Granitestone 16Qt Large Glass Air Fryer Non Toxic – Family Sized Airfyrer Cooker with 3 Cooking Sections, Stainless Steel Racks, for French Fries, Chicken, No Preheat, Self Cleaning, Dishwasher Safe

this is a very nice product and it works just as it says it does. the wash part of the product in my opinion is great. it will probably handle a quantity of something for four people. I am single so it is fine for me. I have made French fries, baked potatoes, roasted potatoes, chicken legs, thighs and breast in an egg and bread crumb coating, two crusted apple pie and a cake. you do have to do some experimenting when you first start. I have had mine for 6 weeks now. this is what I basically use. pop corn does work but not that well, it leaves to many unfinished kernels. it fits very well on my counter top. but if you have a small counter there maybe a problem. you do have to be careful when handling the glass bottom when cleaning but when you use the wash system it is very easy to rinse out. I also find that the underneath is easier to keep clean using the wash system. use a damp cloth or paper towel and wipe off real good every time and it stay relatively clean. the clean up is not hard at all. be very careful when using frozen foods if one of the items like chicken happens to fall to the bottom when turning over it will cause the glass to crack. also make sure when you go to use the washing system that your glass has cooled off or when you fill it with about 2 inches of water you do it with hot water so the glass does not crack. if you operate this product right you should have no problems. the only con I have with this product is there are not any kind of parts available. you can pickup a ring, a halogen light bulb and racks ect. on ebay. other then the light bulb the others don't wear out unless you want extras. the thing I don't understand is how a company is allowed to put a product on the market without part backup??? the different excuses about the thing being heavy is semi true but you only basically handle one piece at a time, bowl or top and it is really no big deal. just use the product as designed no more no less and you will be happy. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE: FOR WHAT EVER REASON MY BOWL CRACKED. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER. SPOKE TO A YOUNG LADY GIVING ALL MY INFO. WAS TOLD YOU WILL RECEIVE NEW BOWL FREE REPLACEMENT IN 2 WEEKS. TWO WEEKS PASSED SO I WAITED. THIS MORNING I RECEIVED MY FIRST NOTIFICATION SINCE I TALKED WITH THE PERSON. MY ORDER HAS BEEN SHIPPED AND THEY GAVE ME A FED EX NUMBER WHICH I CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY AND IT IS VALID. SO YOU CAN REACH A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON. IT WAS 3 DAYS PAST THE 2 WEEK MARK. FROM THE WEIGHT LISTED AT FED EX AND PACKAGE SIZE SOMETHING TELLS ME THEY ARE SENDING A WHOLE NEW UNIT. I STILL STAND BY THE UNIT. I HAVE COOKED AND BAKED WITH IT, NO PROBLEMS. BUT UNTIL MORE UP TO DATE RECIPES FOR THIS UNIT COME TO BE ON LINE YOU ARE GOING TO ENJOY EXPERIMENTING OR MAYBE NOT. LAST UPDATE SAT. 27TH I RECEIVED MY PACKAGE OF A COMPLETE UNIT. AS YOU KNOW I ASKED FOR A NEW GLASS BOWL. FOLKS YOU CAN'T DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT FOR MAKING GOOD ON THE PRODUCT. HERE IS ANOTHER UPDATE 11/9/2017, I AM STILL USING 2-4 TIMES A WEEK WITH A CRACKED BOWL WHICH HAS NOT FALLEN APART YET. I ALSO ADDED A COUPLE OF UTENSILE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER WILTON 10 X 2 PAN WHICH YOU CAN USE FOR BAKING BUT I PRIMARILY USE FOR CATCHING DRIPS FROM COOKING. JUST RINSE AND DRY PLUS WIPE OUT BOWL AND YOUR CLEANED UP. A 10 INCH SCREEN WITH 2 INCH LEGS. GIVES HEIGHT BETWEEN LOW RACK AND HIGH RACK. SILICON 6 DONUT PAN 2. A LEG, WING AND THIGH CHICKEN RACK WHICH FITS PERFECTLY IN PAN FROM PROBLEM SOLVERS ITEM 63K72. WHENEVER I COOK I ALWAYS TRY TO THINK OF SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT EASIER. ALLTHESE ITEMS MENTIONED ACCEPT DONUT PAN WILL FIT IN BOWL FOR STORAGE ALONG WITH THE ITEMS THAT COME WITH BIG BOSS. BASICLY I COOK ON 400 DEGREES AND ALTERER THE TIMES.

