I've only had the machine for a week, hence the 4 stars, but everything that I've done has been great, so easy. Chicken breasts, chips from scratch, steak & I've even baked a cake, although that may need another attempt ??! It does make a slight whirring noise when in use but it's not excessive, & the recipe booklet with it seems generic rather than specifically for this model so I've used a little guesswork based on how I would use a normal oven & I'll look to buy a cookbook for it. It's slightly larger than I expected, but having said that, I haven't got a lot of room in my kitchen so it may just be perspective. On the whole it's a great machine, the food cooks well & it's very easy to use without being presented with lots of confusing options. I don't think that anyone would be disappointed.