No smell or smoke issues. It does take a few minutes to heat up and there is o my on/off, no high or low or any way to adjust. We got the brown toasting color on the marshmallows easily. I used the gigantic sized marshmallows and I recommend just the jumbo size bc the center didn’t get as gooey on the gigantic sized ones. For those who like the burned outsides this probably won’t work. The plastic pieces were challenging to attach together. I kinda wish it was battery operated rather than having an electric cord. All in all, it’s fine. A cute gift idea for sure.

It great for indoor use but know it does take a bit to get the marshmallow toasted. Only 2 people can use it at one time. But still cute and the kids enjoyed it.

A little slow when roasting the marshmallows.