Stainless Steel Air Fryer Tray, Rack and Inserts: Read This First

What does an insert change?

An insert changes one thing: what the food sits on. The basket, plate or walls under and around it stay coated, with the same care rules. The hot air moves through the same space.

If you want an air fryer where the brand names less coating, that's a different purchase. See stainless steel baskets and air fryers without a nonstick coating.

What do brands say about add-ons?

We found no brand that approves a third-party insert. Several warn against them:

• Cosori TurboBlaze: “Do not use third-party replacement parts or accessories, as this may cause injuries.”
• Breville BOV900: “The use of accessories and attachments not recommended or supplied with this oven may cause injuries.”
• Instant Vortex: “Do not use any accessories or attachments not authorized by Instant Brands Inc.”
• Cuisinart TOA-70: “The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Cuisinart may cause injury.”

So the first step isn't shopping. Read the safeguards in your own manual. Cosori's manual says extra and replacement accessories are available through its customer support.

Which one should I look at?

“304 stainless” oven basket

A separate oven basket sold as 304 stainless. It swaps in for a basket; the rest of the oven stays the same.

The simplest option if you own an oven-style air fryer: a separate basket for the rack. Nothing about it is documented beyond the listing, so read your manual first.

All we have for this one is the Amazon listing, so it’s an option, not a recommendation.

Good for families who own an oven-style fryer, want a separate metal basket and have checked their brand allows it.

Coating: We couldn’t confirm

• Sized for ovens, says the title

• “304” is the seller’s claim; we found no document
• No brand we read approves third-party baskets for a model

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Full materials list

“304 stainless” oven basket

Materials: “304 stainless” oven basket

CoatingWe couldn’t confirmAn Amazon title isn’t a document from the brand.
Basket	“304 Stainless Steel”, from the title only1
Inside	Does not apply
Coating, per the company	We couldn’t find this out
Outside	Does not apply
Size	16.5 by 12.5 inches in the Amazon title1

Where this comes from

1. 1Amazon listing title. Amazon title only, checked November 2, 2026.

Which one should you get?

• If you own a large oven, have measured the rack and have checked your manual

  “304 stainless” oven basket · We couldn’t confirm · Based on the Amazon listing

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• If you own a drawer model of 5.8 qt or more and have measured the basket floor

  8.5 inch “304” mesh basket · We couldn’t confirm · Based on the Amazon listing

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• If you own a smaller unit and have measured the basket floor

  7.8 inch stainless basket · We couldn’t confirm · Based on the Amazon listing

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• If you're still choosing an air fryer and want less coating on paper

  Our Place Wonder Oven · Has a coating

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Everything about these comes from the Amazon listing titles. We list them as options, not recommendations. Besides the oven basket:

• The two-pack crisper set^* is also for ovens. The title gives no measurements.
• The 8.5 inch mesh basket^* names 5.8 qt and 6 qt units.
• The 7.8 inch basket^* is for 4.2 to 5.8 qt units.
• The 7.87 inch rack^* and the 8 inch BYKITCHEN rack^* are square racks. The BYKITCHEN title names Cosori, Ninja and Gourmia. That's the seller's wording, not those brands' approval.

All of them sit in the budget price class.

What should I check before I buy?

• Your manual. Read the safeguards on accessories first.
• The size. Measure the inside floor of your basket or the oven rack. Quarts in a title are a rough guide.
• The room above. Cosori's manual says heaped food may touch the heating coils. Leave space.
• Cleaning. Cosori says not to use metal scouring pads. See cleaning a stainless steel air fryer.
• The material. Ask the seller, in writing, what it's made of.

Where this leaves you

If you own an oven-style unit, have read your manual and accept that the stainless claim is the seller's, the oven basket^* is the simplest to look at, as long as it fits. If you own a drawer model, ask the brand about its own accessories first. If you're still choosing, start with the Our Place Wonder Oven^*. See every model in the material table.