@reclaimercube I get the first two. What on Earth is with the shit foot rests? If you really want some just buy some number 10 cans. Or a few concrete blocks. Or lift your knees. All meh solutions. I Cannot get behind the shit squatter campaign
@Lazarpandar It’s actually very good at cooking raw meats (I’ve done raw chicken, shrimp, fish, and pork) and it does indeed use NO oil. Air fryers specifically state you’re not supposed to put any oil in the basket as it could cause an oil fire. You put oil on afterward for “flavor”.
@silveropal3 oh shit I always sprayed stuff with spray oil beforehand lmao, although I’ve since parted ways with the roommate that had the air fryer. I mean he did it to, those were his instructions.
@Lazarpandar@silveropal3 Lazar ignore silver. Oil IS REQUIRED. Ever recipe specifically states you must coat the food in oil and even recommendeds a sprayer. Just look at the recipe guide for this product. OBVIOUSLY you don’t pour oil into it there is no place to put it but if you don’t coat the food in oil it won’t “fry”. You definitely don’t add it after for “flavor”
@Lazarpandar@unksol You must not have read the manual for this particular model, let alone any other make and model. It specifically states you do NOT need to use oil. That’s pretty much how it goes with all air fryers as they literally use AIR to “fry” the foods. Some air fryers do state that you may lightly mist foods with oil, however, it is not a requirement.
An air fryer uses hot air to crisp (“fry”) the foods inside of it. It’s almost like a mini convection oven as it circulated hot air to cook your food fast and evenly.
@Lazarpandar@silveropal3@unksol@Bandrik - I am not even remotely contemplating buying one, but purely out of curiosity, can it do more than just reheat frozen convenience food? Have you ever used one to actually cook a meal from scratch - meat, veggies, starches? Seems like it has a decent internal area. How is it for heating up your lukewarm coffee?
@Lazarpandar No oil needed. Period. End of story. I’ve had one for a year, and it is awesome. My favorite is to put a frozen piece of salmon in there for 15-20 minutes, flipping it once and basting it with an asian zing sauce towards the end. Comes out perfect. Also cook chicken and shrimp. And left-over pizza is A-MAZ-ING! Better reheated than the day you get it from the pizzeria.
@aetris Got one, I usually put raw chicken wings rubbed with salt, pepper and paprika for about 25 minutes at 390F. Delicious and pefectly cooked, the secret is to use meats that have plenty of fat content so they are “self-frying”.
Please reread my reply to Lazarpandar; I said oil is not NEEDED. I did not say you CANNOT use oil. Common sense tells me that to get CRISPIER potatoes I should use oil.
You must have only skimmed through the manual looking for something that backs up your opinion as there are places in this manual that say no oil is NEEDED.
@Lazarpandar@unksol Haha I’m not sure why they call it air frying. Maybe because it can in fact fry the foods if you spritz them with oil and they thought it sounded better than air roaster or mini convection oven.
@aetris@Bandrik@Lazarpandar@unksol Most I’ve done in that department is fish and fries or fish and a vegetable. It’s like cooking two different types of pastas: I just put the longer cooking one in first.
@moosetoga@silveropal3@unksol I would say this form of capitalization as emphasis, as well as how worked up you’re getting in this conversation, is a lot more annoying than name calling lol
When I type I capitalize certain words so skimmers can quickly see point words. Kind of like how important text in subs in some video games is highlighted or a different color…or dare I say it - capitalized.
I couldn’t care less about comments on an air fryer on sale on Meh, however, if I have time and see the replies then I will reply. Today I have some time.
You said air fryers require oil but they don’t. I wanted to help out you as well as others who may buy this item based solely on whether it needs oil or not.
Doesn’t really seem very helpful for skimming, seems more helpful for emphasis and intonation from someone who’s a little bit too excited about telling someone else they’re wrong.
Also when you google “Do air fryers use oil”, the first three results (all I clicked through to) say they do. Also the definition of frying does as well.
@Lazarpandar@moosetoga@silveropal3@unksol Can we ALL just CALM down? Imma skimmer and I was looking for CANNOT CRSPIER but it wasn’t really NEEDED so that was some EXTRA words. I GUESS I’ll keep looking…
@Lazarpandar@moosetoga@therealjrn@unksol You guys must have a lower threshold for what constitutes “getting worked up”. This is a text-based conversation. I’m not yelling at anyone, I’m just letting people know you don’t need to use oil.
@Lazardpandar I didn’t feel the need nor want to capitalize entire sentences or phrases - that’s just too much capitalization. I capitalized some key words instead. Also, look at your search phrase, “do air fryers use oil” - of course you’re going to get results that say YES because they do in fact use oil if you want them to. Do air fryers use oil? YES. Do you need to use oil in an air fryer? NO. Can you use oil in an air fryer? YES. It’s pretty simple.
And yes, I do sometimes use capitalization for intonation. I’m not excited to tell you you’re wrong. I’m just letting you know you are, however, you seem bit defensive about it. Not sure why. Could be my mistake.
I apologize, it seems I got the replies mixed up.
@Lazarpandar I just wanted to let you know you don’t need to use oil in it but you can.
@moosetoga No need for name calling in my opinion. You can use oil in the air fryer but you don’t need to. Oil does help crisp up potatoes and breading, though.
@unksol I see that you are actually the person who stated oil is REQUIRED. It’s not, just thought you might want to know. If not, that’s cool. Carry on.
@therealjrn I’m a girl who is detailed and likes to help people. Maybe that’s why I’m still replying. Your guess is as good as mine. #thanksforassuming
"Air fryers specifically state you’re not supposed to put any oil in the basket as it could cause an oil fire” just means oil isn’t required but can be used? interesting.
Also, as noted, not using fat to transfer heat to food means not frying. That’s the definition. Cooking in hot air is baking or roasting, depending on what you’re cooking.
If you love chicken nuggets, these suckers are great. Dollar store nuggets come out crunchy and tasty in like 7 minutes. If I hadn’t acquired one recently, I’d be in. Worth it for late night nuggets and fries, but I’ve also made amazing pork chops, asparagus, and bite sized potatoes. The small one is great for one or two people. But you need a BIG one if you’re cooking for more than a couple of people.
@laurelnev@unksol My local Dollar Tree had frozen prime rib steaks, pork chops, Red Baron pizza, key lime pie slices, and frozen mango chunks in the case last week. The selection is always interesting.
The serious reviews on here are just so out of place. Its meh ppl. Its supposed to be sarcastic and/or completely shit all over the product. Some people are so predicta-meh
so do these basically work like tiny verisions of those old convection ovens, that you were even supposed to be able to cook a pizza in but the peperonis would fly everywhere? cause I remember those made pretty good french “frys” and crispy fish sticks
@jro2020 Haha ya. I made a homemade French bread pizza and as soon as I turned the air fryer on I could hear the little pepperonis flying around inside.
