Emeril Lagasse Extra Large French Door Air Fryer Toaster Oven Combo, 24 Cooking Functions and Digital Controls, 7 Accessories Included, Stainless Steel Finish, 26QT Capacity

DuckieDebUnited States

So far, I love it! (Its definitely love)

Update: I’ve been using this oven for a couple months now for roasting, baking, broiling, air frying, and reheating. It is an outstanding oven that performs flawlessly every time. The oven heats evenly, so baked goods cook uniformly. Over the holidays I baked cookies, and since then enchiladas, cornbread, casseroles, sheet pan meals, hot wings, salmon, quesadillas, broiled sandwiches, etc. I love the amount of cooking space available and it doesn’t take up too much counter space. This is the best toaster oven I’ve owned. Absolutely love it! We purchased this oven to replace our Ninja Foodie flip-up air fryer/toaster oven which we’ve had for just over a year. We are full-time RVers and seldom bother to light and use the gas oven in our RV, so it’s very important to me that I have a good countertop oven. With limited space, I love that it doubles as an air fryer, too. We have a separate toaster because I’ve never been satisfied with the way a toaster oven toasts (sounds silly, but give me a pop-up toaster any day). I never liked our old oven because it’s not tall enough inside to cook in anything but a tray. It was also not heating properly and I was very disappointed with the results. It don’t heat properly and was too small to bake a cake or roast a whole chicken. I spent a lot of time researching other combination air fryer/ovens until I came upon this oven. I will update later, but I was very impressed with the cooking performance of my first meal - a sheet pan meal with Parmesan-crusted chicken breasts and broccoli. I baked it for 14 minutes at 425°, turning the broccoli half way through. The chicken was perfectly cooked - juicy inside with a golden brown, crusty topping. The broccoli had the right amount of char without being over or undercooked. I was amazed how much better it roasted than the old oven and I like the way the baking tray just slips into the slots on the side. This meal wasn’t very messy, so there wasn’t much splatter and there were no drips to clean. Today I’m baking cookies and tomorrow I’m air frying wings, so I will update after I’ve used it a few more times. We buy meal kits from Green Chef, and many of the recipes require baking. Since there are just two of us, this will definitely do the trick. This is a very preliminary review, but the positives include: roomy interior cooking space, easy to bake with a 9” square pan, pie pan, or 12” cookie sheet. Evenly heats and the temperature was consistent with a thermometer. It didn’t overheat the room and we keep a 4-6” space from walls. The interior light is bright. I like the double doors, but be sure there is enough space to fully open them so they don’t close on your hand - especially if it’s hot! There are many simple settings and it’s easy to adjust the temperature and time. I’m looking forward to experimenting more! The only negative so far is that it can’t accommodate the 12” pizza pan that worked with the old oven. This isn’t a problem because I’ve found frozen pizza is best when cooked on the wire rack instead of in a pan. We use our outdoor pizza oven for homemade pizza anyway. We will definitely stay on top of cleaning it after each use, wiping off splatters & drips that can smoke up the kitchen. It’s not likely we will use the rotisserie because I’m sure it would be very messy, but it’s going to be great for baking, roasting & air frying. More later after I’ve used this for a few months, but if you’ve been considering getting this while it’s on sale - go for it!

KimUnited States

BAM! A great upgrade from a toaster

When our $10 toaster stopped working, we took it as a chance to upgrade to at least a toaster oven. Our research led us to go even beyond that to this Emeril Lagasse air fryer/toaster oven combo. It was middle of the road pricewise, was the size we were looking for and liked the idea of the French Doors. We have now had it for a couple of months and with any new toy we have tried to use it as much as possible and fine it works well for air frying, baking, and toasting. Chicken wings and fried chicken have been our favorite so far as this air fryer provides the perfect crispy taste, much improved from our small air fryer we had, our normal conventional oven, or pan frying. The unit is large enough to handle cooking a frozen pizza, and the crust had a crispier taste than the oven. We like that we don’t have to heat up our full sized oven for this and find it has been quicker for some meals. The unit is a good size for 2 people, but if you were looking to use for a larger family, you will have to cook in batches or use it in conjunction with your normal oven or other means. The preset setting helps take the guesswork out and give a good starting point for most items you cook. There is a timer that is programmed to go off halfway through the cooking process (for air frying and baking) to alert you for flipping or rotating your food and this is helpful. The unit came with an air fry basket, grilling pan, cooking sheet, rack, and a rotisserie attachment. I suggest if using the rack or air fry basket to also put the cooking sheet below in order to help catch any crumbs, oils, liquids that may drop during the cooking process so it doesn’t fall on the heating elements. We had some breading fall on the heating elements during cooking, and although no issues with our meal, it gave off a burnt smell as the breading coated the elements and burned. After the unit cooled, the material was easy to clean off, but nobody likes a burnt smell while cooking. We have not tried the rotisserie attachment yet, so cannot give any input on how that works, but are excited to try that out in the future. The vents off the back and top of the unit provide the right amount of venting, and the unit heats up and cools down fairly quickly. The noise generated by the vent is much quieter than the much smaller tray style air fryer we have, which is a plus. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a toaster oven/air fryer combo. It has been a great addition to our kitchen and does not take up that much more counter space than a simple toaster. The unit is also very light, so it could be stored out of sight if you had a cabinet or closet big enough and pulled out only when you want to use it. The stainless design with the French doors looks neat and elegant though to leave out if you have the space.

