4.0 out of 5 stars Overview (One of the best oven style air fryers yet) I’d like to give this a 4.75 stars but that option doesn’t exist.I’ve owned most of the largest oven style and basket style air fryers over the past x years and this one is top of the line.The includes accessories, mobile app, easy to read touch screen, and compatibility with my existing chef IQ heat probe has been great.The cooking is evenly done, the recipes are nice, etc.I’ve used this for a few weeks and had a few issues:1. The pull out rack was sticky and didn’t glide well. I just received a replacement today in the mail , support was great.2. One of the recipes asked for 500f on the baking sheet, but that warped the sheet. Sort of understandable as that high of heat isn’t meant for Teflon like items. (Waiting on support for this)3. I noticed when adjusting the time on the fly during a cook from the touch screen sometimes that would visually represent but not adjust cooking (end correct times etc.)4. No guards on heat pipes (harder to clean)5. Haven’t been able to save my own recipes as presets etc yet.The good:1. Even cooking2. Up to 500f3. Moderately fast preheat4. Great visibility and lighting in the door.5. Pull out tray helps more than you’d think6. Mobile app helps me monitor cooking times while working from home or just busy etc (and adjust temp, time, fan speed)7. In line volume wise as my other units but a constant noise that’s more white noise and not a whiny sound like other units.8. More compact with same internal space as some of my other xl oven style fryers.9. MOST of the cleaning is easy, though I wish the heat pipe has guards like my other units.10. Soft closing door is going to be great for longevity (likely).

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge letdown after owning a June oven Was shocked at how small this was. I am replacing my 2nd generation June oven which I love, and which still works fine and looks new, because that one is like 7 or 8 years old now. They fail, and not many gen 2’s that I know are still going, so this was the one I selected to buy while it was on a good sale, so I could swap out my June oven before it broke and I’d have to buy whatever was available.I knew it was smaller but it’s shocking, visually, just HOW MUCH smaller it is. Fortunately it comes with its own pans since the June ones wouldn’t fit.Not pleased with the huge blocks of Styrofoam. And how, even with the IQ oven secured INSIDE of a plastic bag, did a bunch of small Styrofoam bits get stuck all over it, including on the venting on the side. I vacuumed out what I could but I’m sure there’s a bit still in there that I’m going to smell when I fire it up the first time. And the tape they used to hold the door open in four different spots left a good bit of itself on the glass front, and needed to be cleaned off. At least the tape was sticky enough to pull its own leftover pieces off by simply pressing it on them and pulling away multiple times. Even had bits of Styrofoam INSIDE the door? If it wasn’t so clean otherwise I’d assume this had been a return they sold as new.Setup was quick and easy, the display gives a QR code to get the app on the phone. Then pairing was simple and quick, and a firmware update prompted when done. After that, I was set to try it out.Wasn’t going to cook anything yet, but wanted to see how it did getting to temp. One reason I got it before my June died is that it bragged about being faster to get to temp. So I turned it on, set it to 350, and was disappointed in the fan noise. This thing is annoyingly loud for such a little thing. And it’s not just during certain parts – it was on and loud the entire time.The smell – maybe there were still pieces of Styrofoam inside, or it may have been the common thing of protective coatings and such burning off, but this thing had a nasty smell while I simply let it get up to 350 degrees before I turned it back off again. My Dyson and Levoit air purifiers had a field day clearing out the smell and the pollutants.Fortunately there were only certain things I used the June oven for, so I won’t have to listen to this annoyingly loud fan very often.I also ordered the wireless thermometer, although I have three others already. I wanted the branded one so that it can actually be recognized by the oven and help it adjust cooking appropriately.Chicken breasts, French bread pizza, and frozen fries are what I mostly used the June for. I can see I’ll have to do smaller batches of fries, since this is not big enough for what I’m used to, a 12×16 pan. I guess if I have to do something larger than the small 9×13 pan it comes with, I can just use my normal oven. What is going to hurt is I won’t be able to fit four French bread pizzas in here at once, due to the narrowness. Even in the June’s 16″ wide pan I was pretty much right near the edges.I knew the smaller size going into this, so I had accepted that fact already when I added it to my cart.The door – At first I was worried something was still taped shut, but then I remembered the slow close feature, and apparently that’s a slow open feature as well. I do like this though, having it never slam no matter when I let go of the handle. And the view is fine, although my June had a great view inside as well.But one place this will excel is cleaning – June ovens are notorious for being a pain, due to the elements they use. VERY fragile, and easy to break.The pull out sliding rack is nicely deigned, but ultimately not necessary, especially with the smaller size pans this uses. It’s easier to pick up the try from the standard non sliding rack than it is to pull it out and then lift off the tray. About the only thing I could see this being useful for is if you have something that needs to be flipped half way through or something – this WOULD make that easier then.The air fryer rack is