Now $50 off, GE’s digital toaster oven doubles as an air fryer, with eight separate cooking functions and capacity to hold an eight-pound chicken or a pizza up to 12 inches in diameter. This classy stainless steel design would feel at home in a kitchen of similarly styled appliances and cooking tools. You’ll get a crumb tray, bake rack, bake pan and an air fryer basket in the box. As is the case with any kitchen gadget, air fryers should be convenient, easy to use, and easy to store.
Unlike many other air fryer models, this device from Hamilton Beach occupies vertical space instead of spreading out horizontally on your counter. Reviewers love its ease of cleaning, and for nearly 40% off, it’s a great deal too. As a freelance food product reviewer, I aim to help other home cooks do the same. I utilize my professional culinary experience to make informed and thorough product recommendations that help home cooks run a more efficient household.
It’s one of the best brands you can find at this price point. However, don’t expect stellar performance or durability from this brand. There are a few issues, such as water getting stuck in the lids. And again, the light weight, which you may like, but which isn’t going to provide the best heating properties.
By the end, you will be able to distinguish what’s fact and what’s fiction, and if the pan is worth giving a try. See which set speaks to you the most and make an informed decision on where to invest. Gotham Steel Cookware offers a wide variety of budget-friendly cookware sets. These would make an excellent gift to newlyweds or new students headed off to college.
These thick-gauge hard-anodized aluminum pans heat evenly and cook delicate foods just as well as a $130 tri-ply nonstick skillet. They also work on all cooktops, including induction (though their bonded steel base doesn’t heat as evenly as the multi-layer encapsulated bottom Cookware Sets on the Tramontina Tri-Ply pan). The 10-inch B1 pan is heftier than our top pick (it’s almost 3 pounds, whereas the Tramontina Professional weighs about 2 pounds). But the comfortable rounded handles and excellent balance make both All-Clad B1 pans easy to maneuver.
Plus, the handle gets extremely hot when using it on a stove. The textured titanium diamond coating features a sparkly appearance (Cast-Textured Collection). The pan has curved sidewalls that make it easy to stir food or slide it out of the pan, such as an omelet.
Scoring reflects the durability of the frying-pan’s coating and it’s nonstick quality after being abraded. Nonstick food release score reflects the nonstick qualities of a pan’s interior by cooking four eggs consecutively without oil. The lightweight pans feel flimsy, and with such an uncomfortable handle, it can make using them unenjoyable. Plus, the ceramic coating is prone to sticking, defeating the major “healthy non-stick” selling point of the pan. Gotham Steel is a direct-sales brand focused on selling a high volume of affordable products, so don’t expect excellent customer service. When I called and asked a few questions about the cookware, the representative could not answer them and could only assist with purchasing.