I have gotten things I've used heavily, like the "Ove" Glove, but overall I'd say quality is usually low

Scams is a harsh word for it, but they almost all mass produced as cheaply as possible.

I think it depends. There's Freaking Reviews on YouTube that tests a lot of these and the quality is all over the place. I have had excellent luck with the Nuwave oven over I think 6 or 8 years. The only issue is don't use the stand for the lid it comes with. Always set it down flat and it seems to go for years and years.

Generally there are two reasons something is sold through infomercials imo.

Either

A.) They're made by someone who has a great idea and is trying to break into a market, and usually pretty good to great quality and have some useful features. They are solid because they haven't been through several cheapening iterations designed to bring down cost while capitalizing on the good name the product held.

B.) They're utter crap that they can't sell in retailers and need someone to hype it up and make it look good because any store that holds them stops after having to process too many returns.

In my experience B is much more common than A and it can be hard to tell which you're getting without looking up reviews before purchasing.

Pocket Fisherman is still going strong...

Got the tv version of the "spine deck". Seems identical?

-Ron Wharton

I bought a nuwave and it has served me well so far going on almost 10 years