I’ll admit I’m not the chef of the family... my husband does most of the cooking... so when he asked for an air fryer I was not going to say no.. what helped him decide to want one in the first place was his doctor... my husband has high cholesterol and blood pressure so, his doctor suggested he invest into an air fryer so he doesn’t have to remove his favorite fried meals from his life.... this is a healthy way of eating all those foods cause you’re not using any cooking oils and this also separates the fatty oils while cooking...We jumped back and forth between a few before deciding on this one.... this one Was the same cost as ones that did not have the smart feature so we went ahead and got this one... The quality is beautiful.... we did look at a few in person at Wally World and I must say this one is nicer if not just as nice as the name brand ones... so we’re pleased with that!! It’s not only appealing it’s made well with good quality materials. It’s very easy to use, for someone Like me who hates to cook I’ll use this... cause it’s easy and quick!!We’ve had this over a Month and probably used it about 20 times cause it’s addicting... we’re always saying “what Else can we try” so far we’ve done hot wings, Salmon, hot Cheetos crust chicken breast, orange chicken and more!!! Only the salmon we had to put back in for a little longer but the other things came out good on the first crack... we follow a lot of online people who cook and use their recipes... they always came out moist and evenly cooked!! If I had to time how long it would take my hubby to fry chicken on the stove I would estimate about 45 min at minimum... with this air fryer he put it in for 15 min on 400 then flipped them over for another 15 min and they were totally cooked and yummy.... he doesn’t have to slave over a hot stove now and it’s much healthier on our family.. the highest temp this can go is 400...so we did have to recalculate some of the cooking time to be longer when the recipe called for anything over 400... if I make sense?My teens have used to this reheat pizza and chicken strips or nuggets as well as French fries & hot dogs... they no longer throw those in the microwave cause it comes out so much better and crispy in this!!Every household should have an air fryer... it doesn’t have to be this exact one but I do suggest you at least get one cause it will make your life so much easier when it comes to quick cooking.. you can find hundreds of different recipes online.... I didn’t realize how much this could do till we actually started using it. Most the recipes we’ve tried taste just as if it was fried but wasn’t!!Cleaning it is 1,2,3.... remove tray, rinse/wash and dry!! We have never had a problem with food getting stuck to the trays.... we did use foil in it when we cooked our salmon but only because we wanted the oils to stay with the salmon for flavor... aside from that we don’t use any foil cause it cleans so easily!! We always dry it right away and put it back, we don’t allow it to air dry.. just a preference. Also we expected the outer sides to get really hot when in use... and it’s not. I mean it’s warm or course but not something you get burnt from, I’ve had to move it out the way and it was fine.... there are durable grip pads under the base to Keep it from sliding around...In the time we’ve had this and in the amount of use it’s gotten we’ve never had an issue with it. It’s easy to use, minimal noise, good aroma when it’s cooking, saves time and cleans easily... can’t get better than that!! This is THE MOST used small kitchen appliance we have and was worth the cost!!Based on our experience with this, we give it 4 thumbs up (2 from from each of us) this has been the highlight of our kitchen since getting it!!I hope this helpful to you!!