Instantly convert oven to air fryer temperature and cooking time for any recipe. Whether you're converting from a conventional oven, convection oven, or doing a reverse lookup, our free calculator gives precise results with brand adjustments, frozen food mode, and 33 food presets. Need detailed cooking tips? Read our complete air fryer conversion guide .
Air fryers circulate superheated air around food in a compact chamber, creating more intense heat transfer than a conventional oven. The standard oven to air fryer conversion rule is to reduce temperature by 25°F (15°C) for a regular oven, or just 10°F (5°C) for a convection oven — which already uses a fan.
The compact basket and powerful fan mean heat reaches food from all angles simultaneously. This cuts cooking time by roughly 20% — 30 minutes becomes 24 minutes. Always check 2–3 minutes before the calculated time, as results can vary by brand and basket size. Our air fryer conversion calculator handles this automatically.
Not all air fryers run at the same actual temperature. Ninja models tend to run 5°F hotter than indicated, while Instant Vortex tends to run cooler. Cosori is widely regarded as the most accurate. Selecting your brand in the air fryer calculator above automatically applies the right correction.
Follow these four steps to convert any conventional oven recipe to air fryer settings — works for regular ovens, convection ovens and frozen food.
For a regular oven to air fryer conversion, reduce temperature by 25°F (about 15°C). If using a convection oven, only reduce by 10°F (5°C) — it already has a fan that circulates air like an air fryer. Select your oven type in the air fryer calculator above for automatic adjustment.
💡 Air fryers circulate heat more efficiently — lower temp is enoughAir fryers cook faster due to compact space and powerful hot air circulation. Multiply oven time by 0.8 — 30 minutes becomes 24 minutes. For a conventional oven to air fryer conversion, time reduces by 15%. Use the air fryer conversion calculator above to get the exact adjusted time instantly.
💡 Formula: oven time × 0.8 = air fryer timeEvery air fryer model differs. Even with a perfect oven air fryer conversion, always check food a couple of minutes before the timer ends. For meat, use an instant-read thermometer to confirm safe internal temperatures — chicken at 165°F, pork and fish at 145°F.
💡 Smaller air fryers may cook even faster — always check earlyCooking frozen food directly from frozen? Add 25% more time to the converted cooking time and keep the temperature reduction the same. Toggle Frozen food mode in the air fryer calculator above for the auto-adjusted time. A 3-minute preheat also improves crispiness on frozen items like chips and spring rolls.
💡 No need to thaw — air fryers handle frozen food brilliantly| Oven °F | Air Fryer °F | 20 min → | 30 min → | 45 min → | 60 min → |
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| Food | Oven temp | Oven time | Air Fryer temp | Air Fryer time |
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| 🍗 Chicken breast | 375°F / 190°C | 28 min | 350°F / 175°C | 22 min |
| 🍗 Chicken wings | 400°F / 200°C | 25 min | 375°F / 190°C | 20 min |
| 🥩 Burger patties | 375°F / 190°C | 16 min | 350°F / 175°C | 13 min |
| 🐟 Salmon fillet | 400°F / 200°C | 14 min | 375°F / 190°C | 11 min |
| 🍟 Frozen chips / fries | 400°F / 200°C | 20 min | 375°F / 190°C | 16 min |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 425°F / 220°C | 18 min | 400°F / 205°C | 14 min |
| 🍪 Cookies | 350°F / 175°C | 12 min | 325°F / 163°C | 10 min |
| 🍕 Frozen pizza | 375°F / 190°C | 15 min | 350°F / 175°C | 12 min |