@jro2020@silveropal3 I hope your spoken Swedish is better than your command of written Swedish! It’s not ya it’s ja. Oh wait, I see now! Your are misspelling YEAH! YEAH, that’s it!
Why do I need this gadet? My oven cooks prepared breaded food just fine. Fries, chicken, fish, etc. Doesn’t seem like you could do homemade food in it. What is the purpose? Slightly crisper Frozen food?
I have an air fryer, different model (a Phillips). I love the damn thing and use it all the time. I don’t really “cook” with it, but instead use it to reheat things and it so damn good, aaaaa
Here’s some quick re-heat tips:
Frozen pizza: nuke in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to get the insides warm, then move to the air fryer for about 2-3 minutes to get the outside nice and hot and not all soggy.
Cookies: make homemade cookies soft and doughy again just like they came right out of the oven. 2-3 minutes and you’re good.
Tortilla chips from tex-mex restaurants: the oil inside the chips gets hot and basically re-cooks the chips. They come out just like they did when they were first served to you.
Fried chicken: often times this reheats fried chicken so well it’s BETTER than when you first got it, especially grocery store fried chicken or KFC. It’s all nice and crispy-crunchy!
Chicken nuggets, fries, etc etc: all this stuff is great.
@Bandrik while interesting points… What if you just finish your food? And don’t bring chips home from restaurants( didn’t even know you could do that)?.. Every example you gave sounds extremely strange… But hey if it works for you it works
@Bandrik@unksol At every Mexican restaurant around me, if you get takeout they give you a big white paper bag of chips and a bowl of salsa. I always threw them away after the meal because they generally suck after they assume room temperature, but if I bought a $50 gadget I guess I could revive them.
I do wonder what it does for storebought chips. I bet a warm Julio’s (or Brookshire’s knockoff) chip is good. A warm Dorito may not be so good.
Grammar/typographical question: Are questllipses/questipses/quellipses (?..) a thing? I think it’s a good idea, but the kerning could use some work.
@Bandrik@djslack I’d have just eaten the chips at the time. Then again I’d never order takeout ( but also don’t have the option even if I would) and rarely go to a restaurant but that’s where I’d expect the free chips. We can’t all live in a big city so if it works for you it works I just don’t get/need it apparently.
Not sure what those at the end were. Quesadilla type… I just throw a tortilla in the cast iron skillet and top with cheese and pulled pork + toppings. I don’t know if it technically counts as one but it’s delicious
@unksol I am now very curious. What is the situation in your life that allows you to go to restaurants, but does not give you the option to order takeout?
@Bandrik Update: DERP. I meant to say “reheat pizza”, not frozen pizza. As in, pizza that is already cooked, and you were saving the leftovers in the fridge. I would NOT cook an uncooked frozen pizza this way. Just wanted to correct this.
@unksol The places around here give huge portions that I could never finish in one sitting, so I just take the rest to go, which I feel is perfectly normal. In fact the mexican places will give you a paper bag for the chips and give some salsa to go in a little plastic cup, similar to what @djslack was saying. And the air fryer does revive the chips.
A friend of mine has one of these, they’re trash. She loves it, because she’ll do anything she can to eat ‘healthier’, so she uses it with no oil at all and then pretends that the soggy garbage that comes out is better than actual fried food. If you’re some kind of psychopath who enjoys a pale, flaccid french fry, this is absolutely the product for you.
A halfway decent convection toaster oven will do everything this does, only better, and be more versatile besides. Looks like the temperature on this model doesn’t go above 400, so you’re only going to get okay results if you’re starting with stuff that’s precooked and frozen like chicken nuggets, or if you’re re-heating something.
Easy to value shop this thing because, other than a lone seller at the sears.com marketplace where one (only one) seller wants $174, its like available nowhere!
I’ve only had one dish cooked in an air fryer. It was potato wedges. They came out like a shitty roasted potato. Super dry, and not really crispy. It didn’t feel fried at all.
So I’m not convinced I need another gadget to clutter my tiny kitchen.
@Dmelly Re: “button” That’s what they want you to think! And I’m pretty sure that’s the spray oil dispenser the air fryer comes with. Pepper grinder is to the right of it though. @FSSZilla There is a drop shadow, it’s just not strong enough.
I’m always tempted by these, as my wife has to remove fats from her diet for gastrointestinal reasons, so the lack of oil needed is appealing. But, good reviews seem to be about reheating frozen or other pre-prepared food, whereas we cook much from scratch.
Where I’d be most interested in it’s performance is how well it could roast a basket of raw veggies (peppers, potatoes, carrots, eggplany, etc)
I have an air fryer and like it but I use it to cook frozen fried food (french fries etc) or leftovers. You can not fill it too full and you have to shake the basket every few minutes to stir the food around. I love mine and think it turns out great. I have been thinking of trying some raw veggies in there but now winter is coming to the northeast so the regular oven helps heat the house before we get into using the wood stove so I probably won’t
I can’t believe how many of these have already been bought. Just use a toaster oven you will get better results anyhow… absolutely no reason to clutter your kitchen even more with this. - Just google TO3000G.
Having a toaster oven is IMO worth cluttering your kitchen a bit more for cooking small batches of things especially during the summer when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen with your oven. Toaster ovens because of the small space can provide better results.
Also people, frozen fries already come coated in oil. So that they crisp up nicely.
@bduncan They do things differently. Different tools yield different results. I have both and use both for different purposes. I just put them away and take them out of a pantry when I want to use them, so there is no clutter.
My friend has one. We built an entire party around this thing, bags and bags of pizza rolls, and wine that paired with pizza rolls. We were already drunk when we started this party but that’s irrelevant. It was awesome, and thanks to Meh, I can soon make this same awesome mistake
I had one that I used all the time and it just went out. I thought to myself “Meh, or someone else will have one for sale.”
Like others say above, these are great for frozen foods like fries and pizza rolls but the best use I have is chicken wings. They come out perfect.
The wire cutter is getting worse and worse. I love my PowerAirFryerXL - it works great - it was roughly $80 on sale. I use it all the time - its easier to use that an convection toaster oven, the results are better - and it is easier to clean.
I’ve got a basic Philips model (twist knob, none of that newfangled digital stuff) and I love it for snacks and such. The big draw for me is it cooks stuff in half the time, much quicker than the convection setting on the big oven.
