Is the outside too hot to touch?yellowmp5 wrote: ↑Got mine for $99 at Costco online, received on Wednesday, used everyday since Friday night. My first air fryer, I think it fry and bake very well.
I re-fried my crispy roast pork, barbeque wings, Hong Kong style French toast, baked a coconut loaf.
The accessories are very good, the 2 flaws I see with this machine:
-Putting in the trays into the oven can be a little tight
-the the French doors gets slammed easily.
Other wise it performs very well!
And I do see smoke/steam coming out from the right side door while frying
I like how the doors are glass, so that you can see the foods condition inside when it is frying.
Correct me if I'm wrong, I would think this type of air fryer (and pull out tray style) will be better than the Instant pot/ninja fryer where their heating element is on the lid. When you remove the lid, imagine all the heat loss...
imo the pulling out tray style is better at retaining heat
I received the Frigidaire one the other day from Walmart (still waiting for the Kalorik from The Bay).
aznmidnite wrote: ↑ I received the Frigidaire one the other day from Walmart (still waiting for the Kalorik from The Bay).
Will write more later in the next couple of days when I have more time. So far so good. Just tried doing toast, hotdogs, and a whole pizza (separately). Seems to heat evenly so far.
Some things to note:
4 heating elements on the top.
2 heating elements on the bottom.
2 fan speeds.
Glass door has seals that run all the way around the sides and top.
Pull out crumb tray (not accessed by opening the glass oven door). I find this convenient. This is separate from the crumb/drip tray that you can insert inside one of the levels in the oven.
450F maximum cooking temperature.
60 minutes maximum cooking timer (if you find that near the end of your cooking process you need to more time, you can add extra time by clicking the start/pause button and then spinning the dial to add more time, then press the start/pause button for it to resume).
Accessories:
Air fryer basket
Wire rack
Rotisserie spit
Tool / handle to remove the cooked item and rotisserie spit
Crumb/drip tray
Initially, I ran the recommended high heat setting for 20 minutes (empty) for initial burn in/off. It smelled a bit like burning plastic. I ran this another 3 to 4 times empty until the smell went away. When I smelled inside the oven, it didn't actually smell like burnt plastic, it was the air coming out of the oven that smelled like burnt plastic. I tested with a piece of bread in it (to make toast), just in case the burnt plastic smell was going to transfer to the food (I didn't want to test a whole pizza to possibly "taste like burnt plastic", but I would be ok sacrificing a piece of bread!). There was no burnt plastic taste on the food.
For those that have the Kalorik, did it take a few runs to get rid of any odour?
Again, I'm still waiting for my Kalorik to arrive, and once it comes I have to make a decision. The Kalorik does come with a couple more extra accessories compared to the Frigidaire (I think the Kalorik came with a bacon/fryer tray or something similar).
I will attach some quick pictures of the oven.
Thanks!
For the toast I just set it on the mode that turns on both the upper and lower heating elements, kept it at the default temperature, and ran it for I think about 3 minutes.4dalasttime wrote: ↑ I got the frigidaire too. Its a great looking appliance. The door is a pull down vs french doors on the kalorik. The door seals well n has a rubbery padding for seal. What im not liking too much is the digital menu and options is a bit convulated coming from a manual style toaster oven. Its going to get sometime to getting used too. What mode did you select for just toasting bread or Bagel? I wish it had a specific toast option.
Waiting to hear your comparison between 2 of them.aznmidnite wrote: ↑
I did like that this door seals well. I do wish this Frigidaire came with a steak tray accessory like the Kalorik Maxx comes with. If it did, I'd probably keep the Frigidaire over the Kalorik (however, I guess I shouldn't say that until I try the Kalorik).
My Kalorik Maxx arrived the other day and I'll try to test it out this weekend.
For those that have the Kalorik Maxx, how do you find it? Is the gap between the doors and lack of complete seal around the doors that much of a problem? Does it really cook unevenly like some of the reviews have stated (items closer to door are not as "done" as items closer to the back of the oven)?
Thanks for any input!
Thanks. It's on sale for $119.98. How many preset cooking programs ? Would you mind give me the inner measurements?aznmidnite wrote: ↑ I received the Frigidaire one the other day from Walmart (still waiting for the Kalorik from The Bay).
