Cuisinart ClearView 4-Quart Air Fryer with Glass Basket and PFAS-Free Ceramic Nonstick Crisper Plate, 5 Cooking Functions, 2 Custom Presets, Adjustable Temperature up to 450°F, 3-Year Warranty, AFC-4
Most air fryers are black plastic boxes you can't see into — Cuisinart's ClearView swaps in a glass basket so you can watch fries crisp without yanking the drawer open.
Price today
$140
Verified ratings
★ 4.9/ 16
Why we picked it
01
See food without interrupting the cook
The glass basket lets you check browning at a glance, so you stop pulling the drawer mid-cycle and dropping the temperature 40 degrees every time.
02
PFAS-free ceramic crisper plate
Cuisinart skips traditional PTFE nonstick on the food-contact surface, using a ceramic coating instead — a reassuring spec if you're wary of older Teflon-style finishes flaking over time.
03
450°F ceiling and two custom presets
Hits temperatures high enough for actual roasting and bread crusting, and the two programmable slots let you save the salmon and the frozen-wings settings you actually run every week.
How it stacks up
 ★ Our pick Cuisinart ClearView 4-Quart Air Fryer with Glass Basket and PFAS-Free Ceramic Nonstick Crisper Plate, 5 Cooking Functions, 2 Custom Presets, Adjustable Temperature up to 450°F, 3-Year Warranty, AFC-4 Cuisinart $140 ★ 4.9(16) | No image Budget Instant Vortex Plus 6-Quart Air Fryer with ClearCook Instant $130 — | No image Splurge Ninja Foodi DZ201 8-Quart 6-in-1 DualZone 2-Basket Air Fryer Ninja $200 — | No image Mid-tier COSORI Pro II 5.8-Quart Air Fryer COSORI $120 — | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basket capacity | 4 quarts | 6 quarts | 8 quarts total | 5.8 quarts |
| Max temperature | 450°F | 400°F | 450°F | 450°F |
| Cooking functions | 5 plus 2 presets | 6 functions | 6 functions | 12 presets |
| Basket material | Glass | Coated metal | Coated metal | Coated metal |
| Nonstick coating | PFAS-free ceramic | PTFE | PTFE | PFOA-free PTFE |
| In short | Our pick — The only pick here with a fully transparent glass basket and a PFAS-free ceramic crisper plate, at a price between the budget Instant Vortex and the premium dual-zone Ninja. | A clear window in the lid instead of a full glass basket — cheaper, bigger, but standard PTFE nonstick. | Two baskets cook two foods at once, but you give up visibility and counter space. | Roomier basket and a deep preset library, but the same opaque drawer everyone else uses. |
| Check it out | View on Amazon | View on Amazon | View on Amazon | View on Amazon |
Common questions
- Is the glass basket fragile or hard to clean?
- It's tempered and rated for everyday use, and the glass surface actually wipes cleaner than coated metal baskets that stain over time. Just don't drop it on a tile floor.
- How does it compare to a Ninja dual-zone fryer?
- Ninja's dual-basket models cook two foods at once, which the ClearView can't. If you regularly plate a protein and a side together, Ninja is more practical; if you mostly cook one thing, the visibility and ceramic plate here are the better trade.
- Who shouldn't buy this?
- Households cooking for four or more, or anyone making whole chickens and large roasts — 4 quarts is comfortable for two people and tight for a family dinner.
- Does it really need three minutes of preheating?
- For best results, yes, especially anything breaded or frozen. You can skip preheat for reheating leftovers without much penalty.
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