I bought one of these 2 weeks ago and so far I love it. It being 1500 watt I cook it a couple minutes longer than the recipes that’s on Instagram that use 1700 watt.
I got this as a gift. Totally a learning experience. I found the nonstick grate difficult to lift out of the basket. Small holes (you can see on the video) for your fingers to fit in to. They have some bumper things on it that make it a tight fit and you have to work to get it out of the basket. The metal grill works just fine. I found the temp and time controls a little hard to make work. I touched the temp, very carefully, and the time changed. I touched the time control and the temp changed. Curious. I fooled around with it and finally got the temp to change when I pressed the minus control. I fixed Pompano fish the first usage and they turned out just fine. Delicious. It is too big for my kitchen and I have it on my cold back porch. That is not going to be very convenient. I will use it some, but my trusty little cast iron frying pan is more convenient for me.
I just bought mine at Costco. Can’t wait to use it. Your video was so incredibly helpful. Although the background music was bad. Really bad. Suggest it be lowered or completely removed.
Got one recently and it's brilliant. A couple of minor items, the control panel icons are too small and hard to read. Also, I would move it forward from the wall plug when in use as the warm air blows backward and could overheat your socket. Very good value, buy some silicone tongs too.
Someone gave this to us for Christmas. My wife and I are both 100% blind. I thought I would be able to pair it with a smart device or something over Wi-Fi so we could at least use it. But today I learned that's not the case. It's only the touchscreen. so that means it's impossible for someone like us to use. And the Costco they got it from is over an hour and a half away so there's no chance of us returning it. So now I'm stuck with a hunk of metal that is worthless to me.
Could you have a friend adapt preset buttons on the touch screen with raised type stickers or even puffy paint that each have a different feel so you could "feel" the buttons you need to use?
@ I ended up selling it. But it is a touchscreen. You can't put bump dots or graphics as you call it on a touchscreen. Because it would just activate whatever's on the screen when it's plugged in. It was just too many options on the screen for us to be able to use it feasibly. it's kind of hard to explain to somebody with site because they have never been in a blind person shoes. It's easy to say well I could close my eyes and do it. But that's just ignorance.
You can use the air fryer paper filters because they are designed specifically not to block the air flow. It makes it easy to clean, but it's an extra expense. In our experience, it's relatively easy to clean, but it's your call.
got this exact same model from Costco, after couple of years use, plastic parts inside around heating element at the top, became brittle started to break off on its own, on the the food while cooking. I found out when I noticed piece of black plastic on top of food I was cooking, figured out where it fell from. plastic part inside was so brittle, I could break pieces off just by running my finger over it, pieces as small as barely visible. Who knows how much micro plastics, I've consumed before I found out. I would avoid this model and brand. Gourmia is mass producing air fryers, for Walmart and Costco, mostly targeting Black Friday sales, as cheaply as possible.
I do love it but it seems to be a widespread issue with Gourmia products, after 1-2 years there's a high chance of blowing a fuse. Can be a simple and cheap repair (tons of guides online). Had one from 2 years ago that just did not turn on anymore, ended up fixing it, but many people might not want to go through the hassle.
Ok but what’s with the E1 error code ?? Mine has not been used for long and now it’s not working. Do I have to break it open to fix or throw out. Seems this happens but how out how to fix?
@@LucidProductReviews lol . . . I've had it for a week. Just took it outta the box today and watched a couple YT vids. I don't enjoy learning bout new technology . . . even simple stuff. I had to watch 3 vids just to find out those rubber feet on the crisper are supposed to be there . . . which makes it awkwardly difficult to get it into the bottom of the basket. Just feels kinda cheap. I'll probably get a lil more curious and try something simple like frozen french fries in the next couple days. Looks sorta nice on the counter . . . lol
Instruction book is somewhat confusing. I've had it for 8 months and haven't used it yet. I'll probably end up disposing of it or introduce it to a ball peen.
I bought one of these 2 weeks ago and so far I love it. It being 1500 watt I cook it a couple minutes longer than the recipes that’s on Instagram that use 1700 watt.
That's a good idea!
I got this as a gift. Totally a learning experience. I found the nonstick grate difficult to lift out of the basket. Small holes (you can see on the video) for your fingers to fit in to. They have some bumper things on it that make it a tight fit and you have to work to get it out of the basket. The metal grill works just fine. I found the temp and time controls a little hard to make work. I touched the temp, very carefully, and the time changed. I touched the time control and the temp changed. Curious. I fooled around with it and finally got the temp to change when I pressed the minus control. I fixed Pompano fish the first usage and they turned out just fine. Delicious. It is too big for my kitchen and I have it on my cold back porch. That is not going to be very convenient. I will use it some, but my trusty little cast iron frying pan is more convenient for me.
Thanks for watching! You might find it handy if you have food that you would cook in the oven or deep fry.
