COSORIAir Fryer 5.5L Capacity,Oil Free, Energy and Time Saver with 11 Presets with 100 Recipes Cookbook, Non-Stick, Dishwasher Safe Basket,1700-Watt, CP158-AF, Black

I mean for the price this is insanely cool and a bargain. I’ve used the analog ones with the clicks timer things on them and have always been a bit like meh does the job. However today I feel my age as I’m excited about an airfryer. Super easy to set up you download the app,switch it on hook it up to ur wifi and bobs ur uncle. You can start the manual function that lets u select the temp and time you need and it switches on once u confirm and u can switch it off before the time etc via the app again. Has lots of presets too for specific foods, chicken, steak etc. The app is impressive has recipes etc and it comes with a recipe book too. Don’t even hesitate it’s fantastic. Cooked my food in no time and didn’t have a weird smell you get with some of them :) very happy customer.

The media could not be loaded. I’ve only had this for a couple of days. You could not tell it’s a refurbished unit, as it looks brand new! On my first go, I cooked something with sticky marinade and thought it was a bad idea, but it came off pretty easily during the wash. Now I’ve been using it to cook pork cracklings and stuff. The app is mostly for knowing how long you’ve got left until the timer finishes. You can’t use it to turn the air fryer on or off, as it’s a safety thing. I don’t mind. It’s nice to check how long it’s got left from my desk anyway, though I’m unsure if you can adjust the temperature through the app. The finishing beep is very loud though.

