The best wipe-clean air fryer or mini oven is the one whose product page names every part that comes out, says which parts can be washed and shows how crumbs and grease are caught, not simply the one that says “easy to clean”. From the small kitchen appliance range, a 12L 8-in-1 digital air fryer oven with a detachable door and built-in drip tray has the strongest mix of stated cleanup features and customer reviews. Every pick below has customer reviews, with prices correct at the time of writing and shown in the comparison table.
- Best Overall: 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven, Black. A detachable door, built-in drip tray and dish washable accessories, with 4.9 stars from 47 reviews.[6]
- Best Value: 21L Mini Oven, Black. A slide-out crumb tray with a removable wire rack, baking tray and tray handle, with 4.8 stars from 31 reviews.[7]
- Best for Larger Households: 20L Air Fryer Oven, Black. A removable crumb tray and a dish washable tray handle, shelf, frying basket and pan, in a 20-litre cavity that fits an 11-inch pizza.[8]
- Best Compact Oven: 15L Mini Oven, Cream White. A crumb tray that catches food at the bottom, with 4.8 stars from 6 reviews.[9]
- Best for the Lowest Outlay: 12L Mini Toaster Oven, White. A dishwasher-safe wire rack and baking tray, with a drop-down base for direct crumb disposal and 4.5 stars from 4 reviews.[10]
How We Chose
We compared five appliances from the small kitchen appliance range using only what each product page states. Each one has customer reviews, and each was judged on the same six points:
- Named removable parts: Which of the rack, tray, basket, pan and crumb tray come out.
- Washing wording: What the page says about dishwasher-safe or dish washable parts.
- Mess catchers: A crumb tray, drip tray, drop-down base or detachable door.
- Size: The cavity, and the counter space the appliance needs.
- Review record: The star rating and the number of reviews.
- Price and cover: The price for what is included, plus delivery, returns and replacement terms.
Prices, stock and specifications shown are correct at the time of writing, so check the current product page before ordering.
Comparison Table
| Pick | Product | Price | Cleanup Features | Washing Wording on the Page | Size | Rating |
| Best Overall | HOMCOM 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven, Black | £75.99 | Detachable door, built-in drip tray, non-stick coating | Dish washable accessories | 12L, inner 26.5 x 24 x 18cm | 4.9 stars, 47 reviews[6] |
| Best Value | HOMCOM 21L Mini Oven, Black | £47.99 | Slide-out crumb tray, removable wire rack and baking tray | Crumb tray easy to slide out and empty | 21L, inner 31.8 x 27.5 x 21.3cm | 4.8 stars, 31 reviews[7] |
| Best for Larger Households | HOMCOM 20L Air Fryer Oven, Black | £89.99 | Removable crumb tray, rack, basket and pan | Dish washable tray handle, shelf, frying basket and pan | 20L, inner 28.3 x 28.5 x 21.8cm | 4.9 stars, 10 reviews[8] |
| Best Compact Oven | HOMCOM 15L Mini Oven, Cream White | £44.99 | Crumb tray, wire rack and baking tray | Crumb tray catches food, easy cleaning | 15L, outer 25.5 x 27.5 x 32cm | 4.8 stars, 6 reviews[9] |
| Best for the Lowest Outlay | HOMCOM 12L Mini Toaster Oven, White | £27.99 | Drop-down base for crumb disposal, wire rack, baking tray | Dishwasher-safe wire rack and baking tray | 12L, inner 25.6 x 22.5 x 18.6cm | 4.5 stars, 4 reviews[10] |
Note: Prices, stock and specifications correct at time of writing. Check the current product page before ordering.
Best Overall: 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven, Black
We picked this air fryer oven as Best Overall because it has the strongest review record of the five, 4.9 stars from 47 reviews, and the most stated cleanup features. It is also the only pick that states a detachable door and a built-in drip tray, which means less wiping in place.[6]
Key Specifications
- Cleanup: Described as easy to clean, with a detachable door, built-in drip tray and dish washable accessories.
