Litres on the box, litres in the basket · review
The smallest air fryer on this site, and the one whose controls are two dials rather than a screen. Midea publishes 2 litres, 1 150 W and a range of 80 to 200 °C with a timer to 60 minutes; the basket and the removable crisper plate are non-stick and declared dishwasher-safe.
The bottom line The honest entry point. At a third of the price of the Ninja it does one thing — reheat and crisp a single portion — and Midea publishes the three figures that decide whether it does it: 1 150 W, 80–200 °C, 60 minutes. What it does not publish is its external size, which matters more here than on any other model in this family, because the whole argument for a 2-litre drawer is the space it saves.
Three figures, and they are the three that matter on a small air fryer: 1 150 W, a temperature range of 80 to 200 °C, and a timer that runs to 60 minutes. The 80 °C floor is the lowest published minimum of the four air fryers on this site — the Russell Hobbs goes lower still at 40 °C, and Philips publishes no minimum at all for the 2000 Series.
Capacity is stated as 2 litres. That is the volume of the drawer to its rim, not the area food can lie on, and Midea does not publish the basket’s own dimensions. On a drawer this size the difference is the whole question, so it is worth saying plainly: we do not know the flat area, and neither does anyone reading the listing.
Two dials. One sets the temperature, one sets the time, and the machine starts when the timer is turned. There is no screen, no preset and no memory — which means a setting that worked cannot be recalled exactly, only approximated by eye. Against that, there is nothing to navigate and nothing that can lose its settings.
Midea declares the basket and the removable crisper plate non-stick and dishwasher-safe. Both come out of the body, which is what makes the difference between a machine that gets cleaned and one that does not.
The external dimensions. For a 2-litre model bought specifically to save worktop space, that is the figure a buyer most needs and the one the listing does not give. Air fryers also exhaust upward and manufacturers publish a minimum clearance above the unit — check the manual that ships with yours before deciding where it will live.
| Stated capacity | 2 L |
|---|---|
| Power | 1 150 W |
| Temperature range | 80–200 °C (published) |
| Timer | Up to 60 minutes |
| Controls | Two dials — temperature and time |
| Dishwasher-safe parts | Basket and removable crisper plate, per Midea |
| External dimensions | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B08KDTDBN2 (identical on 5 markets) |
| EAN | 6936718329505 |
Midea describes it as suited to small households and does not publish a portion figure or a basket dimension. The litre count is the whole drawer to the rim; what decides even cooking is the flat area food can sit on in a single layer, and that figure is not published for this model.
Midea states that the supplied basket and the removable crisper plate are non-stick and dishwasher-safe. That is the manufacturer’s own declaration, and the manual that ships with the unit is the authority for your specific model.
2 × 5,2 L · MegaZone 10,4 L · 7 functions
The FlexDrawer, and the only air fryer here that can cook two things two ways at once. Ninja publishes two independent 5.2-litre zones that join into a single 10.4-litre MegaZone, a stated load of 2 kg of chicken or 1.5 kg of chips per zone, seven functions, and — unusually for this family — the external dimensions.
Best for: A household cooking a main and a side at the same time, on a worktop with 50 cm of depth.
≈ 170 €
4,2 L · 13-in-1 · touchscreen, 9 presets
The Airfryer 2000 Series, and the model Philips publishes a usable-load figure for rather than only a litre count: 500 g of chips, six drumsticks or 500 g of vegetables in a 4.2-litre basket. Touchscreen with nine presets, RapidAir with the StarPlate, non-stick surfaces declared dishwasher-safe.
Best for: Two people who want the same result twice, and a listing that says what actually fits.
≈ 55 €
8,3 L · 1 800 W · 40–200 °C
The Satisfry XXL, and the most completely specified air fryer of the four: 8.3 litres, 1 800 W, a published range of 40 to 200 °C, nine presets on a digital touchscreen, a halfway turn reminder and automatic shut-off. Ceramic-coated grill plate and basket both declared dishwasher-safe, all food-contact parts BPA-free.
Best for: A family that cooks one thing at a time and wants every figure published before buying.
≈ 80 €