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The media could not be loaded. I was not particularly sold on the concept of air-fryers, which is why I did not consider purchasing one when they first became popular a few years ago. Recently, after a family member was in hospital for a while and I was doing the daily 3+ hour commute to see them, my healthy eating habits slowly went out the window in favor of quick meals because I was too tired to prepare anything in the evenings. Two separate nurses who were caring for them mentioned to me on different occasions how good their air fryers were for getting quick and healthy meals ready fast.I purchased this Cosori Smart Air-Fryer four days ago after a lot of research. I wasn't expecting that much -- maybe it would be able to cook some frozen stuff faster than my oven, but I didn't expect it to revolutionize the way I made meals.Yet it absolutely has, after only a few days.Set-up was very easy. I took the air fryer out of the box, gave the inside of the cooking chamber a wipe with a warm soapy cloth and washed both the top and bottom air fryer baskets in warm soapy water, rinsed them and dried them well. Pro tip: You can finish drying your air fryer baskets in the air fryer once you've given them an initial dry with a clean tea towel. I do mine at 200C for 5 minutes.First thing I cooked was a medium sweet potato I had on hand. I love roasted sweet potato, but I would usually save making it for when I am making a Sunday roast dinner. The Cosori air fryer was able to take my sweet potato from raw to perfectly roasted in about 13-15 minutes. I peeled the sweet potato and cut it into 1 inch cubes, tossed it in a teaspoon of olive oil and seasoned it with little salt. I lined the air fryer basket with parchment paper that I had snipped little cuts in to assist with air flow and cooking. I cooked the sweet potato at 200C for about 14-15 minutes. Halfway through the cooking cycle, I opened the basket, gave it a good shake and replaced the basket to finish the cooking. The result was a sweet potato that was deliciously tender in the middle and lovely and roast-y on the outside. I have also cooked frozen mixed peppers in the air fryer (200c for 8-10 min) with similarly excellent results.Next thing I tried cooking was scrambled egg. Some mornings when I want a breakfast that will keep me going through until dinner, I will have a protein rich meal like scrambled egg in a breakfast burrito. I beat two eggs well, and added them to a shallow dish that I had greased with a little bit of olive oil. I cooked the mixture at 175C for about 3-5 minutes, stirred it and put it back in for another 3 minutes. When the cooking was complete, I noticed that the eggs were ever so slightly overdone for my liking. Doing this much egg for one person was the only thing I have found that took longer in the air fryer than on the stove top. I would normally cook my scrambled egg in a tiny 5 inch, two-egg sized pan and it takes all of three minutes to get it just how I like it. I would only cook them for another minute when making this again, but it was still very serviceable if the air fryer was your only way of cooking.I tried hash browns next. I love hash browns as a treat sometimes, but I HATE how greasy they can be with deep frying. The Cosori handled the hash browns with ease, and gave me perfectly golden, crunchy and fluffy hash browns in around 12 minutes at 200C.I was nervous about using an air fryer, but the simplicity of making meals in the Cosori air fryer has re-awakened my love of trying out new dishes. The display is easy to read, bright, and clearly set out, with no superfluous buttons that would confuse or frustrate first time air fryer cooks. I'm the sort that will read the manual cover-to-cover, but if you're more of a fly by the seat of your pants type, you can easily dive in here without much preparation. I will say, however, to make sure you follow the directions on the machine stickers that tell you to remove ALL the plastic wrapping/stickers, etc from the air fryer, including the plastic inside the basket before cooking. Another safety must: NEVER PUT ANY PAPER OR FOIL IN THE AIR FRYER DURING THE PRE-HEATING CYCLE. It can catch fire and would be extremely dangerous if left unattended. (I can't believe the amount of foolish people who have written reviews of air fryers and said how surprised they were when the PAPER they put in their machine without any food on it CAUGHT FIRE. 🤡🤡🤡)I like nearly everything about this machine and what it does. As someone who is very sensitive to loud noise, I normally go out of my way to find products that are on the quieter side, especially those that have the QuietMark certification. I was very relieved when I first used the air fryer to realize that the noise it makes when it is cooking is manageable for me, and not overly loud. (Watch my short video for an idea of how it sounds when cooking).The only thing that I haven't found that useful (yet) is the smart feature. Having already owned an air purifier made by Cosori's sister company, LEVOIT, I was really jazzed to see that I could add the air fryer to the VeSync app for my and take advantage of the smart settings. So far I haven't been able to get the app to connect to my air fryer, but I think it's more an issue with my router's persnickety 2.4GHz network than any issues with the air fryer or the app.So after only four days, I'm 100% in the "air fryers are great!" camp. I'm looking forward to trying out more favorites in my Cosori Smart air fryer in the coming days and weeks and I will update here with more information as I become better skilled at cooking with this fantastic little machine.***Update: 01 March, 2024***Having used this for almost an entire month now, I’ve figured out what cooks well, what I like about it and what I don’t. Luckily there is very little I don’t like about this air fryer and my initial thoughts have mostly been correct.One of my hands-down favorite things to make is my own French fries/chips. I never thought that “made at home” chips could be so delicious — unless they were cooked in a conventional fryer. I was thrilled to be proven wrong. I will never buy store bought frozen chips again!If I wipe out the basket & drawer with a damp, lightly soapy cloth after cooking and give it a decent rinse and dry, I find it can be used for a few days before *needing* a deep clean via the dishwasher. The dishwasher does a great job when it does need a better clean, yet I wonder if cleaning it in the dishwasher will make the non-stick coating wear off sooner. In addition to home made chips, Salmon, broccoli and Brussel sprouts have also been some new favorite things to cook with the air fryer. I’ve been using small and medium size foil trays to cook foods together and make meal prep all the easier and faster. (I use foil trays only when I am in a terrible hurry or am too arthritic to wash a pyrex dish. It’d get very expensive otherwise.)One of the small negatives that has occurred in the last 3.5 weeks is a wear pattern has appeared on the underside of the drawer from pulling the AF basket & drawer in and out. I was a little bit 🤨 when I initially noticed this. I am not someone who is heavy handed and I do make an effort to look after my belongings so this was a surprise. (Check out my photos to see the wear pattern.)The other small negative is how loud the beeping is. On my first few uses, I didn’t notice the beeping so much. Having used it for a bit longer I noticed the beeping quite a bit more, especially since I live in an apartment and have neighbors all around me. When the midnight munchies strike and you’re cooking up some sweet potato fries, the beeping can sound a lot louder than it does during regular hours! Something to be aware of if you have neighbors very close by or family members who are sensitive to loud sounds.Not a negative, per se, but just something to know: I purchased the smart version of this air fryer that came with wifi. In all the time I’ve had the air fryer, I’ve used the app notification system once. If you are in two minds about which version of this air fryer to get, I’m confident in recommending the non-smart version to 99% of folks. I’d recommend the smart version only to people who are really eager to try out the smart features/app for themselves AND who need 64,000 reminders to stop what they’re doing and go eat dinner!All in all, I am still very pleased with my purchase of this Cosori air fryer. It’s become my favorite kitchen appliance, even usurping the kettle and the espresso machine! Now that’s some serious magic. Well done, Cosori!**UPDATE: OCTOBER 2024**2 weeks ago I was washing my air fryer's outer basket. All of a sudden one of the inside screws that holds the basket to the front fascia fell out of its hole and down the sink. Oh no!I emailed Cosori's support team and explained the situation, asking if they could please send me a replacement screw for my air fryer basket. After providing them with photos of the issue, along with my original receipt and mailing address. After a few more emails back and forth the very friendly support agent Anita let me know that Cosori were sending me out A WHOLE NEW BOTTOM BASKET for my air fryer. I couldn't believe it! A few days later my replacement basket arrived by courier.I couldn't be happier with Cosori's customer service and I am very thankful to them for sorting out a replacement part so quickly so I could get back to using my favorite kitchen appliance -- my Cosori Air Fryer.

Great product although I had a few glitches the customer service is simply brilliant. I can't praise them enough!

I thoroughly recommend this air fryer and the amazing service I received from Cosori. I accidentally damaged the outer basket and wrote to Cosori to ask their advice. It was completely my fault but Cosori offered to replace the part and posted it to me within a week at no extra cost. Wonderful service!

I use this daily and it's been 4 years and still working well.

works very well and comes with an excellent cooking book with guides for common easy foods