Bought the highly-touted Phillips Airfryer model to replace a broken Farberware 4-qt. deep fryer. We were very disappointed in the finished product as far as taste and texture, the limitations on types of food that can be prepared in them, and sent the thing right back to BB & Beyond for a Breville 4-qt deep fryer. Back in happyland now, lol!
*DISCLAIMER: Trophy wife is a gourmet cook and we eat a variety of homemade asian and latin dishes made from scratch. We are very demanding, YMMV.
we bought emeril lagasse unit,love it. have done steakin it filet mignon tips best steak i've had in a long time,mozzarella stick,cheese balls,did up calzones last night excellant. easy clean up
Personally, for me, initially, I thought it was a very useful gadget and it's healthier than deep frying.. But cleaning is nightmare! It is not true that it does not use oil. If you are cook using fresh ingredients, you'll still need oil. The "no need to use oil" is just for processed food like nuggets, chicken rolls, etc. Fries somehow don't taste good with air fryer.
We use Olive Oil that comes in a spray can and just give what needs a little oil a quick shot, Shake before putting in to mix and then about half way through give another quick shake. Works great for us and tastes are on par with what we get out of a deep oil fryer.