Nonstick Air Fryer Basket

PTFE-coated air fryer baskets and trays.

49Moderate burden · out of 100

Cleaner swapA stainless-steel or ceramic-coated basket

How this score is built

100Start
81.6Chemical hazard 4 × 4.6−18.4
64.6Everyday exposure 5 × 3.4−17
49Persistence 6 × 2.6−15.6
ModerateThe band49 sits in 40–59.

What each input rests on

The three ratings behind the score, and the studies each rests on
Input	Rating	Evidence
Chemical hazard	4/10	unsourced input Searched 2026-10-26: No study measuring what PTFE-coated air fryer baskets release was found on PubMed; the air fryer studies found measure cooking fumes, acrylamide and PAHs, not the coating.
Everyday exposure	5/10	unsourced input Searched 2026-10-26: No study measuring what PTFE-coated air fryer baskets release was found on PubMed; the air fryer studies found measure cooking fumes, acrylamide and PAHs, not the coating.
Persistence	6/10	unsourced input Searched 2026-10-26: No study measuring what PTFE-coated air fryer baskets release was found on PubMed; the air fryer studies found measure cooking fumes, acrylamide and PAHs, not the coating.

Ratings are editorial. A study listed here supports the rating; it did not compute it. How the index is built

What this means for you

High-heat cooking on scratched PTFE coatings can release fumes and shed particles. Uncoated stainless or a ceramic liner sidesteps the fluorinated coating.

Evidence strength: moderate

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