It gets used for fries, breaded shrimp, pizza rolls, mozzarella sticks, buffalo rolls, all sorts of stuff I probably shouldn’t be eating. It’s great for a single item for the two of us, but trying to do shrimp AND fries for two is a lost cause. It can’t do it in one batch, and with two batches you’ve lost the time savings.
While you might be able to coerce it into actual cooking, it seems to have been made for fast heating of precooked stuff. Kind of a crunchy microwave.
At $250 I’d say it’s not worth it. For $50, sure. I think I paid $60-70 for mine.
I haven’t tried a convection toaster oven, I didn’t even know they existed until today. The old toaster oven we had was pretty useless, and we got rid of it years ago.
I’ll be getting my own place in December so for $49 i’ll gladly take that gamble for my first appliance purchase. I have friends who have cooked in an air fryer for us and it’s always been great.
I have another brand but it looks a lot like this one. I think I paid $40 ish new for it-some black Friday deal. I tried it on french fries and was not very impressed (a few were perfect, a few were burnt and the rest were soggy), not too much better with eggrolls or chicken nuggets. I also have a convection toaster oven and that thing is amazing-pizza better reheated than fresh, perfect eggrolls and crispy french fries, and it’s quieter and I think more versatile. My air fryer has been residing in the basement somewhere for a long time now.
I ordered one and it came in today DOA… If you have one on the way, make sure you plug it in before you cut up your potatoes. I call Chef Sifu customer service and they told me to contact Meh… We will see. Peanut butter sandwich anyone?
@tbyrd66 mine too! Worked once and did great but getting it to turn on was a PITA!! Not even sure how we got it working the first time. Wanted to do wings today. They’re in my oven now. Meh should be ashamed of themselves for selling garbage like this! Meh… ruining Saturdays one loyal customer at a time…
I also ordered one, and it was also DOA … no heat at all … the fan spun, it made some cool sounding noises, lights were flashing, I was entertained … but my Cajun fries were still ice cubes …
If you take the basket out and look at the bottom front there is a small groove. In that groove is the safety switch. There is a tab on the bottom of the basket that slides into the groove and should hold the switch down but it doesn’t. Plug the unit in and hold switch down. If turns on that is your issue. My son and I took the bottom off to expose the switch. If you remove the switch by two screws you can see the small black button that presses the switch when the basket is inserted. We took a small piece of toothpick and pressed into hole of button to extend it and put back together. It has taken 6 or 7 tries but I think finally have the correct length of toothpick. It’s a shame this little plastic piece that costs less than a penny is causing all of the trouble. I have cooked egg rolls fish filets, chicken wings, chicken guest, a hot pocket, heated leftover biscuits. All have done well. The wings were great. Hopefully I won’t catch the house on fire. I tried Chef Sifu customer service email and they told me they won’t help because I purchased from a clearance site. I asked why they sold broken units to a clearance site. They replied they would take my comments into consideration . oh and of course unplug the unit before you take it apart. If that doesn’t work go buy a stainless steel bowl and a heat gun
I tried Chef Sifu customer service email and they told me they won’t help because I purchased from a clearance site. I asked why they sold broken units to a clearance site. They replied they would take my comments into consideration .
Operations like this piss me off. As I have gathered from hanging around here for a while, when Meh buys something, part of the deal they work out is who is going to support the item. Sometimes it’s the manufacturer, sometimes they say no and the warranty/support is through Meh. And sometimes the manufacturer claims no knowledge and tries to act like because you bought it through a discount site they have washed their hands of it. Sometimes it’s because the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, and sometimes it’s because the manufacturer is shady.
It sucks, but Meh won’t let you down in the end most of the time.
@tbyrd66 You have just made my entire YEAR!! Same thing! Thank you for writing this! Like you, it took me 6 or 7 tries to get the right length of toothpick since you want the switch to properly shut off the machine when you remove the basket, and not stay permanently ON (Talking Heads comes to mind)! But it works now and I just made the wings I had leftover from “Sad Saturday”. They were incredible!! Meh didn’t make you return it, did they? I would think not since it has been opened up now. Guess I am going to have 2 fryers now because I ordered a new one on that website that will remain nameless…
@dgbarstow2@tbyrd66 I don’t know why. @snapster walked away with an escalade full of cash.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We can pretend and fake cry all we want, but @snapster made a smart move.
@snapster@tbyrd66@therealjrn Oh I am CERTAIN he mad the right move. not crying for anyone. Amazon ruined woot like pouring mustard on breakfast octopus…
@dgbarstow2@snapster@tbyrd66 I’m not so sure Woot is ruined–I like ordering shit and having it go out the next day for free. The Customer Service team has really stepped up their game too. It’s now possible to actually talk to a human being during business hours about any order problems.
There for awhile though…sheesh…Bezos really turned it into a shit show…but I kinda like the Woot Experience now.
/define sycophant
NOUN
1 a person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.
@dgbarstow2@tbyrd66@therealjrn I support the idea that Woot is not ruined. It is not as personal of course anymore but that’s not all bad. The introduction of Prime shipping is a primary show of support we wanted years ago. If their deal standards remain high, and it’s not “growth at all costs” I like the chances that it survives and even thrives.
@dgbarstow2@snapster@tbyrd66@therealjrn Yeah, not ruined, though the “brand” has been damaged. Yes, one deal, one day was unsustainable for growth, but jumping to thousands of items made the paradox of choice a huge detriment.
@dgbarstow2@narfcake@tbyrd66@therealjrn not that we’re proving that logic wrong in today’s internet climate, but “One Day, One Deal” was not historically a growth inhibitor for Woot. At least not when allowed to expand sideways to new categories. (while “A Shitload of Boring Deals” was actually a proven growth inhibitor over the long term!)
@tbyrd66 my issue was resolved in the same manner, +1 to meh for stepping up and issuing the refund, HOWEVER … I was really wanting jalapeno poppers tonight … :sigh:
Im glad Im not the only one with a broken unit, and customer support said it’s not their problem . If it’s their product it is their problem. That fell on deaf ears
@allgurls5 I have the same thing, Chef Sifu said that because I bought it from a “clearance site” … it’s on meh.com … meh answered me this morning and said contact Chef Sifu, there’s a warranty" …
Just a question for anyone with a broken unit, did any of you get an E1 after the unit ran for half a minute? I tried searching the web for what that is. I thought it might be fixable, couldn’t find anything
@allgurls5 my issue is that the heating coil on the inside never gets hot … the fan spins, the basket sits right (no toothpicks necessary) but no heat (necessary) …
Well shoot, mine looked used, I did not plug it in, but they are sending a replacement and I’m giving the one I have to a friend. Now I’m worried if they’re both bum products.
