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Published: Nov 22, 2022 · Modified: Feb 5, 2023 by Ginny · This post may contain affiliate links.

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If you are new to air frying or a seasoned pro, you will find this all inclusive Air Fryer Cooking Times 3 page printable freebie is everything you need to kickstart your next recipe. It is a simple cooking times chart set that you can print keep handy for quick reference.

three pages of the air fryer cooking times printable on a background of air fried ravioli.
Three Page Air Fryer Cooking Times Cheat Sheet Printable
Contents hide
1 🍽️ What is an Air Fryer?
2 Converting Recipes from Oven to Air Fryer
3 Converting Recipes from Deep Fryer to Air Fryer
4 When and How to Preheat
5 Cooking Tips
6 Cooking Times Vegetables
7 Cooking Times Frozen Foods
8 Cooking Times Chicken
9 Cooking Times Beef
10 Cooking Times Pork and Lamb
11 Cooking Times Fish and Seafood
12 📝 Cheat Sheet PDF Printable
13 📎 Printable FAQs
14 🖨️ Grab Yours Here and Print

If you are a beginner and just took the machine out of the box or if you have a few meals behind you, these pdf sheets are so wonderful to have in your kitchen for handy references when you quickly need to know how much time a certain food takes.

Learn how long to cook fish, vegetables, chicken, beef, and more in your air fryer. This free cheat sheet set will provide the proper temperature and air fry time for the most common food plus a bonus page of how long to cook your frozen food favorites.

🍽️ What is an Air Fryer?

Let’s start here if you haven’t started using one yet. Air frying allows you to simplify your life.

Bake, cook, roast, and more all in one handy device in a fraction of the time it takes to cook in the oven. These nifty little kitchen appliances that sit on your countertop are the rage as they take hot air and circulate it around the food like a convection oven to make crispy and crunchy exteriors without all the oily mess and calories when food is placed in a single layer.

Whether you have a Cosari, Ninja, GoWise, or an Instant Vortex tray version, these cooking times will work for all of them. Each machine is calibrated differently based on wattage so always check a minute or two before when cooking an item the first time.

Typically the smaller ones will take a tiny bit more time to cook vs the tray version. No matter which machine you have, always leave room between the food and allow the air to circulate around the food, flipping about halfway.

Converting Recipes from Oven to Air Fryer

Air fryer cooking times will always be faster than cooking it in the oven. The air flow circulates around the food the entire time like a fan it is in the basket or on the trays for more overall even cooking. Don’t worry about figuring it out, we created a free printable for Oven to Air Fryer Conversions as well.

Start off by reducing the temperature of an oven recipe by 25° and reducing the time by 20-25%.

Always check the food early the first time cooking something new in your air fryer as each one is calibrated slightly different.

When cooking poultry always remember to cook to TEMPERATURE not TIME. According to the UDSA, poultry is safe to eat at 165°F. Whole cuts of pork, beef, veal and lamb is 145°F and ground meats are 160°F.

three air fryer printables and written instructions on how to use them.
Snag and Print These Air Fryer Printables to Save Time!

Converting Recipes from Deep Fryer to Air Fryer

Converting a deep fryer recipe to the air fryer is easy if you remember the simple rule to reduce the cooking temperature by 25° F and keep the cooking time approximately the same without using hot oil. You may have to play with this as each machine as you are deep frying tater tots vs putting them in your air fryer basket.

When and How to Preheat

The simple key to preheating food in the air fryer is when you want your food to be crispy, make sure to preheat for 3 minutes before you start cooking.

Foods that you want to be crispy will be a lot of frozen foods, chicken wings, hash browns, waffle fries and more.

Foods that you may not care if they are crispy would be when you are reheating food like steak, meal prep chicken or sausages.

What if my machine doesn’t automatically preheat?

If your machine DOES NOT automatically preheat like the Ninja Foodi Basket one, then set the timer for 3 minutes and allow it to heat up with the basket in place. My Instant Vortex 10 in 1 automatically preheats. Check your machine and adjust accordingly. Email me if you have questions.

Then place the food in the basket and start the timer. When doing this, always check your food EARLY. Always remember that each Air Fryer cooks differently and you didn’t do anything wrong.

Cooking Tips

Always check the food early the first time you are cooking any new dish in the fryer. All of the machines are calibrated just a little bit differently so they cook differently.

Always allow food to have air around it so that the machine can have the circulation of air to create the crispy food you desire. If you pile on the food or put food too close together, it tends to steam and not get crispy.

Spray your food with olive oil misters as the recipe indicates. Fatty foods tend to not need any oil spray but fish, carrots, broccoli or roasted pumpkin seeds need a spritz.

