I got this over 15 months ago. I think this is a great fryer. I have cooked a cake, meatballs, lasagna, bread, onion rings, fries, wings, nuggets, egg rolls, fish, shrimp, scallops, crab cakes, chicken, and 100 other things in it, but, admittedly, I use it three times as much to warm leftovers. I mean anything you have leftover that was fried comes out as good as when you ordered it the restaurant. Seriously - as long as you don't over cook it, it is perfect. At first, I was haunted by the reviews that showed the coating coming off the basket after the first time, or some of the other negative reviews. So glad I did let those few overcome me! 15 months later - my basket looks like new. I don't even wash it but maybe once a week (and by wash I mean squirt dawn into a damp soft sponge and wipe it down - that's all it takes, because nothing sticks. Rinse and dry.) I can only imagine what those people did to scrape the coating off - and I bet they will never admit it either. Plug it in, push the second button from the left (15 mins @ 370 default). Up down temp on the left - Up down time on the right. Push the second button from the left and cook. It is amazingly simple and so fast. Don't like the default - it has like 8 preset choices. What do you expect from a fryer? Simple, Easy, Non-stick, and produces great leftovers plus fresh fried and baked food. All checked! This thing is amazing. The only minor negative I have is the temp only changes in 10 degree increments - like there is no 325 degrees possible. So minor - use 320 and be done with it. Easy-Peasy. Comes out perfect anyway. 21 month update: finally a couple of issues. 1) On the bottom pan is a rubber support to keep the proper distance between the bottom and top pans. This support has rubbed a small section of the coating off. 2) The plastic ‘nut cover’ fell of and I tossed it out. Neither has any impact to the operation whatsoever. Included pics of the 2 issues plus a pic of the top of both pans. This is after near daily use over 21 months. Still an amazing buy and value to me. 30 month update: Multiple daily uses with great results. Fried some chicken wings for lunch today (not leftovers either). Delish!! Absolutely no change from the 21 month update. Wash once a week - I squirt Dawn on the soft side of a sponge (not the scrubby side) - dry with a paper towel. Never dreamed this would last 2 1/2 years. OK!! 48 Month Update: Continue to use this daily - even multiple times a day. Again fried chicken wings for lunch (I see a theme). I do have to clean it every time a fry wings (they are messy). I continue to clean as described above. It is definitely not as shiny and some spots just don't come off anymore, but it works as well as day 1. I see the price has gone up a little bit ($50 to $72). I have read some of the other reviews and dunno- maybe luck, but my sister has had 3 fryers in the 4 years I have had this one. I think I am going to send her one of these for a present. Who would have thought a $50 air fryer would last 4 years? Not me, but I am so happy I bought this product. Read more
I have done various types of steak, lobster (with meat both in an out of shell), scallops, bacon, hot dogs, hamburgers, and I must say the meat comes out even better than if I cooked it on my gas grill outside! Depending on the temperature I set it, I can crisp the meat nicely on the outside and still have a nice medium rare on the inside, once you get the timing down right (try 370F for 12mins for a T-Bone steak - pull out at 4 mins left, flip meat, and put it right back in and it resumes timer). When cooking meat, I expected there to be smoke or something, but nothing has yet smoked on me. I don't know about all air fryers, but this really cooks nice and quick without any real supervision; I only "flip" the meat and I'm not sure I really even need to do that. It is easy to operate and more importantly, very easy to clean! The controls are great and responsive and I had expected it to be louder, but it is quieter than my microwave (which I haven't used since I got this). I'm only two weeks into using it, but I have used it two times a day and it has reduced the attention I need to spend on making sure things like bacon or steak don't overcook. I must admit, I'm usually only try and write good things in reviews, but this review was well deserved. One note, I have not tried anything else but meats in this fryer, so you'll have to go to another review to get the skinny on veggies and baked stuff. Thank you for a reasonably priced and perfect product for me and my diet! Update (2mo) - Still working perfectly. Still love it. Non-stick coating on basket is flaking a bit though in spots. Going to get shaped stainless steel grill to place in the basket since I don't want to eat non-stick coating flakes. Read more
If you're like me, you take chicken nuggets really, really seriously. They are your go-to dinner on weeknights when your week is blowing up. They are your grab and go breakfast when you're running late. They're there for you in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad and they almost seem to know how you're feeling without you even having to say anything. They are your tiny rocks in the sea of life. You love chicken nuggets... you know you can't live with them microwaved, if you eat any more from a fast food place your arteries are going to explode, and so this obsession extends into your impulse purchases, to the point where you, like me, drop $100 on an appliance that you really only intend to use on chicken nuggets #NugLife I'm just going to get straight to the point here. The air fryer is AMAZING at cooking chicken nuggets. Done. The rest of this review will reveal the secret setting of the perfect chicken nugget and talk about the air fryer experience #NugLife This air fryer is huge. This air fryer also looks like Darth Vadors head. When you unwrap this, if you are not humming the imperial march in your head, I'm honestly surprised. Look at the picture and marvel at how enormous this air fryer is next to my Soda Stream. Wonder at the hordes of people you could feed chicken nuggets to... Shudder at the incredible amounts of counter real estate you would need to sacrifice to this device... Then think about perfectly crispy and moist chicken nuggets at your fingertips... #NugLife Even after reading through the manual you are going to struggle a little bit with the airfryer UI. Don't worry too much - the only setting you really need to know is for chicken nuggets and this is... 350 degrees for 7 minutes. Bam. Just turn it on, adjust the time and temp and start the cycle with the nugs in there are you will have nuggets that would bring a vegan to their knees, begging for a taste of your nugs #NugLife This appliance is slick and futuristic and easy to clean. I hear in other reviews that you need to be gentle when cleaning the basket so I will hand wash. I don't think it gets too hot, but I'm keeping everything about 5" away as directed in the instructions. This is like an easy bake oven for adults that specilizes in chicken nuggets and for way less than other air fryers. Bless you, GoWISE. In closing, I leave you with the nug commandments: 1. Thou shalt have no other love before nugs. 2. Thou shalt make unto thee many nugs in the kitchen. 3.Thou shalt not take the name of thy nugs in vain. 4. Remember the nugget day, and eat them wholly. 5. Honor thy fillings and thy breadcrumbs. 6.Thou shalt not kill thy appetite. 7. Thou shalt not commit nugdultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal nugs. 9. Thou shalt not bear microwaved nuggets. 10. Thou shalt not covets thy neighbors nugs. #InNugsWeTrust #NugsForPresident #NugLife Read more
