Slim Air Fryer

An air fryer's capacity is usually paid for in counter depth. The bucket gets wider, the lid gets wider with it, and the appliance keeps taking up that space on the days nobody is cooking.

Bella's 6qt Slim Air Fryer holds up to 5 pounds of food in a basket built tall and long rather than wide, which cuts its footprint by as much as half against the brand's earlier models. Five pounds is a family portion of wings or fries in a single load, so the narrow shape costs nothing at dinner. Inside, a 1750 watt circular heating element moves hot air around the basket rather than pushing it down from a single point above the food. That is what produces an even crust without a mid-cook flip, since no part of the basket sits in the shadow of the element.

Six presets cover air fry, bake, roast, broil, reheat and dehydrate, which is most of what a toaster oven does on a fraction of the counter it needs. The basket and crisping tray go in the dishwasher, and the cord tucks into the base instead of dangling over the edge. Bella also treats it as an object that has to live in a kitchen rather than hide in a cupboard: five colours from the cream Oatmilk to a dusty Seaglass, rounded corners, and a soft matte finish in place of the hard black plastic most air fryers arrive in.