Best overall8.7
Ninja Foodi DZ550
The family workhorse — two zones, smart thermometer, $219.
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Fifty units bought, benched, and re-tested. One page to shortlist, validate, compare, and understand — the whole decision, no tab-hopping.
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Best overall8.7
Best value8.0
Cosori TurboBlaze
90% of the results at 54% of the price — $119, quiet, compact.
Performance8.9
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Ninja Foodi DZ550 re-test: still the family-size championHands-on tested · Re-tested Jul 2026
8.7
Typhur Dome 2: the new even-cooking recordHands-on tested · New entry
8.9
Cosori TurboBlaze: value, verified again after the price dropHands-on tested · Jun 2026
8.0
Ninja AF101: four years on, the $89 gateway still holdsHands-on tested · May 2026
7.8
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Convection vs air frying: what's actually different
Same physics, different marketing — and where it genuinely matters.
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Capacity math, coating safety, and the three specs that predict satisfaction.
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The full bench: browning variance, blind taste panels, noise, cleanup.