I absolutely loved this thing for the 1st 6 weeks I owned it. I used it for most of my oven cooking and it worked great. The meat was always juicy and tender. Everything that was supposed to be crispy was crispy. Much better than cooking in the oven. It really does not taste like it was fried, because it was not fried, but it also was crispy without all the grease. I cooked everything from grilled steaks and pork to frozen egg rolls and burritos. The problem came at a little over 6 weeks when it suddenly quit working. I used it one night, then went to use it for lunch the next day and it did not work. The store that I purchased this item from was REAL CO USA. The window for returns was just past by a few days. They did not even reply to my request for help. As I did not receive any warranty information with my product, it would have been helpful if they could have at least told me that I had a warranty and how to go about contacting the manufacturer. I had purchased an extended warranty from Square Trade so I tried contacting them. They said it was under manufacturer warranty so I had to contact them. They did give me the phone number so that was a big help. It took me several tries before I figured out how to get to a person to take care of my problem. I will be sending it back to them at my expense. I will see how things go once they receive it. If this cooker would not have broken, I would give it 5 stars. As it only worked for about 6 weeks, I give it a 1. Even the greatest product is no good if it is broken.

This is my third air fryer. As you can see in the picture, I replaced an earlier version of the Boss which stopped working after approximately 3 to 4 years of everyday use. Our family loves this appliance. Before I bought this one and looking for a change, I went out and bought a popular air fryer oven. Being skeptical that it would be better than the Boss, I unpacked it carefully so that I could repack it and return it without any problem. I'm glad I did that. I returned it that same day. As with the air fryer I returned, I found that most of the air fryers do not go over 400 degrees. I like a higher heat option. The Boss goes up to 480. I think that the big difference in performance is the halogen light. When I gave the air fryer oven (the one I returned) a test, it did not give as nice of a crisp outer texture as the Boss. It also took a couple of minutes longer to cook. In the picture the old Boss is on the left. You can see they went from a digital push buttons to analog dials. I prefer the analog, this it is a little bit quicker and easier. Another feature I like about the Boss, is that it is so easy to see how the cooking is going. Being all glass and with the halogen light cooking it is so easy to check on your food and keep it from burning. It is also easy to clean. Most of the time I just wipe it out. I also have a bunch of pie pans that I use most of the time which also makes it easy to clean: No crumbs falling down. A couple of times I have used the self clean mode which works good. The new Boss also came with a cooking screen which I love. It also comes with a nice user manual and recipe book. From one of the previous Bosses I have bought, I have a top holder which I think they should have as part of the included accessories. If I have a complaint, it is how long the last two previous ones have lasted. I hope I can get a little longer life span out of this one. However, as I stated it gets used daily and often several times in a day. I have also taken it to family gatherings to cook with when I know that there will not be oven space for my meal contribution. With the extension ring it is amazing how much I can fit in the Boss. I bought a casserole dish that fits in it that works for a large crowd. So in about 3 to 4 years I will probably be buying another. But at just over $65 it seems worth it to me. The one I bought and returned was $150 with a three year extended warranty. The Boss is a 2 year warranty. So if in over 2 years I have to buy another, I will still be ahead. With price, performance, and adaptability, I am glad I bought another.

