How does the food on this thing smell? Would it be appropriate for an office break room where there isn't a fan like most kitchens?
1609950
I think it smells no different than if it was in a regular oven or toaster oven. I think it would do well in an office setting.
1609951
It is not the food that smells. The underside of the cooking pan is what is causing the odor. The coating on the underside of the pan is peeling off and this is causing the burning odor. Otherwise; in my opinion, it would be just fine for a break room. We had a similar machine for several years and it worked, wonderfully.
1609952
LOL! Do you like to smell pizza cooking? Yes, it is as good as the food you cook. BUT, on the positive side, once you eat the food, no more smell!! My office is next to subway..so I smell food all day long. I love this pizza oven.
98189
Our unit doesn't smell at all. My wife & daughters are very sensitive to that sort of thing and none of them have ever made any comment along those lines. As for me, the unit is in my home office and sits 10ft away from me all day long. There's no problem from my perspective.
1266885
I have had this cabinet for several months now and have not noticed any odor. Good cabinet and easy to assemble.
515397
I'm not sure about kitchen odors. We use ours in the garage for cigarette smoke as we don't let guests smoke inside. It works very well for that.
529993
Essentially, no. However, I have a fan on my desk at work and I put it in front of the fan to air it out. I don't know if that made any difference, but after a couple of months, it doesn't smell much any more. It's totally annoying though.
1172216
Smells like plastic at first. The machine is meant to used without people in the space. Let it run for an hour as is cleans the odors out of the air and then I would open a window or shut it off for a bit before letting people enter.
1008742
I have installed this can in several locations i.e. office kitchen, office building bathrooms and have never noticed any smell. But if it were to be used for everyday kitchen use, perhaps one with a lid would be better. Nice clean look.
2044063
My husband uses his crock pot in his office and has not noticed that there is a food smell until he opens the lid. He absolutely loves his and uses it for soup and warming leftovers. He keeps the unit at the office and brings home the inside canister for a refill. When he had access to a break room he would wash out the container there and just bring in a tupperware of food to pour into it.
1038465
No, i havent had any odor coming from the fan since I bought it last year and its been working almost every day since I got it and for about 12 hours a day when I'm at the office!
1271181
It's not bad. It does have an odor that reminds me of industrial grease or lightly like paint remover but not nearly as strong. I would suggest you be in a ventilated area.
1046519
it does have a slight odor but I'm sure it will depend on the fluid used. I've not used mine inside a building but im sure it can be done mine has been used at football games with great sucess
2200613
I have not smell from my unit. It does make a slight sound, but any noise in the room over powers it.
2112897
I did not notice any unusual odor. While i have only used the cooker a few times so far i thought it worked well and would recommend it.
1403549
I checked it when I received this email and I don't smell anything and it is in use 24-7 with all sockets being used. It has been in use for a couple of months. We have it in an office that is kept at 68 degrees and air circulation is excellent with overhead fans since we use a lot of electronics in this location.
254752
It makes about the same amout of noise as my microwave makes. Since you wouldn't be using it for an extended period of time, unless your office is very small and very quiet, it probably wouldn't bother anyone.
1035000
No, no chemical smell. You could put it down and occupy the room immediately.
609162
No. I vented it in the room that it is being used. I ran a flexible pipe above the sink to prevent overflow. I don't get any odor and it works well.