Customer Reviews for Insignia - 10 Qt. Digital Air Fryer Oven - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
4
Good value
on January 20, 2021
Posted by: Stretch
from Port burwell
I’ve used my air fryer a few times to date. It takes getting used to the shorter time for cooking. I’ve been old school for a long time so far I really love it.
Frying fries was a disaster. We have an instant pot lid 8qt. and wanted to update to something bigger. Insignia fries unevenly, lower shelf is useless and it is very loud. I was turning fries every couple of minutes but wasn't able to get them evenly done.
I had little idea what to expect, and when our tiny little countertop convection toaster oven finally died we were happy to find this air fryer oven on sale. The very first thing we did (yesterday) was a chicken on the rotisserie. The skin was crispy and the meat tender and lovely. In half an hour, yes! Then we did some cauliflower and potatoes. They were fine, as well. There is a bit of a learning curve. But where isn't there with a new toy? lol Next time I'll do a better job of preparing the veggies. Next I'm going to bake a loaf of bread, see how that goes. I'll be oh so delighted if it works as hoped. The oven itself seems sturdy and well made for the price. I have nothing to compare it to other than the toaster oven which lasted for years, and microwave for years as well. I want to try a bit of dehydrating sometime, though I have proper dehydrators, but for small quantities this could be the answer.
I’m debating returning this product. When using both racks, the top right corner of the top rack burns before the bottom is even close to being done. I did find that switching the racks halfway through cooking helps, but this takes away from the convenience.
4 stars simply for the facts that the door hinges need to be upgraded for smoother ease of use. It doesn't line up and I have to adjust every time I close it. The beeping it makes when you push the controls is also obnoxiously loud in my opinion.
Cooking wise, so far so good. Have been happy with everything I have tried in it thus far. It is simple to use and I appreciate the multi functions are clear on the display.
The top tray and sides burn. Bottom tray is raw. When getting this I wasn’t expecting to have to rotate the trays to get them evenly cooked. If you use only a single tray and everything in the center it should be okay.
If you want to be sure that the food u eat no fats better use airfryer. Maybe this is the reason why everyday I use this and so far no complaints working fine for me.