The best dual-zone air fryers — convenient, multi-component cooking for a crowd
Air fryers aren’t just for small cooking tasks or one-to-two person households. There’s a new wave of air fryers that come kitted out with two drawers, enabling you to cook two components of a meal at once. They offer more space than your standard, one-drawer offering, and provide an easy way to keep different foods separate, but they also go further than than that.
You can pick a different temperature for each drawer, and most will have a sync function that means the appliance will automatically figure out your timings and sync up cooking so both drawers of food are finished at once. If you have a small kitchen, there are a number of models that have the two drawers stacked one on top of the other, to provide a generous cooking capacity without eating up all your counter space. It’s enough to make you want to retire your proper oven for good.
We have a general guide to the best air fryers, but in this roundup I’ve narrowed things down to just my favorite two-drawer options. The main name to look out for is Ninja — this brand makes a wide variety of dual-zone options of different sizes and with different functions. I’ve included a number of options below, but I’ve also featured alternatives from rival brands, including some budget-friendly options.
Double trouble
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Air fryers aren’t just for small cooking tasks or one-to-two person households. There’s a new wave of air fryers that come kitted out with two drawers, enabling you to cook two components of a meal at once. They offer more space than your standard, one-drawer offering, and provide an easy…
