Air fryer times for beef, pork and sausages
Two different safety numbers live in this category and people mix them up constantly: a whole cut — steak, chop, roast — is safe at 145 °F with a three-minute rest, while anything minced is safe at 160 °F. Grinding spreads surface bacteria through the meat, which is the whole reason for the gap. Fat is also the variable that makes air fryer meat times unreliable, because rendering fat smokes.
Every meat cook time
Other categories
Frozen foods
Cook times and temperatures for frozen food in an air fryer, from fries to mozzarella sticks. Sourced from manufacturer charts, with shake times.
Chicken
How long to air fry chicken breast, tenders and wings, with the USDA safe internal temperature of 165°F shown on every cut and a thermometer note.
Fish and seafood
How long to air fry salmon, white fish and shrimp. Short cooks with narrow windows, plus the USDA visual test for shellfish where no temperature applies.
Vegetables
Air fryer times for broccoli, brussels sprouts and carrots. Higher temperatures than you expect, because browning is the point and there is no safety floor.
Baking
Air fryer times for cookies, cupcakes, biscuits and cinnamon rolls. Far cooler than an oven recipe says, and here is the reason the fan makes it necessary.
Potatoes
How long to air fry roast potatoes and jacket potatoes, with Ninja’s own figures and why a whole potato takes four times longer than cut ones.