Countertop oven with air fry

A small conventional oven with an air-fry mode added — a real oven first and an air fryer second.

What changes in this appliance

Expect 20–30% longer than a basket machine at the same temperature, and accept that crisping will be less pronounced. Always preheat; these cavities are large and take five to ten minutes. Use a perforated tray rather than a solid one, positioned in the middle of the cavity rather than close to the top element. For frozen foods, the packet's OVEN instructions are usually a better starting point than its air-fryer instructions.

Every cooking page on AirfryerHQ is written for a single-drawer basket machine. This is how to read those figures if yours is different.

How it is built

A countertop oven that also offers an air-fry setting. These are designed around baking and toasting, with air frying as an additional mode, and the priorities show in the results.

Chamber: Tall cavity with shelf positions
Independent zones: 1
Element and fan: Several elements
Preheating: Slow to come up to temperature — preheating matters

Typical specifications

Ranges for this architecture, not a claim about any particular machine. Your own manual is the authority for yours.

Advertised capacity: 18–45 litres
Usable single-layer area: 1000–2000 cm²The number that actually decides how much food you can cook well. Manufacturers do not publish it.
Power: 1500–2200 W
Temperature range: 40–230°C
Adjusts in: 10°C steps
Usually offers: Air fry, Bake, Roast, Grill, Toast, Reheat, Keep warm, Prove dough

Does it genuinely air-fry?

No standards body defines air frying, so these are AirfryerHQ’s own assessment criteria. They are published rather than applied silently, so you can disagree with the reasoning instead of taking a verdict on trust.

Air moves fast, not just around — not met
Air reaches every surface of the food — met
Recovers temperature quickly after loading — not met
Fat and moisture drain away — not met
Reaches genuine browning temperatures — met

Good at

Genuinely versatile — it is a real small oven as well
Large enough for a whole tray of food or a small tray bake
Usually cheaper per litre than a dedicated air fryer

Not good at

Air velocity is well below a drawer machine, so it does not crisp like one
Long preheat, which erodes the time and energy advantage over a full-size oven
Marked temperature and actual cavity temperature often diverge more than in a small machine

Models of this kind

Tefal Easy Fry 9in1 11L Air Fryer & Mini Oven — An 11-litre countertop oven with eight fixed automatic modes, a 13-minute stated preheat, and a chicken breast time three times shorter than anyone else's.
Russell Hobbs Express Air Fry 12.6L Mini Oven — A 12.6-litre countertop oven whose air-fry setting is a knob position with no published temperature at all.