Gourmia Air Fryer - 7 Qt Basket Capacity, 12 Cooking Presets, Black

Why it's worth it

The Gourmia GAF756 gives you a 7-quart basket and 12 one-touch presets for a lot less than the name brands. It cooks from 90°F to 400°F, and the basket and crisper tray are both top-rack dishwasher safe.

Seven quarts is more capacity than either of our top two picks offers in a single basket, and it's the reason to pick this one. If you're feeding a family and don't want to cook in rounds, raw volume beats refinement. Owners describe fitting a whole hen in it. For wings, fries, and sheet-pan-style vegetables, it does the job the expensive ones do.

You give up top-end heat, and that's the honest trade. It tops out at 400°F, where our Ninja picks hit 450°F. Consumer Reports found the higher-wattage machines brown more evenly and cook dense proteins meaningfully faster. For frozen food and vegetables you won't notice. For thick chicken thighs and anything you want deeply crisp, you will.

From our review of 8 air fryers, by Paul Evans, Technical Reviewer

What we like

• +Seven quarts is more capacity than either of our top two picks offers in a single basket, and it's the reason to pick this one
• +You give up top-end heat, and that's the honest trade
• +The interface covers the basics well: an LED display with touch controls, a preheat indicator, and a turn reminder that nudges…
• +Cleanup holds up too

What to know

• –Build quality is where the savings come from
• –It's tall and narrow rather than wide, so the 7 quarts is partly vertical space you can't really use — food still needs to sit…