| Brand | COSORI |
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| Model Number | CAF-L501 |
| Colour | Darkgray |
| Product Dimensions | 27.43 x 30.48 x 36.58 cm; 5.44 Kilograms |
| Capacity | 5 quarts |
| Volume Capacity | 4.7 litres |
| Power / Wattage | 1500 watts |
| Material | Glass |
| Auto Shutoff | Yes |
| Noise Level | 55 dB |
| Special Features | 4.7 L large basket, 7 preset programmes, Preheating and keeping warm function, App online recipe support, quieter |
| Item Weight | 5.44 Kilograms |
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| Special feature | 4.7 L large basket, 7 preset programmes, Preheating and keeping warm function, App online recipe support, quieter See more |
| Product dimensions | 38.4D x 27.4W x 30.7H centimetres |
| Colour | Darkgray |
| Capacity | 5 quarts |
| Material | Glass |
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- Energy saving: save up to 55% electricity consumption with COSORI cooking. Cook cheaper by simply selecting COSORI hot air fryer. Half as time-saving as conventional ovens and uses less power
- Make sure there is no food or packaging in the hot air fryer, and then let it "shrink" several times before preparing food, and wash the baskets, clean the inner chamber
- 360° fast heating circuit technology: Faster cooking times and less power consumption, healthier cooking methods with the same crispy taste
- Modern design: the unique tempered glass display has a 7+2one-touch cooking function that allows you to easily adjust the ideal cooking time and temperature
- Adjustable temperature from 75°C to 230°C: a higher temperature range can finish cooking 20% faster than normal fryers. No long wait for the delicacies
- Free German recipes: more than 100 in-app recipes and 30 recipes on paper; these are very useful when you control the temperature and time manually
- Quiet operation: with the latest COSORI Air Whisper technology, the L501 can keep noise below 55 dB, so you can enjoy quiet cooking
- Large capacity, small footprint: compact 4.7 litre design for you or your family (suitable for 4 people or 1.5-1.8 kg chicken; basket: 22.9 x 22.8 x 11.0 cm)
- Easy to clean: the removable, non-stick crisper plate can be cleaned by hand or in the dishwasher
- Note: Voltage - AC 220 V, 50/60 Hz; temperature unit °C cannot be switched °F; the recipe can be retrieved in the app under Wellness Recipe, but CAF-L501 is not a Wi-Fi model and cannot be connected to the VeSync app
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| Best Sellers Rank | 3,147 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) 17 in Air Fryers |
| Date First Available | 20 Aug. 2021 |
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| Value for money | 5.0 | 4.7 | — | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
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| capacity | 5 quarts | 3.8 liters | 5 liters | 5.5 liters | 5.5 liters | 5.3 liters |
| material | Glass | Aluminium Plastic | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | — |
| maximum temperature | 230 degrees celsius | 230 degrees celsius | — | 200 degrees celsius | 200 degrees celsius | 200 degrees celsius |
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Ein Gerät das seinen Preis wert ist!
Ansonsten eine Bereicherung in unserer Küche. Alles einfach zu Bedienen, gute Qualität und macht auch optisch einen tollen Eindruck. Lässt sich auch einfach reinigen.
Die COSORI Heißluftfritteuse XXL 4,7 L ist ein insgesamt ausgezeichnetes Gerät. Sie bietet gleichmäßige Erwärmung und liefert knusprige Ergebnisse, die den Geschmack eines traditionellen Fritteusengerichts gut nachahmen.
Die digitalen Anzeigen sind klar und einfach zu bedienen, was sie sehr benutzerfreundlich macht.
Das Gerät erhitzt sich schnell und ist in nur vier Minuten bereit zur Verwendung, was für diejenigen, die nicht viel Zeit zum Kochen haben, ein großer Pluspunkt ist.
Die Reinigung ist relativ unkompliziert. Ein kleiner Tipp: Geben Sie etwas Spülmittel und Wasser hinein, stellen Sie die Fritteuse auf 150 °C ein und lassen Sie sie für 10 Minuten laufen. Das macht das Reinigen noch einfacher.
Der "Shake Timer" ist eine sehr nützliche Funktion und ein echtes Highlight.
Das mitgelieferte Rezeptbuch bietet eine Vielzahl von leckeren Ideen, die einen guten Startpunkt bieten, besonders für Airfryer-Neulinge.
