This Air Fryer Toaster Oven Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter

This article was updated in February 2023 to ensure all picks are in stock and reflect accurate pricing. Our top picks, based on testing notes from the Good Housekeeping Institute, remain the same.

Air fryer toaster ovens offer all the versatility of a toaster oven or countertop oven with the additional benefit of air frying. Some may argue that air frying is just like cooking with convection, but its technology typically allows food to cook quicker and get crispier thanks to a powerful heating element and a large, quick-moving fan. Compared to stand-alone air fryers, air fryer toaster ovens can be used for more cooking tasks and differ in design, making them more versatile.

In the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, we've tested more than 20 different air fryer toaster ovens in addition to more than 40 standalone air fryers and 40 standalone toaster ovens. When we test the air frying function on appliances and air fryers, we cook 1 pound of chicken wings, 1 pound of frozen fries and 1 pound of fresh fries in each machine to see how quickly and evenly each crisps up. When we test air fryer toaster ovens we also test each of the toaster oven features by toasting bread, baking a cake on both the bake and convection bake settings, broiling steak and an open-faced sandwich on the broiling setting and more. We also assess several ease-of-use features like the clarity of the control panel and how easy each appliance is to clean. Here are the best air fryer toaster ovens you buy, according to our testing.

Our top picks:

Read on to learn more about how we test air fryer toaster ovens, what to consider when shopping and more about how air fryer toaster ovens work. If you need more convincing to try an air fryer, check out our favorite air-fried recipes like air fryer salmon flatbreads.