Cosori packs premium features, a sleek digital panel, square nonstick basket, and four cooking modes, into a 2-quart unit that costs just $50. Wings came out juicy and crispy on the bottom without flipping in Good Housekeeping's tests.
Our fries, wings, and mozzarella sticks came out evenly cooked and crisp. The wings, in particular, were very juicy and even crisp on the bottom without needing to be flipped.
Best small air fryer: Cosori Lite 2.1-Quart Mini Air Fryer, our pick for compact kitchens or small households.
I highly recommend Cosori. I don't know what their smallest size is, but it has a rectangular rather than circular footprint, which I find easier to work with/around.
The go-to small air fryer for solo cooks who want real performance without a huge footprint. Four versatile cooking modes, a dishwasher-safe basket, and proven reliability make it the most recommended compact pick across expert and community sources.
The top-tested small air fryer from both Serious Eats and Good Housekeeping, this 2-quart model cooked fries in just 14 minutes, faster than any competitor. Its shallow, wide basket puts food closer to the heat for superior crispiness.
At just $50, the Dash is the easiest entry point into air frying for solo cooks, lightweight, colorful, and surprisingly powerful for its tiny size. Reddit users specifically call it out as made for small apartments.
The only small air fryer that also toasts, broils, and bakes, Cuisinart's compact toaster oven holds 2.5 lbs of food and produced golden wings in 20 minutes. A smart pick if you want to replace multiple appliances with one.
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