From compact to family-sized, here is the best air fryer oven shortlist for 2026

When we considered recommendations from Mumsnet users and assessed the thousands of five-star online reviews, it was easy to see why many view this as the best air fryer oven rotisserie at the moment. Not only does it have three racks/shelves, allowing you to cook different dishes or the ingredients of a recipe all at once, but the spacious 3.2L mesh rotisserie basket really makes it stand out from the crowd, especially if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to make chips.

Chips often require a different temperature to other ingredients, so when you cook everything together in the oven, they can easily become overcooked or a bit soggy. But being able to dedicate a space to solely preparing perfectly cooked chips certainly helps, with the 360° air circulation and rotisserie basket providing crispy and evenly cooked chips every time. The same can be said for roasted meats.

As you might expect from a rotisserie air fryer oven, it fits an entire chicken, with the rotisserie spit and handling fork allowing you to dish up without too much hassle at all. Many have also applauded its dehydration function, which will enable you to dehydrate fruits and make your own jerky at home. Plus, it's easy to clean, with a number of dishwasher-safe parts. And because of its simple control panel, it’s ready to use straight out of the box, without you having to pore over an instructional manual several times beforehand.

If you happen to be a bit of a novice in the kitchen or simply want to press a button and let your air fryer oven do all the work for you, the single-button presets for chicken, veggies, steak and chips have each been set to the ideal temperatures and cooking times. With these no doubt being the go-to and most used settings for many, this is really handy.

Even though the Breville option above is great value when discounted, the Ninja DT200UK Foodi 10-in-1 Multifunction Oven is another standout if you’re looking for something that goes beyond standard air frying. It’s the kind of appliance that can genuinely earn its keep on the worktop. With thousands of strong reviews on Amazon, buyers frequently mention how straightforward it is to use, with clearly marked settings, dependable cooking times and a range of presets that make everyday meals feel refreshingly fuss-free.

Where this model really shines is capacity. At 29 litres with two cooking levels, it’s roomy enough for a whole chicken, a large pizza or multiple trays at once - handy for family dinners or when you want everything ready together. The quick preheat (around 90 seconds) and powerful convection cooking mean it works faster than a conventional oven in many cases, while still delivering evenly cooked, properly crisp results.

It’s also well equipped straight out of the box. You’ll get an air fry basket, roast tray, oven tray, two wire racks and a crumb tray, plus a recipe guide for inspiration. All in all, it’s a versatile, well-designed option that feels more like a compact oven upgrade than just another gadget - ideal if you want one appliance to handle pretty much everything.

Currently priced at £124 (on sale from £200) the Tefal Easy Fry is one of the best small air fryer ovens on the market, and one of the most budget‑friendly, too. But don’t let its compact size fool you. It’s got enough room to serve around six portions, all without dominating your worktop.

The large viewing window means you can keep an eye on your food without opening the oven and losing heat, while the simple touchscreen and digital display let you set precise cooking times and temperatures for consistent results every time.

With multiple cooking modes, it can handle everything from reheating leftovers and roasting chicken to baking cakes and grilling fish, making it a real multi-tasker. And if you ever get stuck for ideas, the free Tefal recipe app provides plenty of inspiration to keep your meals varied.

We also love the included accessories, which make cooking even easier. There’s a dedicated fries basket, two racks for cooking more at once, a drip tray to keep things tidy, a grill plate, a fetch rack and a chicken fork. All in all, it’s a clever little oven that packs a lot of versatility into a small footprint.

Coming in as the best air fryer oven for a large family or those looking to batch cook for the week ahead, the HYSapientia 24L Air Fryer Oven is a highly recommended model. And given its size, we can easily see why many shoppers have left their built-in oven on the back burner, if you pardon the pun. With the space to cook everything from a 10-inch pizza to almost a kilogram of french fries and an entire chicken, it makes use of a powerful high speed fan to cook food evenly, with it heating up quickly, too.

Promising to take half the time of a conventional oven, and in turn saving you half the energy, another big bonus is that you don’t need to preheat it like you would a traditional oven or even other air fryers. It’s ready to use immediately, perfect for putting dinner on with no fuss or heating up snacks for the whole family to enjoy.

Easy to clean thanks to its glass door and stainless steel materials, it also comes with a vast number of handy accessories to set you up for success in the kitchen. There’s the typical air fryer basket and racks that you might expect, as well as a rotisserie attachment and oven glove. And for those of us who don’t want to be glued to our phones or tablets, it even comes with a physical manual and air fryer cookbook to offer up lots of ideas.

As you might expect, one negative is it does have a rather large footprint due to its size, so you will need to have space for it in your kitchen. It’s not the kind of air fryer oven that can be stowed or stashed away when it’s not in use either because of its hefty 11kg weight.

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If you don’t happen to have the kitchen countertop space to comfortably house a microwave and an air fryer, Salter’s DuoWave combines the benefits of both, as well as a convection oven, allowing you to reheat, defrost, roast, bake and air fry all in one sleek and stylish appliance. 

Saving you money in the long run, with it using 61% less energy compared to a traditional oven – or 90% when using the microwave function – it’s not too surprising that it’s one of our best air fryer microwave combo picks. And if that wasn’t impressive enough, it also comes with a crisper tray, baking pan and interior turnable, allowing you to whip up a wide variety of dishes and recipes as soon as you open the box and plug it in.

Regardless of whether you’re looking to plate up crispy chips, potatoes or vegetables, the extra large 26L capacity can even house a whole roast chicken, and its top down heating element results in even and crisp cooking each time. You can also easily reheat and defrost, as you would with a traditional microwave. However, one of our favourite features has to be the keep-warm function, which keeps your meal at the perfect temperature until you’re ready to dish it up. This certainly comes in handy when the kids are finishing up their homework or someone is running late.

You might have spotted Our Place’s viral cookware as you’ve scrolled through social media, but they also have their very own air fryer oven – the Wonder Oven. Combining the benefits of an air fryer and a countertop oven, it’s a fantastically dinky device, making it ideal for smaller spaces. We’re also big fans of the four aesthetically pleasing colours that it comes in, with it offering something a bit different to a traditional black or stainless steel design. Let’s just say, it’s the kind of appliance that you’ll be proud to display, instead of wanting to hide away out of sight when it’s not in use.

Preheating in around two minutes, it’s excellent for quick meals or when you don’t want to wait too long for it to heat up, with the ability to air fry, grill, toast, bake, roast and reheat. Plus, its steam infusion technology locks in moisture, preventing anything from drying out. 

With the ability to cook on multiple levels, or remove the interior wire rack to fit a whole chicken, we also love the addition of the non-stick ceramic-coated bake pan, mesh air fryer basket and crumb tray to set you up for success, whether you’re just starting out in the kitchen or are looking to take your cooking to the next level. 

If you are used to being able to input exact timings – for example two and a half minutes – because Our Place’s has analogue dials, it’s not quite as accurate as the digital alternatives. You also aren’t able to pop the accompanying cooking accessories in the dishwasher, which might not be ideal for some. But, if you’re on the lookout for the most stylish option on the market at the moment, look no further than what is easily one of the best countertop air fryer ovens.