As with most people, I'm trying to cut down on frying to aid better eating and healthier living. Sadly I'm a big frying fan (with a big frying pan!) and so this oil-less fryer seems to be the answer to my frying predicament. It's heavy duty and really tightly packed in the packing - you may need help just getting it out as it's so well packed. The unit comes with the heating/fan element lid, a large glass bowl, a stand and various metal racks for multiple levels of differing foods. Also included is an extension ring about 3-4 inches tall which would allow you to put even the largest bird in there. Surprisingly, for a touted 'oil-less' fryer it also comes with a glass spritzer which you can fill with oil. The manual does say it's optional and it's nice of them to include it, but can you really claim to be 'oil-less' when using it? The controls are super easy to understand; a timer and a temperature gauge. The free recipe book goes into detail about cooking times but the unit also has the instructions for basic food such as french fries or fish stamped on the top so you're not having to reach for the manual all the time. I cooked up a batch of french fries frozen from the bag and they were cooked thoroughly in about 13 minutes, although I feel I should have left them about five minutes longer for full crispiness. The second batch I did was utterly superb. Obviously experimentation will be key to getting things perfect. When done, the unit lets out a loud ping which is kind of old-school cool. The lid has a handle on it which will kill the power if used which is a nice safety touch and in all honesty I'm massively impressed with the fryer. I can't wait to try other foods and can gorge my fried food passion with a bit less guilt now! Then I tried to dehydrate first bananas, and then apples using the dehydration mode. I followed their instructions exactly including soaking in lemon water and used the times given. The bananas stuck to the mesh pan. Not great. The apples came out much better. But both turned out a little too crispy/dark so next time I will cut down on the time a little. I will also spray the mesh pan with oil to avoid sticking. This item appears to be solid and well-built, with its heavy glass bowl and lid. However, since is so new, I have no way to comment on durability. But I will update this review in the future if significant durability or performance issues crop up.

UPDATED REVIEW, The company responded and is replacing the defective unit. Very grateful as it is our main cooker. Would have been 5 stars except a 7 mo old oven should not have an exploding heating element. When it works, it is great! Stopped working mid cooking a meal. Only worked for 7 months. Contacted mfg, no response.

This is my first ever air fryer. I love the fact that I can SEE the food cooking inside the unit, and it's made of glass, not some black teflon type stuff, so no worries about chemicals. The dials are simple and analog. There are no beeping sounds, just a ticking timer, the soft fan noise, and a gentle "ding" like an old-fashioned kitchen timer when it's done. The "grabber" it comes with for removing the racks or basket was a little tricky to maneuver at first, but now that I'm used to it, I also use it to remove the round cake pan I sometimes use for cooking more liquidy foods. 2-layer cooking is good if you want to cook a lot at once, and the self-cleaning setting is a cool "extra." It doesn't use overmuch power and I can even use it on the same circuit as my instant pot, at the same time. It's fun to watch the halogen light glow over the food, like some kind of movie theater popcorn machine. I use it to toast bread, bake cinnamon rolls, toast nuts, dry-"boil" eggs, bake potatoes, cook okra...pretty much everything but make soup or chili, or boil water.

We ordered one of these in December and at first, it was great. Not as good as our previous air fryer, but very good. However, out of nowhere just a few months later, it stopped working. We contacted the manufacturer's customer service (just a generic "warranty" email, no functioning website or phone number) and finally got a response instructing us to take a photo of the unit with the cord cut (to prove it was nonfunctional) at which point they would send a replacement unit. We were told it would take six weeks to ship the new unit (!). We asked how to dispose of or recycle the old unit and got no answer. I understand them wanting proof the unit wasn't functional but why not just have us return it for refurbishment? Why cut the cord and doom it to a landfill putting the disposal on us? A few weeks later, our new replacement unit arrived. We wiped it down and washed it out for its first use. When we plugged it in and turned it on, the smell of burning plastic was so intense we had to stop it and take our food out. When we plugged it back in to try again, hoping the smell would "burn off," the unit wouldn't turn on at all and hasn't since. Our guess is that it was not a new unit at all. Now, almost two weeks and five emails later, no response from them at all. Meanwhile, we're now stuck with two nonfunctional units ready for the landfill and are out the money (and time) spent since it's outside of the Amazon return window. I rarely write reviews but people need to be warned these units are very hit and miss. Unless you're ok with cheaply produced disposable products that are going to end up in the landfill in a few short months, this is not the air fryer you want to buy.

