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Air Fryer Conversion,
oven recipe to air fryer.
Enter your oven temperature and time, pick what you're cooking, and get the air fryer temperature and time instantly — tuned by food type, in °F or °C.
Food type
A safe all-purpose conversion: 25°F cooler and about 20% less time.
Air fryer temperature
375°F
25°F cooler than your oven
Air fryer cook time
20 min
20% less time · check from 19 min
From oven to air fryer
Cooking tips
- Shake the basket or flip the food halfway through for even cooking.
- Don't overcrowd the basket — leave space so hot air can circulate.
- Start checking around 19 min the first time — air fryers run fast.
- Most foods don't need a long preheat; 2–3 minutes is plenty.
Field guide
Why air fryers cook hotter, faster.
An air fryer isn't really frying anything — it's a small, powerful convection oven. Understanding that one fact is the key to converting any oven recipe with confidence.
Convection vs conduction
A conventional oven heats mostly by conduction and radiation: still, hot air slowly warms the surface of your food. An air fryer adds a high-speed fan, cooking by forced convection — it constantly sweeps the hot air boundary off the food's surface and replaces it with fresh heat. That dramatically speeds up heat transfer and moisture evaporation, which is what gives you crisp edges. Because the heat arrives faster, you need less of it and for less time.
The conversion math
The two adjustments every conversion makes:
From there, the food type fine-tunes the numbers. Frozen foods need only a small temperature drop but a big time cut; delicate baking needs a gentler touch. The calculator above applies these per-category rules:
| Food type | Temp drop | Time cut |
|---|---|---|
| General | 25°F / 15°C | 20% |
| Frozen foods | 10°F / 5°C | 30% |
| Meat & poultry | 25°F / 15°C | 20% |
| Vegetables | 20°F / 10°C | 25% |
| Baking & pastry | 25°F / 15°C | 20% |
Top air frying rules
- Don't crowd the basket. Air needs to reach every surface. Cook in a single layer; do a second batch rather than pile it in.
- Shake or flip halfway. The side facing the fan cooks fastest — turning the food keeps browning even.
- Check early the first time. Every air fryer runs a little differently. Start checking a few minutes before the timer until you know yours.
- A little oil goes a long way. A light spray or toss helps vegetables and proteins crisp; you don't need much.
- Use a pan for anything loose. Batters, sauces, and small items belong in an air-fryer-safe dish, not loose in the basket.
Using this calculator
Set your oven temperature and time, choose °F or °C, and pick the closest food type. The hero cards show the suggested air fryer temperature and time, and the tips update to match what you're cooking. Use Export PDF to print or save the directions for the kitchen.
Disclaimer: These conversions are general guidelines based on common culinary rules of thumb. Air fryer models vary in power and capacity, and results depend on the food and how full the basket is. Always check that food is cooked through — using a thermometer for meat and poultry — rather than relying on the timer alone.