Air Fryers, ranked by PFAS grade

What we found October 2026

196 of the 206 air fryers PFAS Authority has graded score below its 70 point pass mark for PFAS and other toxins, 95.1% of the category, as of October 2026, leaving 10 that pass. The highest graded is Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass at 75 out of 100.

The full ranking is below, best-graded first, with every score linking to the evidence behind it.

Are air fryers safe?

10 of the 206 air fryers we graded come back low-concern on our screen and 196 do not. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded air fryers here

1Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass 75 out of 100
2Fritaire Glass Air Fryer Self-Cleaning & Non-Toxic 75 out of 100
3NutriChef 5.8 Qt Glass Air Fryer – 8-in-1 Digital Presets 75 out of 100

By materialCeramic Stainless Steel Glass

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Avoid5Bad

T-fal

Easy Fry Oven Air Fryer

5/100 safety

Teflon-type coating non-stick coating, disclosed by the brand.

Why avoid it

Best pick75Excellent

Big Boss

Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass

75/100 safety

Lower concern for this replacement glass component.

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Why Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart wins, and what it beats

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 3 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 70 points between the top and the bottom of this air fryers ranking come from.

The winner

75Excellent

Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass

Made of borosilicate glass, bare uncoated.

+30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
+15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
-20Bare uncoated material. Recorded as a bare, uncoated material with no surface coating or treatment.

25risk points in total, which is a grade of 75

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure, and our graders recorded 2 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.

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What it beats, and why

70Good5 points behind the winner

Our Place Wonder Oven 6-in-1 Air Fryer Toaster Oven

What puts it behind. Disclosed non-fluorinated coating, +10 points. Coating is named and the brand states it is made without PFAS. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Stainless steel exterior, nonstick interior coating (unspecified type).

+30Category baseline
+10Disclosed non-fluorinated coating
-10Brand-stated PFAS-free. The brand states this product is PFAS-free. We have not verified the claim.

30risk points, a grade of 70

15Bad60 points behind the winner

T-Fal 7.3 Quart Infrared Air Fryer

What puts it behind. Non-stick, chemistry undisclosed, +40 points. Marketed as non-stick without stating the coating chemistry. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Non-stick coating, type not stated.

+40Non-stick, chemistry undisclosed
+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure

85risk points, a grade of 15

5Bad70 points behind the winner

Tefal ActiFry Genius XL YV9700CH Single Hot Air Fryer

What puts it behind. PTFE / Teflon confirmed, +50 points. Uses Teflon-type coating (Teflon), a Teflon-family coating in the PFAS family. The winner carries no such factor.

Made of Teflon-type coating (Teflon) nonstick coating on cooking surface.

+50PTFE / Teflon confirmed
+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure

95risk points, a grade of 5

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.

Worth buying Good or Excellent, best-graded first

Big Boss

Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass

75ExcellentPFAS grade

borosilicate glass, bare uncoated
We found no PFAS statement from the brand
Thermal shock and fracture

2 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

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Fritaire

Glass Air Fryer Self-Cleaning & Non-Toxic

75ExcellentPFAS grade

borosilicate glass
We found no PFAS statement from the brand
Aluminum leaching from base/housing

4 hazards checked on this product. See all of them.

Air Fryers, ranked by PFAS grade

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Why Big Boss Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart wins, and what it beats

What it beats, and why

Worth buying Good or Excellent, best-graded first

Oil Less Fryer Air Fryer 16 Quart Replacement Clear Glass

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