Negatives:
Ein kleiner Nachteil ist, dass die vorgeschlagenen Garzeiten oft von den tatsächlichen Zeiten abweichen. Es erfordert also ein bisschen Übung und Anpassung, um die perfekte Garzeit für Ihre Gerichte zu finden.
Die Oberfläche des Gerätes könnte robuster sein. Sie neigt dazu, leicht zu verkratzen und ist anfällig für Schmutz. Es könnte also eine kleine Herausforderung sein, die Fritteuse auf Dauer in einwandfreiem Zustand zu halten.
Insgesamt bietet die COSORI Heißluftfritteuse ein hervorragendes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Trotz kleiner Verbesserungspunkte handelt es sich um ein solides Produkt, das ich auf jeden Fall empfehlen kann.
Die Fritteuse ist nicht nur äußerst benutzerfreundlich, sondern auch äußerst vielseitig. Ich habe damit bereits Pommes frites, Chicken Wings, Gemüse und sogar Desserts zubereitet, und jedes Mal kam das Essen perfekt knusprig und köstlich heraus. Die Bedienung ist kinderleicht, dank des intuitiven Touchscreen-Displays.
Ein weiterer großer Pluspunkt ist die Gesundheitsaspekte. Man benötigt nur sehr wenig Öl, um knusprige Speisen zuzubereiten, was bedeutet, dass meine Mahlzeiten viel gesünder sind, ohne auf Geschmack zu verzichten.
Die Reinigung ist ebenfalls ein Kinderspiel, da der Korb und die Antihaftbeschichtung leicht abnehmbar sind und in die Spülmaschine gegeben werden können.
Ich kann die COSORI Heißluftfritteuse nur wärmstens empfehlen. Sie spart Zeit, ermöglicht gesündere Mahlzeiten und liefert erstklassige Ergebnisse. Eine großartige Investition für jede Küche!
Super Gerät, sehr einfache Bedienung
Mich stört das piepen nicht
Bis lang hatte ich die ActiFry Genius XL 2in1 , bzw habe sie noch
Gar kein Vergleich, diese HLF ist perfekt
Ich bin ein Mensch schreibe so gut wie selten , Berichte, aber das musste jetzt sein
Weil es ein tolles Gerät ist
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He probado otras freidoras, y esta es la que más me ha gustado porque el tamaño es compacto, hace poco ruido y va genial
✒️✒️ Opinión completa ✒️✒️
Para ser una freidora de 4.7 litros el tamaño no es demasiado grande. Tampoco es pequeña, pero se ajusta bien de tamaño.
Este tipo de freidoras sin aceite son geniales para reducir la cantidad de aceite en la dieta.
Trae muchas recetas y también tiene su propia app. Yo personalmente, prefiero buscar recetas por internet, y poner temperatura y el tiempo. Pero siendo que cuesta lo mismo que otras, está bién que tenga hasta tu propia app.
Cuando la pruebes por primera vez, déjala 5-10 min a 230 grados para que saque todo el olor a nueva. Límpiala también!
👍👍👍 COSAS QUE ME HAN GUSTADO 👍👍👍
1️⃣ Muy poco ruido
2️⃣ Tamaño compacto (comparado con otras)
3️⃣ Tiene su propia app, es un plus interesante
4️⃣ Mis arterias ahora están más contentas
👎👎👎 COSAS QUE NO ME TERMINA DE GUSTAR O PARA MEJORAR 👎👎👎
1️⃣ No es problema de este producto, pero si os comento que aunque para 3-4 personas sirve, si queréis hacer carne empanada que ocupa más, tendréis que hacerlo en dos o tres rondas de 7 minutos.
🧐 CONCLUSIÓN 🧐
Sencilla, compacta, y muy buena calidad. Así que me parece una muy buena opción para una familia normal
⬇️ Espero que te haya resultado útil mi opinión!!
1.- El producto en sí. La freidora es bonita, no ocupa demasiado y sobre todo la parte del panel táctil de la parte superior es práctica y elegante. El cierre del cestillo no me convence tanto, dado que hay que ejercer fuerza para cerrar y abrir. Ya veremos con el tiempo cómo se porta porque da la impresión de ser un tanto propenso a roturas. La rejilla interior es práctica y fácil de limpiar. El problema es que trae unas piezas de silicona para facilitar que quede un tanto levantada y el aire circule por debajo. Esas piezas son muy propensas a salirse o romperse y perderse, y hasta donde he visto, no hay recambios para ellas. Puede que me equivoque, pero estoy convencido de que es lo primero que va a fallar del aparato.
