Non-Toxic Glass Air Fryer
The rare air fryer with no coating in the food path at all - a tempered-glass cooking bowl and 304 stainless accessories. The least-compromised true air fryer we found, if you accept a niche brand.
Plastic-free verdict: No-contact plastic
The cooking bowl is tempered glass and all food-contact accessories (rotisserie, tumbler, air stand) are 304 stainless steel - no PTFE, no ceramic sol-gel, no nonstick coating anywhere food touches. Fritaire states one internal component uses a food-grade PPS plastic rated to 500F, but the unit runs at 400F max and that part is not in the food path. We rate it no-contact-plastic (not fully plastic-free) only because of that internal plastic part; the surfaces your food actually touches are bare glass and stainless.
Verification: Manufacturer confirmed · reviewed 2026-07-05
What it's made of
| Part | Material | Food contact |
|---|---|---|
| cooking bowl tempered glass; brand does not specify borosilicate vs soda-lime, treated as tempered soda-lime | Soda-Lime Glass | Yes |
| rotisserie / tumbler / air stand accessories brand confirms 304 stainless | Stainless Steel (304 / 18-8) | Yes |
| internal component food-grade PPS rated to 500F per brand; not in food path, unit runs 400F max | Plastic (other / unspecified) | No |
Fritaire built its whole product around sidestepping the air-fryer coating problem: instead of a PTFE- or ceramic-coated aluminum basket, food sits in a clear tempered-glass bowl and on 304 stainless accessories, with a self-clean cycle that just circulates hot soapy water. It is the closest thing to a genuinely coating-free air fryer we could verify. The catches are that it is a small single-product brand (support and longevity are less proven than the big names), the glass bowl is a different form factor than a basket, and capacity is modest. If you want a real dedicated air fryer and refuse any nonstick coating in the food path, this is the pick - otherwise a convection/toaster oven with a stainless tray does the same job for less money.
Pros
- No nonstick coating anywhere food touches - tempered glass bowl, 304 stainless accessories
- Fully visible cooking; self-clean cycle
- Most transparently materials-disclosed air fryer we found
Cons
- Niche single-product brand; longevity and support less proven
- Glass bowl is more fragile than a metal basket and a different form factor
- Modest capacity; pricier than a plain toaster oven
- One internal (non-food-contact) PPS plastic part
Categories: Air Fryers
Sources
Every material claim above is backed by these. This is the scattered info we centralized.
- manufacturer https://fritaire.com/products/midnight-black-air-fryer brand states tempered glass bowl, 304 stainless accessories, no PTFE/PFAS/PFOA/BPA on food-contact surfaces; internal PPS part rated 500F
- review https://www.pfasfreekitchen.com/learn/pfas-free-air-fryer-guide independent guide lists Fritaire as a coating-free glass-bowl air fryer with stainless accessories
- manufacturer https://fritaire.com/blogs/news/glass-air-fryer brand explanation of why a glass bowl avoids the PTFE-coating problem entirely