What Is a Nonstick Air Fryer Basket Made Of?
Most nonstick air fryer baskets we read about are metal with a nonstick coating on top. Cosori says aluminum with a nonstick coating, Typhur lists aluminum alloy with a ceramic coating, and Our Place lists chromed steel. Many brands don't name the metal at all.
updated November 2, 2026 · 2 min read
The short answer
Most nonstick air fryer baskets we read about are metal with a nonstick layer on top. Cosori's TurboBlaze manual says aluminum with a nonstick coating, and Typhur lists aluminum alloy with a ceramic coating. Our Place lists chromed steel, and Ninja's Crispi uses a glass bowl. Many brands don't name the metal, so check your own model.
What's on this page
What are baskets made of?
Think of a basket as two layers: the metal underneath, and what's on top. A listing rarely tells you either. Here is what brands say when they do.
- Cosori TurboBlaze: “aluminum metal” with a “nonstick coating”.
- Typhur Dome 2: “Aluminum alloy” with what Typhur calls a “PFAS-free nonstick ceramic” coating.
- Cosori Iconic: Cosori's page says the basket is made with 304 stainless steel. Its manual mentions a ceramic coating on the plate and inside the basket.
- Ninja AF141C: a “nonstick-coated cooking basket”. The metal isn't named.
- GreenPan Bistro: “coated”, in GreenPan's words a “nontoxic nonstick”. The metal isn't named.
- Our Place Wonder Oven: “Chromed steel”. No coating is named, but the page doesn't say uncoated. See the Wonder Oven page.
- Ninja Crispi: a glass bowl with a separate plate. The plate is “Aluminum with a nano-ceramic coating” in a search snippet only. See the Crispi page.
Your listing's title may say none of this. Every model we cover is in the material table.
What does “nonstick” mean?
It tells you there's a coating, not what the coating is.
PTFE is the slick nonstick coating best known as Teflon. Ninja's California list is direct: “This chemical provides a non-stick coating.” It names PTFE for many of its series made before 8/15/24. See whether air fryers have Teflon.
FDA says some PFAS are approved for non-stick cookware coatings and that studies show a negligible amount can get into food. That page doesn't cover fumes or damaged coatings, and doesn't name air fryers.
Ceramic names a coating, not a bare surface. See stainless or ceramic.
What about the metal underneath?
Aluminum is the one named most often. Chromed steel is a plated finish, not stainless, though it can look the same. “Stainless steel” on a label usually describes the outside. Our page on the stainless steel basket goes through the listings that claim one.
Glass usually comes as a bowl with a separate plate, so the plate is the part to ask about.
Is a nonstick basket a bad thing?
No. Plenty of people choose one on purpose. What you can ask for is a brand that says what it is, and care steps you can follow. Cosori's manual says the basket and plate are dishwasher-safe, and to avoid metal utensils and harsh cleaners.
Coated, and says so
Cosori TurboBlaze
No stainless claim; the manual says aluminum with a nonstick coating.
If you're fine with a coating, this manual says what the basket is in one sentence. The listing calls the coating ceramic, but the manual says only nonstick.
Good for families who accept a coating and want a plain answer from the brand more than a stainless look.
Coating: Has a coating
- The manual says what the basket and plate are made of
- 6 qt and 90° to 450°F, per the manual
- The Amazon title says ceramic; the manual says only “nonstick coating”
- Two versions on Cosori’s list, one with PTFE; unclear which ships
See the full materials list
Full materials list
Cosori TurboBlaze
| CoatingHas a coatingThe manual says the basket and crisper plate are coated. | |
|---|---|
| Basket | “aluminum metal with nonstick coating”1 |
| Inside | We couldn’t find this out |
| Coating, per the company | “The basket and crisper plate are made of aluminum metal with nonstick coating.” Cosori’s chemical list shows one version of this model with PTFE and one without1,2 |
| Outside | Not sold as stainless |
| Size | “6 qt / 5.7 L”1 |
Where this comes from
- 1Cosori, TurboBlaze CAF-DC601-KUS user manual. manual, checked November 2, 2026.
- 2VeSync (Cosori), chemical disclosure sheet, updated 17 August 2026, pp. 1 and 14. company list, checked November 2, 2026.
How do I find out about mine?
Search your manual for “coating”, “nonstick” and “ceramic”. Our coating check shows you how, including what to ask support.
Common questions
Are air fryer baskets aluminum?
Many are, going by what we read. Cosori's TurboBlaze manual says aluminum, and Typhur lists aluminum alloy. Other brands don't name the metal, so check your own model.
Is a “ceramic” basket made of ceramic?
Not in the documents we read. There, “ceramic” names a coating on metal. We found no study comparing ceramic with PTFE, so we don't call one better.
Are there baskets made of stainless steel?
We couldn't find a brand document that describes an uncoated stainless drawer or oven basket as the main cooking part. Fritaire's page says its extras, including a tumbling basket, are “Non-Coated” 304 stainless steel, in a glass-bowl fryer. That describes what we could read, not every product on sale.
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Where this comes from
- 1Cosori, TurboBlaze CAF-DC601-KUS user manual, pp. 7 and 17
- 2Typhur, Dome 2 product page
- 3Cosori, Iconic Single CAF-SE601S-CEU user manual, p. 14 (EU model, copy on ManualsLib)
- 4Ninja, AF141C owner’s manual, pp. 2 and 3 (copy on ManualsLib)
- 5SharkNinja, AB 1200 disclosure list, last updated 04/01/2025
- 6FDA, Questions and Answers on PFAS in Food
- 7Cosori, Iconic product page
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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.