Tristar Products

I get a lot of magazines. When I saw Copper Chef on TV, I thought, "Well I’ve seen the magazine," so I started looking closer at it. I had stainless steel cookware. And back then, I decided that I wanted some nonstick stuff, so I ordered some of the Copper Chef stuff. They're great. I like that it's copper. I was a patternmaker working in a steel foundry, making patterns for castings. I knew about different metals, and I know about copper, steel, aluminum, and all of that, and I like copper. I liked the color and everything. I’m a bowler. Before my wife died in 2011, she and I we went to a bowling tournament. I bought one pitcher each of a man and a woman and I liked the copper color. And cooking, the color stuff just suits me. And it was nonstick, so I got some of it and used it.

I kept seeing and hearing about the Power AirFryer. My mother-in-law was telling me about it. I love cooking in a Crock-Pot but sometimes it's just not as fast. I wasn't very fond of my InstaPot. I figured that since the InstaPot wasn't doing it for me, maybe the Emeril would be best. Emeril is a good chef and he's well-known so the product has got to be good. I got the oven and the air fryer. I got them within a couple of months of each and it was during the quarantine. I love the little oven. It's fast. I was kinda confused with the whole heating element thing because I don't really know how all that stuff works. I'm used to just popping it in the oven or putting it in the toaster. But the oven has to heat up first and the first time I used it, I burnt what I put in there.

Copper Chef was advertised on TV and we bought the original ones. They lasted for a few years. I got two of the original to send back and I took them to the post office today to send it back to Copper Chef. But I changed my mind because it would cost $20 to send them back. For that, I might buy another pan somewhere. So I didn’t send it back. I'll hang on to the pans and probably get something else. It's nice that they're guaranteed for life, which I love, but they're too expensive to send back.

A youtuber has been promoting the Tristar pots and I like the way the cook set looked. I ordered it and fell in love. Then when they did the $8 deals, I got another order. I can also use the 20% code. I absolutely love my cookware. I feel like my dishes have been even better and it's just a real pleasure. They did an excellent job when they made this line. Whatever I make, it's not sticking to the pan. I put something in the oven and it was burning a little bit. But it's such a pleasure to clean the surface of the pan once I was finished.

Everybody that I know has the regular air fryer. I call it like the toaster oven air fryer, which is the Emeril. My sister purchased it when I was researching it and I was going to get just the regular air fryer. She told me I had to get the Emeril. It’s a little pricier but I won't be disappointed. And I sat on it for a little while because of the price, but then I gave in and I purchased it, and I absolutely love it. I live in Brooklyn. It’s a small house with a small kitchen, so it does take quite a bit of room. But it is replacing several other items, and we do use it a lot.

I have a beauty salon. We were sitting together in the morning and I said, “How about we order?” So everybody ordered, but we all got fooled. We thought we would have a pot, but we didn’t have it. For that price, I thought I was getting everything - the pot, and the little and big pans. But when I saw the box, I only saw a frying pan and the knife. But it was very nice. I used my Copper Chef for Easter. I like it very much. Also, everybody liked the pan. Everybody uses it. It doesn’t stick. And I put it in the oven and it worked out good.

We had a little bit of trouble when we first called about getting a Power AirFryer. They were advertising some specials and when we called about it, we got something about how they weren't offering that special. I got it and did some burgers just to try it. I thought cooking would be a little faster than what it was.

Ordering was simple except the first girl had a language problem. I didn't understand what she was saying. So, she passed me through to somebody else. I was a little turned off by the attempt to upsell but that's business. The other young lady who took my order did what she was expected to do. She got my product out to me. The knife that Copper Chef sent me is excellent and I loved that the pan is not scratching. I use the whisk in it and it’s a non-stick. So, every time I burn the eggs, they slide right off. So, it's been very good.

I used the Copper Chef cookware and I did an egg and it wasn't so simple. It still sticks somewhat. But I'm pretty satisfied. The cleanup is very easy.

The Emeril Lagasse Power Airfryer 360 looks nice and works okay! But this product is not made very good as it has failed after only 3 months of use. It will turn on now but will shut off every time it is used during any cycle. It has bad electronics and the controls must be overheating during use or very made very poor and they know it is bad. It does not come with a warranty and you have no way of knowing this until you have a issue. You are stuck with a $180 piece of junk. Do not buy this product! It should be recalled and all money refunded.