The Best Air Fryer Cookbooks for Every Kind of Cook

There are hundreds of air fryer cookbooks, and many are thin collections of untested recipes. These five come from authors and publishers with a long track record of recipes that work. We chose them based on the authors’ reputations, what each book covers and what readers say about them. We haven’t cooked every recipe in every book, so think of this as a guide to who each one suits.

How to choose an air fryer recipe book

• Start with how you cook. Weeknight dinners, lighter meals and learning the basics each call for a different book.
• Look for a trusted author. Test kitchens and established recipe writers test their recipes before they print them.
• Check the format. Print books are easy to prop open in the kitchen. Most of these are also sold as e-books.

Air Fryer Perfection (America’s Test Kitchen)

Best for: learning to use an air fryer well.

America’s Test Kitchen is known for testing each recipe many times, and its air fryer book explains why each method works, from getting chicken skin crisp to keeping roasts juicy. It’s a good choice if you want to understand your air fryer, not just follow steps. Find Air Fryer Perfection on Amazon.

Every Day Easy Air Fryer (America’s Test Kitchen)

Best for: quick weeknight meals.

ATK’s second air fryer book focuses on simple, faster recipes for everyday dinners, snacks and sides. It suits busy households who want dinner on the table without a long ingredient list. Find Every Day Easy Air Fryer on Amazon.

Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook (Gina Homolka)

Best for: lighter, family-friendly recipes.

Gina Homolka’s Skinnytaste recipes are popular for lighter versions of comfort food, and each recipe includes nutrition information. It’s a good fit if you bought an air fryer to cook with less oil. Find the Skinnytaste Air Fryer Cookbook on Amazon.

Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners (Gina Homolka)

Best for: lighter dinners, start to finish.

The follow-up Skinnytaste book is built around complete dinners in the air fryer. Choose it if dinner is what you cook most, or if you already own the first book. Find Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners on Amazon.

Air Fry Everything (Meredith Laurence)

Best for: a broad, beginner-friendly collection.

Meredith Laurence, known as the Blue Jean Chef, writes approachable recipes for everyday cooks. This book covers a wide range of foods, from breakfast and snacks to mains and desserts. Find Air Fry Everything on Amazon.

Free air fryer recipes and charts

If you mostly need times and temperatures, start with our free air fryer cooking times chart and how to use an air fryer guide. For the holidays, our air fryer side dishes guide has a full timing plan.

Giving a cookbook as a gift?

A cookbook pairs well with a thermometer or a pack of liners. See our air fryer gift ideas and the air fryer accessories worth buying, or browse more air fryer cookbooks on Amazon.