I purchased the Turbo Cooker from a local retailer (I am writing this to hopefully save someone else the money, time and disappointment). I could not wait to use my new Turbo Cooker. I purchased it to hopefully be able to cook frozen chicken and corn on the cob in 20 minutes, and make meals overall a great deal faster (like they did on tv). Well I tried my Turbo Cooker and if you like "Jerky chicken" and cold corn (my husband swears he bit into a piece of ice), then this is the item for you. It is HORRIBLE and does NOT do what it promises to do. I ended up taking it back to the retail store, yet they were not wanting to take it back, they did and refunded my money. I wish someone would have reviewed it before I purchased itand saved me the time and trouble.If I could rate this with "0" stars I would. DO NOT BUY!!! Very Dissatified!!!

I bought the Turbo Cooker when it first came out on AS SEEN ON TV. I can put a frozen roast in and it only takes an hour to cook.I use it for everything. I have purchased them for gifts and have gotten rave reviews from the receipients. The inside is coming off as I've let others wash it and they used scouring pads on it and I now need to purchase another one.

I use the turbo cooker for more than what receipes came with it. I can defrost meat in it. It takes less time to cook any dish in it and when I am frying it does not mess up my stove since I keep the cover on. I use it all the time as a fry pay also because it is so deep.

Just bought ours brand new in the box at Goodwill for 7 dollars. Thought we'd give it a go as the concept is sound, having used a Wok for chinese cooking.The operative word is WOW. We threw in 3 fat chicken breasts and poured over a box of rice-a-roni. The rice a roni's box indicated it would take 30 minutes to make. Poured in two cups of water cooked for 10 minutes and added one more cup of water and cooked for another 5. We flipped the breasts once. We stuck some brocolli on the top rack and put the burner on HIGH. We totally winged it. We kept the burner on HIGH a little too long and the rice began to burn on the bottom, but we caught it quick so no harm done. If one knows the burner temps and when to go from HIGH to MEDIUM or LOW......you will have awesome, tender chicken with great flavor.Our first meal tasted great, fed 5 people, and instead of using 3 burners for a half hour, we used one for 15 minutes.You do the math!Awesome.Mitch

I loved this product for steaming food using little or no oil. Great for Veggies, warming up left-overs, and cooking on top of the stove. However after a year the gauge/valve on the top of the lid just crumbled off. I called the number on the Turbo cooker website. They assured me that they would send a new lid. This was in 2003. I never got it. When I called they said that it had to be back ordered. I will never buy another one. I often wonder if a lot of the new products offered via infomercials are just scams. The customer service always stinks.

I just received my turbo cooker last week and really enjoy it. It dose cook the food fast (I had to add 2-4 minutes more on my stove but it was still fast) and you can make cupcakes on top of the stove (They were fat free and pretty good!) I wish I had more cards but I have adapted some favorite dishes and it wasn't that hard to figure out. I do caution he non stick surface. I was lifting the steamer rack out and it sliped and scratched the side of the pan. I think that it scrached a little to easily, so be careful. It cleans-up very easily even if you let something cook too long. Over all a good product that does what it says.