- Coating and build: A non-stick coating, PFOA and BPA free material and a steel and glass build.
- Cooking: Eight preset modes, 65 to 200°C, a 60-minute timer and 1800 watts.
- Safety: Cooking pauses when the door opens, and it has automatic shut-off.
- Size: 12 litres, with a 26.5 x 24 x 18cm interior and 35 x 33.5 x 40cm outside.
- Best suited to: Buyers who want an air fryer oven where the door comes off for cleaning and a built-in drip tray catches the grease.
- Good to know: The page advises cleaning the upper screen with a brush, so keep one handy, and check the manual for which accessories can go in the dishwasher.
- Price and delivery: £75.99 at time of writing, with free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window.[6]
Best Value: HOMCOM 21L Mini Countertop Oven, Black
We picked this oven as Best Value because it has the strongest review record of the oven-style picks, 4.8 stars from 31 reviews, together with a full parts list, a 21-litre interior and a slide-out crumb tray described as easy to empty. It also sits at a lower price than either air fryer oven in this list.[7]
Key Specifications
- Cleanup: A crumb tray described as easy to slide out and empty, catching fallen bits of food.
- Parts: A wire rack, baking tray, tray handle and crumb tray, with the rack and tray movable across three cooking tiers.
- Cooking: 100 to 230°C and a 0 to 60 minute timer that switches the oven off automatically when time is up.
- Build: Metal, stainless steel and tempered glass.
- Size: 21 litres, with a 31.8 x 27.5 x 21.3cm interior and 46.4 x 38 x 28.5cm outside.
- Best suited to: Buyers who want an everyday toast, bake and grill oven with a crumb tray that empties in seconds.
- Good to know: At 46.4cm wide it needs more counter space than the other picks, so measure your worktop first, and it suits oven-style cooking rather than air frying.
- Price and delivery: £47.99 at time of writing, with free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window.[7]
Best for Larger Households: 20L Air Fryer Oven, Black
We picked this oven as Best for Larger Households because its page states room for 8 slices of toast, an 11-inch pizza or a 1.5kg chicken, with 4.9 stars from 10 reviews. A crumb tray and a dish washable basket, pan, shelf and tray handle keep family-sized cooking easy to clean up.[8]
Key Specifications
- Cleanup: A crumb tray to catch the mess at the bottom, with a tray handle, shelf, frying basket and pan described as dish washable.
- Layout: A three-layer design with a rack shelf, air fryer basket and deep pan.
- Modes: Seven modes, from warm and broil to convection bake and air fry, from 90 to 230°C with a 60-minute timer.
- Safety: A double-layer glass door and automatic shut-off.
- Size: 20 litres, with a 28.3 x 28.5 x 21.8cm interior and 36 x 37.7 x 34.5cm outside.
- Best suited to: Households that want one appliance for family-sized batches, with a basket, rack and pan that come out and a crumb tray that catches the mess below.
- Good to know: It stands 34.5cm high, so check the clearance above your worktop before ordering.
- Price and delivery: £89.99 at time of writing, with free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window.[8]
Best Compact Oven: 15L Mini Oven, Cream White
We picked this oven as Best Compact Oven because it is the narrowest in this list at 25.5cm wide, with 4.8 stars from 6 reviews. Its crumb tray catches food at the bottom, and the page describes the tray as collecting food pieces for emptying.[9]
Key Specifications
- Cleanup: A crumb tray that catches food at the bottom, with the page describing the oven as easy to clean.
- Parts: A wire rack, baking tray and crumb tray, with the shelf and pan able to sit at four different levels.
- Capacity: 15 litres, cooking four slices of bread or six chicken wings.
- Cooking and safety: 60 to 230°C, a 0 to 60 minute timer, automatic shut-off and a tempered glass front panel.
- Size: 25.5 x 27.5 x 32cm outside, rated at 1000 watts.
- Best suited to: Buyers with a small kitchen who want a narrow oven with a crumb tray that empties in seconds.
- Good to know: Empty the crumb tray after each use, and wash the wire rack and baking tray as the manual describes.