2.- El método de cocinado. Aquí me voy a extender un poco, porque creo que es donde más se puede ayudar a futuros compradores:
- Es un cocinado sin aceite. Sí y no. Se puede cocinar sin NADA de aceite, pero entonces los alimentos se quedan sin color alguno y, aunque estén cocinados por dentro, el aspecto es de estar completamente crudos. Además, no quedan crujientes. Si se añade aceite por encima, la cosa mejora bastante, ya cogen un colorcillo dorado por fuera y crujen al comerlos. Aún así, NO quedan igual que fritos en aceite. Ni el sabor ni la textura es la misma (tampoco la cantidad de aceite que cogen), es más parecido a cuando cocinas algo en el horno.
- Se puede cocinar cualquier tipo de alimento que se pueda freir. Poder, se puede, pero no todos quedan bien. Lo que mejor queda es la carne y el pescado, mejor cuanta más grasa propia tengan. Por ejemplo, muslos de pollos quedan muy bien, las pechugas no tanto porque se secan mucho. Las patatas quedan "medio" bien si son de una variedad buena, aunque no son como unas patatas fritas en freidora de aceite. Los rebozados se pueden comer, pero el resultado no es muy bueno. Las croquetas, por ejemplo, si quieres que queden medio bien tienes que mojarlas bien con aceite antes de meterlas en el aparato. En general, lo que sueles hacer en el horno queda bien en la freidora de aire, el resto no tanto.
- El principal inconveniente: El tiempo. Lleva MUCHO tiempo cocinar cualquier cosa. Ejemplo: Unas patatas fritas son 25 minutos de cocinado más 3 de precalentamiento. Además de eso, hay que pelarlas y dejarlas en remojo 15 minutos para que eliminen el almidón, porque si no lo haces se queman por fuera. Total, 45 minutos para unas patatas fritas que en una sartén tienes listas en 10. Cocinar unas alitas de pollo son 20 minutos (en una sartén son casi meter y sacar), unos contramuslos de pollo tardan 30 minutos, y así todo. Si lo comparas con un horno las cosas tardan más o menos lo mismo, pero si lo comparas con una sartén, entre el doble y el triple de tiempo. Así que, si estás acostumbrado a hacer la cena con una sartén en 20 minutos ten en cuenta que aquí vas a tardar casi una hora. Además, no se pueden cocinar normalmente 2 cosas a la vez.
- Otro inconveniente: El tamaño. La freidora de aire de 4,8l es suficiente PARA DOS PERSONAS. No para más. Si sois 3 en casa, vete a por un modelo más grande, porque no te va a caber comida suficiente de una vez. Ten en cuenta que las cosas dentro NO SE PUEDEN AMONTONAR, porque tiene que circular el aire entre ellas o se quedan crudas. Si hablamos de patatas, que son pequeñas y se supone para guarnición, pueden llegar a caberte 3 raciones (depende de lo que coma cada uno), pero si metes unos filetes, por ejemplo, solo te cabrán dos.
- Las ventajas: Se cocina con poco aceite, apenas se mancha (la freidora por dentro sí que se ensucia, pero se limpia fácilmente). No salpica. La puedes encender y ponerte a hacer otra cosa. Ella te avisa a la mitad si le indicas que quieres remover, y te vuelve a avisar cuando termina, no necesitar estar pendiente de ella.
En definitiva: Es una buena alternativa AL HORNO tradicional (consume menos y calienta más rápido) pero, bajo mi punto de vista, NO sirve para sustituir al 100% a la sartén o la freidora, por una parte porque no serviría para todos los alimentos, y por otra por el tema de la rapidez.
- Mucho más bonita y límpia por fuera: el cristal templado es más fácil y agradecido de limpiar.
- Mucho más silenciosa (pero mucho).
- Más fácil de limpiar: la rejilla escurridora se quita (y se puede cocinar sin ella), y es muchísimo más fácil de limpiar y menos aparatosa.
