--- title: "Air fryer Running Cost | Electricity Cost" description: "Estimate air-fryer electricity per meal and serving using preheat, cooking batches or measured kWh. Compare the same meal using your own energy readings." url: https://electricitycostbystate.com/cost-to-run/air-fryer/ updated: 2026-09-27 site: "Electricity Cost by State" language: en-US --- # Air-fryer electricity cost Price a whole meal, including preheat and every batch. Use measured kWh when you have it. Electricity for your entered meal $0.12 per whole meal 2 servings per meal; 365.00 meals/year. Annual average: $3.74/month. Electricity only; fixed fees and equipment price excluded. - **Per serving**: $0.06 - **Whole-meal energy**: 0.671 kWh - **At your annual frequency**: $44.83 18.31 cents/kWh · US EIA residential benchmark, 2026-07 **Constant-input scenario:** 1,750 W for 23.00 total minutes. Preheat: 0.088 kWh; all cooking batches: 0.583 kWh. Actual thermostat cycling can change consumption. The starting times are illustrative, not cooking instructions. Named input example: US Ninja AF141, 1,750 W at 120 V with a 5 qt basket. This is rated input, not measured average power or meal energy. Timings, batches and servings are editable assumptions. [Download CSV](https://electricitycostbystate.com/cost-to-run/air-fryer/?state=&rate_basis=benchmark&rate=18.31&mode=schedule&watts=1750&preheat=3&minutes=20&batches=1&servings=2&meals_year=365&meal_kwh=0.5&compare=off&other_kwh=&format=csv) The CSV includes the entered assumptions. Scenario URLs contain these inputs and may remain in browser history or hosting logs. ## Rated watts and measured meal energy The US Ninja AF141 is the named starting example: 1,750 W input at 120 V and a 5 qt basket, checked September 27, 2026. The manufacturer specification supplies power and capacity. It does not establish the calculator's 3 preheat minutes, 20 cooking minutes, two servings or annual frequency. In the time-based mode, kWh = watts × (total preheat minutes + cooking minutes per batch × batches) ÷ 60,000. This assumes the entered electrical input throughout those periods. A heater can cycle while fans or controls continue running; rated watts multiplied by time is not a measured consumption figure. In measured mode, the entered whole-meal kWh is used directly. Per-serving energy is whole-meal energy divided by servings. Dollars per meal = kWh × cents/kWh ÷ 100. Annual electricity cost multiplies by the number of meals. Idle energy outside the meal is excluded. ## Sources - [SharkNinja: US Ninja AF141 specifications](https://www.sharkninja.com/ninja-air-fryer-pro-4-in-1/AF141.html) - [U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A: average price of electricity to ultimate customers, residential, July 2026](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a) Retrieved from the EIA API on September 27, 2026. Usage assumptions (hours a day, season) are ours and listed on the [methodology page](https://electricitycostbystate.com/methodology/). Found an error? [Tell us](https://electricitycostbystate.com/contact/). ## Air fryer versus an electric oven Start with the same food amount, starting temperature and required cooking result. Count all preheating and batches for each appliance. A larger oven may cook several dishes together; a smaller basket may need repeated batches. Equal runtime or nominal capacity does not establish the same task. For a measured comparison, select measured energy above and enter whole-meal readings for both appliances. Use one electricity rate or compare different tariff periods separately. Follow the appliance instructions and recipe for temperature, timing and doneness; this calculator does not decide whether food is cooked safely. [Electric oven running-cost assumptions](https://electricitycostbystate.com/cost-to-run/electric-oven/) · [Kitchen appliance examples](https://electricitycostbystate.com/category/kitchen/) · [Compare tariff periods](https://electricitycostbystate.com/rate-plan-calculator/) [Start a household inventory with the original one-meal-per-day example](https://electricitycostbystate.com/home-electricity-audit/?state=&rate_basis=benchmark&load1_name=Air+fryer+%28page+example%29&load1_mode=watts&load1_quantity=1&load1_reduce=0&load2_mode=off&load3_mode=off&load1_watts=1750&load1_hours=0.38333333333333&load1_duty=100&load1_days=365). 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