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The COSORI TurboBlaze is the Best Overall pick in my best air fryers guide and the Best Value pick in my air fryer for a family of 4 guide. It costs $99.99 and has one 6-quart basket, nine cooking functions and a temperature range of 90°F to 450°F.
Amazon shows 4.8 stars across 21,790 ratings. Filtering to this model leaves 7,525 written reviews, and 435 of those are critical, or 5.8%, the lowest share of any air fryer I have checked on the same basis.
Owners who like it praise how quiet, fast and easy to clean it is. The critical reviews centre on units that stopped working, burning or plastic smells, a crisper plate that lets small food through and can fall out, and doubts about whether the coating is really ceramic.
Quick Verdict
| Score | Price | Rating | Buy |
| 8/10 | $99.99 | 4.8★ (21,790) | Check Price on Amazon |
What Comes in the Box
The air fryer with its basket, one crisper plate, a user manual and a recipe book, per the package contents in the manual.
The basket and crisper plate are dishwasher safe. COSORI’s manual says both are aluminum with a nonstick coating, and to avoid metal utensils and abrasive cleaning materials on them.
The warranty is two years, limited, from the date of original purchase. It covers only the original buyer, does not extend to units bought from unauthorized sellers, and excludes normal wear and tear.
Specifications
| Model | COSORI TurboBlaze 6.0-Quart Air Fryer, CAF-DC601-KUS |
| Capacity | 6 quarts (5.7 L), one basket; COSORI says it serves 3 to 5 people |
| Functions | Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Frozen (Turbo Modes), plus Reheat, Bake, Dry, Proof and Warm, and a separate Preheat button |
| Temperature | 90°F to 450°F overall; Air Fry runs from 300°F to 450°F |
| Fan | Five speeds, each set by the function and not adjustable; up to 3,600 rpm per the listing |
| Noise | 27 dB minimum and 53 dB maximum, per COSORI’s listing images |
| Power | 1,725 W, 120 V |
| Dimensions | 11.8″ W × 14.4″ D × 11.9″ H including the handle |
| Weight | 13.2 lb |
| Coating | Aluminum basket and crisper plate with a nonstick coating, per the manual; the listing calls it a PFAS-free ceramic coating |
| Safety | Pauses when the basket is pulled out, basket release button, overheat shutoff, turns off after 30 minutes idle |
| Warranty | Two years, limited |
What the Turbo Modes and Fan Speeds Actually Do
The fan speed comes with the function. COSORI’s cooking chart runs Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Frozen at fan speed 5, Reheat and Preheat at 4, Bake at 3, Warm at 2, and Dry and Proof at 1. The manual says fan speed cannot be customized, so the only way to a gentler fan is a different function.
Each function has its own temperature window. Air Fry and Frozen run from 300°F to 450°F, Roast from 350°F, Broil from 425°F, Bake from 260°F to 400°F, Dry from 100°F to 200°F and Proof from 90°F to 110°F. The 90°F headline figure is Proof, not Air Fry.
Preheat is a separate step. COSORI recommends preheating before adding food, and its Preheat button runs for 2 to 4 minutes depending on the temperature. Air Fry does not preheat on its own.
Defaults can be changed. Each function starts at its programmed time and temperature, and two owners dislike re-entering their settings after every cook. The manual says holding a function’s button for 3 seconds saves your own time and temperature as its new default.
The written record is the strongest I have found. 435 of the 7,525 written reviews for this model are critical, or 5.8%, and 247 are one star. On the same measure the Ninja AF101 is 11.9%, the Ninja DZ201 13.1%, the Ninja AF181 20.9% and the Instant Vortex 26.3%.
Who It’s For
- Anyone who wants a quiet air fryer. “Quiet” appears in 621 positive written reviews for this model, and COSORI lists 53 dB at the top fan speed.
- Households cooking for 3 to 5. COSORI rates the 6-quart basket for that, and owners describe batches of wings and chicken thighs for a family.
- Bakers and anyone who proofs dough or dehydrates. Proof starts at 90°F and Dry at 100°F, both on the lowest fan speed, and owners report proofed bread and homemade jerky.
