Those of us who have been in the air fryer game for decades know that the gold standard is the original Jet Stream oven. None of the new air fryers (including the Jet Stream 2) come close when it comes to speed, quality and versatility. The Achilles heel of the jet stream was durability -- after a year or two the dome, belt, or hing was sure to give out, so us die hard fans kept a stash of Jet Streams to use a replacements or spare parts. When my stash ran down to 1 a few years ago, I started searching for a replacement, and after a ton of research and many failed tryouts, I landed on the KLARSTEIN VitAir, and am happy to report that I find it to be a worthy replacement. So here is my assessment:
The Bad (these aren't actually very bad, but these are areas where it falls short of the Jet Stream)
- Speed: The Klarstein is the fastest currently available air fryer I have found (which is good), but its not as fast as the jet stream was In fairness, I don't thing there will ever be an air fryer is as fast as the jet stream, because it was SO FAST that it caused grease to fly everywhere, making it hard to clean and deteriorate more quickly. To put it on a scale, something that would take 10 min in an regular oven, would take 5 in the jet stream, 6-7 in the Klarstein, and 8-10 in most other air fryers.
- Capacity: The Klarstein is slightly less wide than the jet stream, and does not endlessly expand to fit a whole turkey. However it has as much or more capacity as just about any other air fryer out there.
- The rotisserie basket: This is an awesome attachment except for one thing -- it is SO hard to clean due to the fine mesh that I totally stopped using it. I don't have a dishwasher, that possibly could solve the problem
The Good
- Clamshell design: Klarstein adopts the clamshell design, which IMHO is far superior to the basket or crock pot design used on the vast majority of other air fryers. To me, no clamshell = dealbreaker
- Clean-up: All the bits that get dirty are removable and non-stick for easy cleaning. Unlike the jet stream, the "dome" does not get plastered with grease/food and requires only minimal cleaning (as opposed to sand blasting)
- Quality: The fryer itself has the appearance of being built like a German tank (as opposed to the jetstream, which looked and held up more like a beautiful but fragile IKEA piece). The quality of the cook is just as top-notch as the jet stream, it browns very well and cooks evenly, which is not the case with most other modern air fryers.
- Versatility: I have found the rack and pan to be versatile enough to cover all my needs, and there is also a spit that I haven't used yet, and the rotisserie basket is always an option if you're up for the cleanup
All in all, I'm very happy with this fryer, here's hoping the durability is as good as it seems, and it will be many years before I have to start the hunt over again
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A nice air fryer that cuts my cooking time in half. It roasts, grills and bakes also. The non-stick coating makes clean up easy. I like the panoramic window it allows me to work the food as it cooks. The basket is perfect for French fries, it cooks the evenly and they come out nice and crisp. It has an LCD display which is easy to read and see. I cooked a meat loaf in the air fryer, and it came out perfect and delicious. Chicken tenders come out nice and crispy. We made some onion rings in the basket they were nice and crispy. Using the basket to make fries or onion rides makes a difference as it rotates the basket. Having an air fryer is nice not having to turn the oven on. It will be trial and error with the air fryer until you get use to using it, but then it is smooth cooking. It has a 10.5 qt capacity, which is a nice size. Included with the fryer is the basket, tongs, skewer, grill plate and cooking plate. A lot of functions to choose from. You can make brownies in it, they were delicious. You name it you can cook it in the air fryer. It so much nicer to use the air fryer to cook with and not have to scrub down the stove after cooking. I look online for recipes to cook in the fryer. A healthy way of cooking. Even my kids can use the air fryer, much safer than them using the stove or oven. Just finished making some hot wings, nice and crispy.
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A nice air fryer that cuts my cooking time in half. It roasts, grills and bakes also. The non-stick coating makes clean up easy. I like the panoramic window it allows me to work the food as it cooks. The basket is perfect for French fries, it cooks the evenly and they come out nice and crisp. It has an LCD display which is easy to read and see. I cooked a meat loaf in the air fryer, and it came out perfect and delicious. Chicken tenders come out nice and crispy. We made some onion rings in the basket they were nice and crispy. Using the basket to make fries or onion rides makes a difference as it rotates the basket. Having an air fryer is nice not having to turn the oven on. It will be trial and error with the air fryer until you get use to using it, but then it is smooth cooking. It has a 10.5 qt capacity, which is a nice size. Included with the fryer is the basket, tongs, skewer, grill plate and cooking plate. A lot of functions to choose from. You can make brownies in it, they were delicious. You name it you can cook it in the air fryer. It so much nicer to use the air fryer to cook with and not have to scrub down the stove after cooking. I look online for recipes to cook in the fryer. A healthy way of cooking. Even my kids can use the air fryer, much safer than them using the stove or oven. Just finished making some hot wings, nice and crispy.
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