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By the DualAirFryers.com Team | Published | Updated Oct 30, 2026
The Amazon Basics 8.8 Qt dual basket air fryer (model AFT1000AC-UL) is a budget side-by-side dual basket air fryer with a viewing window on each basket and an interior light. It runs at 1700W from 140°F to 430°F, has 12 presets, and includes both Smart Finish and Match Cook. Buy it if you cook for two to four people and want to watch your food without opening the basket, for well under the price of most name-brand dual models. Skip it if you want an app, a meat probe or one big basket for a whole chicken.
Best for: Couples and families of up to four who want a main and a side done together, like to see their food as it cooks, and want Smart Finish and Match Cook at a budget price.
Skip it if: You batch cook for a bigger family or want an app or probe. The Gourmia 10-Qt dual basket has two 5-Qt baskets, and the NutriChef 8.8-Qt is another windowed option.
| Feature | Amazon Basics 8.8 Qt | Ninja DZ201 |
|---|---|---|
| Design | Side-by-side baskets | Side-by-side baskets |
| Capacity | 8.8 Qt total (about 4.4 Qt each) | 2 x 4 Qt (8 Qt) |
| Viewing windows | Yes, with light | No |
| Finish together | Smart Finish | Smart Finish |
| Same settings both baskets | Match Cook | Match Cook |
| Presets / functions | 12 presets | 6 functions |
| Power | 1700W | 1690W |
See our Ninja DZ201 review for its full specs.
This is a budget model, so it skips extras such as an app, a meat probe or a divider that turns the two baskets into one big one. Each basket is about 4.4 quarts, which fits a pound of wings or fries, but not a whole chicken. The Preheat button runs at 400°F for three minutes unless you change it, and Keep Warm turns on by default after each preset (180°F, up to 60 minutes). At 15.75 inches wide it takes up more counter space than a stacked model like the Ninja DoubleStack SL201. Plug the 1700W unit into its own outlet.
Use one basket for a protein and the other for a side, then press Smart Finish. Try our air fryer chicken thighs with garlic green beans, or browse all of our easy air fryer recipes.
Crunchy, lightly salted pumpkin seeds straight from your Halloween pumpkin, air fried at 350°F in about 15 minutes. Make two flavors at once with Match Cook.
Get the recipe →It is Amazon's own-brand dual basket air fryer, model AFT1000AC-UL. It has two baskets with viewing windows and an interior light, a 1700W heater, 12 presets, Smart Finish, Match Cook and a 140°F to 430°F temperature range.
Yes. Smart Finish delays the basket with the shorter cook time so both baskets finish together. Match Cook copies the settings from one basket to the other so you can cook a double batch.
Amazon lists 8.8 quarts in total across two equal baskets, so each basket holds about 4.4 quarts. That is a little more than the two 4-Qt baskets in the Ninja DZ201.
Yes. Each basket has a window, and a light button lets you check browning without pulling the basket out.
Yes. The Dried fruit preset runs from 140°F to 180°F for 2 to 9 hours. The regular air fry timer runs from 1 to 60 minutes.
Amazon lists it at 15.75 inches wide, 14.25 inches deep and 11.5 inches tall, and it weighs 13.6 pounds. Leave space around the vents while it runs.
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