The top gets hot, this allows you to cook food. I especially like it for my cast-iron pans. The inside gets hot, im not saying it could cook a whole hog... but it could. Maybe an pygmy hippo, giraffe? Lots of fish, im guessing bread too... unless your a carnivore species. Then what the hum... folks call bacon works nicely on sheets. The air fryer mode is amazing,  you can airfry a whole fleet of cheese sandwiches! Its super useful when the air is misbehaving and needs discipline. Good for frying it.