Tinychefs Multifunctional Airfryer, Oil-Less Airfryer 10 litres Health Halogen Turbo Hot Air Fryer Multi Grill Oven Temperature Control No Splatter

I had high hopes for this Airfryer, based on some of the glowing reviews. I decided I needed to honestly review it in case it saves someone from the regret I'm feeling. First, I'll admit I knew it wouldn't fit in my kitchen unless I left it out on a counter, and also knew I couldn't open it on a counter because the top pulls up, and is already tall when top is closed shut, so must be on a breakfast bar or side table in my kitchen. If it was that useful, replacing other appliances as I thought it would, then it would be worth that sacrifice. Which brings me to the next part of my review: It really isn't useful for that much. I've tried 2xs now to use the rotational forked spit for a chicken. The outside is crisp and lovely, but the chicken runs from rubbery to raw, it does not cook evenly. You cannot cook fresh battered or breaded fish or chicken well- in fact nothing fresh has worked well so far. And I cook a LOT. The very first thing I tried was perfect- frozen veggie fries- they were light, crispy, perfectly done, but I only tried enough for one serving, in the basket. The next time I tried enough for 2-3 servings, and they all clumped together like a log, mostly mushy inside and sort of crispy outside. A disaster. Pizza, which must be 9" or smaller, comes out burnt on top and soft underneath, as it heats from above. Barely tolerable, even you're really hungry. I decided that out of all the things I've tried, it's only really been successful with frozen foods that are bite size, and in small amounts. So maybe if you live alone, eat mostly frozen food, and have a large family size kitchen with plenty of space it would be worthwhile. But how many people fit that criteria for single people in large kitchens? Yeah, doesn't make much sense for most of us, I think. So that's my two cents, for me it was a mistake.

