bella PRO - 4-qt. Touchscreen Slim Air Fryer - Oatmilk

I haven’t been very impressed with most of the air fryers I’ve tried in the past. But the oven in the range I purchased recently takes forever to get up to temperature, so I thought I’d give this one a try. It is “slim”, which means it’s long and narrow instead of having a round configuration. The narrow shape does take up less space on the countertop. I could get 3 corn dogs with sticks comfortably on the rack without them touching each other. It might’ve been harder to do that on a round tray. The tray has a finger grip that makes it easy to remove, but the bumpy grip can get in the way when trying to center a large piece of meat. Most of the time cleaning up can be done by wiping with a paper towel or damp cloth. Food doesn’t seem to stick to the tray or to the pan. It is the 4 quart size and only for 1 or 2 servings. In addition to the air fry setting there are broil, bake, roast and reheat. At 1300 watts it doesn’t take long to air fry chicken nuggets. Counting the preheating oven time, they were ready in 10 minutes instead of 40. The bottom of the pan does get very hot, so you have to plan ahead to prepare a place to set the pan when done. Contents have to be checked, turned or shaken half way through the cycle, but there is no “ding” at the halfway mark. I can either set the program at half the time or set it for the full time and use a timer to let me know when it’s time to turn. When I’m not using the default time/temperature setting, it takes some time to re-enter/remember the settings at the halfway mark, so I set it for the full time and use a timer. The constantly flashing power button is annoying. When the air fryer is not in use, the power button flashes continually. The only way to get it to stop is to unplug the unit. Maybe that's what the manufacturer intended, because the instructions do say to store it unplugged and to unplug it when not in use. I’m guessing there is a known safety issue with leaving it plugged in, so even though it’s more convenient to leave it plugged in, I should probably follow the instructions and unplug it. I’ve been pleased with the results using the air fryer setting, although the default time of 18 minutes seems long for a unit this size. 2 servings of most foods air fry in less than 12 minutes. The broil default is 10 minutes. 3 hot dogs broiled in 5 minutes. I’ve had to lower the time setting every time. The reheat function worked OK, but not for pizza. Pizza came out soggy. Air fry might’ve worked better. I’m trying to figure out how and when to use the bake, roast and broil settings, since the instructions are vague. What can I cook on the bake setting, since a 4 quart air fryer isn’t big enough to bake cookies, bread or cake? I’ll still have to use my oven for that. It could be that the additional settings are just different default time/temp and maybe fan speeds. It would be nice if the instructions had an explanation of the non-air fryer settings and maybe some recipes as examples. Overall, I’m pleased with this little air fryer and I think I’ll be using it a lot.