- Menos opciones, pero más útiles: tiene menos programas (9 vs 11), pero los que han quitado son programas que jamás usé con la de 5.5L, y además esta tiene función Shake manual: es decir, puedes indicar tú si quieres o no quieres el Shake, mientras que con la de 5.5L tenías que elegir un programa que ya lo llevara y cambiar la temperatura y tiempo después.
- Más intuitiva y más fácil de usar: puedes cambiar de temperatura y tiempo sin necesidad de tener que alternar entre uno y otro, y no hace falta "pausar y reanudar" si los cambias en mitad del cocinado.
- Consume menos, pero llega a más temperatura (230ºC vs 205ºC).
- No hay tanta diferencia de volumen de cocinado: a pesar de que tiene menos capacidad, la rejilla de la de 5.5L quita mucho espacio, con lo que al final te cabe *casi* la misma comida.
En general, estamos muchísimo más contentos con esta, y desde luego es una buena inversión con el tiempo y la electricidad que te ahorras.
The reality check for me, one month into using the newer model Cosori, is that it has not changed my life, or replaced the mini-oven entirely, has a feint chemical smell due to the materials, does not cook an entire meal at once, will need cleaning and might save on electricity depending on how often I use it. Yes, the results are healthier because I allow food to drip. Therefore, I do not recommend using liners or tin foil in an air fryer for health and safety reasons. Non-stick cookware will only last a finite time; pots and frying pans always need replacing, and air fryers are no exception.
The Cosori does give off a faint chemical odour, to begin with, and yes, this dissipates over time, but it will be relative to you and your usage. Give it some time (a few weeks), follow the initial instructions, ventilate well, and eventually, all you will notice is the cooking smells. Seriously, be patient, folks. I’ve had well-known health grills that have stunk the house out on first use and never improved, but the Cosori is not on that level. Likewise, air-fried food tastes different because it hasn’t sat in grease, fat, or juices. You need to give yourself time to adjust to the taste and cooking smells, which are entirely different from an oven or hob.
Here’s what I like about the Cosori: Keep warm feature – handy for warning bread rolls and keeping food warm whilst doing other things. Takes 3 minutes to preheat to 190C. Shake feature – reminds you to check and to turn items in the basket. Here’s what is not so great but easily fixed: Hot and cold spots – keep turning and moving (shaking) the food to alleviate this. Food must be turned to ensure even cooking – including frozen bakes and sausage rolls, and no, they don’t leak when you flip them. Turning items with silicone tools makes less wear on the non-stick coating than shaking. Auto start/stop is a great feature, with no need to press any buttons. The Cosori picks back up where you left it when you remove the basket or look inside. I would highly recommend avoiding the presets as they will not know how soft or crispy you like your food.
Never leave an air fryer unattended – they are not slow cookers. Get something heatproof to stand the air fryer on. I’m using a corkboard, which does the job and would prevent any unfortunate mess on my hob should it malfunction. I put the basket on a tea towel over a heat-proof glass chopping board on the countertop. Use non-stick washing pads and a soft toothbrush - this gently cleans all the rubber nooks and crannies and the screws inside the frying pan. Allow the pan to cool first, and avoid putting it straight into a sink of hot water. I leave the pan to cool, then fill it with warm water and washing-up liquid. Leave it on the side for 10 mins, then wash it in the sink. Dry the pan, then place it upside down on the tea towel to allow it to drain. Enjoy and have fun with your air fryer, and go for the largest one with the lowest wattage within your budget that suits your kitchen space. I wouldn’t be without one now.
First of all, I have no interest at all with the old-style COSORI fryers, with "the basket inside the pot" design. Oh, great, not only do I have one giant pot to try and wash and then maybe even squeeze into my dishwasher, but let's have ANOTHER thing taking up my whole kitchen. No, the newer designs with the "crisper plate" design work far better for me. And thus, I decided to try this one.
This isn't my first air fryer, by any means, and not my first COSORI fryer, either. In fact, I want to give you a very quick comparison between the three (yes, three) COSORI fryers I have purchased recently. So, I will compare this fryer to the Lite 4-Quart Smart fryer and the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer, which all have relatively similar designs.
