A:AnswerNope, not at all. There are 2 vents in the back where air escapes and that is it. The machine does get warm, but not to the point where you can't touch it or it's emanating heat into the surrounding area.
A:AnswerNo, keep them on so the tray doesn't scratch the basket. They do move which is good, so I can really clean the tray. You just have to be aware of it, so you can put them back on so it doesn't scratch the basket.
A:AnswerThe cool off feature prevent the oven from some heat damage, in order to do it right choose 1 or 2 for the side u want, keep press the time down for two seconds, the time will go down to 0 and then will cool off by itself.