- Anyone who cleans the basket every day. Easy cleaning is the most common positive, and the basket and crisper plate are dishwasher safe.
- Anyone who pulls the basket to check food. It pauses when the basket comes out and resumes when it goes back in.
Who Should Look Elsewhere
- Anyone who wants a reminder to shake the basket. The manual describes none, and several owners miss one.
- Anyone cooking small or loose food on the crisper plate. Owners describe food falling through its openings and centre hole, and COSORI warns that the hot plate can fall out when the basket is tipped over.
- Anyone who wants a low-temperature air fry with a strong fan. Air Fry does not go below 300°F and fan speed cannot be changed, which two owners call limiting.
- Anyone who wants certainty about the coating chemistry. COSORI’s listing says ceramic, its manual says only nonstick coating, and a few owners dispute the ceramic label.
- Tight spaces against a wall or under cabinets. COSORI asks for 5 inches behind and above it, and some owners describe a lot of hot air from the rear vent.
Performance
Speed, crispness and the Turbo Modes
Speed is one of the most repeated positives: “fast” appears in 507 positive written reviews. Owners describe food cooking faster than in the air fryer or oven it replaced, some cutting recipe times as a result, and fries, wings and frozen food coming out crisp.
The strength of the fan draws complaints. Owners describe parchment liners lifting towards the heating coil, a tortilla chip blown into the element and toast standing up on its edge, and one says Broil sprayed butter around the basket because its fan speed cannot be lowered.
COSORI’s manual says never to put parchment paper in without food on top, because circulating air can lift it into the heating coils. For light food, a function with a lower fan speed, such as Bake at speed 3, is the only way to slow the air. My guide to air fryer food that is not crispy covers the opposite problem.
Low temperatures: Bake, Proof and Dry
The low end of the range is built around slower cooking. Proof runs from 90°F to 110°F and Dry from 100°F to 200°F, both on fan speed 1, and Bake uses fan speed 3.
Owners report proofed bread dough, jerky, dehydrated chicken for a dog and baked cookies. “Proof” and “dehydrate” each appear in more than 70 positive written reviews.
The limit is Air Fry itself, which does not go below 300°F. Two owners wanted gentle heat with a strong fan for reheating or delicate food, and the cooking chart offers no such combination.
Noise and heat
Quiet running is among the most common praise. “Quiet” appears in 621 positive written reviews against 6 critical ones, and one owner sometimes checks whether it is even on.
COSORI lists 27 dB on fan speed 1 and 53 dB on fan speed 5. These are the maker’s figures, not independent measurements.
Heat is the trade-off. Some owners describe a lot of hot air blowing from the rear vent, even with the recommended clearance, and one found the plug very hot after use. COSORI’s manual asks for 5 inches of space behind and above the air fryer and says not to block any ventilation openings.
Cleaning, the coating and the crisper plate
Easy cleaning is the most common positive: “clean” appears in 2,099 positive written reviews. Owners describe food wiping off the basket, a quick wash with dish soap, and the dishwasher. Coating wear is a small theme by comparison, with “peel” in 2 critical reviews and “scratch” in 3.
The coating is the most disputed claim. COSORI’s listing calls it a PFAS-free ceramic coating, but its manual says only that the basket and plate are aluminum with a nonstick coating, and a few owners believe it is PTFE. One owner writes that the coating changed from PTFE to ceramic in late 2024 without a change of model number; I could not verify that.
The crisper plate draws the most specific complaints. Owners describe small food falling through its openings and centre hole and collecting underneath, the plate being hard to lift out while hot, and the plate dropping out when food is tipped from the basket.
COSORI’s manual warns that the hot plate may fall out when the basket is turned over, and says to press it in firmly on its four silicone stoppers. My guide to air fryer basket coating flaking covers what to do if the coating starts to wear.
Design and Build
A dark grey square housing with a silver trim band, a pull-out basket with a metal-look handle, and a touch control panel on top. It measures 11.8 inches wide, 14.4 inches deep including the handle and 11.9 inches tall, and weighs 13.2 pounds, according to the manual.
