This is one of the worst purchases I have ever made. The first time I used the fryer grill white smoke came explosively billowing out (chicken thighs). It continues to emit rancid smelling smoke each and every time I use it no matter what the food item is. It is difficult and time consuming to clean and must be cleaned between each use due to the food splatters it creates which if left in place would only add to more smoke and stench with the next use. The fryer becomes extremely hot during use and drips residue from the air-vents located underneath the bottom of the fryer deck as well. I wouldn't recommend this air fryer grill to anyone. I would take it back in a heart beat if I could.

The test of an air fryer is whether or not it can fry chicken in a timely manner. This is nothing more than a glorified toaster oven. As far as toast it took longer in this oven than it doesn't my pop up.. In my old air fryer it takes 17 minutes to fry chicken. In this I cooked the chicken longer because the skin did not look crispy. I cooked it for 25 minutes, and it still came out not completely cooked and without a crispy skin. Very disappointed, I was hoping this would combine a couple of appliances and make a little room.

Been cooking 4 years with the reg air fryer. Spary some virgin olive oil or stuff similar over fries and things of this nature. When i cook meats that are covered in flour spray both sides. Guarantee its, or it always has for me. I eat nothing floating in oil.

Purchased because it was cheap for all the functions it came with. The smoke ended up being unbearable and would often make you not even want to cook in it. Took way too long to airfry. Also it stopped getting hot at all and was blowing cool air. Thank God I purchased the 2 year warranty because it died shortly after the 90 days which it was guaranteed money back. Only thing with warranty they try to replace it for a new one so fight for your money back this sucks didn't want it again.

The toasting function worked great, for about three weeks. In fact, it was such a sudden drop in toasting performance, I assumed it had a problem. I trashed it and bought another. After about three weeks, it also stopped toasting. I assume it is a problem with the design. I will not be buying another PowerXL product.

Not what I expected

I initially loved the versatility of this appliance, but after 2.5 years it stopped heating properly. Would only get up to 250 degrees max. I would consider my usage moderate. I contacted customer support to see if they could suggest a repair (I'm thinking thermostat), and was told no. However, they sent a discount code if I want to purchase another one. Not likely. I feel the PowerXL should certainly last more than 2.5 years, especially with my usage. Based on other on-line reviews, I'm not alone. Very disappointing.

Bought this less than 1 year ago. Timer knob has progressively gotten harder to turn. Does not accurately time anymore. Toast function basically no longer works. Warranty is useless as after 60 days returning the unit requires the consumer to ship the unit back to the company TriStar products at my expense. No way I am spending $50 or more to send this piece of junk back to TriStar. Terrible purchase on my part. I should have read the warranty after opening the box and sealed it back up and returned to Sam's Club.

We’ve use this for about two weeks now and are very pleased with it. We’ve grilled salmon, tilapia, asparagus, baked egg cups and grilled bacon and everything has turned out great! We haven’t experienced any smoke like others have commented. We like all of the features on it and plan to experiment more with the air fryer feature.

We bought this less than a year ago. Put it in the trash 2 days ago. I the beginning it was taking far longer than normal to bake items. Air fryer never worked properly or cooked items as an air fryer should. Knobs difficult to turn. In the end began over heating, burning even with its with temp turned to zero. Never ever buy this product. Complete waste of money.