As a chef and cookware tester, I try hundreds of appliances every year – but very few earn a permanent spot in my kitchen. I only keep kitchenware that genuinely makes my life easier (or my cooking better).
The Typhur Dome 2 Air Fryer (now 43% off at Amazon) is one of those rare finds. Lightning fast with powerful crisping power (even better than my actual oven), and spacious capacity.
If you’re looking for one of the best non-toxic air fryers that can handle full family-sized meals and help you out with the dinner rush, this is the one to get.
First off, I use the Typhur Dome 2 air fryer almost every day – not just when I’m hosting fall family sundays. It’s so fast, there’s no need to preheat, and the results are consistently crisp and even.
When I’m hosting, that extra-wide basket is a saviour. It fits a full tray of roast potatoes or vegetables, freeing up my oven for the main course or sides. The low-rise, wide design gives everything space to brown evenly, whether it’s crisping veg or grilling a dish of mac n' cheese to bubbling perfection. It’s also impressively quiet – it never interrupts the flow of conversation when I’ve got people over.
On weekdays, I’ll fill a medium roasting pan with diced vegetables, place it in the Typhur Dome drawer, and roast them for 8-10 minutes until golden. Then I toss in couscous, chickpeas, tomatoes, halloumi, pine nuts, and a spritz of EVOO spray – and five minutes later, I’ve got a golden traybake. I switch up the vegetables and proteins each week. It’s a midweek meal hack that I won't stop talking about.
With 15 cooking modes – including Air Fry, Toast, Grill, Bake, Griddle, Roast, Broil, Dehydrate, and Reheat – the Typhur Dome is versatile. It even syncs with an app, so you can monitor cooking progress and get alerts when dinner’s ready (handy, if your eye is distracted by bubbling pots and pans).
Unlike many air fryers which have Teflon coatings, the Typhur Dome has a PFAS-free ceramic crisper plate. You can read more about why that matters in our best non-toxic air fryer buying guide.
Other hosting essentials I love
If you're looking for ease and scale when it comes to holiday hosting or meal-prepping, I rate these cookware gadgets and pantry staples, too. Some are on sale, too.
Designed with Chef Nancy Silverton and crafted from pure French Porcelain, you can bake a generous pecan pie or crispy galette and serve it straight to the table with this giant slab. It will be too large for the air fryer, but a real space-maximizer for the oven.
If you want to roast large joints of meat until pull-apart tender, you need a 7-quart Dutch oven. Wayfair has a huge discount on this Tramontina option. You can pop your crispy potatoes in the air fryer for the side dish, then sit back and relax with your guests while everything cooks for you.
KitchenAid's mini food choppers are great for quick dips, salsas, or chopped herbs, and often cost under $90, making them more budget-friendly than larger processors. With no cords, you can use them anywhere around the kitchen.
Yes, it’s pricey, even in the sale. But the Typhur Dome 2 can replace your oven, toaster, pizza oven, microwave, and grill, while being PFAS-free. For me, that combination of performance, capacity, and safety justifies the cost.
If you're keen on these kinds of cooking hacks, Living content editor Martha has tracked down some genius kitchen finds on Amazon, too.
