Is a Cuisinart Air Fryer “Non-Toxic”? What the TOA-70 Booklet Says
Is a Cuisinart air fryer “non-toxic”? We don't use that word for any product, but Cuisinart's papers answer a narrower question. A booklet for the TOA-70 Series says “The sides of the oven are coated, providing an easy-to-clean surface.” It doesn't name the coating or the basket's material.
updated November 2, 2026 · 2 min read
The short answer
We don't use that word for any product. The Cuisinart TOA-70 Series booklet says “The sides of the oven are coated”. It names no coating and doesn't say what the basket is made of. “No intentionally added PFAS” reached us only as a page excerpt, so we can't count it. Ask Cuisinart in writing which statement covers your unit.
What's on this page
If this oven is on your list, the question makes sense. We have no lab, so nothing here is a safety finding of ours. For how the word is used, see “non-toxic” on an air fryer label.
What does the booklet say?
The TOA-70 Series booklet is the one Cuisinart paper on this oven we could read.
- Oven sides: “The sides of the oven are coated, providing an easy-to-clean surface.”
- Basket, baking pan, grill plate and rack: it lists them but doesn't say what they are made of.
- Cleaning: “Never use steel wool pads, etc., on interior of oven.”
“Coated” is plain enough for us. What the coating is isn't there, so we don't guess. The booklet covers the whole series, and we couldn't tie it to this exact production run.
Cuisinart TOA-70
A booklet for this oven series says the sides are coated, but Cuisinart’s page says only “stainless steel construction”.
The oven this page is about. The booklet says the sides are coated, and it doesn't say what the basket is made of.
Good for families who want a stainless oven, accept coated sides and will ask Cuisinart which basket comes with it.
Coating: Has a coating
- A big oven space, listed at 0.6 cubic feet
- Cuisinart’s page doesn’t mention a coating, PTFE or PFAS
- The booklet says the sides are coated, but may not match this oven
- We couldn’t find what the basket is made of
See the full materials list
Full materials list
Cuisinart TOA-70
| CoatingHas a coatingA booklet for the series says the sides of the oven are coated. | |
|---|---|
| Basket | We couldn’t find this out |
| Inside | “The sides of the oven are coated, providing an easy-to-clean surface.” Older excerpts disagreed (“Stainless steel interior” and “Nonstick, easy-clean interior”)3 |
| Coating, per the company | Cuisinart’s page doesn’t name a coating, PTFE or PFAS. An older excerpt said “No intentionally added PFAS”; ceramic nonstick grill plate1 |
| Outside | “stainless steel construction” and “Color: Stainless Steel” on Cuisinart’s page; “Stainless” in the Amazon title1,2 |
| Size | 0.6 cubic feet in the Amazon title2 |
Where this comes from
- 1Cuisinart, TOA-70NAS product page. company website, checked November 2, 2026.
- 2Amazon listing title. Amazon title only, checked November 2, 2026.
- 3Cuisinart, TOA-70 Series instruction and recipe booklet, p. 4 (copy on ManualsLib). manual, checked November 2, 2026.
What about “stainless steel” and “no intentionally added PFAS”?
- “Stainless steel construction” is on Cuisinart's TOA-70NAS page, and it names no part. Older excerpts said “Stainless steel interior” and “Nonstick, easy-clean interior”. We couldn't confirm those.
- “No intentionally added PFAS” reached us only as a page excerpt. It isn't in the page's visible text. At face value, it speaks to what was added on purpose. It doesn't name the parts or the coating.
The EPA says there are thousands of PFAS chemicals. So a PFAS line on a label only helps once you know what it covers. See what PFOA and PFAS labels mean.
What should I ask Cuisinart?
Give your full model number and ask in writing:
- What is the coating on the sides of this oven?
- What is the basket made of, and does it have a coating?
- Which parts does “no intentionally added PFAS” cover?
How to check your air fryer's coating shows where else to look.
Want the parts listed more clearly?
Our Place itemizes its parts, so that's where we would start among ovens. Its list says the oven is “Stainless steel”, the basket and wire rack are “Chromed steel”, and the bake pan is aluminum with “nonstick ceramic coating”. Against it: chromed steel is a plated finish, not stainless, and the page doesn't say uncoated.
Least coating we found
Our Place Wonder Oven
A stainless oven with a chromed-steel basket and rack, plus one ceramic-coated pan.
Where we would start among ovens, because Our Place lists its parts. The bake pan is coated, and chromed steel is not stainless.
Good for families who want the least coating and don’t mind an oven shape or a coated bake pan they can leave out.
Coating: Has a coating
- The brand lists a stainless oven and a chromed-steel basket
- The brand’s FAQ says the inside is made without PFAS “(including PTFE)”
- The bake pan has a ceramic nonstick coating
- Chromed steel is plated, not stainless; the brand doesn’t say uncoated
- Accessories are not dishwasher safe; no steel wool
See the full materials list
Full materials list
Our Place Wonder Oven
| CoatingHas a coatingOnly the bake pan is named as coated, and the basket is chromed steel. | |
|---|---|
| Basket | “Chromed steel”, not stainless steel1 |
| Inside | “Stainless steel”1 |
| Coating, per the company | Bake pan: aluminum with “nonstick ceramic coating”. The brand’s FAQ says it’s made without PFAS “(including PTFE)”1 |
| Outside | The brand lists the oven as “Stainless steel”; the outer shell isn’t listed separately1 |
| Size | “13 qt” in the specs, “12-liter” in the FAQ1 |
Where this comes from
- 1Our Place, Wonder Oven product page. company website, checked November 2, 2026.
- 2Our Place, Wonder Oven user manual (silent on materials; copy hosted by QVC). manual, checked November 2, 2026.
Other Cuisinart models aren't covered on this site. The same questions work for any of them. See how Cosori and Ninja answer them. For a personal health question, your doctor is the right person to ask.
Common questions
Does the Cuisinart TOA-70 contain PFAS?
We can't say. The booklet says the oven's sides are coated and doesn't name the coating. The Cuisinart page we read names no coating, PTFE or PFAS. Ask Cuisinart which statement covers your unit.
Is the Cuisinart air fryer toaster oven stainless steel inside?
The papers disagree. Cuisinart's TOA-70NAS page says “stainless steel construction” without naming a part. Excerpts we couldn't confirm say “Stainless steel interior” and “Nonstick, easy-clean interior”. The booklet we read says the sides are coated.
What does “no intentionally added PFAS” mean?
Read plainly, it is about what was added on purpose. It isn't a test result. We couldn't see which parts it covers, so ask Cuisinart.
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Stainless Steel Air Fryer Editorial Team
We are the team behind Stainless Steel Air Fryer. We read what the companies say and explain it in plain English. We don’t run lab tests, and we say so when we couldn’t find something out.