Other than their relative sizes, these have important differences in their control panels. So, let's look into those:
Pro LE 5-Quart fryer: Notably, this DOES NOT allow you to save your own preset settings, and it DOES NOT give you a count down in seconds during the last minute of cooking. Nope -- it just sits there saying "1 minute" until it's done.
Lite 4-Quart Smart fryer: This DOES allow you to save your own preset settings, though two of the preset buttons have "multi-stage" settings, and my fryer DID NOT allow me to save any presets over those, even though my instructions booklet said I could do that. But it DOES have a seconds count-down during the final minute of cooking.
Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer: This DOES allow you to save your own preset settings over ALL of the preset buttons, and it DOES have a seconds count-down during the final minute of cooking. But it DOES NOT have a SHAKE reminder, whatsoever.
Now, let's have a more involved look into each fryer:
Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer: This is absolutely the quietest air fryer I think that anyone will ever have experienced. You almost can't hear it running, at all. Yes, it's small, but it's not a "toy," like I have found with some other small competitors. This will work just as well as any other COSORI fryer. It's very light, and it operates up to 900 watts of power. You'll find people who use them in motorhomes and RV's tell their stories in reviews about it.
Lite 4-Quart Smart fryer: I'm just not interested in the "smart" functions at all, but it's there if you want it. In the end, "saving your own presets" also involves whether the original preset has a SHAKE reminder or not -- so it gives you two presets that you can save your own settings over, including a SHAKE reminder. You can try to add a SHAKE reminder to a preset you're trying to save that doesn't have one originally, but it just won't save that. So, if you want a SHAKE reminder in your perfect saved preset, you have two buttons that can do that. And that also goes the same with the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer, which also gives you two buttons you can save your own preset over with a SHAKE reminder.
Pro LE 5-Quart fryer: The lack of a seconds count-down during the last minute of cooking and the inability to save any presets of your own is a disappointment, but I wouldn't consider either to be a deal-killer with this fryer. It's probably quieter than the Lite 4-Quart Smart fryer but a bit louder than the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer. When it comes to "what is the most inconvenient" -- the lack of saving presets or the lack of a SHAKE reminder -- I would definitely say that the lack of a SHAKE reminder is more inconvenient. I usually set a separate timer or check my watch and try to remember to shake the basket with the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer, whereas the lack of an ability to save a preset with the Pro LE 5-Quart fryer just meant that I had to make a quick adjustment at the beginning, and I didn't have to worry about it again. Again, neither of these are big deals, but that's how I would describe the differences.
Regarding size, of course you may or may not need a bigger or smaller fryer. The perspective I would add has to do with "portion size" -- for instance, if you cook frozen french fries, just look at the portion size your package mentions. Usually, it will be 3 ounces. And if you have a food scale, by all means weigh up a whopping 3 ounces of french fries. That will barely cover the bottom of even the smallest air fryer basket. A bit of searching yielded some information that a "large size" fries at a fast food restaurant tends to be around 5 ounces, with a "small size" being about half as much, and a "medium size" somewhere in the middle. But still, even the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer has plenty of room for those kinds of portions.
It seems to me that the bigger basket sizes -- for folks who will be only cooking for one -- has a lot to do with foods that you will individually "pick up and flip over" instead of "shaking" the basket -- and a bit of extra room makes a big difference with that kind of operation. It's like how I made a grilled cheese sandwich in the Lite 2.1-Quart Mini fryer -- and it was massively difficult to simply grab the sandwich in order to flip it over. A little bit of extra room really helps.
In the end, if the Pro LE 5-Quart fryer had a seconds countdown during the final minute -- or simply displayed seconds to begin with, all the time -- and allowed you to save your own presets, I would consider it the best air fryer for my needs. My biggest beef with the Lite 4-Quart Smart fryer has to do with its crisper plate -- which has two really quite large "finger holes" that raise up considerably above the rest of the plate. Speaking of a grilled cheese sandwich -- it will NEVER lay flat on that plate, with those big obtrusions in the middle of the plate. Perhaps you just need to put it in the basket upside down, so you can have a flat cooking surface.
Otherwise, I've been happy with COSORI fryers -- they simply work, and seem to have better quality in terms of holding accurate temperatures, and technical issues like that. None of them have ever produced any kind of chemical smell, or have had any other issues you might read about with other brands. I recommend any of the three fryers I have mentioned here highly.














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