@mangomama2 received a second unit and the thing spun the fan,no heat and my wings were still raw 40 minutes later! absolute junk. refund please! i didn’t want a second unit but you guys sent me one! urg!
I have ordered many many things from MEH, I’m not sure how much i will order from meh in the future, if they don’t stand behind what they sell!! My first 1 broke after a few weeks, I was sent a 2nd one,(which i didn;t want) and it was DOA on arrival, now meh isn’t doing the right thing by just issuing me a refund,they want me to contact chef sifu,wow,total run around!
@mangomama2 Make sure you look at the warranty before you order- some are Mediocre and some are the manufacturer. If it’s a manufacturer warranty you have to be prepared to deal with them.
First Meh order. I was in love with this thing. My microwave died and I didn’t replace it because the AIR FRYER was better at reheating leftovers 99% of the time. I cooked egg rolls, meatballs, veggies, so much. My beloved air fryer did it all.
Then I went to use it the other day, and… nada. The display came on depending on how I jiggled the basket, but it would never actually come on. It was a passionate, but brief affair. Hoping Meh will refund…
@carminapirhana@dreskills2k has a one year warranty through Sifu. I suggest contacting them and letting them know you ordered it from “a mediocre corporation.”
@carminapirhana@RiotDemon I think Chef Sifu skipped town. None of thier contacts work I got on the phone with the Woodson group who is supposed to be their parent company and they sounded like they were trying to avoid a federal agent when I asked about the air fryer. They said they don’t sell air fryers and you have the wrong number then hung up. Im like all this for a fucking air fryer. Anyway i need to know how to see if Meh will reimburse me. @carminapirhana how did you do it?
Same problem as others - dead fryer for me. Tried to contact the manufacturer right after my air fryer display did not light up even after trying to plug into several outlets. The e-mail address bounced and my voice mails have not produced a return call.
Sent a note to meh last week but did not get an acknowledgment. Tried again today and got an acknowledgment. Hopefully, I’ll get a replacement or a refund…
Worked great, but was too small for making meals for 2 people. For a single person it would’ve been fine. Mine lasted 14 months, it died 2 months out of warranty.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Air fryer
1x Fryer basket
1x Baking pan & rack
1x Oil sprayer
Price Comparison
Was $99.97 at Walmart
$199.90 at Amazon
Warranty
1 Year Chef Sifu
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
No
@MrMark Please?
Got one as a wedding gift. No thanks. Try again meh. Might I suggest, I know you haven’t heard these before…
IRK Plushies
Mehgic 8 Ball (all responses: Meh.)
Squatty Meh! Potty
@reclaimercube I get the first two. What on Earth is with the shit foot rests? If you really want some just buy some number 10 cans. Or a few concrete blocks. Or lift your knees. All meh solutions. I Cannot get behind the shit squatter campaign
@reclaimercube @unksol Or, just bend forward!
@reclaimercube My problem with squatty potties is that they trademarked an existing slang term used to refer to an existing style of toilet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squat_toilet
Similarly, some outhouses/drop toilets are built just as holes in the floor.
These have been casually referred to as “squatty potties” for years.
@Limewater wow I had no idea about the trademark. That’s bullshit.
Well, if it’s good enough for Katherine Heigl’s sister… I’ll pass.
/giphy Katherine Heigl’s sister
@stinks Where can I get that umbrella?
But will it pop popcorn?
/giphy fried-scorpion-sticks
@Woody1 applying heat to popcorn will pop it. Should you use it to pop pop corn? Obviously not.
That’s chicken not fried scorpion
@unksol @Woody1 I didn’t notice the food
I would probably buy one of these if I didn’t already have one. I would say that if this one doesn’t emit ear splitting beeps like mine does, get it.
@jst1ofknd no, no you won’t. Don’t give them hope !!!
It doesn’t use no oil it just uses far less oil.
And the only thing air friers are good for is perfectly preparing frozen fried convenience food like French fries.
I would never cook like, raw chicken in one…
@Lazarpandar It’s actually very good at cooking raw meats (I’ve done raw chicken, shrimp, fish, and pork) and it does indeed use NO oil. Air fryers specifically state you’re not supposed to put any oil in the basket as it could cause an oil fire. You put oil on afterward for “flavor”.
@Lazarpandar That’s actually a pretty good endorsement. I love frozen fried convenience foods and I don’t eat meat.
@silveropal3 oh shit I always sprayed stuff with spray oil beforehand lmao, although I’ve since parted ways with the roommate that had the air fryer. I mean he did it to, those were his instructions.
@Lazarpandar @silveropal3 Lazar ignore silver. Oil IS REQUIRED. Ever recipe specifically states you must coat the food in oil and even recommendeds a sprayer. Just look at the recipe guide for this product. OBVIOUSLY you don’t pour oil into it there is no place to put it but if you don’t coat the food in oil it won’t “fry”. You definitely don’t add it after for “flavor”
@Lazarpandar @unksol You must not have read the manual for this particular model, let alone any other make and model. It specifically states you do NOT need to use oil. That’s pretty much how it goes with all air fryers as they literally use AIR to “fry” the foods. Some air fryers do state that you may lightly mist foods with oil, however, it is not a requirement.
An air fryer uses hot air to crisp (“fry”) the foods inside of it. It’s almost like a mini convection oven as it circulated hot air to cook your food fast and evenly.
@Lazarpandar @silveropal3 @unksol @Bandrik - I am not even remotely contemplating buying one, but purely out of curiosity, can it do more than just reheat frozen convenience food? Have you ever used one to actually cook a meal from scratch - meat, veggies, starches? Seems like it has a decent internal area. How is it for heating up your lukewarm coffee?
@Lazarpandar No oil needed. Period. End of story. I’ve had one for a year, and it is awesome. My favorite is to put a frozen piece of salmon in there for 15-20 minutes, flipping it once and basting it with an asian zing sauce towards the end. Comes out perfect. Also cook chicken and shrimp. And left-over pizza is A-MAZ-ING! Better reheated than the day you get it from the pizzeria.
@aetris That’s not what they are for. They are not made to cook a meal like that from scratch. All they are is a small convection oven.
@aetris Got one, I usually put raw chicken wings rubbed with salt, pepper and paprika for about 25 minutes at 390F. Delicious and pefectly cooked, the secret is to use meats that have plenty of fat content so they are “self-frying”.
@Lazarpandar @silveropal3 @unksol
“You must not have read the manual for this particular model”
Here’s a screenshot from the manual for this particular model. You dum dum dummy.
@silveropal3 @unksol in what sense is that frying then? Frying by definition is to cook in oil
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @unksol I am glad you are so mature that you don’t need to resort to name calling.
