Best Under-Cabinet Air Fryer Toaster Ovens

The short answer

Quick picks

#	Oven	Best for	Score	Price
01	Ninja Digital Air Fryer & Toaster Oven, 8-in-1 flip-away (SP101) Small counters that still want 1,800 W	1,800 W	8.2	$220.13Amazon
02	BLACK+DECKER Crisp 'N Bake Air Fry Countertop Convection Toaster Oven The floor of the category	Wattage not published	7.2	$55.79Amazon
03	Hamilton Beach Easy View XL Toaster Oven with Sure-Crisp Air Fry, 6 Slice The cheapest air fry that is not a gimmick	Wattage not published	6.3	$77.54Amazon

#ad · Prices pulled live from the Amazon Product API, last checked Aug 8, 2026. Where we have no verified live price we show none — we would rather leave a gap than print a number that has gone stale. The wattage column is what the manufacturer publishes; “not published” means exactly that, and we have not estimated one. Scores are ours, compiled from published specifications, and are not test results.

The clearance nobody measures

People measure the counter and forget the cabinet above it. A standard wall cabinet sits about 18 inches above the counter, and a countertop oven does two things in that gap that matter: it vents hot air straight up out of the top, and it opens a door that has to go somewhere. Most ovens are 10 to 13 inches tall, so they physically fit — but running one directly under a wooden cabinet bakes the cabinet, and a drop-down door in a shallow spot fouls the backsplash. This page ranks on the ovens that handle a crowded vertical space best, not just the smallest footprint.

The Ninja SP101 wins because it is the only oven here that solves the problem structurally: when you are done, it flips up and back against the backsplash, clearing the counter and pulling its hot top away from the cabinet entirely. You still need clearance to run it, but it does not live under the cabinet the rest of the day, which is the real win in a small kitchen — and it keeps a full 1,800 watts while doing it. Its review is here.

Reading the order

The BLACK+DECKER Crisp 'N Bake is second: a genuinely compact four-slice oven at the floor of the price band, low enough and small enough to tuck into a tight spot, from a line whose documented sibling publishes a 1,150-watt draw — a lower draw that also means less heat venting up into the cabinet. The Hamilton Beach Easy View XL is third and the practical middle: six slices, a glass door so you can watch without opening it into the space, and a price that makes it an easy always-out oven. Its full review of the range is on our budget picks.

The two rules for running one under a cabinet

First, leave a gap. Whatever the oven's height, do not run it flush against the underside of a cabinet — the top vents real heat, and even ovens rated for countertop use assume some air above them. The flip-away Ninja sidesteps this when idle but still needs room in use. Second, check the door. A drop-down door needs counter depth in front; a flip-away or roll-top design needs vertical room instead. Measure the gap above and the depth in front before you buy, not after — depth is the dimension people forget, and our sizing guide walks through exactly what to measure.

How to choose

If your counter is permanently short on space, the flip-away Ninja is the answer — it is the one oven here designed around the constraint. If you have a fixed tight nook and the oven will live there, take the most compact always-out pick that still does what you need; the BLACK+DECKER for one or two people, the Hamilton Beach for a bit more room and a viewing window. For the wider small-kitchen problem beyond cabinets, our small-spaces picks cover the full range, and the smallest plain toaster ovens are here.

In detail

The picks, in full

Small counters that still want 1,800 W

Ninja Digital Air Fryer & Toaster Oven, 8-in-1 flip-away (SP101)

Rated power:1800 W Capacity claim:13" pizza / 9 slices of toast Functions:8

Stores vertically

8.2/10

The one genuine answer to a small kitchen that does not involve giving up power. It flips vertically against the backsplash when you are done, which is a real solution to the only problem this category consistently creates.

Power: 9.5
Usable space: 6.5
Footprint: 9.5
Documentation: 7
Value: 8.5

What it gets right

Flipping up against the backsplash reclaims the counter without unplugging and lifting a 20-pound box into a cupboard
Full 1,800 W — the compromise is storage geometry, not power
Capacity is quoted as a 13-inch pizza and nine slices, both of which you can check against what you actually cook

What it doesn't

The flip-away design means a shallow single cooking level; there is no second rack position to gain
The hinge and the vertical stance are the whole product — if you were always going to leave it out, you are paying for a mechanism you will not use
No published interior volume, same as the rest of the Ninja line

What it costs to run

About 33.9¢ an hour at full draw, or $61.86 a year at 30 minutes a day, 365 days a year and 18.83¢ per kWh.

1,800 W ÷ 1000 × 182.5 h × 18.83¢ = $61.86

1800 W as published in SharkNinja's own SP101 quick start guide and brand listing copy. This is an upper bound: the elements cycle off once the cavity is at temperature, and no manufacturer publishes a duty cycle, so we compute at full rated draw rather than invent a correction factor. The full method is published.

Skip this if…

…you have the counter space to leave an oven out permanently — you would be paying for a folding mechanism instead of interior room, and the DT201 gives you two levels for less.

$220.13on Amazon

$249.9912% off

Price last checked Aug 8, 2026. Prices move constantly — Amazon's at checkout is the one that counts.