Almost always, flip your food or shake the basket. Each individual recipe will indicate if you need to flip it. Flipping allows the crispy exterior on all sides.

Don’t overcrowded the oven or basket. Make sure to put all food as a single layer and leave air in between all food to allow air circulation.

Cooking Times Vegetables

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Times and Temperature for Chicken and Vegetables

All of your favorite veggies including sweet potatoes and green beans.

FoodTemperatureTime (minutes)
Asparagus400°F5
Beets400°F40
Broccoli (Florets)400°F6
Brussel Sprouts (halved)380°F15
Carrots (sliced ½ inch)380°F15
Cauliflower400°F12
Corn on the Cob390°F6
Eggplant (1 ½ inch cubes)400°F15
Fennel (quartered)370°F15
Green Beans400°F5
Kale Leaves250°F12
Mushrooms400°F5
Onions (pearl) 400°F10
Parsnips380°F15
Peppers (1 inch chunks)400°F15
Potatoes (small baby, 1.5 lbs)400°F15
Potatoes (baked whole)400°F12
Potatoes (baked whole)400°F40
Squash (½ inch chunks)400°F12
Sweet Potato (baked)380°F30-35
Tomatoes (cheery)350°F4
Tomatoes (halves) 350°F10
Zucchini (½ inch sticks) 400°F12
Vegetable Air Fryer Cooking Time Sheet

Cooking Times Frozen Foods

air fryer cooking cheat sheet for common frozen foods.
Common Frozen Foods Cheat Sheet for the Air Fryer

We love cooking frozen foods in our air fryer basket. Our family can’t get enough of the chicken nuggets and French fries for a take out meal made at home.

FoodTemperature Time (min)
Chicken Nugget390°F12
Bonesless Wings360°F14
Chicken Tenders390°F12
Chicken Strips390°F8-10
Corn Dogs 390°F8-10
Fish Sticks360°F8-12
Meatballs350°F10-12
Hot Pockets390°F13
Pizza400°F10-15
Sausage400°F5-10
Shrimp390°F10
Egg Rolls 390°F12
Jalapeno Poppers340°F8
Mac and Cheese Bites360°F8-10
Mozzarella Sticks 380°F7
Pizza Rolls 380°F7
Potato Skins370°F5
Potstickers / Dumplings390°F8
Spring Rolls 390°F8
Taquitos400°F7
French Fries400°F18-20
Curly Fries400°F11
Steak Fries370°F14
Texas Toast320°F6
Tater Tots400°F8-10
Onion Rings 400°F8-10
Bagels360°F4-5
Hash Browns 370°F15
Sausage Patties400°F10
Toaster Strudel / Pop Tarts350°F7
Waffles 350°F6
Home Fries 390°F15-20
Mini-Quiche350°F15-20
Frozen Foods Air Fryer Cooking Times

Cooking Times Chicken

Air Fryer cooks tender and juicy chicken breasts to perfection in under 15 minutes or thighs in under 20 minutes for healthy weeknight meals. Always remember to cook poultry to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

FoodTemperatureTime (minutes)
Breasts, Bone In (1.25 lbs) 370°F25
Breasts, Boneless (4 oz)380°F12
Drumsticks (2.5 lbs)370°F20
Thighs, Bone In (2 lbs) 380°F22
Thighs, Boneless (1.5 lbs)380°F18-20
Legs, Bone In (1.75 lbs) 380°F30
Wings (2 lbs) 400°F12
Game Hen (Halved, 2 lbs) 390°F20
Whole Chicken (6.5 lbs) 360°F75
Tenders360°F8-10
Chicken Air Fryer Cooking Times

Cooking Times Beef

air fryer cooking cheat sheet on a background of air fryer waffles.
Times and Temps for Beef, Pork, Lamb, and Seafood

You will love how juicy and tender your favorite beef cuts of meat, our favorite being the Air Fryer Tri Tip. Cooking frozen burgers or meatballs are quick and easy meals to that don’t need any meal prep.

FoodTemperatureTime (minutes)
Burger (4 oz) 370°F16-20
Filet Mignon (8 oz) 400°F18
Flank Steak (1.5 lbs) 400°F12
London Broil (2 lbs)400°F20-28
Meatballs (1 inch) 380°F7
Meatballs (3 inch) 380°F10
Ribeye, Bone In (1 inch, 8 oz) 400°F10-15
Sirloin Steaks (1 inch, 12 oz) 390°F9-14
Beef Eye Round Roast (4 lbs) 360°F45-55
Sausages 350°F15
Beef Air Fryer Cooking Times

Cooking Times Pork and Lamb

Our Air Fryer Pork Tenderlion never has leftovers due to the meat that is dripping in juices and packed with flavor. When craving what to serve with a big batch of mashed potatoes, this pork loin is always one of my first choices. Easy Sunday morning batch of regular cut bacon (or TikTok Twisted Bacon) will be done in less time than the eggs you are frying.

