Do Instant Pot air fryers have PFAS?
Instant Pot air fryers average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 12 Instant Pot air fryers graded as of October 2026, above the 15 out of 100 median for the 32 other air fryers brands graded alongside it.
Instant Pot air fryers average Bad on our four-band scale. 1 of the 12 we graded is worth buying. That is above 78% of the air fryers brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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- Bacterial and microbial growth in housing and filters
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Instant Pot air fryers worth buying Good or better, best-graded first
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Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer, Stainless Steel Single Basket
- stainless steel basket and housing
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Stainless steel leaching (nickel, chromium). Food-grade stainless steel (304/430) leaches trace metals only…
Which Instant Pot air fryers contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- stainless steel body; nonstick coating composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating nonstick coating fume risk (if present). Instant Pot has not confirmed or ruled out…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated basket; coating composition not disclosed
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal decomposition). If the undisclosed nonstick coating is Teflon-type…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel pot with unspecified nonstick coating on crisping basket
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nonstick coating integrity under high heat. The crisping basket reaches 400F, a temperature at which…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Non-stick coated basket; composition unspecified by brand
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating is Teflon-based). If the non-stick coating is Teflon-type coating…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonstick-coated cooking basket, composition unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (if coating is Teflon-based). If the nonstick coating is Teflon-type coating…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick air fryer basket coating, composition unspecified by brand
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating thermal decomposition and fume emission. If the nonstick coating contains Teflon-type…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Stainless steel pot; unspecified nonstick coating on air fryer basket
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Nonstick coating composition (Teflon-type coating fume risk if applicable). The air fryer basket coating is…
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated heating elements, unspecified polymer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume risk. If the unspecified nonstick coating is Teflon-type…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- nonstick-coated cooking basket, material unspecified
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating thermal degradation and fume release. If the coating is Teflon-type coating-based (not…
5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Nonstick-coated cooking basket; composition not publicly disclosed
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume inhalation risk (overheating). If the undisclosed coating is Teflon-type…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Non-stick coated basket, unspecified polymer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation). If the coating is Teflon-type coating-based, exceeding…
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Graded higher than the Instant Pot average of 20.
- borosilicate glass, bare uncoated
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal shock and fracture
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
- borosilicate glass
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Aluminum leaching from base/housing
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- glass bowl, stainless steel exterior
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Thermal stress and glass breakage
2 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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