ridiculously shallow. I don’t air fry things though so not a big deal for me.The non stick pans are handy. I’m really curious to test this out as I’ve never baked eggs before, and I’d like to see how the various egg recipes turn out. So I set up the guided cook option, selected eggs. I kind of scrambled them in the pan with a dull plastic object since I only do over easy if I have toast to use for the yolk, and figured I would mix it up a bit in each of the four spots I put eggs in, and set it to over hard so it was a bit like an omelet or something. Again, even with this setting the fan on low, it’s annoyingly loud.And I got my first lesson – don’t insert food until it tells you to. So I kept an eye on them and pulled them out early to compensate for the extra cook time they had. And it was pretty gross as far as texture went. Like a hardened skin over soft eggs. Tried it again later that morning with the default setting for over easy but I still broke my yolks. And again, that same weird almost skin on them. Yeah, will never be using this oven for eggs.At least the more I use it the more that gross smell from whatever protective spray that is baking off is fading.Another annoyance – when you’re done, it apparently requires you to press the HOME button – the other options are “keep backing” or “keep warm.” If you just pull out the food and don’t TELL it to keep warm or keep baking, you’d expect it would KNOW this, and simply turn off. Nope, it keeps that question on the screen and the interior light on regardless, until you manually press the home button again. Seriously, this is a product with “IQ” in the name?I like the guided LED’s for which level a rack should be inserted when you’re following its instructions. I also like that it can be set for a 24 hour clock.Bottom line is there is so much that just is subpar on this thing that I’m glad I got it on sale. Had I paid full price, I would have felt taken advantage of and returned it. For me, since I only used my June for a few specific things, and I can at least make do with this, I’ll keep it.Made fries. Noted my phone has given me NO notifications – yet all notifications are enabled for the Chef IQ app. And midway though I opened the app to see if it would help – and now the oven shows offline, not connected, yet every single other item in the kitchen is connected just fine – Anova, stove, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, plugs for other things like game controller chargers… But this oven is conveniently offline while cooking without any warning on the unit when I set up the cook.Fries turned out good though.And subsequent nights when I tried to use this for things – at least those times it was online. But unless the app was open, no notifications. June would send notifications whether or not the app was open. Again, a disappointment for something with IQ in its name. Every time I turn around it shows me that it’s not very smart.The programmed chicken breast setting – it tries to stop cooking when the chicken only hit 138 degrees? Seriously? So I had to override it and keep it cooking. I’m glad I had the wireless thermometer in there. I had to extend it another 5 minutes to get the internal temp to a safe temp. If this is how pointless the temps are, why bother making a thermometer that can pair with the oven when it ignores safe food temp guidelines?And after a week, still not a SINGLE notification despite the app having asked to allow notifications when installed, and me verifying notifications are still enabled on my iPhone.So between this and their wireless thermometer, I definitely overpaid for something that just isn’t nearly as good as the June oven it was replacing. But it will at least suffice for the little bit of things I use it for. But I could have had the same functionality from another product at a quarter of the price.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Countertop Oven You'll Ever Need! I honestly didn’t think a countertop appliance could replace my full-size oven, but the CHEF iQ MiniOven has completely proven me wrong. It’s absolutely worth every penny.Performance is Unmatched: This oven heats up incredibly fast, and the convection fan creates perfectly crispy air-fried foods (best veggies ever) and evenly baked goods. The 500°F max temperature is no joke.Truly Smart Tech: The app actually makes cooking easier, not more complicated. I love setting everything up and monitoring the cook from the couch. Pairing it with the iQ Sense thermometer takes the guesswork out entirely—I can’t overcook anything.Surprisingly Spacious: Despite its sleek, compact footprint (which fits beautifully on my counter), I can easily fit a 9×13 baking tray.Thoughtful Design: The soft-close door feels very premium, and the interior lighting is bright enough to see exactly what’s happening without opening it.It has replaced my toaster, my air fryer, and my main oven for 90% of my meals. If you are on the fence, get it—it is a true “one-stop wonder”.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not quite a June but a worthy successor! Coming for June smart oven, which was a device way ahead of its time. However, I’ve had my eye on this product for quite some time as well. June was unfortunately sold to Weber, and never was supported after.Wallet it’s missing some of the smart features of the June oven. This device is more than capable, very user-friendly and you can tell there was love and continued support put into this product. I’m very happy to own it as I own the smart cooker already and some of their first gen probes. There is a short little learning curve, especially coming from the June but the product has been absolutely amazing. You would not regret this! Living in Florida I try not to use our oven as much as possible so having a table set device like this is absolutely ideal.