Shape ground beef into 2 burger patties and season with salt and pepper.
Put the burger patties in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Set the air fryer to 400F and the cooking time for 8 minutes.
After it's done cooking, flip the burger patties with a spatula. Set the air fryer to 400F and cooking time for 5 minutes.
To turn them into cheeseburgers, immediately top each patty with a slice of cheese right when it's done cooking.
Notes
This cooking time and temperature is for medium-well 1/2 lb burgers. If you have smaller patties or like your burgers medium, decrease the cooking time by 5 minutes.Click here for my other air fryer recipes >>