Beef burger in an air fryer
Fresh — the short answer
200°C (392°F) for 15–20 min
- For
- 150g per piece, 4 pieces
- In
- Dual-basket air fryer
- Published for
- Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA555
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Part way
- turn the pieces over at about 8 min
- Check
- No pink in the centre when one is cut open
- Safety
- Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink. Full rule below.
Minced, so it must be cooked through — and the published times run from seven minutes to twenty-four, depending on the machine, the amount and whether the table names a state.
Manufacturer figures with no state given — 9 from named machines, listed further down this page.
Questions people ask about beef burger — 3 answered further down this page.
Fresh
Before anything else
From national food-safety authorities, not from us. These take precedence over any cooking time below.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part, or an equivalent from the table below.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- No pink in the centre when one is cut open
- Juices run clear
- Steaming hot right through
If it has not got there: Return it to the basket for two or three minutes and check again. Cutting one open to look is a legitimate test and costs you one sausage.
| Temperature | Held for | Measured at |
|---|---|---|
| 70°C | 2 min | the centre of the thickest piece |
| 75°C | 30 sec | the centre of the thickest piece |
The quick answer
200°C (392°F) for 15–20 min
Published range for four patties of around 150g each.
- Assuming
- 150g per piece, 4 pieces
- In
- Dual-basket air fryer
- Published for
- Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA555
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Well done
Preparation
Hamburger of around 150g a piece, which is all the row says about preparation.
While it cooks
At about 8–10 minutes: Turn the pieces over
The row's note says to turn halfway.
How to tell it is done
- No pink in the centre when one is cut open
- Juices run clear
- Steaming hot right through
Other figures for this state
Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA555 — dual-basket air fryer: 200°C for 21–24 min
Small pan: published range for 300g of hamburger, around 150g a piece. The row prints the weight and not a number of patties.
Panasonic Air Fry Combination Microwave Oven NN-CD88QS — combination microwave with air fry: 220°C for 16–20 min
Published range for 2–4 patties totalling 280–560g on Air Fry 3.
Where these figures came from — fresh
- Applies to
- Specific to this model
- Why this rating
- A published row from the food table for this machine's 6-litre big pan. The manual says above the table that its cooking times are guidelines for fresh ingredients, and states that preheating is not necessary.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- Published by the manufacturer for this model. It is evidence about this appliance and is not general advice.
- The word fresh is the table's and not the row's: the manual prints above this table that its cooking times are guidelines for fresh ingredients, and this row's own title names no state.
- This machine's two pans are not interchangeable. The figure is for the big pan; the small pan has its own table.
Sources (1)
Philips 5000 Series Dual Basket Airfryer with Steam NA55x — User Manual (PDF)
Versuni Netherlands B.V. (Philips Domestic Appliances) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom and European Union)
Relied on for: The temperature, time and quantity for beef burger.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-10-09 from dam.versuni.com
From frozen
Before anything else
From national food-safety authorities, not from us. These take precedence over any cooking time below.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Food cooked from frozen must reach the same core temperature as the same food cooked fresh — the frozen centre is the last thing to get there.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- No ice or cold spot at the centre when the thickest piece is cut open
- Steaming hot throughout, tested in the middle rather than the edge
If it has not got there: Reduce the temperature by 10–20°C and give it longer. A lower set point lets the centre catch up before the surface passes the point of no return, and it is the single most useful adjustment for cooking from frozen.
Important: If the packaging says the product must be thawed before cooking, follow it. That instruction exists because the manufacturer has tested cooking it from frozen and it did not reach temperature reliably.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part.
Stated in full earlier on this page, with how to tell without a thermometer and what to do if it has not got there.
The quick answer
200°C (392°F) for 10–18 min
Patty count in drawer 1 of the Tefal Easy Fry Dual Drawer, which takes up to four.
- Assuming
- up to 4 pieces, From frozen
- In
- Dual-basket air fryer
- Published for
- Tefal Easy Fry Dual Drawer 8.3L Air Fryer & Grill
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Well done
Preparation
Frozen beef burgers, straight from the freezer.
While it cooks
At about 5–9 minutes: Turn the pieces over
The manual instructs one flip.
How to tell it is done
- No pink at the centre when one is cut
- Juices run clear
Other figures for this state
Tefal Easy Fry Dual Drawer 8.3L Air Fryer & Grill — dual-basket air fryer: 200°C for 10–15 min
Patty count in drawer 2 of the Tefal Easy Fry Dual Drawer, which takes up to two.
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex 9L EY9228G1 — flex-drawer air fryer (one drawer, removable divider): 200°C for 10–18 min
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex, zone 1, the larger side, with the divider in: up to 4 burgers.
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex 9L EY9228G1 — flex-drawer air fryer (one drawer, removable divider): 200°C for 10–15 min
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex, zone 2, the smaller side, with the divider in: up to 2 burgers.
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex 9L EY9228G1 — flex-drawer air fryer (one drawer, removable divider): 200°C for 15 min
Tefal Dual Easy Fry Flex, the whole drawer, with the divider out: 6 burgers. A single figure where the two zones are given ranges.