Food Temperature Time
Loin (2 lbs)36055
Pork Chops, Bone In (1 inch, 6.5 oz) 40012
Tenderloin (1 lb) 37015
Bacon (Regular)4005-7
Bacon (Thick Cut) 4006-10
Sausages38015
Lamb Loin Chops (1 inch thick) 4008-12
Rack of Lamb (1.5 – 2.5 lbs ) 38022
Pork and Lamb Air Fryer Cooking Times

Cooking Times Fish and Seafood

Food Temperature Time (minutes)
Calamari (8oz) 4004
Fish Fillet (1 inch, 8 oz) 40010
Salmon Fillet (6 oz) 38012
Swordfish Steak 40010
Tuna Steak 4007-10
Scallops 4005-7
Shrimp 4005
Fish and Seafood Air Fryer Cooking Times

📝 Cheat Sheet PDF Printable

The last thing you want to do is have to research the cooking times and temps for your meal when you’re already tired from your day. Keep this printable air fryer cheat sheet set handy and you’ll save even more time and energy!

This provides a clean and crisp layout that is very user-friendly. It is all organized to save you time.

It’s easy to find what you are looking for. I broke it up into categories to make it even easier to find what you need.

three air fryer printables with times and temperatures for the most common foods.
Grab Your Cheat Sheets!

📎 Printable FAQs

What is an Air Fryer?

Air fryers are a great kitchen accessory to own. It provides a healthy alternative to deep frying, roasting, and even baking. Hot air circulates all around your food cooking it in a delicious way.

What foods can you cook in an Air Fryer?

An air fryer is a multi-purpose kitchen accessory. Bake cakes, cookies, whip up hush puppies, fried chicken, roasted vegetables, etc. There is so much you can do with this, the possibilities are endless.

Do you use oil in the Air Fryer?

You will still use a little bit of spray oil when you cook, but it will not be like you are deep frying food. Use an oil mister to help crisp up the outside of your food. There are also olive oil, avocado oil and so many other spray oils in your local grocery store right next to the regular oil. If you don’t own a mister, start with one of these.

Do you need to Flip Food?

Yes. The reason being is that you will find flipping helps to allow you to check on the cooking progress and allows both sides to cook evenly.

Is Air Fried food healthy?

Air fried food is a healthier alternative to deep frying. Depending on the recipe, the key is moderation. All things are okay in moderation. When you over indulge is when you run into an issue. The biggest caloric savings will be that the food is never sitting a pool of oil like it would be when you traditionally fry yet you will get the crispy benefits.

Are Air Fryers worth the money?

We love using ours for roasting vegetables, making dinners, desserts, etc. It doesn’t heat the house like the oven and is a healthier and fast cooking technique.

🖨️ Grab Yours Here and Print

  • Free air fryer cooking times printable.
  • Print it on your printer.
  • Use this as a guide to cooking all your favorite foods, including those frozen food favorites.

Take an extra step and laminate your sheets. This will protect them from food splatters.

Print and tape this to a cupboard door, use in a 3 ring binder, tape it to the refrigerator for quick reference as you cook. We added it to our Recipe Binder and our Kitchen Binder so there are always ways to reference.

Please only use this for personal use.

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Hi! My name is Ginny and I know how busy life can be! I am a mom working hard to prepare healthy meals for my family that is always on the go!

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  1. Bob Shannon says

    March 12, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    I was searching for air fryer recipes from the pro’s but stopped searching when I saw your recipe for that misunderstood taste treat ….. CHICKEN LIVERS! Thank you.

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    • Ginny says

      March 16, 2022 at 12:20 pm

      Bob, we are officially soul mates!! People just don’t know what they are missing when they don’t eat those chicken livers!!! lol!!! Ginny

      Reply
  2. Jennifer Anger says

    December 08, 2021 at 5:59 am

    new to air frying need help

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    • Ginny says

      December 08, 2021 at 9:21 am

      Hi Jennifer! I hope the printables help you!! Try starting with the frozen food page as that will give you a lot of success right out of the gate! Then move on to other recipes. Using your air fryer is so stinking easy that you will gravitate to it most nights as everything turns out so delish!! Let me know if I can help! Cheers! Ginny

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