Cooking made accessible: Cosori Smart Air Fryer review

In this product review, Joe Lonergan checks out the accessibility of the Cosori Air Fryer 5.5L Air Fryer for people with sight loss.
Is this air fryer easy to set up? Easy to cook with? Find out to fully control this air fryer using the VeSync app.

[@danieldunne7370]

Fantastic presentation!

[@VILabsTech]

Many thanks Daniel.

[@driza97]

cool video. have the cosori pro3 dual blaze smart air fryer. used with my echo dot and alexa voice commands. once you get it connected to wifi, everything is cool. completely blind user here.yep.

[@anthonyfroggatt]

😊

[@eclecticsinger]

Sorry if I missed this, but what is the name of the app?

[@VILabsTech]

No worries at all☺️ the app is called VeSync, spelt V E S Y N C. Hope this helps. David

[@annushka7778]

Hi there, Can I control it distantly from my office for example ( press start button from phone and start cooking some eggs that I prepared in the morning) arrive home in 15 minutes and they are ready? Or I have to be near the device?

[@VILabsTech]

As far as we can tell you can control it completely remotely as you described. Not sure how safe it would be but it is possible☺️ David

[@TheBlindLifeNetwork]

This is not a good demonstration. The problem with most smart devices is that you need sighted help to set it up, and you've shown me nothing different. One cannot look at the screen to add the device to your wi-fi connection, so how can you connect it to your smart phone? Come on, I thought you were going to tell me this machine was different from other air-fryers and that you did not need sighted help to configure it, but it seems that you cannot find a device of this kind, thus it is not blind friendly in the least. Sure, the app is accessible, and interacts with the air-fryer, but to get to that point, sighted help is needed, and if someone does not have sighted help, are they suppose to go out on the street and find a pair of eyes that can look at it for you? Please respond if I've missed something. I speak Canadian English, and it could be that the Irish English was not readily understood by me, so if you have a different experience then what is shown, please detail that, because you cannot say this is a good device for blind people, as it requires sighted help to configure it to begin with. Smart phones, and computers are blind friendly because they do not require sighted help to use it, it's blind friendly right out of the box. This is not, and so it receives a low score in my book. If you're going to give your stamp of approval on things that are supposedly blind friendly, then please be accurate, as every device demonstration you give will be highly suspect.

[@VILabsTech]

Hey👋 thanks for the comment. As discussed in the video the setup is semi difficult, but not necessarily inaccessible. When the power button is held on the device, my understanding is that this puts the device in a pairing mode, at which point you can continue setup from the app, adding WiFi ETC. This is obviously displayed Visualy, but that’s irrelevant for a blind or Visualy impaired user. You complete setup and pairing with voiceover, and if all goes to plan you don’t need to worry about on device visuals. It’s not ideal, but if it came to it a user can use the likes of Be My Eyes and Aira for setup, after which point it can be used. Accessibility is a sliding scale, and what’s accessible to one person may not suit everyone. If you come away from the video deciding that this air fryer isn’t for you that’s totally fine, at least you’re informed. Someone with low vision vs No Vision may draw different conclusions, there’s no one size fits all. In terms of other Air Fryers, we have an unboxing of the Cobolt talking Air Fryer on the channel too. That may or may not suit your needs better. We’re going to review products at times that aren’t perfectly accessible, and sometimes they might not be accessible at all. It’s super important however that people are informed of both the good and the bad, and then it’s for the consumer to make an informed decision. If you’d like specific advice regarding your situation or requirements, you can reach out to our technology helpdesk team by email to [e-mail]. Hope this is of some help☺️ David,

[@beanfeast57]

I have to disagree with your comment. Although it is ideal to be able to do everything out of the box, there are very many of us who can get sighted help in the set up, if it then means we can use the product indipendently afterwards. As long as this is pointed out in the video, which I think it was here, then it would be sad to not review products that are accessible when in general use. It would discount so many products that could be used on a day to day level. Yes, sing and dance about anything that can be set up, but don't exclude all the others.

[@TheBlindLifeNetwork]

@@beanfeast57 ​​⁠ you’re assuming that people have money to send and or purchase the item. Sometimes people go saving for months, if not years to buy purchases of this quality and expense, so knowing if you can connect right out of the box is an important feature that needs to be detailed. I have written to the demonstrator privately and asked if this was the case, and he does say it is. So My comment is mute, however, detailing this beginning step would be much appreciated, so we are not plunking down money for something we still need set help for. You may have sided help, but not every blind person in the world does. Please speak to your own experiences, and not assume that all blind have the same assistance you do.

[@beanfeast57]

I quote my post "there are very many of us who can get sighted help" I quote your post "you cannot say this is a good device for blind people, as it requires sighted help to configure it" I think, that out of these 2 statements, I am talking about my own experience, where as you seem to be assuming that all blind people have the same needs. Still, I take your point that you did not actually understand or perhaps watch the video properly, so you saying that this was not a good video for blind people was also rather unkind, so perhaps your lashing out is just out of embarrassment.

[@TheBlindLifeNetwork]

@@beanfeast57 I understand your point, however, the majority of blind people don’t have the funds, nor do they have sided help to do what they need to do if the air fryer is not accessible right out of the box. It would be a complete waste of money to put down something they cannot use out of the box. I do agree that the demonstration is a good one in terms of how it is used, I still believe that detailing the beginning process should be something that people should understand, especially if there are no accessible instructions that come with the air fryer. When one makes videos, one needs to take this into account. if there are no instructions in accessible format, that come with the device, then beginning with the item should be of utmost importance.