Best Ninja Air Fryer: Which Model to Buy (Ranked)

The DZ201 is the air fryer most people should buy and Amazon's 'overall pick' for the line, with a remarkable 4.8-star average across 24,000+ ratings. Its two independent 4-quart baskets let you cook two foods two ways at once, and the Smart Finish feature syncs them to end together — so fries and chicken are both ready at the same moment. At 8 quarts total it suits couples and small families, and it's frequently discounted, making it the best all-round value in the dual-zone range.

Same brilliant dual-basket system as the DZ201, scaled up to 10 quarts for bigger households. Two larger independent baskets handle family-sized portions — a whole meal's protein in one, sides in the other — with the same Match Cook and Smart Finish features. At 4.7 stars across 10,000+ ratings it's the pick when the standard 8-quart feels too small, at the cost of a larger counter footprint.

If you don't need two baskets, this is the one — and it has the reviews to prove it: a staggering 90,000+ ratings at 4.7 stars, among the most-reviewed air fryers on Amazon. The 6.5-quart single basket fits a meal for a family, MaxCrisp delivers extra-crispy results up to 450°F, and it's simpler and cheaper than the dual-zone models. For most single-basket buyers, this is the default recommendation.

The AF141 is the smart pick for smaller households and tighter budgets: a 5-quart single basket that fits up to ~4 lbs of fries, with 4-in-1 air fry, roast, reheat, and dehydrate at up to 400°F and 1750 watts of power. It's one of the best-selling air fryers month to month (8,000+ bought recently) at 4.7 stars, and usually the cheapest way into a genuine full-size Ninja air fryer.

The clever fix for the dual-zone's biggest drawback — counter space. The SL401 stacks its two baskets vertically instead of side by side, delivering 10-quart, 2-basket cooking (enough for a 5-lb whole chicken or up to 8 people) in a much smaller footprint. It keeps the cook-two-foods-at-once advantage while taking up far less room, at 4.6 stars across 1,700+ ratings.

A flexible middle ground: one big 7-quart 'MegaZone' basket that fits large proteins (a whole roast, lots of wings) but includes a divider so you can still cook two foods at once when you want. You get the capacity of a single big basket with some of the two-food flexibility of a dual-zone, at 4.7 stars. Good for people who mostly cook one big thing but occasionally want to split.

The cheap upgrade that makes a dual-basket air fryer far nicer to live with. These disposable parchment liners are cut to fit the DZ201/DZ401 baskets, catching grease and crumbs so cleanup is a quick lift-and-toss instead of a scrub. Food-grade, non-stick, and highly rated (4.6 stars across 3,900+ ratings) — the accessory most dual-zone owners end up buying.