I have that exact model, so a couple of tips I have learned: A good metal cookbook/tablet holder works great for the lid when you take it off, and the mesh basket should be sprayed with oil before placing food to cook on it makes it easier to clean

Yes it is and it’s got Glass and it’s non toxic and that’s not discussed but it’s very important 😊

The metal ring is to elevate the lid for taller foods (whole chicken, for example), not to cradle the glass bowl as you're doing. Remove the metal ring and let the glass bowl sit in its plastic bed. I use the metal ring to rest my lid when checking my food. It keeps the heating element raised and safe.

The metal extending ring that is around the base throughout this video can be used to place on the counter to place the heated lid on

I have owned two of these contraptions (different brand but still same item) and I was completely in love. The first one I had about 1 and a half years, I became dependent on it until the halogen bulb blew up. Sounded like a bomb went off. Had to toss dinner for safety sake. I immediately purchased another, all was well for the first year and a couple days (past warranty). It too blew up. So sad...but could not bring myself to purchase another. They are fantastic until they are not. My kids got me the Ninja air fryer/grill that year for Christmas (2 1/2 yrs ago), I have been beyond thrilled ever since. If comparing, and not considering the malfunctions, hands down I would chose the Ninja 9 out of 10 times.

I have the older model I have used for trhe past 10 years or so at least weekly. IT IS GREAT and still going strong. Other brands I have had in the past, didnt last nearly that long. When and if this one ever goes out, I will definitely buy another Big Boss.

Sprinkle baking soda on the trays/mesh basket and soak in soapy water in glass bowl.u will be amazed at how easy clean up will be.

Extremely nice to clean as well hot soapy water when you’re through everything comes off it stays new looking at stays nice looking and again it is non-toxic

I set the lid on the round metal extender. I love it!

I like the recipe and I used the Ninjas air fryer, a Mother’s Day gift from my children’s father last year. I don’t have to work so hard to cleanse, I just let the items on the water to soak. Thank ya for sharing that type of fryer with us.🙏

I have cooked a 16lb turkey in mine by using the expansion ring, and tenting with foil to prevent over browning before done.. When I put the foil over it to stop browning, I did have to lay the basket upside down on top of the foil to keep the fan from pulling it up off the turkey and onto the fan unit..

Since it has two racks - I would set the hot top on one of them if you’re not using or use a drying rack close by if you need the ones that come with💡

I absolutely love my big boss. Best cooker out there. I almost never use the tall rack and I just use that rack to set the hot lid on. Moisture will break the bulb. Never turn on if you think the bulb is wet. When the unit turns off its smart to remove the lid immediately to avoid condensation building on the bulb. I've had to replace the bulb once in 2 years(my own fault), it costs roughly 30 bucks on Amazon. It took me nearly an hour to replace the bulb having to take apart the entire thing. THE BEST COOKER.

Great review, unbiased and great tips 😊 you can also set the lid on a cookie sheet or the stove top, those will not burn or melt 🙂

Because of your first video using this, I bought one for my father. It's a winner!

I bought this second hand through facebook marketplace thinking it was an air fryer. It’s awesome. I used the basket that you used to make fries to keep the lid off of my prep surface.

I use baking paper on the mesh rack as well as on the other two racks. Hate trying to clean them. After cooking I just toss the paper into the fire...have a combustion stove.

Yes. I've had them for years. Food is succulent, fadt, clean, easy. It's amazing once you learn how to use it. I haven't used my standard oven for years. It's not a bad design, you need a lid holder. It holds the lid sideways so it's not down onto the counter. And you don't need to reheat the oven. And it's self cleaning on thaw or clean for 10/15 mins. But easy to clean with a cloth or in the sink. You caan cook meats and roasts straight on the glass bowl, or anything else, really. I use glass or pyrex dishes. It shouldn't take twice as long to cook things. Chips are faster and easier in an air fryer, shaking part way through.

