Baked goods in an air fryer
The Type of Air Fryer You Don't Want to Bake In

NEWS

By JENNIFER M. MCNEILL
A person pulling out baked good from an air fryer
When it comes to baking, not all air fryers do the same job. While your standard basket air fryers can handle most baking jobs, you'll run into problems if you have a rotary model.
A rotatory air fryer
These models continuously move the food while cooking, which will work wonders for a rotisserie chicken but will ruin your batters and doughs.
A bowl of cake batter with a whisk
The main issue comes down to simple physics: Cake batters need a consistent environment, and even bread dough requires a kind of stability during baking.
Tater tots in a rotary air fryer
Beyond the problem that they move around, these models are also generally smaller with more awkward shapes, so what you can bake in them will be limited.