I bought this item as it had the benefits of a deep fryer while only using 1 teaspoon of oil. Opening the product I was extremely disappointed at the quality of the product as it was not a cheap item. A lot of the parts in the fryer were plastic and I don't see it lasting a long time. I will be returning this product back to Costco where I bought it. I also found the frying basket was extremely smaller than my traditional deep fryer