Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass vs Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact: which is safer?
Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass is the clear pick. Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Our pick
Big Boss
Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass
PFAS grade
Excellent 75/100
Overall grade
Good 67/100
Verdict
Buy
Hazard flags
⚑ 2
Material
borosilicate glass, bare uncoated
Confidence
95%
PossibleThermal shock and fracture
PossibleEdge chipping and glass fragments
Breville
Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact
PFAS grade
Bad 15/100
Overall grade
Bad 11/100
Verdict
Skip
Hazard flags
⚑ 1
Material
Stainless steel exterior; interior nonstick coating composition unspecified
Confidence
42%
PossibleNonstick coating degradation and fume risk
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Thermal shock and fracture and Edge chipping and glass fragments on the Big Boss and not on the Breville.
- We flag Nonstick coating degradation and fume risk on the Breville and not on the Big Boss.
- The Big Boss is borosilicate glass, bare uncoated where the Breville is Stainless steel exterior; interior nonstick coating composition unspecified, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 60 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Big Boss is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Breville grade, at 42% confidence against 95%, because it discloses less.
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