Please reread my reply to Lazarpandar; I said oil is not NEEDED. I did not say you CANNOT use oil. Common sense tells me that to get CRISPIER potatoes I should use oil.
You must have only skimmed through the manual looking for something that backs up your opinion as there are places in this manual that say no oil is NEEDED.
@Lazarpandar @unksol Haha I’m not sure why they call it air frying. Maybe because it can in fact fry the foods if you spritz them with oil and they thought it sounded better than air roaster or mini convection oven.
@aetris @Bandrik @Lazarpandar @unksol Most I’ve done in that department is fish and fries or fish and a vegetable. It’s like cooking two different types of pastas: I just put the longer cooking one in first.
@moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol I would say this form of capitalization as emphasis, as well as how worked up you’re getting in this conversation, is a lot more annoying than name calling lol
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @unksol Then don’t read my replies.
When I type I capitalize certain words so skimmers can quickly see point words. Kind of like how important text in subs in some video games is highlighted or a different color…or dare I say it - capitalized.
I couldn’t care less about comments on an air fryer on sale on Meh, however, if I have time and see the replies then I will reply. Today I have some time.
You said air fryers require oil but they don’t. I wanted to help out you as well as others who may buy this item based solely on whether it needs oil or not.
@moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol Okay, well here’s what you capitalized.
NEEDED
CANNOT
CRISPIER
NEEDED
Doesn’t really seem very helpful for skimming, seems more helpful for emphasis and intonation from someone who’s a little bit too excited about telling someone else they’re wrong.
Also when you google “Do air fryers use oil”, the first three results (all I clicked through to) say they do. Also the definition of frying does as well.
So just calm down please.
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol Can we ALL just CALM down? Imma skimmer and I was looking for CANNOT CRSPIER but it wasn’t really NEEDED so that was some EXTRA words. I GUESS I’ll keep looking…
@Lazarpandar @silveropal3 @therealjrn @unksol
I don’t know if you’re having a stroke or if I am.
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol OmG QuiCk cAll 911! ImmA having a CONNiption over an interNET forUM pOst I supPOSEably don’t cARE aBOUT!
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @therealjrn @unksol You guys must have a lower threshold for what constitutes “getting worked up”. This is a text-based conversation. I’m not yelling at anyone, I’m just letting people know you don’t need to use oil.
@Lazardpandar I didn’t feel the need nor want to capitalize entire sentences or phrases - that’s just too much capitalization. I capitalized some key words instead. Also, look at your search phrase, “do air fryers use oil” - of course you’re going to get results that say YES because they do in fact use oil if you want them to. Do air fryers use oil? YES. Do you need to use oil in an air fryer? NO. Can you use oil in an air fryer? YES. It’s pretty simple.
And yes, I do sometimes use capitalization for intonation. I’m not excited to tell you you’re wrong. I’m just letting you know you are, however, you seem bit defensive about it. Not sure why. Could be my mistake.
I apologize, it seems I got the replies mixed up.
@Lazarpandar I just wanted to let you know you don’t need to use oil in it but you can.
@moosetoga No need for name calling in my opinion. You can use oil in the air fryer but you don’t need to. Oil does help crisp up potatoes and breading, though.
@unksol I see that you are actually the person who stated oil is REQUIRED. It’s not, just thought you might want to know. If not, that’s cool. Carry on.
@silveropal3
For a guy who “could not care less” you sure are posting a lot.
#justsaying
@therealjrn I’m a girl who is detailed and likes to help people. Maybe that’s why I’m still replying. Your guess is as good as mine. #thanksforassuming
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @therealjrn @unksol Ha! Intrawebs fight!
Obligatory…
@silveropal3 That’s unpossible, everybody knows that girls posting on the internets are just a fable.
See? You do it too!
#thanksforprovingmypoint
@therealjrn
@Lazarpandar @moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol
i know this is over, but
"Air fryers specifically state you’re not supposed to put any oil in the basket as it could cause an oil fire” just means oil isn’t required but can be used? interesting.
Also, as noted, not using fat to transfer heat to food means not frying. That’s the definition. Cooking in hot air is baking or roasting, depending on what you’re cooking.
@craigthom @Lazarpandar @moosetoga @silveropal3 @unksol
Now that it’s over, I got this, which is what it is but interesting:
https://www.qvc.com/Power-Air-Fryer-Elite-55-qt-6-in-1-Digital-Air-Fryer-w-Cake-Pan.product.K48252.html?cm_ite=MAIN_K48252_POW:PowerAirFryer&sc=MAIL&cm_ven=APTSV&cm_cat=PowerAirFryerTSV_Week4018EM_20181004_KITCHENFOOD_CAMP10260&cm_pla=QVCInactive_2108966644&p1=66D6A858-78C3-4882-BC67-098A54DDC176&p2=8B32B489-BD98-4CCD-9F70-A5033D94CA0D&TZ=EST
If you love chicken nuggets, these suckers are great. Dollar store nuggets come out crunchy and tasty in like 7 minutes. If I hadn’t acquired one recently, I’d be in. Worth it for late night nuggets and fries, but I’ve also made amazing pork chops, asparagus, and bite sized potatoes. The small one is great for one or two people. But you need a BIG one if you’re cooking for more than a couple of people.
@laurelnev I’m concerned your dollar store sells nuggets
@laurelnev @unksol My local Dollar Tree had frozen prime rib steaks, pork chops, Red Baron pizza, key lime pie slices, and frozen mango chunks in the case last week. The selection is always interesting.
@laurelnev @unksol I would almost bet it all comes from China - or worse.
Hard pass.
@Pufferfishy @unksol Nope–just private label products. Dollar Tree has some great off-brand frozen foods! And the air fryer makes them a lot better!
Is it messy? I mean, is it hard to clean? How does it compare to cleaning a juicer?
@christinerenee Far less fruit in the fryer
@christinerenee Nothing is harder to clean than a juicer. The inside of this is non-stick.
The serious reviews on here are just so out of place. Its meh ppl. Its supposed to be sarcastic and/or completely shit all over the product. Some people are so predicta-meh
@asherwitt no one is stopping you from taking a shit on it. But none of us really want to watch you do it
I was house sitting for a rich guy while we renovate his kitchen and I got to try out his air fryer. It’s the best thing ever to prepare frozen fries!
I initially read this as Chef STFU air fryer. The time before I read it correctly was a more entertaining half-second of my life.
@djslack
Same lol
GTFO
Get the Fries Out
@djslack not chef STFU. Shifu
http://kungfupanda.wikia.com/wiki/Shifu
@djslack I immediately thought of Shifu.
This is nice for the price and Meh.
However my Breville smart oven can do the almost the same thing.