MadeaUnited States

Quality product, look no further!

I'm loving this air fryer! I searched and searched to find exactly what I "needed". I searched so much and for so long that I literally crossed my eyes and shut my brain down. LOL I HAD to buy the one that met my exact needs, because I wasn't returning one after another till I did find the right one. So, I weighed out my options...I wanted one that could cook more than one item at a time. I wanted one that would fit in my space, because I wasn't going to put it in a closet and only pull it our when I needed to use it. Because we all know how that works...it never comes out of the closet. I wanted one that had a basket, a shelf, a "hot plate/skillet" and most of all a rotisserie. Yeah baby!!! I wanted every function available to man/woman. Not to mention, I wanted to glass doors so I could see what was going on inside without pulling the basked out all the time. This one met EVERY one of my needs. It takes some getting used to, because I've never had an Air Fryer before. This one you can use a preset button or adjust you own time and temp. I love the fact that I can cook a small pizza in it without heating up my large oven! And the convenience of using this AF vs preheating my big oven, waiting for it to take 16 minutes to cook my small pizza and then heating up my whole kitchen while it's cooling down. Ugh! I turn the AF on, it takes a few minutes to heat up, my small pizza is done in half the time and it takes 1 minute to cool down and doesn't heat up my entire kitchen, is GREAT!!! I LOVE the convenience of cooking multiple items at the same time (for 2 people) in a fraction of the time as a conventional oven. It sits on my counter top, so I'm using it all the time now. I never cook burgers in a skillet, don't like the taste of it. I always gook my burgers on the grill, even during the winter. Wellllll, this winter was extra cold for a longer period of time with a lot of snow, so I didn't go outside to do much of anything, especially cook :-( So I tried the "skillet/grill" thingamajig and cooked my burgers on it. WOW, they came out almost as good as if I had cooked them on the grill outside. Yay. Next, I'll try a steak on that same surface. I'm glad I spent the extra money on this AF, it was well worth it. After all, it's an appliance that will get used a lot, so why not spend a couple of more bucks to get the best?! I don't like wasting money and time on products that I'm totally not impressed with. It's either all the way, or nothing at all. Go get yourself one, you'll be happy you did.

trikyUnited States

Great all in one so far!

I’m so glad I bought this one! Perfect all in one. Overall, I gave it 5 stars because it does what I needed it to. However, there are some possible reasons why this wouldn’t be great for everyone… **Food** It made crispier chicken wings than any other air fryer we’ve tried! So far I’ve used it as a toaster oven, convection oven, and air fryer and have no complaints at all. It’s all come out amazing. **Rotisserie** the rotisserie feature gets the most complaints in the reviews. I have not used this, nor do I plan to. I agree with the reviews and do think it’s large enough for cuts of meat or chickens over 5lbs **Size** Measure the space you want it in first. It might be a little large for small apartments or homes with little counter space. It fit perfectly height wise, where our 10 year old XL Ninja large air fryer was, but it is a bit wider and sticks out a bit more. If I had a small space, I would use this instead of a toaster and air fryer. It’s also great as an extra convection oven to bake and broil. It can NOT replace a range top. It also smokes a little with greasy things like chicken wings. The built in fan works, but can’t completely keep up. It might set off fire alarms in small spaces. **Aesthetics** It’s a beautiful appliance and easy to clean. I would clean the racks after each use and wipe down the inside at least once a week. Don’t use soap unless you need to. Follow the instructions in the manual. **Ease of Use** I recommend reading the user manual thoroughly to get the best use out of it. It’s easy to use, but the little cookbook with it sucks. The manual has the best tips and usage instructions. **Safety** this appliance works just like a conventional oven. There’s nothing stopping the cooking process when the doors are open. It gets super hot and can smoke when cooking greasy food. It has a fan, but it’s important to pause the appliance before opening the doors. I actually wouldn’t get this if I had little kids who could reach the counter top, or young ones who aren’t responsible. The doors are easily opened with little to no effort, and both open at the same time. The doors are spring loaded and will slam shut if not opened all of the way. It wouldn’t cut anyone’s finger off, but it might hurt a little. It also gets hot all over the outside. Not enough for a serious burn, but hot enough to hurt little fingers.