How Long To Cook Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

Learn how long to cook frozen burgers in air fryer as part of our air fryer back to basics series.

Let us share with you the ideal air fryer frozen burgers cooking time and temperature, as well as a master recipe that you can keep as is or  make it your own.

Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer

Did you love frozen burgers as a kid? I did and my favourite was always the ones with cheese in the centre. My mum would cook them in the oven and I always had to have them with extra cheese and ketchup.

But back then, I would watch my mum preheat the grill section of her oven and it always felt like a lifetime for them to be cooked, especially when you are nine years old and starving hungry.

Now here I am all these years later cooking frozen burgers for my 9 year old, and 7 year old.

The difference now though is that the kids love to cook their own frozen burgers in the air fryer and love how easy it is.

Today, I am going to show you how easy it is to cook air fryer frozen burgers, and most importantly how long to cook frozen burgers in air fryer.

The Complete Air Fryer Cooking Guide

The Complete Air Fryer Cooking Guide is new for 2024, following on from our first air fryer cookbook. Our first cookbook sold over 160,000 copies worldwide is still selling well and has changed the way people use the air fryer.

In this newer mini book, we provide you with the air fryer cooking times and temperatures for more than 275 everyday air fryer foods. It also highlights with symbols when to flip, shake and spray your air fryer food.

Read more about The Complete Air Fryer Cooking Guide here.

Free Air Fryer Time & Temperature Printable

During the pre-order promotion of our first air fryer cookbook “The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook”. We gave away a free time and temperature air fryer chart of a lot of the single item foods that were featured in the cookbook.

It was a HUGE success and you asked for, so here I am with more for you. A FREE air fryer time and temperature chart that features the top 30 most cooked air fryer food including these yummy air fryer frozen egg rolls. You will no longer have to scroll whilst cooking dinner, because you can print it out and save it for later!

Can You Cook A Frozen Hamburger In An Air Fryer?

Yes, you can cook frozen hamburgers in the air fryer, and they are delicious, perfectly cooked, and easy for a quick dinner.

There is also a lot of choice for different frozen burgers you can cook in the air fryer. Don’t think it has to be limited to a frozen quarter pounder that you bought from the supermarket.

For example, you can bulk buy fresh hamburgers or your own homemade burgers and freeze them and cook from frozen. For example, that is what we do when making burger in a bowl using the fresh skinny burgers from Aldi.

You can also do air fryer frozen veggie burgers, air fryer beyond beef burgers, Tyson chicken patties and so many others.

Though do keep an eye on the fat level as really fatty burgers can set off your smoke alarm when cooking.

How To Cook Hamburgers In An Air Fryer Without Making A Mess?

The secret to perfect air fryer hamburgers either fresh or air fryer frozen hamburger patties, is to line the air fryer.

Here are 3 amazing ways you can line the air fryer:

• Paper liners are brilliant because they overlap on the sides like a casserole dish. This allows you to grab the sides to lift the food in and out. You might know these as baking paper in Australia or parchment paper in the US. In the UK, we refer to this as paper liners or baking parchment.
• Aluminium foil makes for an amazing liner for quick and easy clean up. Curious about how to use aluminium foil in the air fryer? Read all about it in our “can you put aluminium foil in an air fryer?” post.
• Silicone works wonderfully to help prevent mess in your air fryer. However, as it is thicker, you’ll have to add to the cooking time. You can see how we’ve used silicone in our air fryer in our air fryer chocolate cake recipe.

Can I Put Aluminium Foil In An Air Fryer With Burgers?

Yes, you sure can place your air fryer frozen hamburger over a layer of foil. To do this we recommend shaping your liner to the shape of your air fryer basket and then folding it over to give yourself a thicker base. This provides more stability and makes clean up far easier.

Do You Need To Flip Burgers In Air Fryer?

This is optional. You don’t have to flip your burgers in the air fryer, but it will make the burgers taste better. It can also help your burgers to cook more evenly and will distribute the juices more evenly as well.