The media could not be loaded.  Recently I saw advertising that reminded me of this outstanding product category (that I was first exposed to maybe 30 years ago at a supermarket food demo where I ended up buying the appliance instead of the food being demoed). The "airfryer" name of this category of appliance is appropriate only for small items that contain oil already, especially frozen snacks meant to be cooked in an oven or deep fried. The results for those products is very similar to deep frying, coming out crispier and delicious in a much shorter time than in an oven, but not as fast as deep frying. Other foods come out nothing like fried, but still way better than a standard oven for many types of foods. So, I wanted one again.Remembering my purchases for deep fryers (not airfryers), I wasn't sure if I wanted this big one though. I had first bought a large deep fryer in the past, only to later always use a small deep fryer because the big one used too much oil and I really don't need to deep fry large amounts of food anyway. Because I happened to have the money for it now and wanted to be sure I got the right product, I bought both this large air fryer for $169 (which looked good to me because it looked similar to the one I had before and you can see your food) along with a bargain air fryer for $49.99 (although checking the price now it's already up to $79.99) that only holds 1/4th the food as this one and doesn't show the food cooking, but is very simple to use. They both have their advantages and I'm glad I have both, but if I could only have one, I'd keep this one because it's so much more versatile, quieter, and just plain exciting to use. It's similar to picking a microwave: the tiny ones with no controls other than one or two dials are very simple to use, but most people opt for the bigger one with lots of buttons that, although more complicated, can cook a far wider variety of food.When it arrived, I anxiously tried it right away on what I was planning to make for dinner: pork chops. I had not realized this was a rotisserie and even though pork chops would've probably been easier to cook on the included rack, I tried it on the rotisserie skewer. Just to be sure they didn't fall off, I also put them inside the baking cage. And, because the manual says to use the screen whenever cooking high-fat food, I used that too. Actually, it looks to me that if you've got your food inside the baking cage, the screen isn't necessary because it was spotless after cooking the pork chops. The manual for this product is not very detailed and doesn't even mention how to insert the rotisserie skewer into the oven. At first, I didn't see the hole in the machine for the skewer and inserted the pot with the hole pointing to the wrong side so the skewer didn't fit. After I figured it out, the seeing the pork chops cooking on the rotisserie looked so amazing that I recorded it. Since I only started recording after it was already cooking, I decided to record some other stuff too and had a friend hold my phone as I tried chicken on the rotisserie. On my own, I recorded myself making a frozen pizza and "crispy circles" potatoes as well. All the food came out great even when some of it didn't look so great. I need more practice with this, but even on the first try everything was truly delicious. The meat was very flavorful and juicy, and the frozen products were crispy and delicious. (The pizza, however, was crispy perhaps on the wrong side since the heat comes from the top. The top was crispy, even the top layer of cheese, but the crust was soft. The cheese also appeared much darker than usual, but that's probably because I cooked it on turbo mode at 450 degrees instead of the 400 degrees suggested on the box. In fact, the manual says to reduce the temperature mentioned in recipes, so I should try it at 375 or something, but I love the result anyway. Really. I'll try it at 375, but suspect I will like the 450 result better.)I put all the video clips together into one video (but not in the same order I made them) to show for this review. Watching the video, you will get a much better idea how to use this appliance than by reading the manual. You will notice in the video that I cooked everything at 450 degrees, even the chicken. That's because to cook the chicken, I had to put the screen in place which protects the heating element from fat, but according to the instructions that screen drops the temperature by 50 to 70 degrees, and it definitely does. Also, the recipe book that comes with this machine is wrong about how long to cook the chicken since I think it said the chicken would be done in half an hour. After half an hour, I decided to go another 25 minutes. After that, the breast was ideal - the best I've had since my grandpa cooked chicken on his rotisserie barbeque when I was a child. I couldn't believe how juicy it was. However, as you will see in the video, I had to cut off the leg quarters and cook them another 15 minutes on the rack. The recipe book says to marinade overnight and add honey at the end, but I just bought the chicken, salt & peppered it inside and out, and cooked it immediately. I did that because there was someone visiting who could hold my phone to video me. I wasn't expecting much, but the result was amazing and my mind was made up from this chicken that this bigger airfryer was definitely worth the extra price I paid compared to the small one. Although the next day the chicken was nothing special from the refrigerator, the initial results were amazing. It would be hard to get the same from a supermarket.The controls are confusing at first, and you will see me confused somewhat in the video when I was making the chicken, but after a few uses, I had no problem with them. I think the same is true with any new microwave, for example. The controls would've been less confusing though if there was a separate +/- for temperature and time. This machine instead has a button to switch between temperature and time, and a single set of +/- buttons for adjusting both temperature and time. It also has a menu button (3 horizontal lines) that lets you choose among various preset temperatures and times. Since I seem to usually use 450 degrees, I usually run the machine as follows: Start, Menu, [Temp/Time, +, Roll] Start. The first time I press Start, it lights the controls. The first time I press Menu, it chooses "Turbo 450 degrees, 15 minutes". If that's good enough, I just press Start again. Otherwise, I press the Temp/Time button to get it on Time and use the + button to adjust the time. I find it a little confusing that the + button is on the left. Finally, if I want the Rotisserie going, I press the Roll button. I haven't tried to use the Preset button yet and don't know what it does.The smaller airfryer has the advantage for simplicity because all you do is pull out a drawer, fill it, and turn 2 dials (time and temp). It also holds the right amount of frozen snacks for a couple of people. But for serious cooking, and I like to think my cooking is as good as most chefs, this big airfryer is the better deal. Also, surprisingly, even though it holds 4 times as much food, it's not much bigger than the small airfryer.

So I've been using this frier for a week or so and I think it's a pretty good compromise between a deep frier and a traditional toaster oven.There are two reasons I don't like it, and if these are not a big deal to you then this product should be fine:- It was bigger than I expected and did not fit in my cupboards. The only place I could fit it was under the sink. Pain in the butt, honestly.- Cleaning it sucks. Period. It's way more mess than just making fries on a baking sheet or in the toaster oven.I liked the way some things came out though, especially chicken tenders and those hash brown puffs. Way more consistent finish than the regular oven (nearly as good as deep frying).Other observations:- I found that frozen food cooked better than raw fresh food- For optimal cooking of fresh foods I ended up adding some time (I like them extra crispy)- I love how it rotates the food with a cage- It looks and sounds a bit like a nuclear reactor when it's running which is pretty cool- It is about as loud as a microwave with a fan noiseThe final results of cooking frozen fries was a near perfect crunch and a more even cooking than in an oven since it turns and rolls them around. The result of cooking raw veggies wasn't as good, but still acceptable... Frozen veggies did better (noticing a trend with this). I enjoyed my wedge fries that were cooked from raw but they took a bit extra time. Still better than an oven, but just missing a bit of the crunch from deep frying.So far the results are nearly like deep frying even if not exactly identical. It's too bad it doesn't fit in my kitchen easily, and that it's such a chore to clean cause I do like the way most food comes out.