All Air Fryer Conversion Guides
Every oven-to-air-fryer conversion guide in one place. Food-specific recipes, brand-specific notes, and the science of convection cooking, all with USDA-backed food safety targets.
Ninja vs Cosori: Air Fryer Comparison
Cosori wins for batch cooking (14 wings a layer to the Ninja AF101's 8 in our test), Ninja for one or two people. Nine models and a verdict per use case.How we organize and update these guides
Food-conversion guides cover the most-searched proteins, frozen items, and snack-volume foods. Each guide pairs the standard 25-25 conversion math with the corrections that food specifically needs: bone-in vs boneless poultry, frozen vs thawed, breaded vs naked, brand-specific oven baselines from current packaging.
Knowledge articles explain the why: convection physics, food safety, the failure modes of common air-fryer mistakes. Calculator pages provide the instant temperature-and-time answer for cases where you just need the number now.
Guides are re-checked against current USDA FSIS and Health Canada guidance, and brand-specific instructions against current packaging, when that source material changes rather than on a fixed schedule. The Updated date in each byline records when a guide was last re-checked. It is set in the commit that changes the guide, so it moves only when the content did.
Food Conversion
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Chicken Wings: Oven to Air Fryer Conversion
Convert any oven chicken wings recipe to air fryer. Exact temperatures, times, bone-in vs boneless, and the USDA-safe 165°F internal target.
Frozen Pizza in Air Fryer Conversion
Cook frozen pizza perfectly in your air fryer. Exact temps, times, size-fit guide, and settings for DiGiorno, Red Baron, Totino's, Tombstone and more.
Frozen Fries: Oven to Air Fryer Conversion
Convert any oven frozen fries recipe to air fryer. Exact temps and times for Ore-Ida, McCain, crinkle, waffle, shoestring, and sweet potato fries.
Chicken Breast Oven to Air Fryer Conversion
Convert oven chicken breast recipes to air fryer. Exact temps, thickness-based times, carryover cooking, USDA-safe 165°F target for juicy results.
Salmon: Oven to Air Fryer Conversion
Convert any oven salmon recipe to air fryer. Exact temps and times by thickness, skin-on crisp method, USDA-safe 145°F target, frozen salmon directions.
Bacon: Oven to Air Fryer Conversion
Convert oven bacon to air fryer. Exact temps and times for regular, thick-cut, turkey, and Canadian bacon, plus the water-in-tray fix that stops smoke.
Mozzarella Sticks in the Air Fryer
Reheat mozzarella sticks or cheese sticks at 340°F for 3 minutes, single layer, no oil. Plus from-frozen settings for Farm Rich and TGI Fridays.Knowledge & Science
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Frozen Foods Air Fryer Cheat Sheet
Air fryer times and temperatures for 30+ frozen foods. Proteins, sides, snacks, breakfast, desserts. USDA-verified targets. Brand-specific settings.
The Science of Air Fryers vs. Ovens
An evidence-based look at how air fryers and convection ovens cook differently, and why airflow, chamber size, and heat transfer shape the results.
Air Fryer vs Convection Oven Compared
Air fryer vs convection oven compared on chamber size, fan speed, energy cost, and identical-food test cooks. Verified on a Cosori Pro II and 30-inch GE oven.
A Complete Guide to Air Fryer Safety
A complete air fryer safety guide covering placement, electrical load, overfilling, oil management, cleaning, food temperatures, and fire prevention.
How to Reheat in an Air Fryer
Reheat leftovers in an air fryer without losing texture. Exact times and temps for pizza, wings, fries, fried chicken, and more, with the USDA 165°F rule.
Air Fryer First-Week Guide
Air fryer recipes for beginners, sequenced over 7 days: frozen fries to salmon, with oven and air fryer settings tested on a Cosori Pro II 5.8-qt.
Top 5 Things You Should Never Put in an Air Fryer
The five foods that fail in an air fryer, including wet batters, leafy greens, and whole roasts, explained with the science behind each failure.
Air Fryer Accessories: What's Worth Buying
Air fryer accessories that pass the safety bar versus ones that melt or cost you warranty cover. FDA heat ratings, 50-cycle tests, Cosori and Ninja terms.
Why Your Air Fryer Smokes
Stop the smoke fast. Seven causes of air fryer smoke and the exact fix for each, from grease buildup to oil smoke points to damaged units.Calculators and charts
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Skip the reading: use the calculator
Enter any oven temperature and time, get the air fryer equivalent instantly. Or reverse it.