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Air fryer converter

Convert a classic oven recipe to air fryer settings, or the other way round.

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Air fryer converter

Recipes are almost always written for a conventional oven, and an air fryer needs a lower temperature and a shorter time to produce the same result. This tool applies the rule cooks actually use — drop the temperature by about 20 °C and cut the time by roughly 20% — so you can take any oven recipe to the basket without guessing.

Paste one setting per line as temperature and time separated by a semicolon, like "200;25" for 200 °C and 25 minutes. A bare number with no time still converts the temperature alone, and either value can carry its own °C or °F letter that overrides the unit option for that line — handy when a recipe mixes units. Direction flips the rule so it also works backwards, turning an air fryer setting back into an oven one. Temperature unit switches the whole conversion between Celsius and Fahrenheit, converting by the equivalent temperature step rather than just relabeling the number.

Every converted temperature is rounded to the nearest 5 degrees and every converted time to the nearest minute, so results land on values you would actually dial in. Below each converted time the tool adds a reminder of when to check the food, since air fryers cook faster and less evenly than an oven and benefit from a shake or a flip partway through. Dish preset fills in typical oven settings for common foods — fries, chicken, vegetables and more — whenever a line's temperature or time is left blank, so you can look one up without knowing the numbers by heart.

Conversion happens entirely in your browser; nothing you paste is uploaded anywhere. Copy the result, download it as a .txt file, or send it to another tool to keep working on it.

FAQ

What is the -20 °C / -20% rule?
It is the standard shortcut for adapting an oven recipe: lower the temperature by about 20 °C (or the Fahrenheit equivalent) and cut the cooking time by about 20%, because an air fryer circulates hot air more directly than an oven.
Can I convert from air fryer settings back to an oven?
Yes. Switch the Direction option to "Air fryer → oven" and the tool applies the same rule in reverse, adding roughly 20 °C and extending the time.
How does the dish preset work?
Pick a food from the Dish preset list and leave the temperature and/or time blank on a line (for example, just a semicolon) — the tool fills in that food's typical oven setting before converting it.
Why are the converted values rounded?
Air fryer dials and timers work in practical steps, so results are rounded to the nearest 5 degrees and the nearest minute instead of showing decimals nobody can set.
Is my recipe uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser — nothing you type or paste ever leaves your device.