Owners replacing round-basket air fryers praise the square basket, and several say it holds more than their old one without taking much more counter space. One owner finds the upward-facing display hard to read from across the room and the end-of-cook alarm too quiet.
COSORI’s manual says to keep it on a heat-resistant surface and never to use an outlet below the counter. My guide to an air fryer that keeps tripping the breaker covers outlet problems.
What Owners Report
Of the 7,525 written reviews filed under this model, 6,653 are five stars and 247 are one star; 7,090 are positive and 435 critical. The themes below each appear in more than one unconnected review.
What recurs in the positive reviews
- Quiet. Much quieter than the air fryer it replaced.
- Easy to clean. Food wipes off the basket, which is also dishwasher safe.
- Fast. Shorter cooking times than an old air fryer or oven.
- Crisp results. Fries, wings, chicken thighs and frozen food.
- Proof and Dry. Bread dough, jerky and dehydrated treats.
- Square basket. More usable space than the round basket it replaced.
- Support. COSORI replacing a failed unit or basket within the warranty.
What recurs in the critical reviews
- Units that stopped. Heating elements or whole units failing within a week, at around a year, or after two years.
- Smells and smoke. Burning or plastic smells, and smoke alarms set off while cooking.
- Crisper plate. Small food falling through, and a plate that can drop out when food is tipped.
- Coating doubts. Owners who question whether the coating is really ceramic.
- No shake reminder. Nothing prompts you to turn food halfway.
- Strong fan. Parchment and light food lifted towards the heating coil.
- Hot rear vent. A lot of hot air blowing out of the back.
- Claims process. Customer service asking for videos or photos before approving a claim.
- Used or damaged deliveries. Units that arrived dirty, scratched or damaged.
Most critical reviews are not about how it cooks. They are about units that fail, smells and smoke, and the crisper plate; owners whose unit holds up describe it as quiet, fast and easy to clean.
Value
At $99.99 it shares the lowest price in my best air fryers guide with the smaller COSORI Pro, and costs less than the Instant Vortex 5.7 at $139.99, the Ninja AF181 at $179.99 and the Ninja DZ201 at $199.95.
Within COSORI’s own range, the app-connected Pro II Smart costs $119.99 and 27.1% of its written reviews are critical; the Pro Gen 2 costs $72.99, with 25.7%.
The Gen 2 saves $27, but its basket is 5.8 quarts and its critical share is more than four times as high.
Durability
Durability reports range widely. Owners describe units still going after a year or more of regular use, and others whose heating element or whole unit stopped within a week, after half a dozen uses, after a year or after two years; “stopped working” appears in 39 critical written reviews.
Smell and smoke come up often: “smell” appears in 43 critical written reviews and “smoke” in 22. COSORI’s manual says a plastic smell from manufacturing is normal and should clear after a test run, that white smoke comes from grease collecting under the crisper plate, and that dark smoke means unplug it immediately.
Two owners describe more serious events: one says the unit caught fire at the back after it had been switched off, and another stopped using it after finding the plug very hot. My guide to why an air fryer is smoking covers the usual causes.
The TurboBlaze, model CAF-DC601-KUS, is not among the models in COSORI’s February 2023 recall of about 2 million air fryers. That recall, listed by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, covered models such as the CP158-AF and CS158-AF sold from June 2018 to December 2022.
The warranty is two years, limited, and the manual says to contact support before disposing of or returning a faulty unit. Owners report both sides of the claims process: some received a replacement unit or basket by email, while others were asked for videos or photos of the heating element first.
None of this is a failure rate. Unhappy owners write more reviews than happy ones, and written reviews are not a random sample of units.
Alternatives to Consider
- For two foods at different settings at once, see my Ninja DZ201 review.
- For a bigger 6.5-quart single basket, see my Ninja AF181 review, and for Ninja’s smaller single basket, my Ninja AF101 review.
- For COSORI’s app-connected model, see my COSORI Pro II review, and for lower-priced picks, my cheap air fryer guide.
- Everything else on air frying is in the air fryers hub.
Verdict
The COSORI TurboBlaze is a quiet, fast 6-quart air fryer that owners find easy to clean, with Proof and Dry settings down to 90°F and 100°F and the strongest written-review record I have found, at $99.99.
