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Cuisinart TOA-70 Air Fryer Toaster Oven
Best OverallNinja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven
Best for Space-SaversPrice
$160-$220
$170-$250
Summary
Good Housekeeping's top-tested pick across 24+ models, praised for fast, even cooking and intuitive mechanical dials. Reddit's r/BuyItForLife users call it a 'solid workhorse' alongside the Breville Pro.
CNET's top-rated air fryer toaster oven, praised for placing first or second in nearly every test. Its unique flip-up hinge design stores within 7 inches of the wall — a game-changer for small kitchens.
Pros
- Delivers crispy, evenly cooked wings and fries quickly in lab testing
- Comes with baking/drip pan, air fryer basket, grill pan, and wire rack
- Door includes printed rack-position guides for each setting — very user-friendly
- Four clear mechanical dials keep operation simple and intuitive
- 8 cooking functions: Toast, Broil, Bake, Warm, Air Fry, Grill, Convection Bake, Convection Broil
- Preheats faster than any competing model in CNET testing
- Unique hinge design flips up to rest just 7 inches from the wall
- Air fryer function ranked best-in-show across CNET's tests
- Cooks precisely and evenly — placed first or second in nearly every test
- 1,800 watts of power with digital controls
Cons
- Air-frying accessories are not dishwasher-safe
- Slight learning curve — cooks faster than expected, easy to over-brown food
- Mechanical dials less precise than digital controls for exact temperature
- Short interior (about 6 inches tall) limits bulkier foods like whole chickens
- Interior walls get dirty faster than larger models
- Clumsy to load and unload food due to low ceiling
Our take
The Cuisinart TOA-70 is the sweet spot — it outperforms pricier models in daily use, comes loaded with accessories, and doesn't require a $400+ investment to get genuinely great results.
If counter space is your #1 constraint, nothing else comes close. The flip-up design is genuinely brilliant, and the air fry performance is best-in-class for this form factor.
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