The COSORI TurboBlaze (COSORI CAF-DC601) is a higher-end single-drawer air fryer with a large enough capacity to serve about four people. While COSORI sells a variety of different air fryers, it's advertised as the only one that uses a DC motor, which COSORI says allows for more fan speeds. Its five fan speeds make it a good option if you plan to use your air fryer for other methods besides frying, like baking or dehydrating. Its 'Turbo' modes also offer a particularly fast fan speed for frying and broiling. Like other COSORI fryers, its controls are on a slanted panel on top of the fryer instead of on the front of the machine, which is meant to make them easier to read.
Our Verdict
The COSORI TurboBlaze is a great air fryer. It's fast and makes very good-quality fried food, so ingredients like chicken wings, fries, and vegetables come out browned and crispy, with only a small amount under or overcooked. It's very versatile, with a wide range of temperature and fan speeds for different purposes like baking and dehydrating. Unlike most air fryers, it has a preheat mode and preheats decently quickly.
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Big cooking surface area.
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Cooks food quickly.
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Produces good-quality fried food.
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Temperature stability is just okay.
The COSORI TurboBlaze is very good for large-batch cooking. Its 6-quart capacity is enough for about four people, and it has a bigger cooking surface area than many 6-qt air fryers. This gives you more room to spread food out in a single layer for the crispiest results. It produces good-quality fried food quickly and has a range of settings for different recipes and cooking methods.
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Big cooking surface area.
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Cooks food quickly.
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Produces good-quality fried food.
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Temperature stability is just okay.
The COSORI TurboBlaze air fryer has a very good frying performance. The basket's big cooking surface area and the fast max fan speed help it produce evenly browned, crispy food. It cooks food quickly. However, it could have better temperature stability. It doesn't recover its temperature very quickly after you add food, and it varies quite a bit during cooking, making it more difficult to predict when your food will be ready and accurately follow recipes.
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Big cooking surface area.
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Cooks food quickly.
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Produces good-quality fried food.
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Temperature stability is just okay.
The COSORI TurboBlaze cooks food very quickly. It has a preheat mode, so you know when it's heated, but it takes a while to get up to temperature. That said, it recovers its temperature quite quickly after you add food.
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Cooks food quickly.
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Has a preheat mode.
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Preheats slowly.
The COSORI TurboBlaze has a good capacity. Its 6-quart capacity is enough for about four people, and its basket has a big cooking surface area, giving you a lot of room to spread your food out in a single layer for the best frying results.
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Big cooking surface area.
It has a compact design for its capacity. It's not very tall, and some air fryers with similar capacities take up more space on your counter.
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Compact design for its capacity.
- 8.0 Air Frying
- 7.8 Large Batch Cooking
Performance Usages
- 7.8 Frying Performance
- 8.0 Cooking Speed
- 7.7 Cooking Capacity
- 7.5 Size
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The COSORI TurboBlaze comes in 'Black.' Here's a picture of the label for the unit we tested.
If you encounter another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Compared To Other Air Fryers
The COSORI TurboBlaze is a medium-sized fryer suitable for preparing food for about four people. Compared with other six quart fryers like the BELLA 6qt Pro 90165 and Beautiful 6qt Digital air fryer, its basket shape provides a bigger cooking surface area, giving you more room to arrange food in a single layer, which can help you make better-quality fried food. It quickly cooks and crisps food like frozen fries and has a range of fan speeds for different uses, like proofing dough and baking. Some air fryers, like the Ninja DoubleStack SL201, maintain a more stable temperature, which can speed up cooking and help you accurately follow recipes.
If you're looking for a recommendation, check out our list of the best air fryers.
Test Results
The basket has a bigger surface area than some other 6qt air fryers, like the Ninja Speedi SF301, so you have more room to spread your food out in one layer. The crisper plate's PTFE coating makes it easy to clean. Although it's recommended for most recipes for more even heating, you can use the air fryer without the plate.
It has a wide range of temperatures and fan speeds, which helps make it suitable for a variety of uses. Faster speeds are useful for quickly cooking and crisping, while you'll use lower fan speeds for proofing dough or dehydrating. A lower fan speed can also help prevent baked goods from drying out before being cooked in the center.
The nine presets have different fan speeds, default temperatures, and times. The 'Turbo' modes all use the maximum fan speed (5). The fan speed is determined by the preset and can't be adjusted manually, but you can adjust the temperature and time regardless of what preset you choose.
- Air Fry: Fan speed 5/5, 385°F
- Roast: Fan speed 5/5, 425°F
- Broil: Fan speed 5/5, 450°F
- Frozen: Fan speed 5/5, 390°F
- Reheat: Fan speed 4/5, 390°F
- Bake: Fan speed 3/5, 330°F
- Dry: Fan speed 1/5, 135°F
- Proof: Fan speed 1/5, 90°F
- Keep Warm Fan speed 2/5, 170°F
There's a dedicated preheat mode, and the air fryer beeps when it's done preheating. This model doesn't have a shake reminder feature.
It produces good-quality fried food. By the time it cooks frozen French fries, most are golden brown and crispy without being dry. Its cooking surface area is bigger than that of some 6qt air fryers, like the BELLA 6qt Pro 90165. This helps with even crisping.
Unlike most air fryers, it has a preheat mode that includes a reminder that lets you know when the fryer is fully heated.
It maintains its temperature fairly well. It returns to temperature somewhat slowly after you open the drawer and add food. The temperature varies quite a bit as the element switches on and off, making it harder to cook delicate foods like fish and follow recipes accurately.