Shrimp
In an air fryer, shrimp cooks at about ~320 °F for 12 min per ~300 g. 20 models from 9 brands publish their own figure for it below, and whichever you follow, the food is only safe at 145 °F internal (USDA).
Generic reference
~320 °F·160 °C · 12 min
For ~300 g. Not specific to any appliance — see the table below for a real measurement.
Safety (USDA)
145 °F internal minimumNotable disagreement in the corpus: a 40°C spread and up to a threefold difference in time between brands, likely because "shrimp" covers very different preparations (raw, pre-cooked, breaded, different sizes) that manuals don't always specify — see research/manual-analysis.md §2.6. First appliance crossings come from the Russell Hobbs Satisfry auto-cook presets (26500, 26510) rather than the detailed food chart — see the corresponding measurement files.
Prep
- Raw or pre-cooked depending on the product — check the packaging
- Place the shrimp in a single layer in the basket.
- Cook at the temperature and time given, shaking halfway through.
- Check that the flesh is opaque and firm — 63°C (145°F) at the center for raw shrimp (USDA rule for seafood).
Done when: 145°F / 63°C at the center for raw shrimp (USDA, fish/seafood category)
By appliance
| Appliance | Weight | Temperature | Time | Provenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chefman TurboFry 3.6 Qt Air Fryer | 907–907 g | 400 °F·204 °C | 12 min | Manufacturer data |
| Chefman TurboFry Touch Dual Air Fryer | 312–312 g | 400 °F·204 °C | 4–5 min | Manufacturer data |
| Chefman TurboFry Touch Air Fryer XL 8-Qt | 454–454 g | 400 °F·204 °C | 5–6 min | Manufacturer data |
| Cosori Dual Blaze 6.8-Quart Smart Air Fryer | 227–230 g | 375 °F·190 °C | 6 min | Manufacturer data |
| Cuisinart Compact AirFryer Toaster Oven | 454–454 g | 350 °F·177 °C | 5–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Cuisinart AirFryer Toaster Oven | 454–454 g | 375 °F·191 °C | 8–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Cuisinart Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven | 454–454 g | 375 °F·191 °C | 8–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Cuisinart Large Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven | 454–907 g | 375 °F·191 °C | 8–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Gourmia 4-Qt Digital Air Fryer | 454–454 g | 375 °F·191 °C | 7–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Gourmia 8-Qt Digital Air Fryer | 454–454 g | 375 °F·191 °C | 7–10 min | Manufacturer data |
| Midea 11 qt. 10-in-1 Dual-Zone Air Fryer Oven | 181–181 g | 370 °F·188 °C | 9–13 min | Manufacturer data |
| Ninja Air Fryer PRO 4.7L | — | ~392 °F·200 °C | 9–11 min | Manufacturer data |
| Ninja Foodi MAX Dual Zone Air Fryer | 165–165 g | ~392 °F·200 °C | 3–4 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Small Air Fryer 1.8L | — | ~320 °F·160 °C | 12 min | Manufacturer data |
| Russell Hobbs Satisfry Large Air Fryer 5L | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 15 min | Manufacturer data |
| Tefal Easy Fry POP — 5L Capacity, 10 Auto Programs | — | ~338 °F·170 °C | 4 min | Manufacturer data |
| Tefal Easy Fry Classic 2in1 — Air Fryer & Grill, 4.2L | — | ~338 °F·170 °C | 4 min | Manufacturer data |
| Tefal Easy Fry Mega — Extra-Large Capacity, 8 Preset Programs | 300–600 g | ~374 °F·190 °C | 6–14 min | Manufacturer data |
| Tefal Easy Fry Multifunction Oven — 15L Family Size, 9-in-1 Air Fryer Oven | — | ~284 °F·140 °C | 8 min | Manufacturer data |
| Tower Vortx 9L Dual Basket Air Fryer with Smart Finish | — | ~356 °F·180 °C | 8 min | Manufacturer data |
18 of the 38 air fryers on file publish nothing for shrimp
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 20 charts disagree about
The spread, stated plainly. The 20 charts above come from 9 brands. Between them they span 3 to 15 minutes, and ~284 °F to 400 °F on the dial. Ranked by the middle of each published range, the shortest chart is Ninja AF400UK at 3–4 min and ~392 °F; the longest is Russell Hobbs 26510 at 15 min and ~356 °F — 4.3× 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 shrimp, and the times still spread out:
- ~374 °F — 6–14 min across 2 charts from 2 brands.
- ~356 °F — 8–15 min across 2 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. 13 of the 20 charts state a portion weight, covering 165 g to 907 g; the other 7 state none at all. The 12-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 4–15 min over 11 charts, dual basket 3–13 min over 4 charts, and oven-style 5–10 min over 5 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 ~320 °F / 12 min at the top is a generic starting point, not a measurement — it sits inside the ~284 °F–400 °Fthe manuals publish, and inside their 3–15 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. None of this touches the safety line: 145 °F internal comes from the USDA, not from any manual above, and it is the one figure on this page a manufacturer's chart cannot override.
Sources
- Russell Hobbs Satisfry Small Air Fryer 1.8L (26500) — official product page — retrieved August 23, 2026