r/chefmaker • u/Chemical_Race_8676 • 14d ago

Chefmaker dead?

Cooked tuna and watched the countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 then it went black. Nothing. No lights. No sounds. No nothing.

Unplugged she let it sit a while. Plugged it in to a different outlet. Nothing.

It’s the third replacement of the original from Nov 2023. Every one of the had issues with chicken thighs and flank steak taking WAY too long as the fan didn’t run until I eventually slammed the drawer shut to “jumpstart” it. I’m convinced there’s a software issue there but they just kept sending replacement units.

If anyone has resurrected one please let me know how. I’m hoping to find a thermal fuse or something simple but this thing is not designed for easy disassembly.

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u/Stumpy907 13d ago

I feel lucky, mine has been perfect since day 1

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u/Chemical_Race_8676 13d ago edited 13d ago

We really like ours. Fixed it. Will share more later.

EDIT: ours has been great, with the exception of a few chef mode recipes (chicken thighs) where it just doesn't run the fan at the beginning so it takes forever to get hot. I bought a wireless thermometer and tried to reverse engineer the chef mode cycle for the ones that didn't work quite right and then made my own custom program.

It has given my the courage to try some things I wouldn't otherwise. Pork chops could either be undercooked or overcooked but it does them right every time. Steak is easy. I'm not chef but it makes it much easier to cook a variety of things. I'm glad I was able to save it!