We'd avoided buying an air fryer for years since they seemed a fad gimmick, but an neighbor raved about hers so we decided to try one. We did research through Consumer Reports and other sources and settled on this one although it was more expensive than most. We're glad we did. It's fully featured, works perfectly to fry batch after batch, and is easy to use and clean. I wasn't sure if a fryer this large was too large, but it turned out to be just the right size for a family of four. The double-decker tray inside also helps when we need to do large batches or two different items like eggrolls and crab rangoon. We've even done cordon bleu and monkey bread in it. Now we stop by the frozen aisle of ethnic stores just to fund new items to throw in it: lumpia! empanadas! chicken katsu! It's been a lot of fun!