ChefMaker Combi Fryer, Cook like a pro with just the press of a button, Smart Air Fryer Cooker with Cook probe, Water Atomizer, 3 professional cooking modes, 6 QT

This combination cooker reminds me of my first bread maker back in 1990. All of a sudden, you could put the ingredients in, push a button, and go away. It has done that for me for meals. It Broils, Bakes, Defrosts, Air Fry's (and Convection cooks), Dehydrates, and cooks with steam/humidity (“steam cooks” using a water tank (my words)). There is a “sous vida” capability, which is pretty neat with meat. It has a temperature probe which allows it to control the types of cooking with recipes you choose from those inside and those provided in an Apple or Google App. It has an impressive control system which is nicely integrated with the display screen. This allows you to effectively turn the whole cooking operation over to the Chefmaker, from when you put in the ingredients, to when you “plate” them. It also has 4 modes which you use to cook Chef Mode which allows you to use all the capabilities built in, based on Chef recipes for various foods, Classic (air fryer) Mode pretty much like my old air fryer, Probe Mode (sort of air fryer mode with a probe, that turns off the air fryer when the dish gets to the desired temperature. There is also the App, which has recipes like those of Chef mode, but can use whatever other way of cooking the chefs and engineers decided to have the device follow. This is all pretty cool to us, and we have had nothing but successes. The downsides? The device is new and desperately needs documentation and Cookbooks. For instance, you can easily choose a meat dish from your favorite recipes and search through the Chef Mode and APP recipes to find something similar, which you can use to cook your dish. There are a good number of cooking with Chefmaker videos out there, with everything from cornbread, which work great in your Chefmaker, but you Have to go looking, and generally, you better write down the instructions, because they usually are not in the YouTube video. You can take Air Fryer Recipes, and adapt them, but you better be careful to watch them, because air fryers vary widely, and the Chef Maker has a pretty powerful heating element. It would sure be nice to have a paper or on-line “Map” of the options and recipes in the device’s inherent modes. I expect these problems to go away pretty quickly, because Dreo has engineered the device to be able to change both its software and the recipes. The current Chefmaker’s size, and therefor portion sizes seems to make it most useful for meals for 2 or 3 people, or you get into “batch cooking”. For instance I love cooking bacon in it, but can only get 5 pieces in. Well, I’m going to eat two of them (but I sure loved sitting down with my wife and coffee when the bacon was cooking. Got breakfast done in half the time. P.S. My first Filet was Exactly Medium Rare in Chef/Sous Vida Mode. I cooked it with the probe in my (larger) filet. Wife prefers Medium, and next time, I’ll set the steaks to Medium, stick the probe in hers so the smaller steak is medium and the larger is less rare. Just not going to be able to get the Thanksgiving turkey in there next week (you can get a little rib roast in though.

Easy to use and easy clean up. Cooks steak and chicken perfectly.

I've had mine for 2 years now. It Was one of the best investments for my kitchen cooking. Makes overnight leftover pizza taste fresh like it just came out of the oven. My favorite are corn dogs. Cooks crispy just like the state fair corn dogs. And hot wings are perfectly cooked. So easy to use. Wish I had it sooner.

I did NOT get my Dreo ChefMaker through Kickstarter, nor was it given to me for free for an "impartial review". So no, I did not get any kind of heavy discount. I just bought mine on Amazon, for a paltry 10% off...$315 before tax. There was little to like about this thing, but much to dislike. e.g.: - No presets for simple functions. When I first got this machine, I kept looking for presets for french fries, tater tots, fishsticks, reheating pizza etc. Nothing! REALLY? Even the cheap $75 air fryers have these presets! AND, many of those cheaper air fryers provide you with a reminder alert to shake/toss your fries. But not with the Dreo ChefMaker. - Steaks cooked with programmed sous vide mode DO NOT produce sous vide like results. When I chose to cook two New York strip steaks medium rare, one came out medium rare AND medium. The other steak ended up mostly medium. I'm guessing that the uneven cooking was likely due to the position of the heating element, and the source of the circulated air. Worst of all, the medium rare parts of the steaks didn't even come close to the tenderness you get with sous vide cooking. What little crust you get, is only on one side too. Total cooking time was around an hour (it needs time to "calculate" before it actually starts cooking). I'd rather sous vide my steaks for two hours, and torch sear like I always do. It's worth the extra time and effort for the dramatically better results, including getting an actual crust on BOTH sides of the steaks. - Salmon steaks came out mushy, not flaky and moist, as with baking in a conventional oven. The ChefMaker took 17 minutes (plus "calculating" time) vs when I usually bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven. AND with a regular oven, cleanup is easier (when using foil on a baking sheet). Like with the beef steaks, cooking was also uneven with the salmon. - PITA to clean. I don't use my dishwasher (I cook for one), so manually cleaning the basket, cooking tray, grilling rack, and the probe is cumbersome. If I want to fry up something with the ChefMaker, I immediately think that "I really don't to have to clean those parts again". So I basically don't want to use the cursed thing. - The smell of melting plastic never goes away. I have used this machine quite a bit since I got it, but that new melting plastic smell is always produced when cooking. I was hoping it would go away, but so far, it hasn't. So, now I'm stuck with a $315 mediocre air fryer, that I won't waste costly proteins on.

