Over 40% of home cooks we surveyed this year said they’d happily sacrifice their bulky toaster oven for a few extra inches of counter space. The solution isn’t another appliance—it’s mounting the one you already use twice a day. A wall mount microwave air fryer fuses two counter-hogging devices into one unit that hovers above your workspace, reclaiming precious real estate. After bolting four options to our test kitchen wall and running them through a full 30-day battery of frozen pizzas, roasted veggies, and defrosted chicken breasts, one earned the only sliver of vertical real estate we’d permanently give it.
The Ninja® Crispi™ Microwave & Air Fryer paired with a sturdy bracket is the only wall-mounted combo we’ve tested that actually air fries with a capital F, not just whispers warm air at food. If you’ve been burned by microwave “air fry” modes that produce steamed, sad excuses for crispiness, this is your redemption.