Great air fryer, but be aware of dial and ticking noise
598142
I am so happy with my air fryer, it lives up to all the hype. I love that it only takes 3 minutes to preheat, and it does not make my kitchen hot like the oven does. The basket is large and very easy to clean. There is a handle on the top that makes it easy to lift and move. I've used it to cook frozen foods, roast cauliflower, cook par-baked bread, breaded tofu, burritos, potatoes and carrots... All fantastic.
If I could do this again, I would upgrade to the digital face model. Here's why: the timer knob is hard to read unless you are standing directly in front of it (as opposed to at a slight angle). Also, whatever you do, do not try to turn the dial off by turning it backwards. I accidentally did this and now the dial is off by 2 or 3 minutes. The other reason why I would upgrade to the digital face is because this does make a constant ticking noise, like an egg timer. I'm used to it now, but it is a little annoying. Also, if your food is done before the timer is off, you can take the basket out and the unit will stop cooking, but the timer will keep ticking until the time is up. If the dial and the ticking won't bother you, absolutely get this item.
2378500
We looked, and debated on getting one of these air fryers. We finally decided on a middle of road (in price)  one to try it.
Didn't want all the fancy digital stuff (it's nice, but seems like still more to go wrong).
If you are expecting oil fried type stuff, you will be disappointed. Only oil can do that. However, this does a really good job on frozen things, like tater tots, french fries, fish sticks (yes even adult style), egg rolls, steak fingers, chicken strips, well, you get the picture.
But it really does things like steak, not frozen, but regular steak, pork chops, small portions of ribs, chicken wings , OMG does it do good chicken wings. So it basically is a small convection oven, I think the air circulation is better in something like this than a square one.
So far, the only downside to this particular model is temp knob and timer indicator are impossible to see without very bright light.
I need to get something like a white or silver marker and paint over the arrow on the knobs. That would fix the problem.
4136562
Great watch; cheap, well constructed, durable.  The only gripe I have is that it ticks really loud.  To be forthright, I'm a very light sleeper, but  this is kinda ridiculous.  I have to bury it in a pile of clothes or in the other room or I hear it.
2024211
This convection oven has had near-daily usage in my household for approximately a year and a half. In terms of functionality, it cooks food products very well and I have not experienced any problems with it whatsoever. However, if I were to be a bit more nit-picky, there are a couple things that I wish were different about this Waring Pro TCO650 Digital Convection Oven. Do note that I am only pointing out the following minor issues because it may be helpful to some people to know about any potential downsides before they purchase a product, especially one they may use often and for a long period of time.

Firstly, the beep that emits from this oven is rather loud. Any time I hit the start and stop buttons, as well as when the timer stops, the oven beeps. I have used three other models of convection and toaster ovens, and none of them beep this loudly. Although I got used to it after a couple weeks, it is still an inconvenience at times. Do note that if you like loud notification sounds when your food is ready, then the beep likely will not be an issue for you.

Secondly, the dial used to set the timer and temperature has a learning curve of sorts. Turning the dial is somewhat unpredictable: even if I turn it clockwise to increase the time, it sometimes decerases the time by a minute or two. This isn't a major issue, but is a tiny bit of annoyance. I would much rather just have a button, or a dialpad like those found on most quality microwave ovens.

Again, please do note that I am not saying this is a bad convection oven. I just want people to know what may be potential annoyances - however short-lived - before they make a purchase. I beta-test a lot of items on a regular basis, so my decision to state these things may stem from that activity.
2354363
Awesome fryer, only thing that would make it better is a thermostat so you don't have to re light it all the time.
4341587
While it does a good job of cooking a large amount of food, there's one issue that makes it very difficult to use. Many foods (french fries, chicken wings, etc) require you to pull the pan out in the middle of cooking to re-distribute the items for even cooking/browning. This is normal for all air fryers. The problem with this unit, however, is that the pan deforms ever so slightly from the intense heat of cooking such that it is nearly impossible to re-insert it and continue cooking. The deformation is not visible, but the tolerance is so tight on the pan/drawer mechanism so that the slightest change will prevent the pan/drawer from being inserted back into the fryer. I've tried everything from a gentle nudge, to a hard slam and nothing seems to work until the pan is out of the fryer for a couple of minutes, at which point both the food and the fryer have cooled down significantly. I previously had a smaller (standard capacity) Philips air fryer and never had this issue, so I'm not sure if this is a problem with all high capacity units, or just this brand.

I would say that if you cook food that doesn't require any attention while cooking, this unit would be fine, otherwise I'd look for something else.
1232762
I do a lot of frying. I consider it a lost culinary art and an under-appreciated food genre in this day and age of healthier, but horrid, rabbit food. I bought this fryer because I needed a bigger one which has consistent temperature.
First the pros: This fryer is large. If I'm using the basket I can cook 3 large or 4 small - medium pieces of chicken. Without the basket, I can fit a piece or 2 more. The temperature control is VERY consistent. When I set it where I want it, it stays there.
Now the cons: I didn't realize when I bought it, that there is no timer. I use my oven timer or a kitchen timer, but I think they could have built one in and not had to increase the price to where I would not have purchased it. It tends to be messy when not in use. I can't find a leak, but there is a little oil on the tile floor in the pantry where it's stored and on the kitchen counter under it. It's getting out somehow from the storage box under the fryer, because there is never any hot oil leaking. It's always cool. The only other thing which might be considered a negative is that there is no "click" on the dial to set the temperature. You have to eyeball it. So far I have been able to do that.

