I have tested something like three dozen air fryers this year alone, and the Typhur Dome 2 is quite simply the best air fryer I know. And while the list price is a hefty $500, that price has dropped to the lowest I've ever seen it: $300 during Prime Big Deal Days. I don't expect to see a lower price all year on the Typhur Dome 2—nor a better Prime Day air fryer deal. (See more Prime Day deals on WIRED's Big Deals Days liveblog, and our guide to the Absolute Best October Prime Day deals.)
So what makes the Typhur Dome 2 better than other air fryers that cost more like $100? Speed, versatility, and precision.
The Dome 2 will crisp up a dozen wings in 14 minutes (and get them really, really crispy in a couple more,) and evenly brown a pound of french fries. It lightly leopard-spots a freezer pizza. What's more, it fits a freezer pizza. I've griddled up pork chops, chicken legs, asparagus, and broccoli—delicate veggies I'd hesitate to entrust to just any old air fryer.
It's able to do this because of a couple features most air fryers lack: dual top-and-bottom burners, and a broad cooking surface. The Dome 2 is shaped differently from other air fryers: Its 5.6-quart basket is shallow, but also expansive enough you can lay out a 12-inch pizza or two dozen party wings across its surface. This maximizes cooking space, and also air flow across a single layer of food.
But also, this means heat can come from both the top or the bottom, to cook different foods differently: A grill function heats via direct heat, from the bottom. Thus the nice char or leopard spots on my pork chops or pizza.
As a side benefit, the Dome 2 has a self-clean function just like the one on your oven that'll burn off any aerosolized oil, meaning it won't start to smell funny or smoke as you keep on using it. Firmware updates have added a few features, like manual starts on the self-clean function.
The downside is that it's big: The Dome 2 takes up a lot of space on your counter, and is also a bit bulky to pull in and out of a cabinet. It's best for the person who truly loves the speed, crispness, and easy clean-up of an air fryer but likes the added grill or toasting capabilities as a bonus.
That said, if what you really want is an oven that can do a little bit of air frying, I'd opt for the Breville Smart Oven Pro ($350) instead. As luck would have it, that Breville is also on sale during Prime Day. It's a modest deal, but still a real one—$50 off.
