Review on Kalorik MAXX® Plus AFO 47271 SS Digital Air Fryer Oven - 26 Qt 10-In-1 Toaster Oven Combo W/ 14 Accessories, 60 Recipes & 22 Presets 1750W Stainless Steel by Roger Sanders

When I received the air fryer, I unpacked it, washed everything, and did the initial 20 minute burn-in called for in the manual. I put it through a few cycles, frying frozen fries, chicken nuggets, and mozzarella sticks. Relatively short cycles, nothing out of the ordinary, and everything was coming out great. On the last cycle I put it through, when the timer hit zero, instead of beeping and keeping the display lit showing "OFF OFF" while the fan kept running like it had done previously, everything just kind of flickered and it shut off completely. When I opened it to take my food out, the light came on dimly. It never worked again after less than 2 hours of casual use. After shutting off that last time, I unplugged it hoping something would cool down and/or reset, but all it would do was chirp and flash the display and the buttons did nothing.I contacted revain through the "Get Product Support" button and they got a replacement on the way and set me up with a shipping label to send the broken one back (thank you revain!).Going into round 2, I've been putting this thing through the paces. I've done fries and mozzarella sticks, reheated pizza, proofed dough and baked a loaf of bread. Everything worked great, so I tackled a rotisserie chicken, and it came out good as well. It would appear that the first fryer was just a lemon and the second seems to be working as intended.Previously I'd had an off-brand air fryer that I was really pretty happy with. It worked great but had a few flaws and I wanted something a little bigger so I ordered this one. Bigger it is, but not without its own flaws, the biggest being these goofy French doors. They are linked to one another so they open and close together. They're just awkward, it's easy to bump them when trying to put stuff in, and it doesn't take much at all to make them slam shut on their own. They look nice, but they're not very practical, and they DO leave a gap between them - a silicone seal would be reassuring, but I don't think the gap really causes a problem.The fryer looks great with all the stainless, but it IS very large. It's very easy to use and works well. There are a LOT of things included that you have to find somewhere to put, but it gives you a lot of cooking options. The manual and the included cookbook are ok, but they kind of leave some things open to interpretation, especially in regard to rotisserie chicken! This turned into quite a project for me and it was one problem after another. The spit actually goes in and out of position in the fryer pretty easily. There are notches in the spit for the rotisserie handle - these make for headaches trying to get the forks slid on. The spit has to pass through two pieces of metal on the forks and both get hung up on the notches. If you're cooking a small bird, at least you can get the forks on the spit before they have to puncture the meat, but I was cooking a pretty good-sized chicken so I was trying to center the chicken, push in the forks, and fight with the notches hanging up on the forks all at once. After finally getting all of this together, I had to find ways to get the chicken tied up so it wouldn't flop all over the fryer - the cookbook and manual don't mention this at all. I had trussed the chicken, to keep the legs under control, but I ended up having to take it back out of the fryer to tie up the wings as well, as they were rubbing on the pan underneath and I feared that would be a problem. I wasn't confident that the crumb tray would hold all the drippings, but I think it would have been ok. I had the drip pan in the lowest position covering the heating elements. In the end, the chicken cooked up well with the preset program (although I did pop a breaker a few minutes from the end - this fryer pulls a lot of power and needs a dedicated circuit!). It made a splattered greasy mess of the inside of the fryer, but it cleaned up pretty easily on the sides and doors. There's not much you can do for the exposed heating element on top though. The rotisserie forks are about the weakest spot in the whole works, they are pretty flimsy and washing them in the dishwasher makes them rust. The thumbscrews appear to be stainless steel, but rust appears in a few spots when the forks get wet. It was cool to do a rotisserie chicken at home, but I'm not sure I'd put myself through it again. Maybe, but not very soon.Overall, this is a pretty nice versatile unit, and big enough you can really cook a lot of stuff in it. I'm sure I will use it a lot on my covered patio next summer to keep from heating up the house. The French doors are definitely awkward, but when they slam closed occasionally, they are pretty well protected from breaking, it's just frustrating. It would be nice if the spring tension that closes them eases up a little over time, but I don't expect it to.