This Oven to Air fryer Conversion Printable removes the hassle of figuring out the correct timing for your favorite recipes. With just a few rules to follow, you can enjoy many of your favorite recipes in the air fryer, even though they were created for the oven. To make your life easier, you can rely on our free printable oven to air fryer conversion sheet!
The air fryer cooks time depends on multiple factors, from the type and quantity of food to the cooking temperature. In most instances, the fryer will have a shorter cook time in a conventional oven. Luckily, the air fryer comes with a pause button, which you can use to check for doneness and to flip or shake the food.
🧅 Why It Works
Almost any recipe that calls for an oven can be adapted to make them air fryer recipes. The air fryer circulates hot air, which cooks food faster compared to a conventional oven. Always cook in a single layer to allow the fan inside the fryer to cook up crispy and not soggy.
Even better, the it is excellent at achieving the finger-licking crispiness we’re all craving with just a small amount of oil vs the deep fried foods. It’s definitely a healthier way to enjoy crispy food!
🥩 How Do I Convert Oven Temperature to Air Fryer Temperature?
The basic formula for converting a recipe from oven to air fryer is to reduce the cooking temperature by 25°F and the cooking time by 20%.
I recommend you check for doneness half way and adjust the cooking time if needed.
Our printable oven to air fryer conversion sheet offers the temperatures and cooking times for various popular foods so you can skip the math and start prepping your favorite traditional oven recipes.
Air Fryer Cheat Sheets Cooking Times {FREEBIE} Printable
🍕Oven To Air Fryer Conversion Sheet
The printable oven to air fryer conversion sheet includes all the major food groups: vegetables, chicken, pork & lamb, beef, seafood, and frozen foods (think frozen pizza or your favorite chicken strips).
Just keep in mind that these cooking times may need to be adjusted slightly. Be sure to monitor the food, especially if it’s the first time you cook it in the air fryer.
🥦 Vegetables
If you enjoy oven-roasted veggies, you will LOVE them in the air fryer! Since foods cook faster in the air fryer compared to the oven, I’m sure you will get to appreciate this, especially during busy weekdays.
Vegetable | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asparagus (whole) | 425 °F | 11 min | 400 °F | 9 min |
Baby Potatoes (small, 1.5 pounds) | 425 °F | 19 min | 400 °F | 16 min |
Beets (whole) | 425 °F | 48 min | 400 °F | 40 min |
Broccoli (florets) | 425 °F | 8 min | 400 °F | 6 min |
Brussels Sprouts | 405 °F | 18 min | 380 °F | 15 min |
Carrots (whole) | 405 °F | 24 min | 380 °F | 20 min |
Cauliflower (florets) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 12 min |
Cherry Tomatoes (whole) | 365 °F | 24 min | 340 °F | 20 min |
Corn on the cob | 415 °F | 12 min | 390 °F | 10 min |
Eggplant (chopped, 1 inch) | 425 °F | 18 min | 400 °F | 15 min |
Fennel (quartered) | 395 °F | 18 min | 370 °F | 15 min |
Green beans (whole) | 395 °F | 11 min | 370 °F | 9 min |
Kale Leaves | 375 °F | 14 min | 350 °F | 12 min |
Mushrooms (sliced, ¼ inch) | 425 °F | 6 min | 400 °F | 5 min |
Onions (pearl, or sliced 1 inch) | 425 °F | 12 min | 400 °F | 10 min |
Parsnips (chopped, ½ inch) | 405 °F | 18 min | 380 °F | 15 min |
Peppers (chopped, 1 inch) | 425 °F | 18 min | 400 °F | 15 min |
Potatoes (sliced, 1 inch) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 12 min |
Potatoes (whole) | 425 °F | 48 min | 400 °F | 40 min |
Squash (chopped, ½ inch) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 12 min |
Sweet Potato (whole) | 405 °F | 42 min | 380 °F | 35 min |
Tomatoes (halved) | 375 °F | 12 min | 350 °F | 10 min |
Zucchini (sliced, ½ inch) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 12 min |
Here are some of my favorite air fryer vegetable recipes you can try even as a beginner. Quick, delicious, and healthy!
