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The Short Answer
Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring the steepest air fryer discounts of the year, with popular models like the Ninja DualZone falling 30 to 50 percent. Can't wait, or hate the crowds? January is the air fryer's secret window, when New Year kitchen and health sales quietly knock 20 to 35 percent off, and Amazon Prime Day in July is a close third.
An air fryer is one of the most discounted small appliances there is, which is great news if you buy at the right moment and a small waste of money if you don't. The same Ninja or Cosori can swing forty dollars or more between a random Tuesday and a real sale event.
The trick is knowing which weeks actually matter. A handful of windows deliver nearly all the savings, and one of them, January, is nearly unique to air fryers and almost nobody plans for it. Here's how the year breaks down, the five air fryers we'd buy today, and the moves that beat even a Black Friday price.
The Air Fryer Deal Calendar
Every sale window, ranked by how much you save
We scored each shopping window on the size of the discount you can realistically expect on an air fryer. Longer, greener bar means a better time to buy.
The steepest air fryer cuts of the year, with popular models like the Ninja DualZone dropping 30 to 50 percent. Doorbusters sell out fast, so this is the one to wait for.
The best summer window, and it's huge on Ninja, Cosori and Instant air fryers. Best Buy and Walmart run matching sales the same days, so you don't even need Prime.
The air fryer's secret window. New Year health and kitchen-reset sales knock 20 to 35 percent off, and hardly anyone is shopping, so stock is good and the pressure is low.
Amazon's fall Prime event is basically a Black Friday preview, with solid air fryer deals. A smart pick if you need one before the holidays but not at the last minute.
Cookout-season promos around Memorial Day and Labor Day add modest 10 to 20 percent discounts. Handy if you need one now, but not a headline event.
Retailers clip a small coupon here and there, but nothing close to the tentpole events. Fine in a pinch, not worth planning around.
Right after the holidays and again just before Prime Day, sales dry up to token 5 to 10 percent markdowns. The two stretches to avoid paying full price in.
