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Do NutriChef air fryers have PFAS?

The verdict
NutriChef air fryers average 30 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 NutriChef air fryers graded as of October 2026, above the 15 out of 100 median for the 32 other air fryers brands graded alongside it.
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NutriChef air fryers average Poor on our four-band scale. 1 of the 4 we graded is worth buying.

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
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100ExcellentPFAS grade
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NutriChef air fryers worth buying Good or better, best-graded first

  • glass bowl, stainless steel exterior
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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Which NutriChef air fryers contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

  • Non-stick coated fry bowl, coating type unspecified
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (thermal degradation). If the non-stick coating is Teflon-type coating-based…

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Air Fryer Oven

15BadPFAS grade
  • Nonstick interior coating, unspecified type
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
  • Teflon-type coating fume risk (Teflon degradation). Coating type not disclosed by NutriChef. If Teflon-type…

3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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  • Halogen heating element, interior coating unspecified
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5 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

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Graded higher than the NutriChef average of 30.

  • 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.

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Glass Air Fryer Self-Cleaning & Non-Toxic

75ExcellentPFAS grade
  • borosilicate glass
  • We found no PFAS statement from the brand
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  • Stainless steel heating chamber and basket
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The same question, asked of the other air fryers brands

Best average grade first. NutriChef averages 30.

See every NutriChef product we grade on the NutriChef brand page, or the full air fryers ranking.