(checked 2026-10-10)
Experts love its wide basket, viewing window and easy dial, but many owners report a plastic smell and units or handles failing after about a year.
Top complaints
- Plastic or chemical smell
Odor is the most-mentioned negative in Amazon's review summary, with owners saying food can smell and taste like plastic. Several 1-star Walmart reviews say the smell lingered even after repeated burn-in runs.
- Breaks after about a year
Amazon's summary says multiple customers report it breaking after a year of use. Walmart reviewers describe dead units just past the 1-year warranty, broken basket handles, and no replacement parts.
- Forced preheat and awkward handle
Shop TODAY notes you must preheat and that some food drops through the tray. Serious Eats found the angled handle awkward to hold.
Source: Shop TODAY, Serious Eats
What owners love
- Excellent fries and wings
Serious Eats says the roomy basket cooked fries and wings exceptionally well.
Source: Serious Eats - Window plus a dial
You can check food through the window, and a knob sets time and temperature in 5-degree steps.
Source: Serious Eats - Easy and fast
Amazon shoppers praise its performance, ease of use and quick cooking times. Shop TODAY likes its shake reminder.
- You are sensitive to plastic smells
- You want something that lasts years with spare parts available
- You hate preheat cycles
- Watching food cook without opening the drawer
- Families of 3-4
- Easy dial controls
Scores (tap for why)
What experts say
- Serious Eats: Best air fryer with a see-through window, cooking fries and wings exceptionally well; the only listed con is the awkwardly angled handle.
- Shop TODAY: Ranked #4 of 8 (4.25/5), with good toss reminders and the best cookies; it must preheat and some food drops through the tray.