@arrakisforce your kitchen didn’t have room for a real oven??
@unksol
Not after I paid for my Breville Smart Oven
@arrakisforce I already stared it but well done
so do these basically work like tiny verisions of those old convection ovens, that you were even supposed to be able to cook a pizza in but the peperonis would fly everywhere? cause I remember those made pretty good french “frys” and crispy fish sticks
@jro2020 Haha ya. I made a homemade French bread pizza and as soon as I turned the air fryer on I could hear the little pepperonis flying around inside.
@jro2020 @silveropal3 I hope your spoken Swedish is better than your command of written Swedish! It’s not ya it’s ja. Oh wait, I see now! Your are misspelling YEAH! YEAH, that’s it!
Why do I need this gadet? My oven cooks prepared breaded food just fine. Fries, chicken, fish, etc. Doesn’t seem like you could do homemade food in it. What is the purpose? Slightly crisper Frozen food?
@unksol
You can. I’ve done green beans and brussel sprouts in addition to the already prepared items that others have mentioned.
I have an air fryer, different model (a Phillips). I love the damn thing and use it all the time. I don’t really “cook” with it, but instead use it to reheat things and it so damn good, aaaaa
Here’s some quick re-heat tips:
Frozen pizza: nuke in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds to get the insides warm, then move to the air fryer for about 2-3 minutes to get the outside nice and hot and not all soggy.
Cookies: make homemade cookies soft and doughy again just like they came right out of the oven. 2-3 minutes and you’re good.
Tortilla chips from tex-mex restaurants: the oil inside the chips gets hot and basically re-cooks the chips. They come out just like they did when they were first served to you.
Fried chicken: often times this reheats fried chicken so well it’s BETTER than when you first got it, especially grocery store fried chicken or KFC. It’s all nice and crispy-crunchy!
Chicken nuggets, fries, etc etc: all this stuff is great.
Hope this helps! Happy snacking, y’all!
@Bandrik while interesting points… What if you just finish your food? And don’t bring chips home from restaurants( didn’t even know you could do that)?.. Every example you gave sounds extremely strange… But hey if it works for you it works
@Bandrik @unksol At every Mexican restaurant around me, if you get takeout they give you a big white paper bag of chips and a bowl of salsa. I always threw them away after the meal because they generally suck after they assume room temperature, but if I bought a $50 gadget I guess I could revive them.
I do wonder what it does for storebought chips. I bet a warm Julio’s (or Brookshire’s knockoff) chip is good. A warm Dorito may not be so good.
Grammar/typographical question: Are questllipses/questipses/quellipses (?..) a thing? I think it’s a good idea, but the kerning could use some work.
@Bandrik @djslack I’d have just eaten the chips at the time. Then again I’d never order takeout ( but also don’t have the option even if I would) and rarely go to a restaurant but that’s where I’d expect the free chips. We can’t all live in a big city so if it works for you it works I just don’t get/need it apparently.
Not sure what those at the end were. Quesadilla type… I just throw a tortilla in the cast iron skillet and top with cheese and pulled pork + toppings. I don’t know if it technically counts as one but it’s delicious
@unksol I am now very curious. What is the situation in your life that allows you to go to restaurants, but does not give you the option to order takeout?
@Bandrik Update: DERP. I meant to say “reheat pizza”, not frozen pizza. As in, pizza that is already cooked, and you were saving the leftovers in the fridge. I would NOT cook an uncooked frozen pizza this way. Just wanted to correct this.
@unksol The places around here give huge portions that I could never finish in one sitting, so I just take the rest to go, which I feel is perfectly normal. In fact the mexican places will give you a paper bag for the chips and give some salsa to go in a little plastic cup, similar to what @djslack was saying. And the air fryer does revive the chips.
@Bandrik My counter-top convection toaster oven cooks frozen pizza, and much, much, much more than this toy they have on sale today.
/image breville convection oven
Just full of a lot of hot air. Meh
A friend of mine has one of these, they’re trash. She loves it, because she’ll do anything she can to eat ‘healthier’, so she uses it with no oil at all and then pretends that the soggy garbage that comes out is better than actual fried food. If you’re some kind of psychopath who enjoys a pale, flaccid french fry, this is absolutely the product for you.
A halfway decent convection toaster oven will do everything this does, only better, and be more versatile besides. Looks like the temperature on this model doesn’t go above 400, so you’re only going to get okay results if you’re starting with stuff that’s precooked and frozen like chicken nuggets, or if you’re re-heating something.
Hard meh.
@Aspirant_Fool so an oven will do it. An you think your friend is a psychopath
@Aspirant_Fool Maybe I love soggy garbage…
The reviews on Walmart seem fake. Ten reviews all giving 5 stars? I don’t think so.
@cratex It’s likely Wal*Mart shoppers are cooking nothing but frozen fries and fish sticks.
Easy to value shop this thing because, other than a lone seller at the sears.com marketplace where one (only one) seller wants $174, its like available nowhere!
Can someone convince me one way or another on this? I’ve never seen one of these in action before.
I’ve only had one dish cooked in an air fryer. It was potato wedges. They came out like a shitty roasted potato. Super dry, and not really crispy. It didn’t feel fried at all.
So I’m not convinced I need another gadget to clutter my tiny kitchen.
Can I use this to sanitize panties?
@Bumplepimp Depends.
@Trinityscrew <fist-bump>
@Bumplepimp Some people pay extra for the used ones.
I own an air fryer and love it.
The more I look at the last image, the more stuff I notice that doesn’t really belong.
(right click and open in new tab for full size)
@tmilker
Not a microphone…it’s a button.
Not oil…it’s an empty salt/pepper grinder.
@tmilker hot tip, drop-shadow can be used to make your text stand out against any background.
@Dmelly Re: “button” That’s what they want you to think! And I’m pretty sure that’s the spray oil dispenser the air fryer comes with. Pepper grinder is to the right of it though. @FSSZilla There is a drop shadow, it’s just not strong enough.
Do not fill the air fryer as full as the image in the box or you will have a nice combination of burnt and raw fries!
I’m always tempted by these, as my wife has to remove fats from her diet for gastrointestinal reasons, so the lack of oil needed is appealing. But, good reviews seem to be about reheating frozen or other pre-prepared food, whereas we cook much from scratch.
Where I’d be most interested in it’s performance is how well it could roast a basket of raw veggies (peppers, potatoes, carrots, eggplany, etc)
@pyroguy7 Just get a toaster oven with convection. It does the same thing, costs less and you can make more food in it.
