Air Fryer Vegetable Cooking Times: Ninja, Cosori, Instant, Philips

Most air fryer vegetables take 4 to 25 minutes at 380°F to 425°F, depending on the brand chart, the cut and the amount; whole sweet potatoes and baked potatoes take 30 to 60. Ninja’s AF100 chart cooks most fresh vegetables at 390°F with 1 tablespoon of oil; Cosori’s Iconic chart runs hotter and shorter. Use your own model’s chart.

The rows below are copied from each maker’s chart without averaging. “Not listed” means the chart has no row for that vegetable. We have not cooked these ourselves; for meat, fish and frozen foods, see the main air fryer cooking times chart.

Vegetable times by brand

Cosori’s Iconic chart also lists asparagus (365°F, 5 to 8 minutes), mushrooms (380°F, 8 to 14 minutes), bell peppers in 1-inch dice (385°F, 6 to 12 minutes), halved eggplant (435°F, 10 to 18 minutes) and whole baked potatoes (385°F, 50 to 60 minutes).

Two other charts are shorter. Instant’s Vortex 6-quart manual lists only asparagus (380°F, 7 to 9 minutes) and cauliflower (380°F, 6 to 10 minutes) among vegetables. The Philips HD9650 table has one row for roughly chopped mixed vegetables: 300 to 800 g at 400°F for 10 to 20 minutes, with the note to set the time to your own taste.

Cosori’s Pro LE has no food chart at all. Its Veggies preset starts at 350°F for 10 minutes, a starting setting rather than an instruction for any one vegetable.

How to read a vegetable row

Amounts are part of the instruction. Ninja’s times are for the weight shown. Doubling the load changes the result, and FSIS says overcrowding can stop enough air from circulating to cook food properly. Cook a large amount in batches.

Cosori runs hotter. Its Iconic chart goes up to 450°F. The Ninja AF100 and Instant Vortex stop at 400°F, so a 415°F or 425°F row cannot be copied onto them. On those machines, use their own 390°F or 380°F rows.

Shake or turn. Most Cosori rows say to shake the basket partway, and its guide says a full basket leads to uneven browning and longer cook times.

Check a few minutes early. Cosori’s guide says to check doneness a few minutes before the end of the time range. The FSIS safe temperature chart lists no figure for vegetables, so doneness here is a matter of texture.

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Oil, and how to apply it

Oil is listed for a reason. Ninja’s AF100 guide says to use at least 1 tablespoon of oil for fresh vegetables and potatoes, and nearly every Ninja vegetable row includes it. Whole sweet potatoes are the exception, pierced and cooked with none.

Cauliflower takes 2 tablespoons in Ninja’s chart, more than any other row here. Our how to use an air fryer guide covers oil, preheating and shaking in general.

Oil sprayers and misters for an even coat

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Which vegetables have no chart row?

Acorn squash and parsnips have no rows in any of these four charts, and neither does stuffing. We have left them out instead of guessing. For an unlisted vegetable, the closest row of similar size and density is a starting point at most; check early and often.

Frozen vegetables are not charted either. Cosori’s Iconic guide says frozen items generally need 2 to 5 extra minutes over the fresh time as a starting point, and Ninja’s owner’s guide says whether to defrost first depends on the food, so follow the package instructions.

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