We've been using this regularly for two months. I worried it would gather dust and never be used but it's so easy to use and clean that it is now our go to for chicken breasts, nuggets, crips and chips. They all come out crispy, much better than in an oven. The interior basket is a bid fiddly when washing by hand but they go into the dish washer so no issues.. no smell and there's minimal heat when using it..It sits on top of our microwave as it has enough air clearance underneath. The other half is always on WW and shes happy with it too as it uses a lot less oil..Theres 2 of us and I definitely wouldn't buy a bigger one..