Last year, I went from air fryer naysayer to the proud owner of a Ninja Air Fryer. I now use it daily, be it for heating up bagels or crisping up chunks of tofu. It has made my life so much simpler, and I actually really enjoy the results.
I was keen to find out whether or not I hit the jackpot the first time round by getting myself a Ninja, or whether there were equally good alternatives on the market. So, I was very happy when Cosori asked me to test their WiFi-enabled ‘COSORI Dual Blaze Smart Air Fryer’ – a feature which my Ninja is missing!
It is a sleek machine with 12 handy preset cooking options, allowing you to bake, fry, roast, reheat, and keep your food warm. All of these things you can control from your mobile phone! I have been testing out each feature over the past year so I can write this in-depth Cosori Air Fryer review.
Purchase: Buy the Cosori Smart Air Fryer for £89.98 
Pros
- Makes food crispy
- It is quick and easy to use
- Great basket size
- Multi-functional cooking
- Can be controlled from your phone
- Affordable models
Cons
- The exterior attracts fingerprints
- Quite a large appliance
Compare COSORI air fryers
Take a look through the most popular air fryers from COSORI:
COSORI Air Fryer
- 5.5L capacity
- 11 presets
- Recipe book
- 1700-watt
COSORI TwinFry
- 10L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 8-in-1 cooker
- Dual Blaze Tech
COSORI
- 6.4L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 12 cooking functions
- 1700-watt
My experience
To properly test out the Cosori air fryer, I made sure to cook a variety of different foods in it. To start, I cooked chunks of tofu without any oil. I wanted to see whether or not it could create crispy results without any kind of fat. I then tested out some foods with a little oil, like Hasselback potatoes and homemade granola.
Continue reading to find out its ease of use, cooking results, energy use, and affordability. I will also compare it with my Ninja Air Fryer.
I recently upgraded to a larger COSORI! Find out my thoughts in my COSORI Dual Blaze Twinfry air fryer review
Ease of use
The Cosori air fryer is easy to set up and use. Straight out of the box, it is ready to plug in and go. But you will want to wash the tray and the basket before using them. The best bit, these parts can be put straight into the dishwasher!
When you are ready to use the Cosori Air Fryer, you can choose from one of its 12 cooking functions. These are straightforward to pick from. For example, if you want to air fry, then you select ‘air fry’, or if you want to reheat, then you select ‘reheat’.
Once you’ve selected your cooking function, you can use the digital display to amend the temperature and the timing. You can either follow one of their 100 provided recipes to guide you, or you can check out my favourite air fryer recipes to get you started.
You then add your food into the basket and let the air fryer do the work for you! Meanwhile, you can watch its progress on Cosori’s phone app.
If you decide to take a peek at the food during the cooking time, the air fryer will stop and start back up once you close the drawer again.
Just like my Ninja, the process is straightforward and requires little to no assistance from you. You can simply prep the ingredients, bung them in, and wait until the cooking time is over. There is little need to move the food around as it will cook everything pretty evenly, no matter what you put in there.
The cooking results
I air-fried cubes of pressed tofu with no oil, and they came out delightfully crispy and not at all burnt like they would if I were to cook them in the oven without oil. I also made amazingly crispy hasselback potatoe,s which were brushed with a little oil and a batch of homemade granola that had all the crunch of my oven-backed version.
I have enjoyed the even and consistent results when cooking these dishes with the Cosori air fryer. Everything that I have cooked has come out nice and crispy, and no areas of the food are more or less cooked than others. Plus, it only took around 10 minutes for the tofu to cook, and my hasselback potatoes took half the time than what they would have in the oven.
The model I tested comes with their new innovative double heating element, which heats the food from above and below the tray. It also has quite a wide flat basket for cooking your food in. This is probably why I found the results a little more even than those from the Ninja Air Fryer.
Compare COSORI air fryers
Take a look through the most popular air fryers from COSORI:
COSORI Air Fryer
- 5.5L capacity
- 11 presets
- Recipe book
- 1700-watt
COSORI TwinFry
- 10L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 8-in-1 cooker
- Dual Blaze Tech
COSORI
- 6.4L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 12 cooking functions
- 1700-watt
Energy use
The Cosori air fryer can save you up to 55% on your energy bill, in comparison to cooking in your conventional oven. I haven’t meticulously studied my energy costs when using it, but I have noticed it doesn’t spike my smart meter when using it. Whilst my oven sends my smart meter through the roof.
This is great for solo eaters as there’s no need to heat a whole oven to cook a single portion of food. And even if you are cooking larger portions of food, it is still cheaper than using an oven.
With less energy consumption, the Cosori air fryer also becomes a more eco-friendly alternative to ovens. I haven’t seen any differences in energy use between this and my Ninja.
Affordability
Cosori air fryers are priced very similarly to all of the other best air fryers on the market. The model I tested, the Cosori Dual Blaze Air Fryer, is normally priced at £199. With its 6.4L capacity, it is priced at a similar level to the Ninja air fryers. Although you won’t find another air fryer that has this exact capacity, I find it to be a convenient size!
Moreover, the Cosori Air Fryer comes with WiFi connectivity, and this exact model has an innovative double heating element that has crisped up my food like no other air fryer. So, when comparing it to similarly priced air fryers, I’d say you get a lot more for your money with Cosori!
Spending a few hundred quid on any piece of kitchen equipment can seem steep. But when you consider the energy cost savings, its multi-function capabilities, and the amount that you will use this air fryer, it is an investment worth making. I’ve surprised myself at how much I now use it; my oven barely gets touched now.
My verdict
Even though I’ve been using air fryers for quite some time now, the Cosori air fryer surprised me. It exceeded my expectations when it came to producing crispy and evenly cooked food. Plus I’ve enjoyed how it looks on my kitchen worktop. Even if I do have to wipe it down regularly to remove any grease marks or dust.
I have been using little to no oil to cook food that I would normally fry on the stove or in the oven. It has been able to produce very similar results in about half the time and for a lot less money.
It has a large capacity, and the presets make it easy to use. Which means I’ve been able to make healthier food without any of the fuss. I would recommend this air fryer to solo cooks and families alike; it’ll save you a lot of time, headaches, and money!
I’ve not been using the WiFi capabilities and linking it to my phone much, as I have no real need for this. But I can see this being useful for busy people who may get easily distracted.
Other than its app control capabilities, it really isn’t too different from my Ninja Air Fryer. It performs just as well and produces very similar results in the same amount of time. Therefore, I gifted the Cosori to my sister and kept my Ninja on the go. Either machine, I’d be happy with!
Compare COSORI air fryers
Take a look through the most popular air fryers from COSORI:
COSORI Air Fryer
- 5.5L capacity
- 11 presets
- Recipe book
- 1700-watt
COSORI TwinFry
- 10L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 8-in-1 cooker
- Dual Blaze Tech
COSORI
- 6.4L capacity
- Smart fryer (WiFi)
- 12 cooking functions
- 1700-watt
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