5 QT Smart Air Fryer (9-in-1)

Back in May I ordered a COSORI Air Fryer Pro 9-in-1, Compact 5QT. It is now $99.99 on Amazon. I paid about $80. I am very pleased with it.

I'm an old fogey. I cook for my wife and myself. I have a 5qt Cosori. It's plenty big for us. I will AF burgers, baked potatoes, Grands package biscuits (4 at a time X 2), a couple of chicken breasts. It isn't big enough to cook both the chicken breasts and potatoes. I chose the Cosori that I did because it fit nicely on the counter.

I would say NO. I’m the cook at our house. My wife spent a lot of money on one. I don’t like our dedicated air fryer, it takes up a huge amount of room, and the things like fries, breaded items and such don’t come out that great or taste good, you can only cook in small amounts, and it’s a pain to hand wash the basket in the sink. The kids don’t like and usually don’t eat what comes out of it. They are pretty critical. It’s not any kind of convenience here. I’m a great cook and baker and will take my cast iron pans, toaster oven, small side or big oven, pizza oven, and pots and pans, and instant pot any day of the week over this thing.

This is a Cosori 360 Thermo. Right now it’s like a big black ugly cube eyesore on the counter. It’s 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep and 14 inches tall. We very rarely eat processed food, it’s expensive, not really good for you, and often doesn’t look or taste that great. Pretty much make everything from scratch. Luckily I work from home so I can prep etc., when I need a break. We deep fry occasionally. So here’s a sample or two of what I’d mentioned in my prior post. The super pickiest kid discovered Chicken Katsu over the summer. Yayy, another thing we can add to his limited palate. Really happy about that. I hand cut the tenders, dip and bread them. Cooked in oil in a cast iron they come out perfectly golden brown, delicious, and crispy. They get devoured. The same exact things in the air fryer get pushed around on the plate, carefully inspected, maybe a bite taken out, lots of complaints. Some of the coating crumbs are burnt, some still pale. The ends are often burnt or dry. So you can see if I’m going to do the effort of making them by hand it’s a total waste in the air fryer. And the clean up. In the cast iron I simply pour the oil in a jar snd wipe out with a paper towel or clean rag. I can make a big batch with the cast iron, and freeze a bunch we can reheat to perfection another time in the toaster oven. Whether hand cut or bagged my french fries come out similar. Not cooked evenly, inspected, etc., and remember, ‘only a single layer, please…’ I can throw an entire bag or hand cut mounds of fries on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven on convection or a small portion in the toaster oven and everyone is happy. I can cook 6-8 things at once in the big oven, and something else in the side oven at the same time. Not to mention the stove or instant pot (and that pot can go in the dishwasher). I have nothing against Cosori or air fryer users - it’s just not for me (us). We got our multifunctional Cosori toaster oven, like new, on fb marketplace, for 25 bucks and it’s fantastic.

I have the same air fryer and I love it but I feel like I only do frozen items in it. Would you mind sharing your steps/time/temp/recipe for doing chicken breasts?

Cosori is definitely the best

Just call cosori and see how they respond to your query regarding it. I always do that before ordering. Many companies I ignore when their support is inactive from Day 1 Cosori has better airfryer normally than Philips, even I'll get on

I have a 5 qt Cosori that I got on Amazon for under $100....I think it's down around $75 now. It works perfectly for me as I'm only cooking for me. You can't go wrong with Cosori and if you are only cooking for yourself, the 5qt version would suit you just fine

I have found the COSORI branded air fryers from Amazon very accessible. Make sure you get one that says smart with Alexa integration. I can start the air fryer set a temperature etc. using my Alexa devices. The iPhone app is also accessible. No regrets.

It’s great! I have the white one. I also bought mine after reading all the praises it received. I was skeptical at first, but now that I have it and been using it for about 2 months now, it truly is my new favorite appliance! 😊