🍳 Kitchen Math

Air Fryer Converter

Turn any oven recipe into air fryer settings using the standard conversion: drop the temperature and cut the time — air fryers cook hotter and faster because the fan circulates heat directly around the food.

Air fryer settings

This is a starting point, not an exact science — different foods brown at different rates. Check at the halfway mark, and use a food thermometer for meat and poultry rather than relying on time alone.

The rule this uses

Reduce the oven temperature by 25°F (about 14°C, since this is a temperature interval, not an absolute conversion) and cut the cooking time by roughly 20%. This matches the general guidance used across air fryer cooking guides — see for example The Foodie Physician's oven-to-air-fryer guide. Some very fatty or delicate foods may need a bigger time cut; check a few minutes early the first time you try a recipe.