- Price and delivery: £44.99 at time of writing, with free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window.[9]
Best for the Lowest Outlay: 12L Mini Toaster Oven, White
We picked this oven for buyers who want the lowest outlay without giving up stated cleanup features, with 4.5 stars from 4 reviews.[10] It is also the only pick which states a drop-down base for direct crumb disposal.
Key specifications
- Cleanup: A drop-down base that allows direct crumb disposal, so no extra tray is needed.[10]
- Washing wording: A dishwasher-safe wire rack and baking tray, with the accessories described as all machine washable.
- Capacity: 12 litres, fitting an 8-inch pizza or four slices of bread, with two rack positions.
- Cooking and safety: 60 to 230°C, a 60-minute timer, an anti-scald handle and a tempered glass door.
- Size: 31.5 x 27.7 x 22.7cm outside, with a 25.6 x 22.5 x 18.6cm interior, rated at 750 watts.
- Good to know: Its specification list shows no automatic shut-off, so keep an eye on the timer and switch it off by hand.
- Price and delivery: £27.99 at time of writing, with free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window.[10]
Buying Guide: How to Judge a Wipe-Clean Air Fryer or Mini Oven for Yourself
- Read the parts list before the photos: The basket, tray, rack, pan and crumb tray should each be named as supplied and removable, so you know what comes out and what stays inside.
- Read the washing wording part by part: Pages word this differently, from “dishwasher-safe” to “dish washable”, and a specification field can say No for the appliance itself, so follow the manual for each part.
- Look for a catcher for mess: A slide-out crumb tray, a built-in drip tray or a detachable door reduces how much has to be wiped in place.
- Check the interior against what you cook: A cavity you can reach with a cloth is faster to clean than one with awkward gaps, and the stated interior dimensions show how much there is to reach.
- Match the size to your worktop and sink: Check the outside dimensions against your counter and the basket or tray size against your sink or dishwasher.
- Recheck prices immediately before ordering: Prices and stock move, so a figure checked today can change.
Reviews and Evidence
Ratings at time of writing:
- 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven: 4.9 stars, 47 reviews[6]
- 21L Mini Oven: 4.8 stars, 31 reviews[7]
- 20L Air Fryer Oven: 4.9 stars, 10 reviews[8]
- 15L Mini Oven: 4.8 stars, 6 reviews[9]
- 12L Mini Toaster Oven: 4.5 stars, 4 reviews[10]
We weigh ratings alongside removable parts, washing wording and cleanup features all checkable on the product page.
Safety guidance:
- Never put air fryer in water, only items maker recommends like basket, and wait 30 mins to cool before cleaning.[1]
- Wipe toaster only when unplugged and clean crumb tray frequently to help prevent fire – same for these ovens’ crumb trays.[2]
- Wipe up spilt food straight away.[3]
Safety, Delivery and Returns
All five appliances state free UK mainland delivery and a 30-day return window, correct at the time of writing, and each product page also states replacement parts or a full replacement, if available, after 30 days and within 12 months from delivery.[6][7][8][9][10]
Every electrical appliance sold in the UK has to meet the safety objectives in the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.[4] Separately, UK consumer law requires goods to be of satisfactory quality, including durability, a legal baseline that applies to every appliance here equally.[5]
Key Takeaways
- Best Overall: 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven, Black, £75.99, with a detachable door, built-in drip tray and dish washable accessories, rated 4.9 stars from 47 reviews.[6]
- Best Value: 21L Mini Oven, Black, £47.99, with a slide-out crumb tray and 4.8 stars from 31 reviews.[7]
- Best for Larger Households: 20L Air Fryer Oven, Black, £89.99, with a crumb tray, a dish washable basket, pan, shelf and tray handle, and room for an 11-inch pizza.[8]
- Best Compact Oven: 15L Mini Oven, Cream White, £44.99, with a crumb tray that catches food at the bottom and 4.8 stars from 6 reviews.[9]
- Best for the Lowest Outlay: 12L Mini Toaster Oven, White, £27.99, with a dishwasher-safe wire rack and baking tray, a drop-down base for crumb disposal and 4.5 stars from 4 reviews.[10]
- Judge a wipe-clean claim by the named removable parts, the part-by-part washing wording and the mess-catching features, not by the words “easy to clean” alone, and recheck prices immediately before ordering.