Also the lid is shaped so the edge is lower than the hot plate on the under the control so if you set it flat on a rack nothing will touch the rack it’s hot but the rack won’t melt or be damaged by the heat

This cooker is Awesome. Have mine for over a decade. Better than an Airfryer, which I also purchased and still prefer the cooker. Price is also right and so versatile. Excellent purchase. thank you for this video.

It cooks everything that I’ve tried beautifully much nicer than an air fryer that I have the boss is the best

It does a beautiful job browning fries fish sticks chicken nuggets pizza it does a gorgeous job I have one and it does have a fan and it does blow the air around and it does heat the air and hot air cooks my dear

I have an older model that can stand up when removed.. just tried mine for the first time .. love it!

Be careful when wiping the face. The printing is easily removed when wiped. I took a screen shot on mine just in case it disappears.

🤣🤣making me hungry! I like the glass bowl, and you could use one of those grills to set the hot top on

Spray pam on the rack before cooking. It will prevent the sticking.

Thank you for the free bible. I wanted to get a used one on eBay today but decided it’s not within my budget at this time… I’m so thankful for your copy of bible..

I have a similar one and it came with a stand to put the hot lid,

I think that is similar to what I have. Try to spray Pam on to the mesh holder before use. I even don’t use the mesh sometimes

I put porcelain floor counter top on my counters. When i redid them > Just for the durability of heat and cold pots and things. I still use things to set hot things on> cause if you put your hand on the counter where the hot pot was setting > IT STILL WILL BURN YA

I owned one similar years ago, gave it to a friend, and he is still using it. He loves to make pizza, bread and steaks in it. Letting the machine clean it helps greatly.

It comes with to use one

Honey it’s not a design flaw it comes with two racks use one of them if you’ve got both of them in the unit then get another rack that you have that you use for any number of things and use it

I have two NuWave ovens and one Oyama Turbo oven that are like this Big Boss oven. I also have three air fryers: a Power XL, a Cook's Essentials, and a Ninja Foodi Grill. Your Big Boss and my NuWaves and Oyama are considered to be air fryers in addition to being infrared ovens. I'm really enjoying using my Ninja Foodi Grill. Don't confuse it with the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker.

Hey you should put it on a rack if you’re not using one of the racks in the oven you can use that to set the lid on

Thanks for this Big Boss review! Very helpful & now I am feeling more motivated to start using it! 😀

Great review, I do suggest you wash/rinse your chicken before cooking.

Leave your big metal extension ring out and set hit lid on that? Should work. Great vid love my big boss

Love mine

I have a rack that I use to put it on and that halogen plate does not touch the rack the edges of the lid touch the rack and then it can air and it cools off that way heavy duty rack is all you need with lights on it so there’s airflow

I got 1 at a used store . diff name same thing . its great for pizza rolls . lol . put ur lid on a plate . wont burn it.

I’d use ceramic to put the lid on.

There’s only one of me so this is really too big but would be great for my daughter’s family !! Thank you !!

I bought foil round to go containers that I use in my air fryer for easy clean up.

with the heat, do you have to be careful with the cord?

There's an outlet near my stove on the wall. I set the unit on my glass stove top and when I have to remove the lid I just set it on top of the stove. I would not put it on any kind of fabric or anything like that... potholders and the like because it probably will burn it but using it right on top of the stove. works perfect for me. If you don't have an outlet near your stove I would just have a wood cutting board close by that you don't really care about having a burn mark on it just in case that happens. Or just get a piece of wood. For safety measures I would run the piece of wood underwater to make sure that it doesn't continue to burn. I can't think of any other way to do it. But I will say using it on the stove saves counter space as well as providing a safety measure to sit the lid on it later. I do have a glass top.... I don't know how well this would work on a stove with coil burners. The point is using it on the stove top is awesome because of the lack of counter space I have in my kitchen. I will say though because it's halogen and even though it gets really hot for cooking it does cool down rather quickly so I'm not really worried about that too much at all. Enjoy. I am having so much fun with this piece of kitchen equipment. We are so into coming up with all kinds of things to cook in it. Today I'm doing sausage and broccoli rabe. I think this product is amazing and I would be happy to advertise for this company. Just awesome.

