are continuing to test and run studies and if you would like to tax-deductible donation, simply go to Environmental Health News and donate on behalf of Mamavation. Environmental Health News has partnered with us on most of our PFAS studies and provides support and more scientific scrutiny. Here are the PFAS consumer investigations we have finished:
We also have other investigations you may like.
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About the Author
Leah Segedie is the President and Founder of Mamavation.com. Mamavation produces award-winning content and independent consumer studies examining the intersection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and everyday products brought into American households. She’s been referred to by many as “the real FDA.”
Since 2008, Mamavation has been helping everyday moms navigate the grocery store by commissioning consumer studies on food, beverages, personal care products and other such products and thus democratizing science and testing for everyone.