FAQs
1. Can you use baking paper or liners in an air fryer oven?
2. How full can you load an air fryer?
Not past the maximum fill level in the manual. Electrical Safety First advises not overfilling an air fryer and warns that overfilling could cause a fire.[1] Use the stated capacity as a guide to what suits the appliance, for example the HOMCOM 20L Air Fryer Oven, whose page states room for 8 slices of toast, an 11-inch pizza or a 1.5kg chicken, and follow the manual’s fill limit.[1][8]
3. How hot do mini ovens and air fryer ovens get?
4. How many shelf levels do these ovens have?
The HOMCOM 15L Mini Oven states four different levels for its shelf and pan, and the HOMCOM 21L Mini Oven states a rack and tray that move across three cooking tiers.[7][9] The HOMCOM 12L Mini Toaster Oven states two rack positions, and the HOMCOM 20L Air Fryer Oven has a three-layer design with a rack shelf, air fryer basket and deep pan.[8][10]
5. Which mini ovens have a glass door so you can watch the food?
Four of the five state glass: the HOMCOM 21L Mini Oven has a dropdown door with a tempered glass window, the HOMCOM 15L Mini Oven a tempered glass front panel to see inside, the HOMCOM 12L Mini Toaster Oven a tempered glass door, and the HOMCOM 20L Air Fryer Oven a double-layer glass door.[7][8][9][10]
References
[1] Electrical Safety First. Air Fryers, Electrical Safety Advice.
https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/safety-advice/products-and-appliances/kitchen-gadgets/air-fryers/
[2] Electrical Safety First. Toasters and Sandwich Toasters, Electrical Safety Advice.
https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/safety-advice/products-and-appliances/kitchen-gadgets/toasters-sandwich-toasters/
[3] Food Standards Scotland. Cleaning, Food Safety in the Kitchen.
https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/consumer-advice/food-safety/food-safety-in-the-kitchen/cleaning
[4] GOV.UK / legislation.gov.uk. The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1101/contents/made
[5] GOV.UK / legislation.gov.uk. Consumer Rights Act 2015, Section 9, Goods to Be of Satisfactory Quality.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/section/9
[6] HOMCOM 12L 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven, Black, product page.
https://www.aosom.co.uk/item/homcom-12l-8-in-1-digital-air-fryer-oven-with-air-fry-roast-broil-bake-dehydrate-8-preset-modes-rapid-air-circulation-and~1AGSLJ3N2OG01.html
[7] HOMCOM 21L Mini Oven, Countertop Toaster Oven with Adjustable Temperature and Timer, Black, product page.
https://www.aosom.co.uk/item/homcom-mini-oven-21l-countertop-electric-toaster-oven-w-adjustable-temperature-timer~800-085V70.html
[8] HOMCOM 20L Air Fryer Oven, Mini Oven, Countertop Convection Oven, Black, product page.
https://www.aosom.co.uk/item/homcom-air-fryer-oven-20l-mini-oven-countertop-convection-oven-with-adjustable-temp-and-timer-oil-less-cooking-1400w~1J51JR978B001.html
[9] HOMCOM 15L Convection Mini Oven, Electric Oven and Grill with Adjustable Temperature and 60-Minute Timer, Cream White, product page.
https://www.aosom.co.uk/item/homcom-convection-mini-oven-15-litres-electric-oven-and-grill-with-60-230-adjustable-temperature-60-minute-timer~1HRBGQ4LAS801.html
[10] HOMCOM 12L Small Toaster Oven, Multifunction Mini Countertop Oven with Glass Door, White, product page.
https://www.aosom.co.uk/item/homcom-small-toaster-oven-12l-multifunction-mini-countertop-oven-with-glass-door-adjustable-temperature-and-timer~1UPCGS1RQ1801.html