Presto 03422 Digital AirDaddy, 4.2 Quart Electric Air Fryer

I did not have high expectations for what seemed to be a budget option compared to the inflated prices of other air fryers. It's very basic (a plus in my opinion) but well-built. The basket is large and a bit crudely constructed, but easy to clean if you just soak it for a bit in soapy water. The best part: it cooks fantastically--really anything--frozen chicken breasts (rub with olive oil then a light dusting of lemon pepper), chicken wings, ribs, salmon, frozen beer-battered fish filets. Everything comes out juicy and hot. Its also great for reheating food--better than a microwave. It's now my go-to cooker, and doesn't heat up the whole kitchen in the summer months or waste energy heating up a large oven. A couple friends and family members have bought the same model and love it as well. I can't go on enough about it!

Loving the ease of using this air fryer. Not too complicated to figure out with first use.

I like it

smells wire burning and it took too long to cook, also Amazon did not replace it because it was purchase as an open box item.I contact Presto as the representative suggested and because it was purchase trough amazon as an open box item they did not want to replace it.my advice do not purchase use items from amazon. they wont give you a replacement or a warranty for the item.

It is great product !!!

This is basically a small counter top convection oven and that is it, but for people like me who do not have a convection oven this is really nice. I think the only negative I can really says is that it is large and storage in a somewhat small kitchen is an issue with me. It is really easy to use and the clean up is super easy too. The instructions are pretty straight forward and useful, I mean when it says that the buttons are meant to be touch and you don't have to push down that was very true and I was actually glad I read that first.I got this because I want to make French fries but I also want to fry chicken and lightly breaded sunfish filets. So far I have not gotten around to trying the chicken or fish, but I have played around with fries and this is how it went.First I tried home made fries. This is more of what I wanted to do because I am particular about my ingredients. I followed the instructions, kept the amount between 1 and 1.5 pounds, and the first photo I posted is the results. Everyone loved them, I had to make a second batch right away because they wanted more that's how much they liked them. My issue was that they did not cook evenly. I shook them every 8 minutes like the instructions said too but still the ones closest to the outside cooked a lot more and much faster than ones on the inside and after 24 minutes I had fries where some where almost over cooked and some where not cooked enough. Family still loved them. I think if the potatoes were precooked at least some then it would be just a matter of crisping them up.Next I bought frozen sweet potato fries (which I had tried before but they never really turned out that great in my conventional oven, so I quit trying, and one kid wouldn't eat them then anyway) and this AirDaddy frier made them come out wicked excellent! (see second photo). Instructions say 1 pound to 1.5 pounds but the bag was only 15 ounces, the smaller amount may be why they turned out better than my homemade fries. They cooked way more evenly, got nice and crispy on the outside, and even the kid that didn't like them before actually asked for seconds this time. My husband was really impressed at how well this worked on the frozen fries.I am not sure great fries are enough to warrant the storage struggle though (if you have a large kitchen no worries for you then), it will earn its keep if it does a great job on my chicken and fish. Simply put this does a better than great job with frozen fries as long as you keep it to 1 pound only at a time. This small capacity to get the fries to cook best coupled with my storage issues of the unit is why I give it only 4 stars instead of 5.

Buen producto

This is a sturdy, easy to use, family-sized air fryer that can prepare enough food for at least a family of four or more servings of a side dish.My first test food was homemade french fries. I used only a tablespoon of oil and about 4 medium sized, peeled, russet potatoes. It was too much for two people and I could have used 2 more medium potatoes for more servings. I followed the recipe included in the owner’s manual and I thought they were fantastic (although my wife prefers the fries that she makes with a bit more oil in our full sized convection oven).There are several “recipes” actually printed on the front of the fryer. The manual has very good directions and it says you can cook a whole chicken, though I haven’t tried it yet. You can make store bought frozen french fries, baked goods like muffins or grilled sandwiches too.These fryers have become very popular because they enable you to make things that would ordinarily be fried in oil, but the air fryer allows you to get a crispy result with very little or no oil. The appliance is actually a countertop convection oven. So if you have a regular oven with a convection feature, you could actually achieve the same result with that, though it would require you to heat a whole oven.Using this is more work than I expected. The air fryer requires you to take the basket out a few times during cooking, at least for fries or fried chicken, to shake the food around so it will cook evenly. So it’s not a thing you can start and leave unattended during cooking.You have to be very, very careful when taking the tray containing the basket of food out of the machine. The manual is very clear in warning you not to press the button at the top of the handle that you grasp to pull the tray containing the basket of food out. I had read this and understood it, but it is normal for you to grasp the handle with your thumb on top and it’s easy to accidentally put pressure with your thumb on the handle. I can easily see this design leading to a trip to the emergency room for somebody who didn't read the instructions.The Air Daddy is a fairly big appliance, so be sure you have a place in your kitchen where it won’t take up your entire countertop. I would recommend it for people who would like to cook traditionally fried foods with little fat, though don’t expect it to taste exactly the same as oil fried food.