Ninja Foodi MAX Health Grill & Air Fryer AG551UK — multicooker with air fry: 230°C for 10 min
A single published figure of ten minutes for six frozen burgers weighing 750g between them, not a range.
Where these figures came from — from frozen
- Applies to
- Specific to this model
- Why this rating
- A published row from a cooking guide that splits every food by DRAWER, with different quantities and different times for each. The drawer is named in the assumptions because the manufacturer's own figures differ between them.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- Published by the manufacturer for this model. It is evidence about this appliance and is not general advice.
- This machine's two drawers are not interchangeable. The figure here is for the drawer named in the basis; the other drawer has its own row in the same table.
Sources (1)
Tefal Easy Fry Dual Drawer 8.3L Air Fryer & Grill — Instruction Manual (PDF)
Groupe SEB (Tefal) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: The temperature, time and quantity for beef burger.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 363/1885.
Leftover (reheating)
Before anything else
From national food-safety authorities, not from us. These take precedence over any cooking time below.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Cool cooked food and get it into the fridge within one to two hours, keep the fridge between 0 and 5°C, and eat leftovers within 48 hours.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- There is no sensory test for this rule, and that is the point: food held too long at the wrong temperature does not necessarily look, smell or taste different
If it has not got there: Throw it away. This is the one rule in this catalogue where the remedy is not 'cook it longer', because cooking does not reverse it.
Important: Cooked rice is the sharpest case: Bacillus cereus toxins form at room temperature and survive reheating. Rice left out for more than an hour goes in the bin.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part.
Stated in full earlier on this page, with how to tell without a thermometer and what to do if it has not got there.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Reheat leftovers until steaming hot all the way through, and only reheat them once.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part, or an equivalent from the table below.
How to tell, without a thermometer
- Steam rising from the centre, not just the edges
- The middle is hot to the touch, tested after removing it from the appliance
If it has not got there: Keep going, and break dense food up or spread it out so the heat can reach the middle. If it will not heat through evenly, a microwave to get the centre hot followed by the air fryer to crisp the surface is a better tool for the job than the air fryer alone.
Important: Cooked rice and pasta left at room temperature can develop Bacillus cereus toxins that reheating does not destroy. If cooked rice has been out of the fridge for more than an hour, discard it rather than reheating it.
| Temperature | Held for | Measured at |
|---|---|---|
| 70°C | 2 min | the centre of the food |
| 75°C | 30 sec | the centre of the food |
The quick answer
160°C (320°F) for 4–7 min
Patty thickness. A thin patty is through in four minutes and a thick one is not.
- Assuming
- 125g per piece, about 20mm at the thickest point, 2 pieces, From the fridge
- In
- Basket air fryer
- Whose figure
- AirfryerHQ's own, not one manufacturer's chart
- Loaded
- Single layer, pieces not touching
- Preheat
- Not needed
- Result
- Heated through
Preparation
Patty alone, with the bun and any salad kept out. Cheese added in the last minute.
How to load the basket
Single layer, pieces not touching. The reference condition. Air reaches every surface, and times are the shortest the food will achieve.
While it cooks
At about 2–4 minutes: Turn the pieces over
A flat patty against the basket heats from one side only.
How to tell it is done
- Steaming hot at the centre when cut
- The surface has re-crisped rather than gone grey
Change the result
Each of these moves the outcome in a known direction, and most cost you something. The trade is stated so you can decide whether you want it.
- To be sure it is safe rather than just warm
- Go by the food and not the clock. It has to be steaming hot the whole way through, and the middle of a dense portion lags a long way behind its surface in an air fryer.
Where these figures came from — leftover (reheating)
- Applies to
- Specific to this type of appliance
- Why this rating
- Towards the lower end of the published reheat band because a cooked patty dries fast. The time is AirfryerHQ's estimate for a fridge-cold patty of this size.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-13
What this does not cover
- THE TIME GIVEN HERE IS NOT SOURCED. Four manufacturers publish a reheating temperature and not one of them names a food, a quantity or a time for a named dish. The temperature here is theirs; the time is AirfryerHQ's estimate and has not been measured.
- Reheating is governed by the food-safety rule above rather than by this figure. Steaming hot throughout is the requirement; the time is a guide to getting there.
Sources (4)
Tower T17023 2.2 Litre Air Fryer — Safety and Instruction Manual (PDF)
RKW Ltd (Tower Housewares) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's published reheating instruction is 150°C for up to ten minutes, with no food named.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 745/2194.
Cookworks 5L Digital Air Fryer KDF-596D — Care & Instruction Manual (PDF)
Argos Limited (Cookworks) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's published reheating instruction is 180°C for up to ten minutes, with no food named.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 148/6623.
Cosori Dual Blaze 6.4L Smart Air Fryer CAF-P583S-KUK — User Manual (PDF)
Arovast Corporation (Cosori) — Manufacturer manual (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: That this manufacturer's Reheat function defaults to 175°C for five minutes.
