The best air fryer accessories will always be those accessories that you actually use. But that being said, there are some accessories that are often indispensable to the avid air fryer home chef.
Part of the problem with buying air fryer accessories is that each set of accessories seems to be brand-specific. So if you order the wrong one accidentally nothing will fit. And that’s if you can even find a set for your specific air fryer!
So this list of accessories are sets that we chose specifically to work in most air fryers. These are all smaller accessories that will work in most large or small air fryers.
We will suggest on good set of larger accessories at the end though, for those of you who have the bigger air fryers like we us. But all other sets are chosen specifically for their smaller size so that they will work in almost any air fryer.
Note that if you need some recipes to make with these accessories, you can find all our air fryer recipes here. And rest assured, we have more on the way!
THE BEST AIR FRYER ACCESSORIES COME IN SETS!
Please forgive us. We get a little excited about air fryer accessories around here. Getting a box of new accessories is kinda like opening presents on our birthday. We smile and squeal with excitement when we catch the first glimpse!
BEST OVERALL SET
This set is our favorite for small to medium air fryers. We totally ♥ it!
We love this particular set. It will fit into most air fryers (either basket air fryers or convection oven air fryers), and really opens up the possibilities of what you can do with your air fryer. It takes your air fryer from a snack maker, to a meal maker.
This set includes:
- 1 Cake Barrel
- 1 Pizza Pan
- 1 Metal Holder
- 1 Skewers Rack
- 1 Toast Rack
- 1 Silicone Mat
- 1 Egg Bites Molds
- 1 Pair of Silicone Oven Mitts
- 1 Kitchen Plate Gripper
- 6 Silicone Muffin Cups
- 1 Air Fryer Recipe Cookbook
- 1 Oil Brush
- 3 Pcs Icing Smoother
- 100 Pcs Air Fryer Liners
This set will fit all air fryers that are anywhere between 3.2 quart capacity to a 5.8 quart capacity. The width of the pieces are 7 inches on average.
BEST BENEFIT?
If you are an Instant Pot lover like we are, these can also be used in your Instant Pot! (or oven, or microwave).
Oh! And all of these accessories are safe to put into the dishwasher! Although, you’ll want to be careful what you clean them with. Some of them have a Teflon coating, so you don’t want to scratch them with rough cleaners or scrapers. And if you do scratch the Teflon, throw it out.
BEST AIR FRYER SET WITH FEWER GOODIES
We get it, not everyone has an endless supply of room for kitchen gadgets. It hurts us to even type that, but we know it’s true. So if you are limited on space for gadget storage, this set is not only more cost effective, but also has fewer items to take up room in your cabinets and drawers.
This set includes:
- 1 Mini Cake silicone pan
- 1 Cake Barrel
- 1 Pizza Pan
- 1 Metal Holder
- 1 Multi Purpose Rack with Skewers
- 1 Silicone Mat
This set will fit most air fryers that have at least a 3.7 quart capacity.
Each piece in this set is dishwasher safe too!
LARGE AIR FRYER ACCESSORIES
If you have a larger air fryer like we do, then you’ll probably want some larger accessories. But we should warn you, larger doesn’t be huge. They are still small accessories because they still have to fit into a small area. They are only larger by about a 1/2 inch in some cases. But it does give you more dish space to fill! This is our favorite set for larger air fryers.
This set does still fit into smaller air fryers, but nothing smaller than 3.7 quarts.
This set includes:
- 1 Cake Barrel
- 1 Pizza Pan
- 1 Multi-Purpose Rack with Skewers
- 1 Silicone Mat
- 1 Egg Bites Molds with Lid
- 7 Silicone Muffin Cups
- 1 Food Tong
- 1 Metal Holder
- 100 Baking Paper
- 1 Silicone Oil Brush
- 1 Silicone Spatula
- 1 Kitchen Plate Gripper
- 1 Pair of Silicone Oven Mitts
- 3 Magnetic Cheat Sheet
- 1 air fryer Recipe Cookbook
Benefits include:
- All items are BPA free.
- All accessories are dishwasher safe. Although you’ll want to be careful washing the Teflon coated items.
OIL SPRAYERS
Oil sprayers are a wonderful item to have if your kitchen. They work great for general cooking, but are particularly useful with air frying.
This Evo brand has measured spray, so you can gauge with accuracy how much oil you are using. It’s quite difficult to use too much oil if you use an oil sprayer. Remember, air fryers require you to use very little oil. So this is any easy way to do that!
MEAT THERMOMETERS
Every kitchen needs a meat thermometer. You will want one when you air fry to make sure that meats like turkey or chicken reach their proper cooking temperature. We love this one in particular. It’s very affordable, it’s easily calibrated and is very reliable. We have five of them!
VEGETABLE CUTTERS AND PEELERS
We haven’t had this cutter for very long, but we are already in love with how easily it gives us perfectly cut fries (and other veggies!) every single time. Clean up is easy too!
By far, the easiest peeler to use with just about any vegetable is a Y-peeler. We like this one.
PARCHMENT PAPER FOR AIR FRYERS
Air fryer parchment paper can come in super handy and save you a lot of cleaning time. Most brands of air fryers have their own specifically cut parchment paper to fit their air fryers exactly. These two seem to fit several air fryers. They are more of a “generic fit” unless you have the air fryers that these were specifically made for. But we have found that they can be used in several different air fryers. So it’s worth a shot at those affordable prices.
In Conclusion:
The truth is, any of these air fryer accessories should work well in nearly any air fryer depending on the size of your air fryer. The really important thing is to look carefully at each piece in each set and determine if it’s something you will actually use or not, and choose your set accordingly.
The other accessories are great because you can use them for other cooking or baking as well. So they will never take up wasted space in your kitchen.
With the right accessories, your air fryer will produce delicious meals for years to come!
