REVIEW UPDATED BELOW: I Read the reviews and ordered this. I LOVE the taste of the food cooked inside of this. But just let me tell you- cleaning this thing is a LABOR of LOVE! I made bacon, burgers, zucchini, and string beans inside of this tonight, and by the end of my cooking, the entire house was filled with grease smoke. The grease coming off the bacon and burgers splashed all over the inside of this oven. Clean up took me an hour afterwards. Including trying to scrub the pans afterwards. I have found that grease splatters and drips into crevices attached to the door handle- and I have to sit there with a sharp thin knife, and paper towel, and stick the sharp edge of the knife into the crevices with the paper towel trying to get the grease that has dripped into the crevice of the door. But the food was so good. Then I found that two parts of the interior paint flaked off already- so that’s not good. I’m going to contact customer service and see what they say. I really do love this thing as it makes food taste awesome. But our house smells like a fast food burger joint from making dinner, and it’s SO messy to use. When cooking the grease gets everywhere! All angles of toaster oven. So you will have to clean clean clean each and every single time you use it. Otherwise you’ll end up with rancid oil smells and oil stains. We have 3 ozone machines and turned them on- but I still smell grease in here. It’s almost like using a grill inside- I almost think I should use this thing out on the patio when using air fry mode. And to clarify, the air fryer mode which is what we primarily have been using is what makes the oil splash everywhere. And the other 3 star reviewer’s are absolutely right in what they said, when you pull the mesh air fryer pan out oil does get everywhere. It drips on the door and gets in the cracks. I’m a bit disappointed. I’m also wondering what the material of the toaster is made out of. I’m thinking if the temperature is getting his hot, and it’s not stainless steel, that probably isn’t optimal. But the fact that the interior coating flaked already means This one will have to go back. I do love Cosori I think they make nice things at an affordable price and their customer service is great. We shall see. I am going to call them tomorrow. Will update my review soon.
*UPDATE! They got back to me via email but wanted videos and I just didn’t have the energy or time to accomodate. I was within my 30 days so this was returned back to Amazon. Packed this up and ordered the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer instead. Tried that out- better toaster with some nice features making it easier to clean but same issues— after a few weeks inside of toaster was trashed! Rancid oil everywhere with no way to clean. Then I moved on to GoWiseUSA 7 quart air fryer, the type with a basket And OMG! I am absolutely in love with this air fryer. I also realize the issues I had with the previous ones-
A smart oven air fryer is not an air fryer in ANY WAY!! It simply has an air fryer feature!! But the downside is it makes a mess inside of the oven with no way to fully clean it. After getting a 7 quart air fryer with a basket, I can see that this thing blows both toasters out of the water! It is SUPER fast and powerful and makes super CRISPY food, and it is super simple and easy to clean! I absolutely love it. I make kale chips almost every day and am loving it! The other thing with the air fryer oven is it didn’t get anything crispy like in the pictures. The air fryer basket I now have is absolutely amazing and makes the crispiest food ever. I made some roasted chicken wings and turkey thighs that tasted like they were from KFC but better. I don’t eat fast food currently but of course as I child I did. The other thing with the air fryer oven is it didn’t get anything crispy like in the pictures. This air fryer basket I now have is absolutely amazing the crispiest food ever. I made some roasted turkey thighs that tasted like they were from KFC but better. I don’t eat fast food by the way but of course I ate it when I was young it when I was young. If you are not air frying in the Cosori smart air fryer oven I am sure it will work great to make baked items etc. After going through all of this and experiencing everything, I will reiterate one more time what I have learned— there’s just NO way somebody can spray items with oil and air fry in any kind of smart air fryer oven regardless of the brand. It’s a nice concept. But there..