I have an air fryer and like it but I use it to cook frozen fried food (french fries etc) or leftovers. You can not fill it too full and you have to shake the basket every few minutes to stir the food around. I love mine and think it turns out great. I have been thinking of trying some raw veggies in there but now winter is coming to the northeast so the regular oven helps heat the house before we get into using the wood stove so I probably won’t
I was all exited when I first read this as Chef STFU. Much dissapoint to find out it is not.
@noonehere Exited? You mean, like, you evacuated your bowels?
I can’t believe how many of these have already been bought. Just use a toaster oven you will get better results anyhow… absolutely no reason to clutter your kitchen even more with this. - Just google TO3000G.
Having a toaster oven is IMO worth cluttering your kitchen a bit more for cooking small batches of things especially during the summer when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen with your oven. Toaster ovens because of the small space can provide better results.
Also people, frozen fries already come coated in oil. So that they crisp up nicely.
@bduncan They do things differently. Different tools yield different results. I have both and use both for different purposes. I just put them away and take them out of a pantry when I want to use them, so there is no clutter.
Can you fry something other than air?
Can you return it if ir doesn’r work as advertised?
@MONTE if it doesn’t work, it has a 1 year warranty as linked above.
If you don’t like how it works, no, too bad.
Can I get your dad’s contact info?
This sounds like hot air
Bought. For 50 bucks, wife will love to try it. If it’s no good…well at least if wasn’t $100. I’ll take that gamble.
Competing air fryer… coincidence? Probably. https://www.woot.com/category/sellout?ref=w_gh_so_10
@connorbush
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/big-boss-oil-less-16-quart-air-fryer-1
Big Boss Oil-less 16-Quart Air Fryer
Price: $55.99
Condition: New
My friend has one. We built an entire party around this thing, bags and bags of pizza rolls, and wine that paired with pizza rolls. We were already drunk when we started this party but that’s irrelevant. It was awesome, and thanks to Meh, I can soon make this same awesome mistake
I had one that I used all the time and it just went out. I thought to myself “Meh, or someone else will have one for sale.”
Like others say above, these are great for frozen foods like fries and pizza rolls but the best use I have is chicken wings. They come out perfect.
The wire cutter is getting worse and worse. I love my PowerAirFryerXL - it works great - it was roughly $80 on sale. I use it all the time - its easier to use that an convection toaster oven, the results are better - and it is easier to clean.
So what I am reading is that it much less a fryer than a hot air reheater?
/giphy a-bunch-of-hot-air
@TheMonkeyKing Exactly.
I’ve got a basic Philips model (twist knob, none of that newfangled digital stuff) and I love it for snacks and such. The big draw for me is it cooks stuff in half the time, much quicker than the convection setting on the big oven.
It gets used for fries, breaded shrimp, pizza rolls, mozzarella sticks, buffalo rolls, all sorts of stuff I probably shouldn’t be eating. It’s great for a single item for the two of us, but trying to do shrimp AND fries for two is a lost cause. It can’t do it in one batch, and with two batches you’ve lost the time savings.
While you might be able to coerce it into actual cooking, it seems to have been made for fast heating of precooked stuff. Kind of a crunchy microwave.
At $250 I’d say it’s not worth it. For $50, sure. I think I paid $60-70 for mine.
I haven’t tried a convection toaster oven, I didn’t even know they existed until today. The old toaster oven we had was pretty useless, and we got rid of it years ago.
I’ll be getting my own place in December so for $49 i’ll gladly take that gamble for my first appliance purchase. I have friends who have cooked in an air fryer for us and it’s always been great.
I have another brand but it looks a lot like this one. I think I paid $40 ish new for it-some black Friday deal. I tried it on french fries and was not very impressed (a few were perfect, a few were burnt and the rest were soggy), not too much better with eggrolls or chicken nuggets. I also have a convection toaster oven and that thing is amazing-pizza better reheated than fresh, perfect eggrolls and crispy french fries, and it’s quieter and I think more versatile. My air fryer has been residing in the basement somewhere for a long time now.
What does fried air taste like, anyway?
@smokinwrek like all “diet” food - sadness and regret
My Brides Sister kept raving about hers and I stalled as long as I possibly could before pulling the trigger on this one.
I ordered one and it came in today DOA… If you have one on the way, make sure you plug it in before you cut up your potatoes. I call Chef Sifu customer service and they told me to contact Meh… We will see. Peanut butter sandwich anyone?
@tbyrd66 mine too! Worked once and did great but getting it to turn on was a PITA!! Not even sure how we got it working the first time. Wanted to do wings today. They’re in my oven now. Meh should be ashamed of themselves for selling garbage like this! Meh… ruining Saturdays one loyal customer at a time…
I also ordered one, and it was also DOA … no heat at all … the fan spun, it made some cool sounding noises, lights were flashing, I was entertained … but my Cajun fries were still ice cubes …
Mine is dead TOO!! Dang Meh you have become a garbage reseller here lately.
If you take the basket out and look at the bottom front there is a small groove. In that groove is the safety switch. There is a tab on the bottom of the basket that slides into the groove and should hold the switch down but it doesn’t. Plug the unit in and hold switch down. If turns on that is your issue. My son and I took the bottom off to expose the switch. If you remove the switch by two screws you can see the small black button that presses the switch when the basket is inserted. We took a small piece of toothpick and pressed into hole of button to extend it and put back together. It has taken 6 or 7 tries but I think finally have the correct length of toothpick. It’s a shame this little plastic piece that costs less than a penny is causing all of the trouble. I have cooked egg rolls fish filets, chicken wings, chicken guest, a hot pocket, heated leftover biscuits. All have done well. The wings were great. Hopefully I won’t catch the house on fire. I tried Chef Sifu customer service email and they told me they won’t help because I purchased from a clearance site. I asked why they sold broken units to a clearance site. They replied they would take my comments into consideration . oh and of course unplug the unit before you take it apart. If that doesn’t work go buy a stainless steel bowl and a heat gun
@tbyrd66
Operations like this piss me off. As I have gathered from hanging around here for a while, when Meh buys something, part of the deal they work out is who is going to support the item. Sometimes it’s the manufacturer, sometimes they say no and the warranty/support is through Meh. And sometimes the manufacturer claims no knowledge and tries to act like because you bought it through a discount site they have washed their hands of it. Sometimes it’s because the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, and sometimes it’s because the manufacturer is shady.
It sucks, but Meh won’t let you down in the end most of the time.
