Beautiful by Drew Barrymore 6 Quart Touchscreen Air Fryer vs Hamilton Beach 35070

While this is cooking. So yeah i'll be back here in 18 minutes all right, so the 18 minutes is up. As you can see, the air fryer went ahead and turned...

That is something I had previously found my own self a bit irritated with when I consider a certain pressure cooker type device that claims to cook in an instant. There's always the unspoken heating time that you have to ignore if you want to look at total cooking time. This device doesn't need that much heating time, but it does take a moment to come to temp and then start the actual cooking (and normally you don't preheat with devices like this, as you just set the options and let it begin cooking). The convection cooking effect that is used to circulate the heat within this device does help speed up cooking though it also means you have to adjust your cooking times somewhat, in order to avoid overcooking the foods you are trying to cook

Bought this because the air fryer I had was too small. This one seems to be the perfect size since I can cook stuff faster and more efficiently than my old one could. Didn’t have to spend a ton of time doing everything.

More like a cornish hens in reality. You might be able to fit chicken parts on the screwer, but nothing over a few pounds. So, in conclusion, don't expect to fit large food items in this oven. Another annoyance is the poor instructions

I love the digital features and I like the basket capacity! My last air fryer was just too small for my family and this one is perfect! I don’t use it to roast or dehydrate, so I can’t say how well these features work. But it works great on chicken nuggets, fries/tots, pot pies and corn dogs. Definitely makes cooking for both toddlers and teens a little bit easier. Very happy with this product!

Another disappointment with the basket is that it really only works with French fries. Every other thing I tried in there created a huge mess, the breading gets all over the place, got stuck into every part of the mesh and took forever to clean. Yeah, it’s dishwasher safe but you first have to try to pick out or brush out all of the greasy particles, the opening in the basket is pretty small. Just not worth the time or trouble

I sprayed a little cooking oil on top after they were in the basket. Then securely pushed the basket back in then I was ready to select the temperature and time! The fries came out very crispy and perfect.

1. The temperature controls are inflexible I'm the sense that they increment at 25°, and the highest temp is 400°F, therefore if a recipe calls for 380°F, you have to select 375, and probably increase cook times. (Disclaimer: do not quote me on this, because I am not a chef, l was just looking for a product to make frying easier and quicker).