Baked Potato
In an air fryer, baked potato cooks at about ~356 °F for 30 min per ~250 g. 12 models from 5 brands publish their own figure for it below.
Generic reference
~356 °F·180 °C · 30 min
For ~250 g. Not specific to any appliance — see the table below for a real measurement.
Time varies a lot with potato size — check a few minutes before the low end of the range.
Prep
- Whole potato, pierced with a fork
- Brush with oil for a crispier skin
- Pierce the potato with a fork to let steam escape.
- Place directly in the basket, without overcrowding.
- Cook at the temperature and time given, checking with a knife or skewer — the flesh should be tender all the way through.
Done when: Flesh tender all the way through, checked with a knife (no safety threshold — a vegetable, not a protein)
By appliance
| Appliance | Weight | Temperature | Time | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breville Halo 5.5L Digital Air Fryer | 1000–1000 g | ~356 °F·180 °C | 60 min | Manufacturer data |
| Chefman TurboFry Touch Dual Air Fryer | 680–765 g | 400 °F·204 °C | 33–36 min | Manufacturer data |
| Chefman TurboFry Touch Air Fryer XL 8-Qt | — | 400 °F·204 °C | 30–38 min | Manufacturer data |
| Gourmia 4-Qt Digital Air Fryer | — | 400 °F·204 °C | 35–45 min | Manufacturer data |
| Gourmia 8-Qt Digital Air Fryer | — | 400 °F·204 °C | 35–45 min | Manufacturer data |
| Ninja Air Fryer PRO 4.7L | 740–1000 g | ~392 °F·200 °C | 35–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Ninja Foodi MAX Dual Zone Air Fryer | 740–1000 g | ~392 °F·200 °C | 36–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Small Air Fryer 1.8L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 30–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Large Air Fryer 5L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 30–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Medium Air Fryer 4L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 30–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Snappi Dual Basket Air Fryer 8.5L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 30–40 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Dual Basket Air Fryer 9L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 30–40 min | Manufacturer data |
26 of the 38 air fryers on file publish nothing for baked potato
If yours isn't in the table above, the honest answer is that we have no figure for it — the generic reference at the top of this page is the best we can do, and it's a reference, not a measurement. Your own timing, on your own model, is what closes that row.
Takes about a minute — this food arrives already selected, and only the temperature and the time are required. Nothing publishes straight away: every submission is moderated first.
What the 12 charts disagree about
The spread, stated plainly. The 12 charts above come from 5 brands. Between them they span 30 to 60 minutes, and ~356 °F to 400 °F on the dial. Ranked by the middle of each published range, the shortest chart is Chefman TurboFry-Touch-XL8Qt at 30–38 min and 400 °F; the longest is Breville VDF126 at 60 min and ~356 °F — 1.8× as long. Both are quoted from the manufacturer's own chart. Neither is corrected here, and no average of the two is published: a mean of those numbers would be wrong for every machine in the table at once.
Same dial, different clock. Setting two machines to the same temperature does not make their charts agree. At these settings more than one brand publishes a figure for baked potato, and the times still spread out:
- ~356 °F — 30–60 min across 6 charts from 2 brands.
- ~399 °F — 30–45 min across 4 charts from 2 brands.
What separates them is not on any spec sheet, and no manual explains it. The register of disagreements keeps the full list across every food rather than smoothing it away.
The variable most charts leave out. 4 of the 12 charts state a portion weight, covering 680 g to 1000 g; the other 8 state none at all. The 30-minute gap between the shortest and the longest chart above means much less than it looks when part of the table does not say what portion it was written for. Where a manual gives no weight, the column above is empty — nothing is filled in.
By appliance format. Split by basket layout, the same charts read: single basket 30–60 min over 8 charts, and dual basket 30–40 min over 4 charts. Whether that difference is the format or the manufacturer's chart-writing habits is exactly what the format pages take apart, brand by brand, instead of asserting.
Where this page's own reference sits. The ~356 °F / 30 min at the top is a generic starting point, not a measurement — it sits inside the ~356 °F–400 °Fthe manuals publish, and inside their 30–60 min. Use it when your model isn't in the table. When it is, the manufacturer's own row is the better number, and the cook time calculator gives it to you directly.
Sources
- Russell Hobbs Satisfry Dual Basket Air Fryer 9L (27680) — official product page, manual p.6 — retrieved August 23, 2026