@tbyrd66 You have just made my entire YEAR!! Same thing! Thank you for writing this! Like you, it took me 6 or 7 tries to get the right length of toothpick since you want the switch to properly shut off the machine when you remove the basket, and not stay permanently ON (Talking Heads comes to mind)! But it works now and I just made the wings I had leftover from “Sad Saturday”. They were incredible!! Meh didn’t make you return it, did they? I would think not since it has been opened up now. Guess I am going to have 2 fryers now because I ordered a new one on that website that will remain nameless…
@dgbarstow2 @tbyrd66 Why nameless? I think meh probably knows about other websites…
/giphy just saying
@tbyrd66 @therealjrn OK then…I’ll say it…AMAZON! There, I did it. Will probably be banned for hard feelings about Bezos
@dgbarstow2 @tbyrd66 I don’t know why. @snapster walked away with an escalade full of cash.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We can pretend and fake cry all we want, but @snapster made a smart move.
@snapster @tbyrd66 @therealjrn Oh I am CERTAIN he mad the right move. not crying for anyone. Amazon ruined woot like pouring mustard on breakfast octopus…
@dgbarstow2 @snapster @tbyrd66 I’m not so sure Woot is ruined–I like ordering shit and having it go out the next day for free. The Customer Service team has really stepped up their game too. It’s now possible to actually talk to a human being during business hours about any order problems.
There for awhile though…sheesh…Bezos really turned it into a shit show…but I kinda like the Woot Experience now.
/define sycophant
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shit.
/define obsequiously
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@lichme shit.
@lichme @therealjrn I found a few matches in the litter box this morning
@dgbarstow2
/define kitty biscuits
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@dgbarstow2 @tbyrd66 @therealjrn I support the idea that Woot is not ruined. It is not as personal of course anymore but that’s not all bad. The introduction of Prime shipping is a primary show of support we wanted years ago. If their deal standards remain high, and it’s not “growth at all costs” I like the chances that it survives and even thrives.
@dgbarstow2 @snapster @tbyrd66 @therealjrn Yeah, not ruined, though the “brand” has been damaged. Yes, one deal, one day was unsustainable for growth, but jumping to thousands of items made the paradox of choice a huge detriment.
@dgbarstow2 @narfcake @tbyrd66 @therealjrn not that we’re proving that logic wrong in today’s internet climate, but “One Day, One Deal” was not historically a growth inhibitor for Woot. At least not when allowed to expand sideways to new categories. (while “A Shitload of Boring Deals” was actually a proven growth inhibitor over the long term!)
@snapster That should’ve been service marked when you were still there.
To be fair meh has given credit for the unit not working. And I guess glad they didn’t replace since the next one would probably be broken also.
@tbyrd66 my issue was resolved in the same manner, +1 to meh for stepping up and issuing the refund, HOWEVER … I was really wanting jalapeno poppers tonight … :sigh:
Im glad Im not the only one with a broken unit, and customer support said it’s not their problem
. If it’s their product it is their problem. That fell on deaf ears
@allgurls5 I have the same thing, Chef Sifu said that because I bought it from a “clearance site” … it’s on meh.com … meh answered me this morning and said contact Chef Sifu, there’s a warranty" …
Just a question for anyone with a broken unit, did any of you get an E1 after the unit ran for half a minute? I tried searching the web for what that is. I thought it might be fixable, couldn’t find anything
@allgurls5 my issue is that the heating coil on the inside never gets hot … the fan spins, the basket sits right (no toothpicks necessary) but no heat (necessary) …
@baseball5150 So that’s a no, you didn’t get that error code? kthxbai.
Well shoot, mine looked used, I did not plug it in, but they are sending a replacement and I’m giving the one I have to a friend. Now I’m worried if they’re both bum products.
mine has completely died after 8 uses! i’d like a refund. thanks kim k.
@mangomama2 received a second unit and the thing spun the fan,no heat and my wings were still raw 40 minutes later! absolute junk. refund please! i didn’t want a second unit but you guys sent me one! urg!
Mine broke after 2 or 3 weeks, and meh is giving me a refund. Manufacturer would not honor warranty!
I have ordered many many things from MEH, I’m not sure how much i will order from meh in the future, if they don’t stand behind what they sell!! My first 1 broke after a few weeks, I was sent a 2nd one,(which i didn;t want) and it was DOA on arrival, now meh isn’t doing the right thing by just issuing me a refund,they want me to contact chef sifu,wow,total run around!
@mangomama2 Make sure you look at the warranty before you order- some are Mediocre and some are the manufacturer. If it’s a manufacturer warranty you have to be prepared to deal with them.
After using it 5 times, it stopped working. It turned off in the middle of cooking and I had to thaw away all the meat. So frustrating
First Meh order. I was in love with this thing. My microwave died and I didn’t replace it because the AIR FRYER was better at reheating leftovers 99% of the time. I cooked egg rolls, meatballs, veggies, so much. My beloved air fryer did it all.
Then I went to use it the other day, and… nada. The display came on depending on how I jiggled the basket, but it would never actually come on. It was a passionate, but brief affair. Hoping Meh will refund…
@carminapirhana same thing mine is doing
@dreskills2k Meh gave me a full refund. F**k cheap air fryers.
@carminapirhana thanks I’ll try to see if I can get a refund.
@carminapirhana @dreskills2k has a one year warranty through Sifu. I suggest contacting them and letting them know you ordered it from “a mediocre corporation.”
@carminapirhana @RiotDemon I tried to email them but the email they have listed isnt active. I’m going to call tomorrow.
@dreskills2k @RiotDemon I didn’t even bother trying to contact Sifu. I would’ve if Meh didn’t refund me tho.
@carminapirhana @RiotDemon I think Chef Sifu skipped town. None of thier contacts work I got on the phone with the Woodson group who is supposed to be their parent company and they sounded like they were trying to avoid a federal agent when I asked about the air fryer. They said they don’t sell air fryers and you have the wrong number then hung up. Im like all this for a fucking air fryer. Anyway i need to know how to see if Meh will reimburse me. @carminapirhana how did you do it?
@carminapirhana @dreskills2k contact them at meh.com/support
@dreskills2k @RiotDemon I went to “My Orders”, then “I need help with this.” Someone got back to me in a few days & I had a refund within a week.
Same problem as others - dead fryer for me. Tried to contact the manufacturer right after my air fryer display did not light up even after trying to plug into several outlets. The e-mail address bounced and my voice mails have not produced a return call.
Sent a note to meh last week but did not get an acknowledgment. Tried again today and got an acknowledgment. Hopefully, I’ll get a replacement or a refund…
Update: I didn’t get a reply from meh but I looked at my CC account and got a refund. Thank you meh.com! I appreciate your efforts.
Worked great, but was too small for making meals for 2 people. For a single person it would’ve been fine. Mine lasted 14 months, it died 2 months out of warranty.
Loved it while it was working. It lasted all of 3 months with minimal use. Do not buy if it becomes available gain.