Component
Air fryer
A countertop oven that cooks with a fan and a heater. US retail is about $1.2 billion a year, on the order of 12 million units, and almost all of them are imported.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$100
Quality
70 / 100
US saturation
2.0
Made in US
240,000 units
Current demand
12,000,000 units
US exports
19,200 units
Opportunity score
77.8
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$250M
Expected extra output: 1,500,000 units per year
Requires
Shell
Resistive heating element
Small electric motor
Fan blade
Air fryer basket
Controls
Power cable
Used by
Finished product.