I have one very similar to yours but it come with a pan lid holder it’s great so no burnt surfaces . I’m sire that you could buy one

I've been using one of these for years. I love it. I set the hot top on top of a pot or skillet.

I put mine in a metal bowl

I was wondering w all rates going up, being as you've used it so often, how much extra was power bill ? I really like it, just curious though

The basket in air fryers are a pain clean!! I finally started lining mine with foil.

Just spray the cooking basket with a non stick cooking spray.

I've had that for several years and I just sit a cake pan near it so that when removing the top, I sit it on the cake pan so that hot part is suspended in the pan, and it holds the entire thing up off the counter

You could just set the lid on your oven top 😉. Looks amazing. I’m about to use my new big boss

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Do you know if the mesh basket is made of aluminum or stainless steel?

Great review. If I should find ine in a charity shop I will be picking it up. Thank you for explaining it all. I hope all is doing well and you are all settling into your new home.

Maybe the top could be sit down on-inside of an iron skillet...especially if on the stove top.

How differently does the food taste with this machine compared to using the oven on your stove? Not in the budget right at this time to purchase this machine, nor the space to store it on the counter or in the cabinet. Food looked sooo good! Gale Flowers

Se pueden hacer tortas?

My son got me this years ago. I found it to be too heavy for me to wash (the glass) I have a porelain old sink and knew it would slip and fall while washing the glass and it would break in the sink. It worked wonderful just too heavy for me lol

I love my boss. I use pray some oil om the basket. It helps.

To rest the top, with the hot devise, I would put it over a regular large pot, set it on top without the cover on.

Thank you kindly!

Ok I'm probably going to get flak for this but have you ever tried cooking burger patties in them? I used to do this in my old air fryer because I would use 93/7 ground beef and they always came out much juicier and with a good crust compared to me cooking them on a pan. Wondering how they would turn out in this fryer? Thanks.

We use the basket for small food items not big pieces of chicken

Can you put frozen food directly in it? Or must it be thawed first?

Just place the basket that comes with it upside down on the table and place it on that and it won't burn your table, but be careful the basket will be hot after you pull it off

A cast iron griddle would be good to place hot top on.

Cool!

What's the difference supposed to be between halogen and air fryer?

Line it with oiled foil!

Put the lid on your cast iron skillet or another metal pot.

Have you tried spraying it with Pam before you started. Great video

You didn’t show how to use the extender ring for cooking a whole chicken. That’s the part that’s sitting under your glass bowl.

Mine is not quiet. It is pretty loud actually.

I know I went on vacation, but thought you'd be moved! What did I miss?

I wanted to suggest that I actually sit my lid on a pot that I’m not using like I just prop it up on the empty pot so the hot part is down in there cus I do not want it to burn my butcher block I refuse to sit anything on them 😂

did you keep it because you still have sticker on it?

Yes love that your doing these types of videos! Your friend Kathy from Montgomery NY

Not a hot pad a medal rack

I returned an air fryer with a similar mesh basket. It was a nightmare to clean. Shame cuz the air fryer was oven style and cooked delicious food.

I have one of thoses, when I bought it I thought it was a airfryer.

Very few cons

Can you be so kind to tell me what the stuff are that you put over the chicken with that square shaker? Not the parmesan, the plastic shaker after the parmesan

So if you want to cook enough fries for more than 1 or 2 people, you need to have 2 of these running

You should not coock the chicken on the mashbag

Maybe try lining the tray with aluminum foil! I do that in ny air fryer. God bless you!🤗🕊🔥💖✝️💕❣

Been using these for years and they do come with a stand to put the top on.

The chickens in the US are so big 😅

Your counter looks different...

First of all you didn't wash your chicken and you just spreaded bacteria all over the Big Boss cooking machine, this is why I don't eat everybody's food 🤮