Gourmia - 7 QT Digital Air Fryer

I bought the 7 quart Gourmia air fryer from Costco. It works great but isn’t big enough for my family of five and I was sick of cooking in batches like a short order cook. That said, I do think Costco does a decent job vetting brands overall.  When I came across [this air fryer comparison spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y4PR6GCz-Lk5mWX1LUzo-3kChRBv302vSv5HZFB5K1c/edit?gid=1554522955#gid=1554522955) on Reddit, I was happy to see that Gourmia actually has tons of options. I ended up GTF7460 because the kicker for me was that it can fit a 12-inch freezer pizza. I like that my teen son can make himself a late-night snack without heating up my whole house with the oven.

I bought the 7 quart Gourmia air fryer from Costco. It works great but isn’t big enough for my family of five and I was sick of cooking in batches like a short order cook. That said, I do think Costco does a decent job vetting brands overall.  When I came across [this air fryer comparison spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y4PR6GCz-Lk5mWX1LUzo-3kChRBv302vSv5HZFB5K1c/edit?gid=1554522955#gid=1554522955) on Reddit, I was happy to see that Gourmia actually has tons of options. I ended up GTF7460 because the kicker for me was that it can fit a 12-inch freezer pizza. I like that my teen son can make himself a late-night snack without heating up my whole house with the oven.

I have the Gourmia! Loving it so far.

From the owner's manual: > HELPFUL TIPS > 1 For consistent browning, make sure ingredients are arranged in an even layer on the bottom of the basket with no overlapping. If ingredients are overlapping, make sure to shake them halfway through the set cook time. You can't load up the basket full of stuff because that blocks most of the airflow through the food. There has to be a lot of space around each food item. That said, I think the Ninja products are way overpriced and gimmicky. I got this [7 qt Gormia basket air fryer](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gourmia-7-QT-Digital-Air-Fryer-with-12-One-Touch-Presets-GAF734-New-13-5-in/2247058589) for $35 on sale at Walmart. It works great. Did I mention it was $35. Yes $35, for a 7qt digital air fryer. That works great. I could buy 6 of them for less than the regular price of that monstrosity that you bought. Putting a bunch of little holes in the back of the basket looks like a stupid design too. Major PITA to clean.

I've been using it daily for about 10 months now without a single problem. I used it today to make Chinese crispy orange chicken.

I have the last model that doesn't have a glass door on sale for $40. I like it a lot.

Never tried the vortex but my 7qt gourmia cooks at the same speed as my Ninja 11qt Megazone

I have the 7qt Gourmia from Costco. I'm happy with it. This newer/larger one has a window, which should come in handy.

I bought the older 7 quart a couple years ago at Costco when it was on sale for the same price and it broke within a year. When I went to return it at Costco, the return guy told me his broke within a couple months as well. He mentioned that I’m not the first person that he accepted a return on those air fryers. I personally wouldn’t recommend it, but maybe they improve the design on these air fryers or my Costco just got a bad batch of them.

I have a Gourmia 7-qt one and a little tiny Phillips. Both are excellent, but I hated the larger Phillips one I tried. Go figure. This is in Canada - Indian models may be very different!

If you’re asking if you need to get another air fryer, the answer is likely yes. We have 2, the same single basket Gourmia you were referring to, and an oven style one as well. We use them for different things, but I’m definitely happy we have both.

I used to have the Cusinart one from Costco (older model with more knobs), and it was good at toasting and being an oven, but barely average at being an air fryer. Had to replace it once right at the 2 year warranty mark since the knobs went bad, and then again about 18 months after. I have the Gourmia basket one now, and it's solid as an air fryer, decent as an oven, but pretty hard to get toasting done right. What do you need as the the primary usage? If it's primarily air frying, keep going for the basket. If you need it for multi-purpose with toasting, etc. get a non-basket.