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The floor of the category

BLACK+DECKER Crisp 'N Bake Air Fry Countertop Convection Toaster Oven

Line wattage (TO1785SG):1150 W Line capacity (TO1785SG):4 slices / 9" pizza Line warranty (TO1785SG):2 year limited

Wattage published for the line

7.2/10

About sixty dollars, and the sibling model in this line is the rare budget oven whose manufacturer publishes an actual wattage. That single fact makes the Crisp 'N Bake line easier to reason about than most things costing twice as much.

Power: 5
Usable space: 5.5
Footprint: 9
Documentation: 7.5
Value: 9

What it gets right

BLACK+DECKER publishes 1,150 W and a two-year warranty for the Crisp 'N Bake air-fry line, which is more than most brands three times the price manage
1,150 W is a real advantage on an older circuit shared with a kettle or a microwave
At this price the value question mostly answers itself

What it doesn't

1,150 W means longer to preheat and longer to cook than an 1,800 W oven — cheaper per hour, not necessarily cheaper per meal
The published wattage is for the TO1785SG in the same line; we have not found a separate figure for this exact SKU, and we have not assumed they are identical
Four-slice capacity is genuinely small

What it costs to run

BLACK+DECKER publishes no wattage for this oven in any document we could find, so we do not show a running-cost figure for it. We are not going to estimate one from a similar model. Here is the method we would have used.

Skip this if…

…you are cooking for more than two people. Four slices and a 9-inch pizza is the honest ceiling, and no amount of preset labeling moves it.

$55.79on Amazon

$61.9910% off

Price last checked Aug 8, 2026. Prices move constantly — Amazon's at checkout is the one that counts.

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The cheapest air fry that is not a gimmick

Hamilton Beach Easy View XL Toaster Oven with Sure-Crisp Air Fry, 6 Slice

Capacity:6 slice Product line:Easy View / Sure-Crisp

No published wattage

6.3/10

Around seventy dollars for a six-slice oven with a real convection fan. At this price the honest framing is that you are buying a toaster oven that also blows air, and that is fine — that is what air frying is.

Power: 5.5
Usable space: 7
Footprint: 8
Documentation: 2.5
Value: 8.5

What it gets right

Six-slice capacity at a price where four is normal
The glass door is the actual feature — being able to see without opening is worth more than three extra presets
Cheap enough that its eventual failure is an inconvenience rather than a loss

What it doesn't

Hamilton Beach does not publish a wattage for this SKU in any document we could find
No published interior volume or temperature tolerance
Budget-tier ovens in this band typically run well under 1,800 W, which means longer times for the same result — but without a published figure we cannot tell you by how much

What it costs to run

Hamilton Beach publishes no wattage for this oven in any document we could find, so we do not show a running-cost figure for it. We are not going to estimate one from a similar model. Here is the method we would have used.

Skip this if…

…you are replacing a full-size oven for baking. This is a toaster oven with a fan, and at this price that is exactly what it should be.

$77.54on Amazon

Price last checked Aug 8, 2026. Prices move constantly — Amazon's at checkout is the one that counts.

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How we picked

Ovens we claim to have cooked in: 0

Everyone in this category tells you they roasted forty chickens. We have roasted none, and we say so. Here is what we do instead: read the manufacturer's manual and spec sheet, record the published wattage, interior volume, temperature range and warranty term, work out what the oven costs to run for an hour and for a year, show the arithmetic so you can redo it with your own electricity rate, and cite all of it. Where a brand publishes no wattage, we print no running cost rather than borrowing a number from a similar model. Prices come live from Amazon's API and disappear rather than go stale.

The scores above are judgments from that documented research — not test results. One of the five metrics is Documentation: whether the manufacturer will tell you what its oven draws at all. The full rubric, including what disqualifies an oven, is published in full.

Questions

Frequently asked

Can you put an air fryer oven under a cabinet?

Yes, but leave a gap above it -- the top vents real heat, so running one flush against a wooden cabinet will bake the cabinet over time. Most countertop ovens are 10-13 inches tall and fit an 18-inch gap, but you still need air clearance above and room for the door to open.

What is the best air fryer oven for a small kitchen with wall cabinets?

The flip-away Ninja SP101, because it folds up against the backsplash when idle and pulls its hot top away from the cabinet, clearing the counter the rest of the day -- while keeping a full 1,800 watts. Compact always-out ovens like the BLACK+DECKER Crisp 'N Bake work too if the space is fixed. More small-space picks here.

How much clearance does an air fryer oven need above it?

Leave several inches of air above the oven's top vents; do not run it flush against a cabinet. Manufacturers assume some airflow above even on countertop-rated ovens. A flip-away model avoids the problem when idle, but every oven needs venting room while it is running.

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Receipts

Sources

We have not cooked in these ovens and we do not pretend to have. Specifications come from the manufacturer's own published documents; electricity rates come from the US Energy Information Administration; prices come from the live Amazon API. Where a figure is not published, the page says “not published” rather than guessing. Read the full method.

Quick picks

The clearance nobody measures

Reading the order

The two rules for running one under a cabinet

How to choose

The picks, in full

Ninja Digital Air Fryer & Toaster Oven, 8-in-1 flip-away (SP101)

BLACK+DECKER Crisp 'N Bake Air Fry Countertop Convection Toaster Oven

Hamilton Beach Easy View XL Toaster Oven with Sure-Crisp Air Fry, 6 Slice

Ovens we claim to have cooked in: 0

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