States this directly
Passage read and verified
Retrieved 2026-08-13 from argos-support.co.uk
Retrieved from Argos's manual library for Argos product 818/0159.
AirfryerHQ analysis of published manufacturer cooking charts
AirfryerHQ — Calculated or inferred by AirfryerHQ (United Kingdom)
Relied on for: The reading that no manufacturer publishes a reheat time for a named food, and that the time given here is therefore AirfryerHQ's own estimate.
AirfryerHQ's interpretation of what it says
Citation checked — the document exists and is described correctly
Chilled
Cooked as fresh: use the fresh figures above. Raw food sold chilled is the fresh state under another name, and the charts those figures come from start from fridge-cold.
Requirement — Food safety (microbiological)
Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink.
Target: 70°C in the thickest part.
Stated in full earlier on this page, with how to tell without a thermometer and what to do if it has not got there.
Manufacturer figures with no state given
Each of these is a published figure for one named machine. The manufacturer does not say whether this is fresh or frozen. So they are kept apart from the figures above, and not used as the answer for any of them.
Whichever it is, this comes first: Minced, reformed and rolled meat — burgers, sausages, meatballs, kebabs, rolled joints — must be cooked through to the centre, not served pink.
Cookworks 9L Dual Air Fryer: 180°C for 16 min
A single printed figure against an amount of 110 g. The guide does not say whether that is one burger, and prints no thickness.
Tower T17067 4L Digital Air Fryer (under a safety recall: check the recall before using this machine): 180°C for 10–15 min
Published range for a stated 100–600g.
Breville Halo Rotisserie Air Fryer Oven VDF127: 180°C for 16–18 min
Published range for 340g in two patties, on the air flow racks rather than in the basket.
Russell Hobbs SatisFry Air Fryer & Grill Multi Cooker 5.5L: 230°C for 8–12 min
Published range for Grill, with 120-160g printed in the remarks cell.
Philips Airfryer XXL HD9650 series: 200°C for 10–15 min
Published range for 1–4 patties of around 150g and 10cm diameter.
Ninja Foodi MAX Health Grill & Air Fryer AG551UK: 250°C for 7–9 min
Published range for four burgers of 125g each, 2cm thick. The chart heads its beef block with an internal temperature of 63°C for medium.
Tower T17023 2.2L Air Fryer (under a safety recall: check the recall before using this machine): 180°C for 10–15 min
Printed against a 100–400 g band. No thickness and no number of burgers are printed.
Philips Essential Airfryer HD9252/91 4.1L: 200°C for 15–20 min
Published for one to three patties of around 150g each.
Philips Airfryer Series 5000 XXL HD9285/93 7.2L: 200°C for 16–21 min
Published for one to six patties of around 150g each.
Questions people ask about beef burger
- Can I eat an air-fried burger pink in the middle?
- No. A burger is minced, which carries whatever was on the surface of the meat all the way through it, so unlike a steak it has to be cooked through to the centre. The rule at the top of this page gives the target and how to check it.Governed by the food-safety rule on this page.
- Why do my burgers shrink and dome in the middle?
- The meat contracts as it cooks and tightens towards the centre. Shaping the patties a little wider than the bun and pressing a shallow dimple into the middle of each keeps them flat. Higher-fat mince shrinks more, because more of it renders away.A general cooking principle, not a measurement.
- When do I add the cheese?
- Right at the end, with the drawer back in just long enough to melt it. A slice added early overcooks, and a loose slice is light enough for the fan to lift: one manufacturer's manual suggests wooden cocktail sticks to hold lightweight food in place.From a manufacturer’s printed instructions: Ninja Foodi MAX Dual Zone Air Fryer AF400UK — Instructions.
What usually goes wrong
Pink in the middle, which is a safety failure rather than a preference. Mincing distributes surface bacteria through the patty, so unlike a steak it has to reach the target all the way through. The second failure is dryness from the opposite over-correction, and the two together are why patty thickness matters more than any setting.
Running the appliance safely
The rules for the machine are the same whatever is in it: plug it straight into a wall socket, leave clear space round it, do not overfill it, do not leave it running unattended, and unplug it at black smoke or an electrical smell. They are set out once, each with its source and what to do if it has already happened, and not repeated on every food. Every rule for running an air fryer safely.
Beef in fast-moving hot air
A steak in an air fryer is a compromise: moving hot air browns a surface well but not as fast or as hard as a pan, so the centre gains temperature during the time the crust takes to form. Thickness therefore decides whether air frying is the right tool at all — thick cuts do well, thin ones overcook before they colour.
Where to go from here
The pages that answer the questions this one tends to raise.
- Using a thermometer, and where to put itThe times above are for a piece that is not the one you are holding. A probe measures yours, which is what the safety rule on this page asks for.
- How food actually gets crispyWhy patting it dry, spacing it out and a little oil are all the same instruction — so you can apply it when a page runs out.
- Cooking from frozenUsually cooler and longer than the same food fresh, and never worked out from the fresh figure.
- Reheating leftoversA different question governed by a different rule — steaming hot throughout, and only once.
- Why published timings differIf another chart says something else, this is usually why — and which one to believe.