Roasted Beets & Carrots (+Air Fryer option)
🐔 Chicken
One of the best ways to enjoy chicken meat that’s crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside is cooking it in the air fryer.
When possible, you should definitely brine your chicken, regardless if you’re using a dry rub or a liquid marinade.
With that said, pretty much any chicken recipe you can make in the oven can also be made in the air fryer. Whole chicken or parts, it doesn’t matter.
All of them will turn out great if you stick to the recommended cooking temperatures and times.
Chicken | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
Breast (bone-in, 1.25 pounds) | 395 °F | 30 min | 370 °F | 24 min |
Breast (boneless, 4 oz.) | 405 °F | 14 min | 380 °F | 11 min |
Chicken (whole, 4 pounds) | 375 °F | 66 min | 350 °F | 55 min |
Cornish hen (whole, 2 pounds) | 395 °F | 40 min | 370 °F | 32 min |
Drumsticks (2.5 pounds) | 395 °F | 23 min | 370 °F | 19 min |
Legs (bone-in, 1.75 pounds) | 405 °F | 36 min | 380 °F | 30 min |
Tenders (strips, 1 inch) | 385 °F | 10 min | 360 °F | 8 min |
Thighs (bone-in, 2 pounds) | 405 °F | 25 min | 380 °F | 21 min |
Thighs (boneless, 1.5 pounds) | 405 °F | 20 min | 380 °F | 17 min |
Wings (2 pounds) | 425 °F | 16 min | 400 °F | 13 min |
If you’re up for some culinary adventures, try one of our yummy air fryer chicken recipes:
Air Fryer Whole Chicken With BBQ Rub
Air Fryer Sweet Asian Chili Chicken Wings
🥩 Beef
All the different cuts of beef have their own appeal and the air fryer is an easy way to cook them perfectly.
Perhaps the most important thing about beef is to not overcook it as it can end up being too dry.
The air fryer’s hot air circulation shortens the cook time, ensuring your beef recipe will turn out juicy on the inside.
These are for medium well to well done. Cut down the time if you want it cooked less.
Beef | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
Beef Eye Round (4 pounds) | 405 °F | 54 min | 380 °F | 45 min |
Burger (4 oz.) | 395 °F | 17 min | 370 °F | 14 min |
Filet Mignon (8 oz.) | 425 °F | 19 min | 400 °F | 16 min |
Flank steak (1.5 pounds) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 11 min |
London Broil (2 pounds) | 425 °F | 22 min | 400 °F | 18 min |
Meatballs (2 inch) | 405 °F | 10 min | 380 °F | 8 min |
Ribeye (bone-in, 8 oz.) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 11 min |
Sirloin steak (12 oz.) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 11 min |
Air Fryer Steak Tips With Creamy Horseradish Sauce
🐖 Pork & Lamb
The fatty pork cuts are relatively easy to make in the oven. However, the leaner parts often end up being way too dry. This is where the air fryer can really save the day.
Because of the hot air circulation, lean cuts such as pork chops and tenderloin will get a slightly crispy exterior while remaining moist and flavorful on the inside!
Pork & Lamb | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
Bacon (regular cut) | 425 °F | 10 min | 400 °F | 8 min |
Bacon (thick cut) | 425 °F | 11 min | 400 °F | 9 min |
Lamb Loin Chop (1 inch thick) | 425 °F | 12 min | 400 °F | 10 min |
Pork chops (bone-in, 8 oz.) | 425 °F | 14 min | 400 °F | 11 min |
Pork loin (2 pounds) | 425 °F | 27 min | 400 °F | 22 min |
Rack of lamb (2 pounds) | 405 °F | 25 min | 380 °F | 21 min |
Sausages (whole, 12 oz.) | 405 °F | 18 min | 380 °F | 15 min |
Tenderloin (1 pound) | 395 °F | 18 min | 370 °F | 15 min |
🐟 Seafood
I love cooking seafood in the air fryer! It’s a healthy way to enjoy seafood and the cooking times are pretty short.
Even if you’re in a hurry to get dinner ready, you can cook fish fillet to perfection in the air fryer in under 10 minutes. Isn’t that amazing?
