Chefman Air Fryer 8 Qt | TurboFry® 4-in-1 with 450°F Hi-Fry Option for Crispier Results | Bake, Dehydrate, Frozen | XL Nonstick Dishwasher-Safe Basket | Stainless Steel

Liisa BeeeUnited States

This air fryer is amazing!

First off, we got this at a steal of a price! Over 60% off retail. Second, this is our first experience using an air fryer. Although we've heard nothing but good things about them, we were skeptical about whether or not it would just become another kitchen appliance that looks pretty, but never gets used. We'll lemme tell you... It's just as big of a game-changer as people say! We use this thing every single day, and often times more than just once! We are wasting so much less these days. Leftovers are actually getting reheated and eaten instead of just being tossed after languishing in our fridge for a few days! Plus, it's healthier than deep frying. I have a picky teen who has changed habits all together. This fryer is big enough to cook 4 servings of most stuff, and the biggest complaint that friends who we talked to prior to purchasing was that they regretted buying too small of a fryer. This 6qt basket is perfect for us. A few bonus things we've discovered thus far: Chicken nuggets and French fries from a fast food window taste just as good, if not better than they were fresh out of the bag. I can't tell you how many times I've thrown away food that wasn't eaten, and then 2hrs later, a little one is hungry again. Now I can heat up those happy meal leftovers all at once, and the best part is, it doesn't require multiple steps. Toss food in and walk away. Perfect! Brats and hotdogs are so tasty and easy! I even toss buns in when they're 3/4 of the way done so you have a slightly toasted bun. Haven't tried sauerkraut yet, but it's super easy to add. Fried chicken is MORE TASTY than fresh out of the box. Frozen mini pizzas take 7 minutes. No preheating. Garlic toast to go with spaghetti and meatballs? Also 7 minutes! Lastly, clean-up is ridiculously easy. Many times, just wiping the basket with a moist paper towel does the job. Grease requires the addition of a tiny drop of dishsoap. When we purchased this air fryer my husband cynically said, "Welcome to 2011, wife." He wasn't wrong! LoL. The only thing I'd do differently is to buy one years ago! It has literally changed so much about daily life. Go out and buy one now! I'd give this 10 stars if I could. We've has ours for a few months. We're pleased with this model. It does take up a lot of counter space, but it makes sense considering the capacity, and it's worthy of the space. I might sacrifice the Toaster though. It's kind of irrelevant now.

Dagmar LeonUnited States

Fantastic!

This is my 2nd air fryer. The first one I used only twice and gave it away. That was 3 years ago and since then I wasn't motivated to have an air fryer. I became interested again when a friend mentioned to me how good her whole chicken came out of her Ninja air fryer. I'm a fan of roasted whole chicken. I decided to research the different brands like Ninja and Cosori. I wasn't willing to spend too much money in case I ended up not liking the idea, again of using an air fryer. I'm not a gadget person. I wanted one that would roast a whole chicken and even a pork shoulder. Therefore, I didn't need the double drawer kind. Also, I have a small kitchen and needed one that didn't take up too much space. After reading the reviews of this Chefman, I was impressed, so I ordered it. Now that I have it I'm more than impressed. It's FANTASTIC! I have not made the chicken or pork shoulder yet. But, I have made pork chops, steak fajitas with the veggies together, eggs, shrimp and grilled cheese. I love it! The taste is wonderful. It browns to perfection. It hardly makes any noise. There is no smoke and no strange smell. I haven't used liners yet but it cleans easily. I wash it by hand and nothing really sticks. You can use any type of pans you use in a regular conventional oven and also the Pyrex glass type. The inside of the drawer is about 9", therefore you can use pans and molds as large as 8". I used one to make scrambled eggs. I have discovered that with this air fryer you only need this item to wash. While with pots and pans on the stove, you would need to wash them anyway, but besides that you also need to clean the stove. I keep my sandwich presser on top but remove it when using either one. This air fryer is big enough but doesn't take a lot of space. Make sure you are aware of the dimensions and measure your space. This takes less space than the toaster oven I had there before. This air fryer is fantastic! It's convenient with a great performance. I love it! I highly recommend 100%.

BookCaseUnited States

Looks sturdy and uncomplicated

This review will not be complete because I have not yet cooked with the air fryer. I bought it to replace the one I have struggled with for years which frankly did more things than I needed and took a lot of time and energy to figure it out. If I want toast, I'll use my toaster. For the price I paid for that machine. I didn't expect the trays that came with it to react to the food and look disgusting and battered after one or two uses and the company would do nothing about it. I have a lot of appliances by that company, and I am slowly finding out that brand name does not mean good customer service or an exemplary machine. It was not the greatest device as for the price and brand name. I expected a lot better. This new air fryer is very sturdy looking and came well packed on time. I watched it as directed and I'm waiting to order some food that I can cook in it. I have read the manual which is very straightforward and it seems that this will be exactly what I wanted: a sturdy uncomplicated machine that will hold a whole small chicken. Is that too much to ask? It is very attractive , sleek, and does not take up a lot of counter space. The basket slides in and out easily and it will be interesting to see how easy the machine works and how well it cooks the food. Stay tuned. THIS is a good, Basic machine that does exactly what you tell it to do without all the fancy trappings that I don't need. I followed the instructions for chicken wings, and they turned out perfect. Once the machine cooled down, it was very easy to wash out the basket. It takes up much less room on my counter yet the basket capacity is larger and I can put a whole Cornish hen in it. This is obviously the appliance for me, and I am very pleased with it so far.

JeremyUnited States

It's a quality air fryer for a good price

I was looking for an air fryer, something at least mid-range, and this one really stood out, while I didn't find many reviews outside of just Amazon, what I did see was largely positive. Its been less than a week, but I'm happy I bought this, especially the luck of it going on sale. The air fryer has a large basket capacity, yesterday I cooked 3 thick Angus beef patties at once, they all cooked through well done and were very good, I did make an extra for my dog, who was very excited for her burger. With what meats I've had in the kitchen, everything has been great in the air fryer from the burgers to a can of maple Spam, to some spicy hot links. I'll have to stock up on frozen snacks and such next time at the store, I do miss fried steak fingers on an air fryer. Also, the machine is extremely easy to use, the touch screen is simple with its presets, and hand washing the basket is easy, get some dish soap and a paper towel, and it'll be spotless in no time, or buy some air fryer filters and have significantly less necessary cleaning up. I also like that this air fryer is powerful, it gets going quickly, you don't need to wait to preheat, but you can anyway, on the presets, you can get things done with no fuss, like the burgers, press the meat preset, flip halfway through, and when the timer is near done, you have perfectly cooked through meat that doesn't lose any of the juices.