The best dual-zone air fryers — convenient, multi-component cooking for a crowd

Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer AF300UK.

Air fryers aren't just for small cooking tasks or one-to-two person households. There's a new wave of air fryers that come kitted out with two drawers, enabling you to cook two components of a meal at once. They offer more space than your standard, one-drawer offering, and provide an easy way to keep different foods separate, but they also go further than than that.

You can pick a different temperature for each drawer, and most will have a sync function that means the appliance will automatically figure out your timings and sync up cooking so both drawers of food are finished at once. If you have a small kitchen, there are a number of models that have the two drawers stacked one on top of the other, to provide a generous cooking capacity without eating up all your counter space. It's enough to make you want to retire your proper oven for good.

We have a general guide to the best air fryers, but in this roundup I've narrowed things down to just my favorite two-drawer options. The main name to look out for is Ninja — this brand makes a wide variety of dual-zone options of different sizes and with different functions. I've included a number of options below, but I've also featured alternatives from rival brands, including some budget-friendly options.

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Ninja AF300UK Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer

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Pros

• Small footprint, generous capacity
• Extra trays for even more cooking space
• Top-tier performance

Cons

• Expensive for a dual-basket model
• '8-portion' capacity feels ambitious
• Can't fit big foods whole

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Pros

• Cooking windows and basket lights are a handy addition
• Space-saving design takes up less counter space
• Versatile cooking functions, strong cooking performance

Cons

• Supplied physical instructions are too basic
• The black and gold finish will split opinion
• 5L baskets means larger food won’t fit

Chefman 9qt Air Fryer

Ninja Crispi DualZone Glass Countertop Air Fryer

PHILIPS Dual Basket Air Fryer 3000 Series, 9.5 Quarts

Russell Hobbs Satisfry Dual Basket Air Fryer 9L

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Cuisinart 11-qt Dual Basket Air Fryer Pro ADZ-112

Ninja DoubleStack XL air fryer Philips 4000 Series Stacked Dual Basket Air Fryer Tower Housewares Vortx 7.6L Dual Basket Air Fryer (UK only) Tower Housewares Vortx 11 Litre Dual Layer Air Fryer (UK only)