Rossen Reports: Best air fryer of 2025? Ninja vs. Cuisinart vs. Cosori

Updated: 3:46 PM CDT Sep 22, 2025

Updated: 3:46 PM CDT Sep 22, 2025

Rossen Reports compared the performance and prices of three popular air fryer models, looking at ease of use, features and results by heating frozen mozzarella sticks.The Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Portable Glass Air Fryer Cooking System offers four cooking modes: Crisp (about 380-400 degrees), Bake (375-400), Air Fry (400-425) and Max Crisp (roughly 425-450). The lack of precise temperature control could be a drawback for recipes that call for specific settings. The control panel is located atop the air fryer, where users can also set the timer. In the taste test, the Ninja turned out mozzarella sticks that were very crispy on the outside with nicely melted cheese inside. The Ninja Crispi is on sale for $160.Next, the Cosori Turbo Blaze at $130 is a smart air fryer loaded with options. The touchscreen makes it easy to see and set the temperature and time, and the preset choices are expansive: Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Frozen, plus Preheat so you can set it and forget it. It also offers Reheat, Dehydrate for dried fruits and jerky, Bake like a mini oven, Proof for bread, and a Keep Warm function. There is even a midcook alert that beeps when it’s time to flip your food. In the kitchen, the mozzarella sticks came out bubbling-hot with steaming and oozing cheese.The Cuisinart Digital Air Fryer Toaster Oven is the priciest of the group at $380 and the most powerful at 1,800 watts. The interface can feel a bit confusing, given everything it can do. The Dual Cook function is a standout feature: Set one mode to bake and then have it automatically switch to broil to finish — perfect for melting cheese on a chicken parm or crisping a casserole top. The mozzarella sticks here were the hottest yet, with visible steam and a very crispy crust.After testing three popular air fryer models from the cheapest to the most expensive, Rossen Reports picked the Cosori Turbo Blaze as the best option. The intuitive digital display, the broad set of smart functions and the taste results put it over the top, and at a price that’s less than half of the high-end Cuisinart.See the other air fryers Rossen Reports tested, and bonus content, below:

Rossen Reports compared the performance and prices of three popular air fryer models, looking at ease of use, features and results by heating frozen mozzarella sticks.

The offers four cooking modes: Crisp (about 380-400 degrees), Bake (375-400), Air Fry (400-425) and Max Crisp (roughly 425-450). The lack of precise temperature control could be a drawback for recipes that call for specific settings. The control panel is located atop the air fryer, where users can also set the timer. In the taste test, the Ninja turned out mozzarella sticks that were very crispy on the outside with nicely melted cheese inside. The Ninja Crispi is on sale for $160.

Next, the at $130 is a smart air fryer loaded with options. The touchscreen makes it easy to see and set the temperature and time, and the preset choices are expansive: Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Frozen, plus Preheat so you can set it and forget it. It also offers Reheat, Dehydrate for dried fruits and jerky, Bake like a mini oven, Proof for bread, and a Keep Warm function. There is even a midcook alert that beeps when it’s time to flip your food. In the kitchen, the mozzarella sticks came out bubbling-hot with steaming and oozing cheese.

The is the priciest of the group at $380 and the most powerful at 1,800 watts. The interface can feel a bit confusing, given everything it can do. The Dual Cook function is a standout feature: Set one mode to bake and then have it automatically switch to broil to finish — perfect for melting cheese on a chicken parm or crisping a casserole top. The mozzarella sticks here were the hottest yet, with visible steam and a very crispy crust.

After testing three popular air fryer models from the cheapest to the most expensive, Rossen Reports picked the Cosori Turbo Blaze as the best option. The intuitive digital display, the broad set of smart functions and the taste results put it over the top, and at a price that’s less than half of the high-end Cuisinart.

See the other air fryers Rossen Reports tested, and bonus content, below:

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