Seafood | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
Calamari (8 oz.) | 425 °F | 5 min | 400 °F | 4 min |
Crab cakes (1-2 inches thick) | 425 °F | 11 min | 400 °F | 9 min |
Fish fillet (8 oz.) | 425 °F | 11 min | 400 °F | 9 min |
Lobster tails (whole) | 395 °F | 6 min | 370 °F | 5 min |
Salmon fillet (12 oz.) | 405 °F | 12 min | 380 °F | 10 min |
Scallops (whole) | 425 °F | 8 min | 400 °F | 6 min |
Shrimp (whole) | 425 °F | 5 min | 400 °F | 4 min |
Swordfish steak (2 inches thick) | 425 °F | 11 min | 400 °F | 9 min |
Tuna steak (2 inches thick) | 425 °F | 8 min | 400 °F | 6 min |
🧊 Frozen Foods
Most frozen foods you would find in a grocery store have instructions for cooking in the oven. Look deeper than fries and chicken nuggets. Think yummy meatballs, turkey burgers, meatloaf and even beef sliders that will all work. And yes, they can also be cooked in the air fryer.
Our printable oven temperature to air fryer conversions chart includes some of the most popular frozen foods but if you’d like to cook something that’s not on the list, you can always use the general conversion rule: reduce the cooking temperature by 25 degrees Farhenheit and the cooking time by 20%.
Check food for doneness about halfway and add or lower the cooking time as needed.
Frozen Foods | Oven Temp | Oven Time | Air Fryer Temp | Air Fryer Time |
Breaded shrimp (12 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 11 min | 370-400 °F | 9 min |
Chicken nuggets (12 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 12 min | 370-400 °F | 10 min |
Chicken wings (precooked, 6 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 20 min | 370-400 °F | 17 min |
Fish fillet (10 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 17 min | 370-400 °F | 14 min |
Fish sticks (10 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 11 min | 370-400 °F | 9 min |
Fries (thick, 20 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 20 min | 370-400 °F | 17 min |
Fries (thin, 20 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 17 min | 370-400 °F | 14 min |
Mozzarella Sticks (12 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 9 min | 370-400 °F | 7 min |
Onion rings (12 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 9 min | 370-400 °F | 7 min |
Pot stickers (10 oz.) | 400-425 °F | 9 min | 370-400 °F | 7 min |
Air Fryer Frozen Curly Fries Recipe
❗ Expert Tips
Using an air fryer may not be rocket science, but you still need to pay attention to a few things.
Always check your manual that came with the machine if you have deeper questions.
Preheating the air fryer is definitely one of them. Some air fryers advertise no preheating is required. That can work for recipes with longer cooking times, but anything under 10 minutes will come out better if you preheat your air fryer.
It takes about 3 minutes to preheat it. I would say it’s totally worth the effort.
The air fryer will crisp up food way better if you add a little bit of oil. Spraying or brushing it is the best way to ensure an even coating while keeping the oil amount to a minimum.
One thing that can have a big impact on the total cooking time is how much food you put in the air fryer basket. The hot air needs space to circulate, so don’t overcrowd it. When air frying, it’s better to cook food in batches.
Otherwise you will need to check for doneness often and/or flip the food at least once to ensure it cooks evenly.
Keep mess to a minimum and use liners or parchment paper.
If your fryer has different modes of cooking, make sure you press the Air Fry setting.
You can swap out your favorite deep frying recipes using the Deep Fryer to Air Fryer Conversion Printable.
🖨️ How To Grab Your Conversion Chart
Making your favorite oven recipes in the air fryer is quick and effortless. And, you can completely avoid making any calculations by using our practical Oven To Air Fryer Conversion chart printable.
Jump to the address form below and enter your email. We’ll send you over to the page where you can save it!
Related Articles
Hi!
Ginny Collins is a passionate foodie and recipe creator of Savor and Savvy and Kitchenlaughter. Indoors she focuses on easy, quick recipes for busy families and kitchen basics. Outdoors, she focuses on backyard grilling and smoking to bring family and friends together. She is a lifelong learner who is always taking cooking classes on her travels overseas and stateside. Her work has been featured on MSN, Parade, Fox News, Yahoo, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and many local news outlets. She lives in Florida where you will find her outside on the water in her kayak, riding her bike on trails, and planning her next overseas adventure.
Leave a Reply