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Cosori Dual Basket Air Fryer (9-qt)
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$169
$80-$219
Summary
At $169, it's the most affordable full-featured dual-basket air fryer with viewing windows on both baskets, a grill mode, and a dehydrator — features usually reserved for pricier models. Rapid cooking and health-focused fat-draining baking plate seal the deal.
The only dual-basket air fryer that converts into one large 8.5–9L cooking zone via a removable divider. Cook a whole chicken when you need the space, or split it for two dishes — no other model offers this flexibility.
Pros
- Viewing windows with lights on both baskets — monitor food without opening
- Fat-draining baking plate keeps food crispy while reducing oil
- Grill and dehydrator modes not found on most dual-basket rivals
- 4.5QT per basket — generous capacity at this price
- Sync finish feature times both baskets to complete together
- Removable divider converts between one large zone and two separate cooking zones
- Fits a whole 1.3kg chicken comfortably in the combined space
- Sync cook feature times both zones to finish simultaneously
- 8 cooking modes including air fry, bake, roast, broil, dehydrate, reheat
- Dishwasher-safe parts
Cons
- Controls are fiddly and not immediately intuitive
- Sync Cook and Sync Finish features sometimes unreliable in testing
- Requires app download for full recipe library
- No child lock
- Cooking pauses on both zones when you pull out the basket to check food
- Larger combined basket is bulkier to clean than two smaller drawers
- Some baked goods came out misshapen due to wells in the bottom plate
Our take
For the price, Cosori packs in more features than it has any right to. The viewing windows alone are worth it — you'll never open a drawer mid-cook again. Controls take some getting used to, but the food quality is genuinely impressive.
If you hate the idea of being locked into two small baskets, this is your answer. The convertible design solves the biggest complaint about dual-basket air fryers, and it still syncs cook times perfectly.
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