COSORI LITE 4.0-QUART SMART AIR FRYER REVIEW: APP

COSORI LITE 4.0-QUART SMART AIR FRYER REVIEW: APP

  • Gives you more control
  • Available on iOS and Android
  • Could do with some fine tuning

The Cosori Lite 4.0-Quart Smart Air Fryer can either be controlled via the control panel or the VeSync app.

This app gives you more control, enabling you to access recipes, create shopping lists and control the cooker from your phone. 

The attractive app is easy to use and has a reasonable selection of recipes, but the manual options are limited. (Image credit: Future)

However, it is limited in what it can do: while the Chicken and Fries modes have a Pro mode that ups the temperature towards the end to give crispier results, that isn’t available in Manual mode. And there are two key things you can’t do from the app: start the cook – you need to do that by pressing the start button on the fryer – and get a shake notification via the app. That’s an audible signal from the cooker itself. The lack of a phone notification seems odd. 

The app is American and while temperatures are in degrees Celsius the recipes haven’t been fully localised to accommodate for its UK customers: you’ll be asked to use 1 gram of a spice rather than a quarter teaspoon, to cook your French fries in grapeseed oil and to cut your potatoes into 13mm rather than half-inch chips. 

Cosori advertises this air fryer as compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. However, in the UK the Alexa skill doesn't work: try as I might, I couldn't get Alexa to discover the device. Looking through Amazon reviews this is clearly a device problem rather than a me problem.

Google Home integration was much more successful, enabling me to control the device with commands such as "Start chicken in the smart air fryer". And unlike the app, I was able to start the fryer cooking without having to physically press the air fryer's start button. The integration is limited – you can't change the temperature mid-cook without having to stop the programme and choose another – but it covers the essentials, enabling you to start and stop programmes, check the internal temperature and discover how much time is left in the current cooking programme.

SHOULD I BUY THE COSORI LITE 4.0-QUART SMART AIR FRYER?

Cosori Lite 4.0-Quart Smart Air Fryer score card
Attribute Notes Score
Value Mid-price point in the Cosori range and an exclusive to Amazon, although it can still be found cheaper on other reseller sites in the US. 4/5
Design Good-looking, compact and neat control control panel. Available in a selection of colors. 4/5
Performance Quiet, useful pre-heat and quick-warm function but cooking fries from frozen has mixed results. 3/5
App App is limited, and Alexa is only an option for US customers. Google Home is much more successful for voice control. 3/5

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