The Beautiful 6qt Digital is a 5.9-quart air fryer from Drew Barrymore's kitchenware company, Beautiful by Drew, that can serve approximately three people at a time. This model offers simple operation, with just four preset cooking modes: Air Fry, Roast, Reheat, and Dehydrate. It comes in a range of pastel colors, which isn't common for air fryers, and like other products from the brand, it's exclusively available at Walmart.
Our Verdict
The Beautiful Air Fryer works well for frozen fries. Its basket has enough surface area to spread a batch of frozen fries or hash browns in a single layer, which helps produce better results. They come out quickly and are mostly golden brown and crispy, while a small portion remains undercooked, and one or two pieces burn. However, it struggles more with fresh-cut fries and potato wedges. They take up more space, so you can't cook quite as many, and they don't cook as quickly as frozen fries. While most of the batch still comes out somewhat crispy, individual fries don't end up evenly browned, and a few pieces don't brown at all. This air fryer also takes up more space than many other 6-quart models, so it can feel a bit cumbersome if you're mainly using it for frozen fries.
Leaves batches of frozen fried foods crispy.
Leaves batches of moist foods somewhat crispy.
Cooks frozen fried foods quickly.
Enough surface area to arrange smaller batches of food in one layer.
Moist foods come out with some under-browned areas or pieces.
Cooks moist foods somewhat slowly.
Bulky design compared to similar-capacity models.
Larger batches of food will overlap, restricting airflow.
The Beautiful Air Fryer makes mostly crispy wings, but the results depend on the type you're making. It's best suited to frozen, precooked wings, which come out quickly, with most of the batch evenly crisped, and just a small portion undercooked or burnt. Fresh wings don't cook as quickly or evenly. Most of the batch still comes out partially crisped, but very few wings are crisped on both sides, and a couple of pieces don't crisp up at all. With either fresh or frozen wings, there's enough space to spread a few out in a single layer, but you can't cook too many wings at a time without compromising performance.
Leaves batches of frozen fried foods crispy.
Leaves batches of moist foods somewhat crispy.
Cooks frozen fried foods quickly.
Moist foods come out with some under-browned areas or pieces.
Cooks moist foods somewhat slowly.
Larger batches of food will overlap, restricting airflow.
The Beautiful Air Fryer is a decent choice for air frying. It's best suited for frozen fried foods, such as fries, spring rolls, and precooked wings. They crisp up evenly, leaving just a small handful undercooked by the time one or two pieces start to burn. Unfortunately, it doesn't work as well for moist foods that need high heat for a quick sear, like wings or a steak. The maximum temperature is a bit low compared to other air fryers, and it tends to undershoot the set point. As a result, moist or thicker foods don't brown evenly, so while most of your food still crisps up somewhat, the browning isn't consistent across the batch. That said, proteins stay moist and tender throughout cooking, so you should have more luck with lean proteins that cook best at a lower heat, like chicken breast. This air fryer is also a good option for alternate cooking methods that work best at lower heat and fan speeds, like baking and dehydrating, but its settings don't go high enough for tasks like roasting or broiling.
Leaves batches of frozen fried foods crispy.
Leaves batches of moist foods somewhat crispy.
Low range of settings can handle proofing dough, baking, and dehydrating.
Moist foods come out with some under-browned areas or pieces.
Temperature and fan speeds don't get high enough for roasting or broiling.
The Beautiful Air Fryer has a capacity of 5.9 quarts, enough to make two to three portions at once. It has enough surface area in its basket to make arranging food in a single layer pretty easy, which helps produce better results.
Enough surface area to arrange smaller batches of food in one layer.
Larger batches of food will overlap, restricting airflow.
The Beautiful Air Fryer preheats and cooks small, frozen fried foods, like fries, chicken nuggets, and precooked wings, very quickly. However, it takes significantly longer to cook thicker foods with higher moisture content, such as fresh vegetables and raw proteins.
Cooks frozen fried foods quickly.
Preheats quickly.
Cooks moist foods somewhat slowly.
The Beautiful Air Fryer is larger than most 6-quart models, so it takes up more space on your counter or in a cupboard.
Bulky design compared to similar-capacity models.
Performance Usages
Changelog
- Updated Oct 15, 2026: We've updated this review to Test Bench 1.1, which adds a new test for Meat and Poultry and renames the Frying Quality box to Fried Foods. We also separated the Cooking Chamber box into Cooking Chamber and Cooking Surface boxes, and changed the components of the Cooking Speed box to reflect cook times for both fried foods and meat and poultry. Finally, we updated the usages to account for the new tests. To read more about the updates, see the Changelog.
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Updated Apr 17, 2026:
We added a link to the COSORI Iconic in the Cooking Versatility box for users who want a more versatile option for dehydrating, baking, and roasting.
- Updated Feb 20, 2026: We converted this review to Test Bench 1.0.2. We've added a 'Glass Cooking Chamber' result in the Cooking Chamber section to indicate if the cooking chamber is made of glass or not.