How Do You Cook Frozen Burgers In A Power Air Fryer Oven?

You will be pleased to know you can also cook frozen burgers in a power air fryer oven. We have the Power Air Fryer Oven as well as the Tower Air Fryer Oven and another brand too. What we have found is:

20% slower – on average the air fryer oven is 20 percent slower at cooking. Therefore, if a recipe calls for 8 minutes then in an air fryer oven it will need 10 minutes. Along with this the Power Oven will need a preheat. Vs an air fryer basket or dual that wont.

Shelves – the shelves of an air fryer oven are like the basket of a regular air fryer and therefore, you can cook directly on them.

Apart from that you can cook frozen burgers in an air fryer oven like for like. Or check out Air Fryer Easy Everyday which goes into much more depth about the air fryer oven with its own chapter dedicated to it.

What About Fully Cooked Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

You can of course, freeze your leftover cooked burgers and then cook them from frozen in the air fryer.

For this we would recommend following the same time as outlined in our how long to cook frozen burgers in air fryer, but instead reduce the temperature to 160c/320f.

Air Fryer Easy Everyday + Burger Recipes

In our first air fryer cookbook, The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook (get it here) we taught you how to cook Dom’s delicious cheeseburgers and they were so good people are still talking about them now. 

But in our 2^nd air fryer cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday (get it here) we were asked to show you a healthier version and we made burger in a bowl.

So, if you want to give your burgers in an air fryer the wow factor, we recommend that you check out our cookbooks.

Frozen Burger Air Fryer Ingredients

Burgers – We all have different favourite frozen burgers, and it is personal choice with what you use. We used 4 quarter pounder frozen burger patties and then once cooked used them to make two double burgers. You can use the same or mix and match with what you have available.

Cheese – For me when I think hamburgers, I think McDonalds plain small hamburgers that are lacking cheese. For me it must have the cheese, but of course this is totally optional to you.

Buns – Do you call it bread buns, bread rolls or bread baps? Or something else? Whatever you call them a burger is not the same without one. You can also follow our guide for how to reheat bread in the air fryer if yours is frozen.

Optional – Then you can add salad garnish and some mayonnaise too if you want, but this is of course totally optional.

How To Cook Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

• Prepare. Place quarter pound burgers into the air fryer basket ensuring they are spread evenly apart and not touching each other.
• Cook. Air fry the burgers at 180c/360f for 16 minutes or until the centre is fully cooked.
• Flip. This step is optional. Flipping halfway through the cook time may produce a better result.
• Serve. When the air fryer beeps, load with cheese and garnishes, then place on buns to serve.

That is how simple it is cooking frozen burgers in air fryer but now let’s talk all about how long to cook frozen hamburgers in the air fryer.

How Long To Cook Frozen Burgers In Air Fryer?

For the best frozen hamburgers in air fryer, we recommend air frying at 180c/360f for 16 minutes or until the centre is cooked.

How long to cook frozen quarter pounders in air fryer in the UK? It is the same cooking time for frozen quarter pounders in the UK as it is worldwide. Though if using a Tower Air Fryer note they run a little slower so if using a Tower opt for a higher temperature of 200c/400f instead.

Frozen burgers in air fryer Ninja? If using the Ninja you can cook 2 burgers in one drawer and 2 in the other. Or why not cook burgers in one side, sync and then cook air fryer frozen curly fries in the other.

Frozen hamburgers in air fryer temperature? We recommend a temperature of 180c/360f because you don’t want to overcook your air fryer frozen hamburger patty. Cooking at a higher temperature may dry out your burgers. You also don’t want to cook your burgers on too low a temperature as your burgers won’t have a nice crisp to them. Air fryer burgers from frozen are a convenient and delicious way to make them if you follow these tips!

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Plus, don’t forget about the sides you can cook in the air fryer. Our favourites include air fryer chips, air fryer frozen oven chips, air fryer smiley fries, air fryer frozen onion rings, and air fryer flourless onion rings. Our burgers also go amazingly well with a tub of shop-bought coleslaw!

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