Is the Chefman Compact Air Fryer Worth It for a Small Kitchen?

Here's the bit worth understanding. Most air fryers get their size from a round basket, which wastes a lot of the machine's own footprint on curved corners that never fill with food. Chefman swapped that for a square basket instead, so the same 2-quart capacity sits inside a narrower, more compact body rather than a wide, rounded one. That's the whole trick behind the small footprint: it's not a shrunk-down air fryer, it's a differently shaped one. Inside, it still works the way any air fryer does, a fan drives hot air, up to 400 degrees, around the food fast enough to crisp the outside without a deep fryer's oil, which is why it cooks close to three times quicker than an oven that has to heat its whole cavity first. Halfway through, an audible alarm tells you to shake the basket, because hot air only crisps what it can actually reach, and food settles into a single layer as it cooks. The touchscreen sets time and temperature without dials to fumble, and the basket and rack lift out for the dishwasher when you're done.