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Updated Oct 29, 2025:
We made a comparison to the Fritaire, which we recently reviewed, in the Cooking Speed box.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Beautiful 6qt Digital air fryer comes in nine colors: Porcini, Black Sesame, Oyster Grey, Sage Green, White Icing, Cornflower Blue, Lavender, and Rose. We tested it in Black Sesame. Here's the label for our unit.
If you encounter another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Air Fryer Comparisons
The Beautiful Air Fryer is a budget-friendly 5.9-quart model. It has a fairly simple design, with just four preset cooking modes and a narrower range of temperature and fan-speed settings than some other options, like the Ninja Crispi Pro AS101, an air fryer with the same capacity. Its maximum settings, in particular, are significantly lower than the Ninja's, which impacts what you can use it for. For example, it struggles to cook bulkier, higher-moisture foods evenly, leaving more of each batch of fresh wings, steak, or potato wedges underbrowned compared to the Ninja. It's also somewhat bulky compared to most similar-capacity air fryers. For example, it takes up more space than the COSORI TurboBlaze, which has a larger overall capacity. That said, it offers better performance for fried foods, such as frozen fries or onion rings, than some other affordable options, like the NutriChef 5.8 Quart NCAF539TB, which leaves more of your food mushy or burnt.
If you're looking for a recommendation, check out our list of the best small air fryers, the best 6-quart air fryers, and the best budget and cheap air fryers.
The Beautiful 6qt Digital performs better than the T-fal Easy Fry XL. While both produce good-quality fried food, the Beautiful cooks faster and recovers its temperature faster after adding food to the basket. It's also more versatile, with a wider temperature range and different fan speeds. The T-fal takes up less space on your countertop but has a smaller capacity and less surface area for arranging food in a single layer.
The Beautiful 6qt Digital is a better air fryer than the Salton XL Digital 5.3 Qt AF2085. It makes better-quality fried food and delivers results faster. It also offers greater versatility with a wider temperature range and variable fan speed, so you can use it to roast, reheat, dehydrate, and air fry. The Beautiful also maintains a more stable temperature, which makes it easier to follow recipes and reduces the risk of your food drying out or burning. Finally, the Beautiful also comes in a variety of colors, so you can choose one that suits your style and decor.
The Beautiful 6qt Digital is a better air fryer than the Dash Digital Tasti-Crisp 2.6QT. The Beautiful offers more capacity and more surface area for arranging food in a single layer, which helps it cook more evenly. Whether you're making a quick portion of frozen fries, taquitos, or chicken nuggets, or something more labor-intensive, like a plate of fresh wings or pork chops, each batch comes out more evenly crisped, and proteins stay juicier throughout cooking. Food comes out faster with the Beautiful, too, and it offers greater versatility for other cooking methods, such as dehydrating and baking.
Test Results
It has more surface area for arranging food in a single layer than many other 6-quart air fryers, which improves airflow. The crisper plate has a PTFE nonstick coating, making it easy to clean, though some people prefer to avoid traditional non-stick coatings.
The 6-quart cooking chamber can make approximately three servings at a time, depending on the recipe. Like the crisper plate, the cooking chamber is coated in a PTFE non-stick material.
It's a versatile option with multiple fan speeds and a fairly wide temperature range. However, it can't reach the Beautiful 9QT TriZone's maximum temperature of 450 °F. Its maximum fan speed is also very slow.
Still, it offers four distinct modes:
- Air Fry: Max 1 hour, 170 °F- 400 °F, maximum fan speed
- Roast: Max 1 hour, 350 °F - 400 °F
- Reheat: Max 1 hour, default temp: 170 °F
- Dehydrate: Max 24 hours, 90-170 °F, minimum fan speed
If you're looking for a more versatile option, check out the COSORI TurboBlaze, which offers a wider range of temperature and fan speed settings, making it a better choice for other cooking methods like roasting and broiling.
Frozen fried foods, like onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and precooked wings, come out mostly evenly cooked and golden brown, while only a small portion doesn't crisp up enough, and one or two pieces are overcooked.
This air fryer is mediocre for meat and poultry. The temperature only reaches 400 °F at the high end, and even then, it fluctuates below the set point throughout the cooking process. Consequently, fatty proteins don't crisp up enough. While wings, chicken thighs, or lamb chops come out crispy on at least one side, browning is inconsistent, and a couple of areas don't crisp up at all. That being said, they stay moist and juicy throughout cooking, so you should have better luck with lean proteins, like chicken breast, that call for lower temperatures, as long as you avoid particularly delicate options, like a salmon fillet.
The cooking speed depends on what you're making. Fries, spring rolls, and other frozen fried snacks and sides cook impressively fast, but thicker proteins, which also have a higher moisture content, take longer to cook.
This air fryer returns to temperature pretty quickly after you add food. However, the temperature fluctuates during cooking, and while it stays within a satisfactory range, it undershoots the set point enough to make it a bit more difficult to follow recipes or cook delicate foods.