This is an amazing appliance for the price. It even dehydrates food. What we like. The BB is big and can be made bigger with the extender ring - options. It's glass and we can see everything as its cooking. This is especially nice as we learn how use this thing. Saves us from under cooking or burning food. The controls are simple and not digital. Turn 2 knobs and we're cooking already. The accessories are almost enough - more below about this. With the extender ring, it's so easy to cook/dehydrate a lot of food at once; it really amps up the volume. With the extender ring in place, the BB is big enough to roast a 16 lb turkey. OK, maybe we'll never use the wall oven ever again...lol. Although we've had the BB for less than a month, we sure hope that it lasts. We might order a second one as a back-up because it works so well and probably has built-in obsolescence. Accessories - we ordered the Sharper Image accessory package and returned it. All that we really wanted from this pack was the mesh bowl. Okey dokey, pizza screens are available from the WebStaurantStore (yes, spelled this way) online at anywhere from $1.39/ea to $2.09/ea for 10", 11" and 12" pizza screens. We have them in these 3 graduated sizes to fit in the bowl because its diameter increases from bottom to top. The 12" screen just fits inside the top of the bowl. It's a fantastic way to protect the BB's heating element from flying food like kale chips. We also bought some anodized aluminum hard pizza screens at $10.49/ea. The material is naturally non-stick, will never rust and is super rigid. We use these on both top & bottom for support. On the bottom it's with parchment paper to make clean-up a breeze. The prices on Amazon for these products are obscene even when we included WebStaurantStore shipping. Just search for pizza screens at this online retailer. Browse through the WebStaurantStore's other products to fully accessorize this model at a fraction of the cost of the accessory packages. What's more, the commercial kitchen products are much sturdier than the homemaker offerings for the air fryers. Given the BB's cooking capacity with the extender ring, we also wanted a way to stack 3 layers of food. This model has a greater cooking capacity than any other of the air fryers. At this price point it's an exceptional bargain compared to other brands. So, we ordered a some culinary mesh deep fryer baskets from WSS and the DH cut off the handles. If you don't have access to a shop, then this model with a removable handle from Amazon is also great - Best Utensils Stainless Steel Deep Fry Basket Round Wire Mesh Fruit Strainer With Resting Feet and Long Handle Frying Cooking Tool Food Presentation Tableware, 5.7 Quart . We ordered from WSS 10.5" wire steamer racks with folding legs to stack inside the BB (also stupidly expensive on Amazon). WSS online steamer racks are $1.68/ea and the legs can be removed for stacking 2 together to make the mesh smaller when set on the diagonal. Similar models are also on Amazon. Chrome-Plated Cross-wire Cooling Rack, Wire Pan Grate, Baking Rack, Icing Rack, Round Shape, 2-Height Adjusting Legs - 10 ½ Inch Diameter, Set of 3 Another mesh basket possibility for light foods like kale chips is this, back to the century, handy dandy folding mesh basket. Cooks Net - Instant Essential and Flexible Kitchen Helper . For fluffy foods like kale chips, we use a fryer basket with a pizza screen inverted on top of the fryer basket to keep the kale from flying up into the heating element. Because the fryer basket is rigid, it's easier to shake the food part way through cooking as instructed in many of the recipes. And there we have it. We love the BB and have fully tricked it out from an online commercial kitchen supplier with items that aren't necessarily air fryer accessories. WSS's 'accessory' offerings are better quality and less expensive. Happy air frying!

this product should not be sold on amazon.de as the product American appliances run on 110 volts, while European appliances are 220 volts. This air fryer does not work, and the supplier did not mention that it cannot be used on european electricity. Finding a voltage converter that could convert on 1300 watts, costs more than the air fryer itself. this is a total fraud.

Se ve perfecto, me llego hoy y tendré que probarla.

Hola, dejo de funcionar al 3er mes. Cómo aplico la garantía ?

This is my second one, first one lasted many years before the bulb finally burst, however I had to throw away the food I was cooking when that happened and it wasn’t replaceable but it was Sharper Image brand and not Big Boss. I use these air cookers for EVERYTHING, it basically replaced my stove for most of my regular meals as it cooks everything faster and better. I mean for things like a big lasagna or whatever I’d still use the oven but the air cooker for burgers, hot dogs, smokies/sausage, wings, ribs, meatballs, etc. Cleanup is super easy because the bowl can be thrown in the bottom dishwasher rack, but just keep a bit of tinfoil in the bottom as a grease trap while cooking and you won’t need to clean as often. Not only is this style of air cooker MUCH better than the other kinds, the size to price ratio is as good as it gets. You will pay upwards of $100-$200 for a tiny, name brand cooker where as this thing can damn near hold a while giant turkey. I won’t ever use another style, and I will always keep one of these around.

works well