Will write more later in the next couple of days when I have more time. So far so good. Just tried doing toast, hotdogs, and a whole pizza (separately). Seems to heat evenly so far.
Some things to note:
4 heating elements on the top.
2 heating elements on the bottom.
2 fan speeds.
Glass door has seals that run all the way around the sides and top.
Pull out crumb tray (not accessed by opening the glass oven door). I find this convenient. This is separate from the crumb/drip tray that you can insert inside one of the levels in the oven.
450F maximum cooking temperature.
60 minutes maximum cooking timer (if you find that near the end of your cooking process you need to more time, you can add extra time by clicking the start/pause button and then spinning the dial to add more time, then press the start/pause button for it to resume).
Accessories:
Air fryer basket
Wire rack
Rotisserie spit
Tool / handle to remove the cooked item and rotisserie spit
Crumb/drip tray
Initially, I ran the recommended high heat setting for 20 minutes (empty) for initial burn in/off. It smelled a bit like burning plastic. I ran this another 3 to 4 times empty until the smell went away. When I smelled inside the oven, it didn't actually smell like burnt plastic, it was the air coming out of the oven that smelled like burnt plastic. I tested with a piece of bread in it (to make toast), just in case the burnt plastic smell was going to transfer to the food (I didn't want to test a whole pizza to possibly "taste like burnt plastic", but I would be ok sacrificing a piece of bread!). There was no burnt plastic taste on the food.
For those that have the Kalorik, did it take a few runs to get rid of any odour?
Again, I'm still waiting for my Kalorik to arrive, and once it comes I have to make a decision. The Kalorik does come with a couple more extra accessories compared to the Frigidaire (I think the Kalorik came with a bacon/fryer tray or something similar).
I will attach some quick pictures of the oven.
Thanks!
I have the link but it sold out. It's good for a price adjustment (reg. price @169.98).
The Frigidaire is a bit larger than the Kalorik Maxx. I can supply the measurements tomorrow.origami wrote: ↑ Waiting to hear your comparison between 2 of them.
I have the KaloriK, and I don't bother much about the gap between the doors as I don't feel like there is a heat loss because of it. If I use air fry function, I have to lower the temperature significantly. For example, for the Jane's breaded chicken, if I set the Kalorik at 425 degrees as instructed on Jane's box, it will get burned in a few minutes. So I have to set it at about 330 or 340 degrees and cook it for about 12-15' totally (including flipping midway), which is faster than instructed. When rotisseriing a small chicken, I had to lower the temperature to 300 degree so I can run it for 40-50 mins to make sure it cooked through.
The Kalorik manual says clearly that the machine is hotter at the back and recommends us to turn the food front to back, and I just do the same.
What I like most about it is the size. It doesn't take much of counter space, but can hold a lot inside. what I used to cook in 2 batches now I can do in 1 batch.
Approximate inner measurements of the Frigidaire (they claim it to be 25L):
Thanks for your detailsaznmidnite wrote: ↑ Approximate inner measurements of the Frigidaire (they claim it to be 25L):
13.25" x 7.5"x 11.5".
I'll attach some basic pictures that can hopefully give you an idea of the measurements.
Also will attach a couple pictures of the Frigidaire manual which explains some of the settings.
Thanks.
. I'm waiting to hear what you pick between the two.By the look at your pictures, I guess one of the differences between the 2 is you can sear steak in the Kalorik and you can't in the Frigidaire as the Kaloric has more racks, and its 2 top ones are very close to the top heating element and fan, am I correct? Thanks.aznmidnite wrote: ↑
The Maxx definitely has a lot more presets, and a few more accessories compared to the Frigidaire. Having more presets and the steak tray accessory initially made me lean towards the Maxx, but if those default presets need to be adjusted anyways, would that still be a "pro" for me?
The Maxx also has a higher temperature setting of 500F, while the Frigidaire goes up to 450F.
The Maxx also has a longer maximum cooking timer of 1 hour and 30 minutes I believe, while the Frigidaire has a maximum of 1 hour.
I can feel you. If I were in your shoes, I would scratch my head as well. When I found out the Frigidaire was unavailable, I felt glad because I didn't have to think twice about 'should I get this or that'.
