REASONS TO BUY
Stellar temperature accuracy
Juicy/tender chicken
Crunchy onion rings
REASONS TO AVOID
Thin display is hard to read
Undercooked donuts
Soggy sweet potato fries
Cosori Dual Blaze Review
This fryer nails chicken and temperature accuracy, but its downfall is the display
Credit: Cosori
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Our Verdict
The Cosori Dual Blaze offers very accurate temperatures and easy cleaning. The smooth interior makes for a quick clean-up. Unfortunately, the cooking performance and ease of use are subpar. It does a stellar job creating a juicy chicken breast and crunchy onion rings, but the sweet potato fries and donuts leave much to be desired. The controls and interface are small and do not always respond to light touch. If you are most concerned with temperature accuracy, this might be a good air fryer for you; however, there are higher-performing options in our test suite for less money. See the competition in our best air fryer review.
Our Analysis and Test Results
The Cosori Dual Blaze is 11.8 by 13.8 by 15.5 inches and offers a 6.8-quart basket. It also includes 360 ThermoIQ Technology to support very accurate temperature settings. Read on to see how well it performs during our testing.
Performance Comparison
The Dual Blaze gearing up to cook some potatoes.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
Cooking Performance
The Dual Blaze cooking performance varies depending on what you're making. It produces super juicy chicken in roughly 24 minutes, but the thinner edges are slightly overcooked. Tater tots have that perfect crunch on the outer layer; however, the insides are a smidge undercooked. This is a small price to pay for the outer crunch, though.
Cooking tots is easy with the Dual Blaze and the results are crunchy and delicious.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
The onion rings also have a nice crunch to the outside, but the inner layer of the batter is slightly undercooked on some of them. Sweet potatoes are a mess. They are undercooked in the middle, while others are burnt.
Credit: Jessica Riconscente
Donuts, on the other hand, and consistently undercooked. We tried cooking them for longer, but that didn't work. We do not suggest using the Dual Blaze for donuts as you will likely be disappointed in the results. Overall the Dual Blaze offers an average cooking experience.
The Dual Blaze donuts may look golden brown and delicious on the outside but the innards are doughy and undercooked.
Credit: Jessica Riconscente
User Friendliness
The display is wide and thin, about 2.75 inches tall, whereas other air fryers display the time and temp on a larger screen. It offers 12 different functions, which are a little hard to see on such a small display; however, the digital buttons are sleek and concise. The temperature and time are displayed in the middle of the functions and could be bigger for those who don't have perfect eyesight.
The thin display can be a little a hard to read, but everything is well labeled.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
The digital buttons require a harder press to register, which can result in the user needing to press the buttons multiple times before the Dual Blaze responds.
Credit: Jessica Riconscente
The pause button is helpful, and the Dual Blaze automatically pauses when you remove the basket. It always resets to an auto-fry setting of 360 degrees for 10 minutes. There is much to be improved regarding user-friendliness, but we've experienced more difficult appliances to operate.
The Dual Blaze is not the hardest air fryer to work with, but it leaves a lot to be desired.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
Ease of Cleaning
Both the tray and basket are dishwasher safe, which makes deep cleaning a breeze. The basket is easy to wipe with a sponge for a quick clean. The Dual Blaze also does not hold onto grease like some of the other options in our suite, meaning you don't have to scrub it down very often.
The Dual Blaze basket is easy to remove and clean.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
Temperature Accuracy
The Dual Blaze does a great job of remaining within a few degrees of the set temperature. There were no more than five degrees of difference throughout our entire temp testing phase. This air fryer is spot on at 300 degrees. At 350 and 375, there is a five-degree discrepancy. At 400 degrees, the Dual Blaze is only 2.5 degrees over the desired temperature. Overall this air fryer is very accurate.
Credit: Jessica Riconscente
Credit: Jessica Riconscente
Should You Buy the Cosori Dual Blaze?
The Dual Blaze offers very accurate temperatures, juicy chicken, and crispy onion rings. That said, some of our top performers cost less and offer higher overall scores, giving them a much better bang for their buck.
We enjoyed the tater tots produced by the Dual Blaze.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
What Other Air Fryers Should You Consider?
If bang for your buck is your main concern, the GoWISE USA Digital performs much better across the board for the same or less. The Instant Vortex Plus is one of our top performers, offering top-tier cooking performance and user-friendliness at a slightly higher price point. The Instant Vortex Plus XL is considerably more expensive, but the dual drawers make cooking for larger parties much easier.
There are more options in our test suite that perform better than the Dual Blaze.
Credit: Abriah Wofford
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Jessica Riconscente and Hayley Thomas
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