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The Secura Air Fryer XL is a powerful 1700-watt electric cooker with a generous 5.3-quart capacity, designed for healthy and flavorful meals. It features rapid convection technology for efficient cooking, adjustable temperature controls, and a 60-minute timer with auto shut-off. Plus, it comes with a collection of recipes to inspire your culinary adventures!
R**D
Not Bad
This is my first one, and I am a beginner at this, so I suppose it's OK. It cooks really nice and the food tast good. Easy to clean and the food basket is great for cooking for two in one setting. The only thing I see wrong is that the timer is how you get this thing cooking, which is OK; but it will not cook on anything less than 5 minutes. I try to set it like 3-4 minutes, and it will start, but then quickly stop[ doing anything. I have to go just over 5 minutes for it to cook properly. But it is something I can deal with. I get good, and I will upgrade to a bigger and better model; one with digital. This is a great machine for a beginner like myself.
G**Y
OOPS!
I submitted a review saying my new air fryer was working great. I have to change that. The timer doesn't seem to be shutting off when it should. I made some BBQ chicken, and almost burned it. It was crunchy, but edible. The timer worked for the next 2 days, but now seems to be malfunctioning. It starts off at 10 minutes, but seems to stop at about 3 minutes and stays there. I have to keeep an eye on items I'm cooking to make sure they don't burn
J**
Cheap and Awesome!
I had a Chefman round air fryer for about 5 years. Worked great and then it died. I used it at least once a day, every day. I got this one and it's square and a lot bigger INSIDE, but is basically the same counter space! So far it's amazing. It's fast, temp is on point, and food is coming out amazing. It is loud but nothing crazy...I recommend it, especially for the price.
C**I
Love it!
Love the size of basket. Cook for one to five ppl! Food comes out as if I grilled it! More simple to use compared to the bigger air fryer toaster oven I bought last year!
J**R
Better than the expensive ones
The last air fryer I bought was over $200. It was garbage. Only lasted 6 months. This one cooks better, the non stick coating has lasted longer and is just simple. If your going back and forth of getting an expensive one or not, just buy this one. It's better in ever way
R**S
How to repair the "tray inserted" safety microswitch.
We have two of these air fryers and love them. We've also given many of them to family and friends as gifts. They do have one quality issue, the safety microswitch, which confirms that the tray is fully inserted, goes bad after a while, most likely due to excessive heat.I searched the internet and found one video on YouTube where someone attempted to diagnose the problem and repair it. They were not successful, but this gave me the confidence to try it myself.Disclaimer: Attempt repairs at your own risk! If you don't know what you're doing, don't try this! Make sure the unit is unplugged and cool before working on it. If you are not handy at repairing things, then best not to try this!!!If you are skilled and confident at doing repairs, then here is what I did. First, gently pry off the two knobs. The lower one was a bit tight, and you need to work your way around gently so as not to break it.Then there are two screws to remove each of the decorative plates for the knobs. Keep the screws together with its plate and remember which plate goes on top and bottom.Then comes the trickiest part: removing the faceplate. The top prongs are held by friction. Pry them up working your way down from the top gently, using care not to crack the faceplate. The lower prongs are just hooked in. Don't try to pry them out! They will break. Once you release the top prongs, you can lift the faceplate up and off vertically. (I got this right on the second one I repaired.)After removing the faceplate you can access the microswitch. It is held by two screws and has two wires attached. These carry 110v so be careful to make sure they are firmly attached to the replacement switch prongs.I got replacement switches online for about $5 each. Be sure to get ones that match the originals as closely as possible. Normally open. I had to squeeze down the connectors on the wires to get them to grip the the terminals on the new switch, because they were thinner than the original switch. Also, be sure the plunger and spring under the microswitch are in correctly in place before screwing the new microswitch in place. Be sure to route the wires back to their original positions before reattaching the faceplate.Then reassemble. First hook the lower prongs of the faceplate in the body, then gently but firmly reinsert the upper prongs starting from the bottom and working your way up, and press down on the faceplate to seat the upper tabs. Then screw the knob trims back in place, press on the two knobs and you're done.Repairing the first one took me a couple of hours and I broke some of the lower tabs of the faceplate, because I worked from the bottom up. The second one took less than 30 minutes in total! It's not bad once you know how. I bought a few extra microswitches to have on hand for future repairs.I guess it's difficult to find switches that can stand up to the heat and function. But it's not so hard to replace them once you know how.Disclaimer: If what I said above doesn't make sense to you, you probably should not attempt this repair. If it does, I hope this is helpful. Again, be careful and make sure it is unplugged and cool before working on it. If you find heat resistant switches, I'd love to know where to buy them!I looked at other air fryer reviews, and many of them had similar complaints. It seems like a design defect for many of them. The safety microswitches are not designed to handle the heat. The replacements are mainly for microwave oven doors, which do not see as much heat.Goid luck!!!
J**R
It's huge
Bought this one, because my other air fryer of several years stopped working.The reason I chose this one, is it's huge square basket and simple twist knobs for cooking.... Not over complicatedI chose the rose gold.... Because at the time of purchase it was cheaper than other colors you could pick from....I've had it several months and it cook's food so much evenly and quicker due to bigger basketWould buy again no regrets
A**R
Great product!
Bought this air fryer as a replacement for an old one. My parents bought this first and just loved it. I have had this for about 2 weeks now and my entire family loves it. Super easy to use & crisps the food up perfectly.
E**Z
Excelente
Funciona muy bien y muy fรกcil de limpiar, los controles son sencillos de usar
P**B
Great budget option! Still going strong...
I;ve only had this air fryer for a day but so far I am impressed. It seems like a sturdy and well made unit and the basket has tons of space! I;m glad I chose the larger option out of the 2 Secura models. The UK version has the temperature in celcius which is helpful for folk like me who aren;t really familiar with farenheit.So far I have cooked some scones, double chocolate muffins and some frozen oven chips. Everything was cooked perfectly, even on the underside which my gas oven couldn;t achieve!The pan and insert are easy to clean and the interior part of the main unit just needs a wipe with a hot soapy cloth after use so the whole fryer is very easy to look after. The only thing I have noticed about this air fryer is that the fan sometimes gets a bit noisy. I don;t know if that is normal or just a thing this particular model does.I;m really happy with this air fryer, this brand is not very well known in Europe but gets great reviews in North America so I am hopeful that it will last for a decent amount of time. Its a great option if you don;t want to pay the eye watering price of some of the well known brands - especially if you want a large capacity basket without having to pay an arm and a leg!Edited to add on 19/4/20 : Still madly in love with this air fryer. We now regularly make full sized sponge cakes in 7" tins as well as the usual air fryer fare. It;s easy to clean and cooks food more quickly than my old gas oven used to. Can;t recommend this highly enough.11/09/2022: This air fryer has been such a good purchase, we use it at least 5 times per week and it's still going strong! Can't fault it at all :)
M**S
GOOD STUFF
Very happy with the air way it cooks, and very easy to clean it can cook up to 1kg which is good size for 2 hungry people and the price is very reasonable and competitive to other more expensive ones I hope it will last for long time.
H**A
La mejor compra del aรฑo
Excelente compra!!!
P**E
Good quality air fryer
I purchased this air fryer as I'd had a smaller model before that I was very pleased with. The non stick coating was very good so I'm hoping this will be the same and it appears to be good quality. It's easy to use with basic controls rather than electronic gismos that can confuse me. I found it better than more expensive air fryers that I've used and its easy to clean.
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