I've been pondering this air fryer thing for a while now. I used to have (actually still have it) one of those Galloping Gourmet hot air ovens from the late 1970's info-mercial. Yep, we bought it way back when and I loved it. Wife was not so fond of the counter space it took up, and when I had the travel trailer, I never fired up the oven or stove top. I just used that old school hot air fryer. My complaint with that one was it was a booger to clean, the heating element was permanently attached to the top, and you had to reach down inside a hot glass container to fetch your food. But the concept worked great cooking wise.
I will still have to contend with the counter space warden, but I'm really thinking about getting one of these new models. Next is deciding on which one.....
1) Philips - too expensive compared to the other stuff out there. Looks like mostly paying for the name and first to market, so it's out.
2) Power Air Fryer XL at Sam's Club - a contender (and goes on sale Feb 28th for $99). However I've also seen some reviews about issues (more in a few)
3) NuWave Brio, either the 3qt or the 6qt (with a divider) look to be contenders (more in a few also)
3a) the NuWave hot air oven (the modern version of the Galloping Gourmet from the 70's)
4) The Chefman - fairly new entry to the field, but pricing seems good.
I'm starting to lean towards the NuWave Brio. Since it's only the 2 of us, I'm thinking the 3qt will be enough. But I would love to hear from those of you who have hot air fryers and what models you have or wish you had.
Probably the best head to head comparison between the Power Air Fryer XL and the NuWave Brio was this youtube video. It's sort of long, but he tells it like he feels it, and he had me rolling in the floor.
This is the 1970's model we have....