I love it and got mine so I don't have to heat my house up when using the oven
@@Neilsowards I use chopsticks to lift mine- I also tweaked the silt covered legs in a touch
I just bought mine at Costco. Can’t wait to use it. Your video was so incredibly helpful. Although the background music was bad. Really bad. Suggest it be lowered or completely removed.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video, thank you. Yes forget the music on your next one. But great info!!
Thanks for watching!!
Yes, forget that annoying music.
Got one recently and it's brilliant. A couple of minor items, the control panel icons are too small and hard to read. Also, I would move it forward from the wall plug when in use as the warm air blows backward and could overheat your socket. Very good value, buy some silicone tongs too.
We agree with all those points! Thanks
Someone gave this to us for Christmas. My wife and I are both 100% blind. I thought I would be able to pair it with a smart device or something over Wi-Fi so we could at least use it. But today I learned that's not the case. It's only the touchscreen. so that means it's impossible for someone like us to use. And the Costco they got it from is over an hour and a half away so there's no chance of us returning it. So now I'm stuck with a hunk of metal that is worthless to me.
Sorry to hear that.. Most air fryers these days tend to have touch screens. There are some with smart capabilities built into them.
Could you have a friend adapt preset buttons on the touch screen with raised type stickers or even puffy paint that each have a different feel so you could "feel" the buttons you need to use?
It is not useless ok... You can either gift it out or maybe tell someone to inscribed a kind of graphic that you can feel over the icon buttons😊
@ I ended up selling it. But it is a touchscreen. You can't put bump dots or graphics as you call it on a touchscreen. Because it would just activate whatever's on the screen when it's plugged in. It was just too many options on the screen for us to be able to use it feasibly. it's kind of hard to explain to somebody with site because they have never been in a blind person shoes. It's easy to say well I could close my eyes and do it. But that's just ignorance.
You think this would be good to cook salmon from costco?
It's a personal preference - it's similar to an oven.
Cooked plenty of salmon in mine over the years, does a great job, just make sure you manage the timing :)
@@ThothGrowth Thank you for sharing!
Is it too big for small spaces?
The dimensions are 11"D x 14"W x 15.1"H. Thanks!
In some air fryer videos they use paper filters. Are those a good idea?
Facts is it better to use that than tinfoil?
You can use the air fryer paper filters because they are designed specifically not to block the air flow. It makes it easy to clean, but it's an extra expense. In our experience, it's relatively easy to clean, but it's your call.
@@LucidProductReviews what about parch paper the baking kind?
We don't think the parchment paper will let the air circulate.
@@LucidProductReviews thanks i think im gonna buy this air fryer today
got this exact same model from Costco, after couple of years use, plastic parts inside around heating element at the top, became brittle started to break off on its own, on the the food while cooking. I found out when I noticed piece of black plastic on top of food I was cooking, figured out where it fell from.
plastic part inside was so brittle, I could break pieces off just by running my finger over it, pieces as small as barely visible.
Who knows how much micro plastics, I've consumed before I found out.
I would avoid this model and brand.
Gourmia is mass producing air fryers, for Walmart and Costco, mostly targeting Black Friday sales, as cheaply as possible.
we got ours at costco. didnt last long. problems with display
Well done. best simple video. I was not sure about this product and your vid made is easy to use.
Thanks so much!!
I do love it but it seems to be a widespread issue with Gourmia products, after 1-2 years there's a high chance of blowing a fuse. Can be a simple and cheap repair (tons of guides online). Had one from 2 years ago that just did not turn on anymore, ended up fixing it, but many people might not want to go through the hassle.
Thanks for this info!
i got mine today but i was gonna use it once i move
Let us know how you like it!
I loved it
Thank you so much!!
Should it take 20 minutes to preheat?
You can press the Preheat button, and it should be just a few minutes.
Ok but what’s with the E1 error code ?? Mine has not been used for long and now it’s not working. Do I have to break it open to fix or throw out. Seems this happens but how out how to fix?
Sorry to heat that. We didn't have issues with ours.
that's why it was only $39. . . . it's disposable!
@@TomLloyd-18 Did you get the same error?
@@LucidProductReviews lol . . . I've had it for a week. Just took it outta the box today and watched a couple YT vids. I don't enjoy learning bout new technology . . . even simple stuff. I had to watch 3 vids just to find out those rubber feet on the crisper are supposed to be there . . . which makes it awkwardly difficult to get it into the bottom of the basket. Just feels kinda cheap. I'll probably get a lil more curious and try something simple like frozen french fries in the next couple days. Looks sorta nice on the counter . . . lol
@@TomLloyd-18 Let us know how it went!
Too slow of video 📹
I bought mines Black Friday and realize I don’t have that silver tray! Any one else same ?
Same here! Wonder why?
Same here
I didn't get it either
Just got mine no tray I'm sight
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Instruction book is somewhat confusing. I've had it for 8 months and haven't used it yet. I'll probably end up disposing of it or introduce it to a ball peen.
Watching our video might help?!
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i can certainly do without the ridiculous mindless background music. it serves no purpose.
Noted!
@@LucidProductReviews I rather like it 😊