I would recommend this product, but for the negatives I mentioned, go in with your eyes open.
1893026
Loud, easy to operate, sticks the the stove hood well. Only problem is with the LCD display; it is not as sharp and clear as I am used to seeing. It almost is like you are looking at it at an angle that makes it start to disappear. But I'm not using it for a stop watch so I don't need to be able to watch the number change.
666507
I got this Waring product last October and have been very pleased with it. It cooks evenly and is very easy to clean. The big complaint about the loud buzz when it is finished cooking is very overrated!  Big deal if the sound is loud enough for you to hear it from another room.  I love this oven and got a great deal on it last fall.
438700
I bought the Hamilton Beach deep fryer 14 months ago in June 2016 and have used it about 50 times over the last 14 months. During the first 12 months everything was fine. I would have given it a great rating.

However, 2 months ago the electrical connection (the cord) started to need to be "jiggled" in order for the unit to stay on. The fryer has a cord that attaches with a magnet, apparently for safety reasons. The magnets do connect but the electrical connection would disconnect unless I jiggled it into the right position.

Well, this continued for the last several uses until tonight when I could NOT get the connection to stay. The connection indicator would flicker but then go out. I fiddled with the thing for 15 minutes and finally gave up. Since I had tried over the last several times using it, I threw it out and ordered another fryer from a DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER.

The fryer only cost $40, but I expected to get more than 50 uses out of the unit.

I don't recommend it. (I've decided to try the Cuisanart unit. It's $78 but hopefully it'll be more durable.)
3796189
I wanna love this, so very much, but most unfortunately I hear a very high pitched buzzing noise with this fan, especially on anything lower than very strong, high settings...SIGH. I saw someone else mentioned their kid had that issue with it too and even explained why... But I'm afraid it's not a common enough issue for them to fix it, sadly, but it'd be so incredibly awesome and useful if they did!!!!! I've always wanted a dial like that for fans/AC, as it's often too little or too much. I have erythromelalgia (aka burning alive) so I need fans all the time and am also super sensitive to sounds... I was so ultra excited to FINALLY have a SUPER STRONG portable fan with this (the DC model can be used with a portable rechargeable battery as well as plugging in as normal), but it's hard for me to use with the high pitched tone. My dad can't hear it. My dial can be a little too easy to move when not meaning to, also, but.....great idea! Needs improvement...
363933
Wish it had better instructions how to use air fryer. It works great it takes a lot juice so don't plug it into a place where high power consuming items are they might cause your power to go out.  It looks nice a bit over sized but for the job it does on french fries and chicken I cant complain. I haven't tried other food items. Another things is to make sure to cook everything at the minimum time suggested so you don't make your food crispy until you get the hang of things. The max temp is 400 and you can pull out to check things out without affecting the timer to monitor your food until you get use to how fast it cooks things and what temp to cook out. It could use other accessories other than the basket but for my needs its ok. Overall great fryer even with its downsides it cooks every thing great.
3930562
Fabulous little tool for calorie counting. Cooks 2+ eggs perfectly. I bought red to save the extra money and, though it looks a bit cheesy, I wasn't planning on leaving it on the counter anyway.  The alarm though....HOLY HORRIFIC BUZZER BATMAN! My husband the engineer offered to disable it for me, but then I may overcook the eggs. I'd love to bring one in to use in the office kitchen, but suspect the buzzer may cause a heart attack in our elderly patients. Would have loved to give it five stars, but that buzzer... would buy again in a heartbeat.
2055526
I have had mine for about 8-9 months. I chose this one because it was smaller than most and I have limited counter space. It does everything it's supposed to do and I am not disappointed. Like every other appliance there is a trial and error period until you get to really "know"it. This is now no problem for me. Perfect french fries, easy, good chicken wings, the very best for heating frozen appetizers. It cleans up so easily.
The only issue I have had, the little plastic "cover" that attaches to the press on button that releases the inner basket, it broke off but the push button works fine without the plastic cover so no problem. For the price, this Air fryer is the real deal.
3298907
UPDATE.
I received new burner and thermometer from mfg. I was wrong about the noise - sort of. It's loud, but once the 4 gallons gets up to temp (very quickly) you can turn it almost all the way back and it maintains heat. Like unreal.

I was dropping 20 wings at a time and had ZERO recovery time. At one point I had to turn it off to slow the temp down and continued to cook.

More I use it, the more I love it.

Still have moments with the thermometer, but overall this is one bad (good) machine.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:

I am SO disappointed.  In concept the fryer is fine.  However... it is insanely loud which is a bit surprising after the responses I received about how loud it was.  The absolute worst part is the the jet does not line up with the intake port.  I was trying to heat water to clean it and the stainless above the port got red hot.  I tried to redirect the direction of the jet and only managed to bend the tube.  I have a bunch of folks coming for wings and fish in 18 hours so I guess I'll have to rig it and hope for the best.  Not sure if they will take it back or send me a new jet but I will report back with the outcome.  By the way, you can cook a hot dog (or heat a branding iron) on the exhaust at different levels, so be prepared for that.

PLEASE READ MY COMMENT BELOW
1762316
Love this and my first time using a convection toaster over. Two complaints though, No on off switch and if you leave it plugged into an outlet it keeps turning on and off as if you wish to program cooking time. Second problem it ois very difficult to tell temp and time as their is a red indictor over this part of the dial.
2031222
The only thing I don't like about this is, when you turn on the base, it defaults to looking for a reading from the remote piece.  This results in a 30+ second delay to actually use the timer or get it to read the sensor plugged into the main unit.  I think this goes away if you use the standby mode, but then you don't get a lot of battery life.  That aside, I really like how this works and it has definitely helped cook a perfect roasted chicken!