I Made Pizza in an Air Fryer—Here’s How It Went

3 min readAug 20, 2021

Air fryers are great. Pizza is great. The combination seems obvious. Pizza needs dry heat, and an air fryer can provide it.

As a starting point, I used this crust recipe:

With the dough shaped and toppings applied, it was time to perform the big experiment.

Problem 1: Getting It In

A pizza is a flat, floppy thing with other things placed carefully on top. Well-suited for sliding from one…