Philips Air Fryer

I got this model with the digital timer as I felt from reading reviews it would be more accurate in time and temperature. I have a countertop mid-sized convection over, about 25 years old that is sort of giving out, so this I thought might be a good replacement and I cook less food than I use to, getting older, I eat smaller amounts. I still have a big oven if i need to actually do larger dishes. So I got this, skimmed through the book, very briefly. It was easy to unpack and set up. Rinse off or wash components first. I found a suitable spot on the corner of my counter. I like to make potato cubes, my own creation. use some small red new potatoes, cut into small cubes. spray lightly with cooking spray and sprinkle with a seasoning. I have a lot of steak or chicken type rubs that also work well for this. In the convection oven i baked them at 400 for 25 minutes, along with a steak, piece of chicken or pork. I'd have to microwave some vegetables. So with the Air Fryer, I started to experiment. My first meal was the same amount of potato cubes. I put them in the bottom of the basket. Put in the wire shelf rack and put on it 1 inch thick prime rib steak, about 2 inches diameter, that was at refrigerator temperature. Set the temp to 360 and timer for 16 minutes. No preheating. When there was 4 minutes left I decided to toss in a handful of frozen baby brussel sprouts. Everything came out almost perfect on my first attempt. The frozen brussel sprouts needed more time, maybe 6 minutes instead of 4 but most of them were almost done except for the very center. I nuked them a minute to finishe them off. Not bad for a first try and the potatoes and steak were better than i ever had out of the convection oven. Next night I did potato cubes and a piece of chicken. I had to run out of brussel sprouts so i nuked something else which was too liquidiy for the air fryer. Again the chicken was great and done well using the same 16 minutes and my potatoes were great again. Night three I reheated some scalloped potatoes and a boneless pork rib. This too came out very good. I did the potatoes on the bottom and lined it with aluminum foil since they had a little sauciness to them. The pork rib i put of the rack. This too worked out very well. So far I have 3 great meals in less time each night. I work hard and like simple meals on works nights. This has made some of that easier. Night 4 I made a mini (single person) frozen pizza. cheese came out almost burnt, really dark brown. tasted ok once it cooled off a little but it was cooked all the way through. I tried I think 12 minutes, from frozen without preheating the oven. That needs less time but that beats the 22 minutes it took in the oven. Day 5 I made a breakfast sandwich in it. Again from frozen. These microwave ok in about 2 minutes. In the air fryer i tried 5. It needs to be disassembled, the sandwich that is. I didn't so i had to put it back in disassembled for another 2 minutes. Next time i'll get it right. But it came out better than i even had out of the microwave. the english muffin was really toasty. The point is experiment. I have the basics down in only a few attempts and a good gauge on what I can do and how long. It was also fun to do this. I really have enjoyed it so far and being able to put my entire meal in at once or almost, but using only one device is certainly a joy. The thing does not get too hot on the outside. After 16 minutes you can still touch the outside and not get burned, although it was warm i would not hold my hands there too long. I guess some heat vents out of it but it did not feel like it was heating up the whole kitchen.You do hear the fan but it is not annoying or overly loud, i know of computers that make more noise. I does have a beep-beep at the end but if you standing near it, you'll hear the fan cut off so i wish i could turn the beep-beep thing off, that to me was a little annoying. Cleanup most nights has been quick with just wiping down a few crumbs on the inside and washing the rack which cleans off very well too, even when it had barbecue sauce all over it from the pork rib. It's pretty easy to clean. I don't use a dishwasher, never have in 34 years, i was everything by hand. I'm going to get the other inserts, the fry/grill pan and the baking dish as i can think of some things those will come in handy for cooking.