Against that, owners report units that stopped working, smells and smoke, a crisper plate that lets small food through and no shake reminder, and the ceramic label rests on COSORI’s listing rather than its manual.
Eight out of ten: marked up for the owner record, quiet running, easy cleaning, the low-temperature functions and the price, marked down for the failure reports, the crisper plate, the fixed fan speeds and the disputed coating.
How This Review Was Put Together
Plainly: this is research-based, not a hands-on test. I have not owned or used this air fryer, and nothing here should be read as a report from my own kitchen.
What it rests on: the published specification — the capacity, functions, temperature ranges, fan speeds, power, dimensions and care instructions in COSORI’s TurboBlaze user manual (model CAF-DC601-KUS), the claims on its Amazon listing, and the warranty terms in that manual — read against the other air fryers in my best air fryers guide; the split of the 7,525 written reviews filed under this exact model rather than the 4.8 average across 21,790 ratings; and the text of the positive and critical reviews, read for themes that recur across independent owners.
Why owner reviews are treated as evidence here: one reviewer cooking on one unit for a fortnight cannot show whether an air fryer keeps working and smelling clean after a year of daily use. Thousands of owners over three years can. A theme is only reported above where more than one unconnected owner raised it.
What I could not establish: what the coating is made of, since COSORI’s listing says ceramic, its manual says nonstick and owners disagree; how loud it is in a real kitchen, since the 27 and 53 dB figures are COSORI’s own; and what share of units fail, since unhappy owners are over-represented in written reviews.
Price, stock and ratings were read from Amazon’s US marketplace on 15 September 2026 and will move.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the COSORI TurboBlaze basket ceramic?
COSORI’s Amazon listing calls it a PFAS-free ceramic coating on the basket and crisper plate. The user manual says only that both are aluminum with a nonstick coating, and a few owners dispute the ceramic description.
Is the COSORI TurboBlaze part of the COSORI air fryer recall?
No. The February 2023 recall of about 2 million COSORI air fryers listed models such as the CP158-AF, CS158-AF and CP137-AF, sold from June 2018 to December 2022. The TurboBlaze, model CAF-DC601-KUS, is not on that list.
Does the COSORI TurboBlaze stop when you pull out the basket?
Yes. COSORI’s manual says it pauses automatically when the basket is pulled out and resumes cooking on the same settings when the basket goes back in.
Can you change the fan speed on the COSORI TurboBlaze?
No. Each function has a fixed fan speed: 5 for Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Frozen, 4 for Reheat and Preheat, 3 for Bake, 2 for Warm, and 1 for Dry and Proof. The manual says fan speed cannot be customized.
What is the lowest temperature on the COSORI TurboBlaze?
Proof goes down to 90°F and Dry to 100°F. Air Fry and Frozen start at 300°F, Bake at 260°F and Roast at 350°F, according to the cooking chart in the manual.
Does the COSORI TurboBlaze have a shake reminder?
No. The manual describes no shake reminder, and several owners say they miss one.
Is the COSORI TurboBlaze dishwasher safe?
The basket and crisper plate are. COSORI’s manual says to avoid metal utensils and abrasive cleaning materials on them, and to wipe the main unit with a moist cloth.
What do the error codes mean on the COSORI TurboBlaze?
The manual says E01 or E21 means an open circuit and E02 or E22 a short circuit in the temperature monitor, and to contact COSORI Customer Support for either. E04 means it has been plugged into a 220–240V outlet.
What is the warranty on the COSORI TurboBlaze?
Two years, limited, from the date of original purchase. It covers only the original buyer, excludes normal wear and tear, and does not extend to units bought from unauthorized sellers.
Glenn is the founder of Kitchenware Compare and has spent years researching, testing, and reviewing kitchen appliances, cookware, and gadgets. A lifelong home cook raised in a family that treated every meal as an occasion, Glenn started this site to cut through the noise of conflicting product reviews and give readers honest, practical guidance. When he is not testing the latest air fryer or digging into the specs of a new espresso machine, he can usually be found experimenting with new recipes or hunting for the perfect cast iron skillet at a flea market.
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