I have updated this review as Dreo customer support has been in touch and explained technical issues had prevented them receiving my emails. That aside once the issue had been found the issue was very swiftly and effectively resolved. They did not ask me to update this review, however I felt it was only fair to do so. I can now rate the product as I suggested as a full 5 stars, though I would ask them to improve spares support in the future. This would have been 5 stars but without UK customer support it only gets 3 This is a really good product and does the job very well, i took the gamble on a start up unkown to me brand and it paid off. The only problem and to me it is a big one is the lack of UK customer support. There is a design issue with the perspex front panel on the basket that can lead to the mounts breaking away. I have tried to order a replacement and there is never any stock and the UK customer support email address goes unanswered. It is a great air fryer but its long term use might be limited but the lack of support.

Very good

Me encanta la precisión del término en los cortes de carne, super recomendado!

I have owned this air fryer for 19 months, and it has been fantastic. I use it every single day and absolutely love it. In fact, I rarely use my Miele combi-steam oven anymore because the DREO air fryer is so much faster and easier to use. The screen is excellent, with beautiful high-resolution images that make it very intuitive. Big respect to the team for creating such a sophisticated product, and for providing incredible customer service!

Un an plus tard, je suis extrêmement satisfait de mon Chefmaker ! C'était ma première expérience avec un air fryer. Et, je dois dire que je ne regrette aucunement mon achat, et je ne peux plus m'en séparer. Le Chefmaker est peut-être un peu plus dispendieux en comparaison des marques populaires, mais sa technologie et ses accessoires rendent celui-ci beaucoup plus attrayant et plus "premium", à mon avis. Par exemple, j'ai comparé le Chefmaker avec les air fryer de mes amis. Les "presets" et le "probe" sont ce qui attire le plus. Un steak medium saignant ? Un poulet sous-vide ? Une cuisson selon la température internet ? Juste à appuyer sur deux ou trois buton, insérer le thermomètre, et voilà ! En plus, vous avez une application sur téléphone très sympathique ! Entre autres, vous pouvez suivre la cuisson sur votre téléphone. Ce n'est pas indispensable, mais très agréable lorsque nous sommes dans la pièce voisine. L'application propose aussi des recettes avec des tutoriels, ce qui est également très plaisant. Seul bémol, mon Chefmaker a complètement arrêté de fonctionner après une cuisson, environ 14 mois plus tard après mon achat. Toute l'alimentation s'est coupée. Cependant ! J'ai communiqué avec le service à la clientèle avec le système de messagerie dans l'application. Quelques heures plus tard, Carol, au service client, m'a contacté et m'a demandé quelques informations supplémentaires (photo, vidéo, facture, etc.). J'ai tout partagé, et en moins de deux jours Carol m'a confirmé un nouvel envoi pour remplacer mon modèle défectueux ! Ma crainte s'est rapidement dissipée, et j'ai eu le nouveau appareil en moins d'une semaine entre le moment de ma signalisation et la réception à la maison. Qui plus est, le nouvel appareil a bénéficié de quelques corrections depuis mon premier achat, et a été livré avec une nouvelle garantie ! Honnêtement, je n'ai aucun commentaire négatif à partager sur le Dreo Chefmaker. Que ce soit l'appareil ou le service client, tout est parfait de mon expérience !