Instant Pot 6QT VORTEX Plus Air Fryer, 6-in-1, Air Fry, Broil, Dehydrate, Crisp, Roast, Reheat, Bake, Dishwasher-Safe Airfryer basket, from the Makers of Instant Pot, Stainless Steel

After some careful consideration, I opted to purchase the Instant Pot 6 qt Vortex plus air fryer. This air fryer was an excellent choice to replace my previous one. I love how easy it is to use! The settings are simple and to the point. I have only had it a few weeks so I have only used it for air frying, but it is fast and efficient. The temperature settings are easy to use. It produces crispy food in no time. I love the non-stick coating, but I am using parchment liners to make clean up easy. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.

This is a great air fryer, gave our first one to our daughter, who also loves it. Large, easy to clean. Smells like burning plastic while you're using it, but they all do that. Browns nicely, we don't even have to flip the food, it cooks so perfectly.

Perfect size and I love that it has the light so you can see inside and it’s easy to clean and easy to figure out how to use vs another brand I had. Great price the day I bought it Now I can actually eat better lol so to speak

Everything has turned out perfect far. Have used air fry and roast settings and was pleased with each. Nice sturdy basket, easy to clean, user friendly interface. LOVE that it has the “turn food” beeper so I don’t have to watch the clock and remember.

Let me tell you, I did a mountain of research on these things as I was trying to figure out what to replace our recalled Cosori air fryer with. The recall thing is stupid - they want you to cut the cord, send them a picture, and then a month to two months later, you'll get a replacement. Sorry - we need to fry food NOW, not in a month or two! So, we wanted a modest upgrade, and we liked the brushed stainless look to go with our other appliances. I combed through Consumer Reports, Wirecutter, and far too many Amazon reviews of air fryers. Finally, given the positive experience we'd had with our Instant Pot, I thought we'd give their take on the air fryer a try. Here are my thoughts after we've used it for close to a month: The Smell: it's real. It takes about an hour and a half of use overall for it to drop to unnoticeable levels. We did the first couple of burn-in runs, and had to air the kitchen out with fans. From there, I guess we used it about 30 minutes per day for several days before the roasting electrical insulation smell mostly died down. The Simplicity: it's maybe a tad too simple for an air fryer costing what it does. You get, I think, 6 main category options, and then can customize temperature and cooking time for each one. You can't save any settings, create any presets, or modify the frankly annoying beep volume. The Infernal Beeping: the beeps are fairly loud, and the Instant Vortex is very chatty. It wants to tell you when it's heated up, when to shake stuff, and when its done. It REALLY wants you to know it's done, so much so that it doesn't stop beeping when you pull the drawer out - it's gonna say what it has to say, okay? The Quiet: I know I just complained about the beeping, but maybe it only annoys me so much because it stands in such contrast to the otherwise quiet air fryer operation. I swear this thing is about half as loud as the Cosori was, and that's really nice. It's like having a table fan set on high on your counter, vs. a small jet engine. The Touchscreen: this was a sore point with the Cosori, as its sensitivity was crap, and you often had to mash an icon like 6 times before anything would happen. It got even worse as the display got smudged with fingerprints. The Instant Vortex has no such issues, and the touch surface is consistently responsive. Two-stage Cooking: the Cosori was a simple device: you picked your settings, dumped your food in, and came back when it was done. I suppose you can do the same with the Instant Vortex, but it's designed a bit more like a conventional oven. You have a preheat phase, then it beeps several times, flashing an "Add Food Now" on the front, and then continues on if you don't do anything. So, if you're real precise with your temperatures, this is a nice feature. But, if you want to set and forget, it just means an additional salvo of beeping compared to the Cosori. Cleaning: I liked the Corsori's design, even though it was difficult to clean the internal basket with its many angled vents and channels. The Vortex is a little trickier to use, as it has this grate that sits in the bottom of the main cooking pan. You end up removing the whole pan assembly and tipping your food out most of the time. The only way you can remove just the grate is via a little pop-up D-ring in the center of it, which if fine once the unit has cooled down, but not really useful while its still hot. So, not necessarily better or worse - just different. We got used to it. Did I mention the beeping? 😉

I have had this for about ten days now and made five items. I dont usually leave reviews but thought I would for this air fryer. Its pretty great as far as I am concerned. Pro and Cons. Let me start with the cons. CONS 1. Complaints about plastic smell. Not really a con for me but I see others complaining so I will mention it. I had no problem. I ran the machine through several air fry cycles (400 degrees for 15 minutes) before I cooked any food and noticed the oft complained about plastic smell the first time. It then decreased each time I ran it through another cycle until I could barely notice it. Some reviews say to remove the silicon food grade tabs on the grate insert but note that the grate will then easily fall out when you try to empty the pan by tipping it over. It might eventually fall out with the tabs in place but I used a tongs to prevent the grate from falling out any time I tipped the pan over to empty it. 2. My big complaint is the instructions. They are sparse. It took me awhile to realize I can pull out the pan anytime I want to flip my food and the machine will simply start where it left off when the pan is replaced. If you already flipped your food you can just leave the machine be for the ten seconds it tells you to flip your food and resumes air frying. My learning consisted of trial and error (still doing that learning cook times and when to flip the food) and looking at air fryer demonstration videos and recipes online. The intstant website appears to have no recipes for the air fryer and the recipe page only has recipes for their insta pot. PROS The food!! From left to right I first did french fries then chicken thighs, steak, fish and grilled ham and cheese. FRENCH FRIES - Came out crispy and delicious. The picture is actually my second batch. The first batch went in, then I realized the machine was preheating. I just left the fries in. The machine then went to its 15 minute standard time at 400 degrees. The fries were OK but some were overcooked probably due to going in during the preheat cycle. The second batch went in after the machine preheated and used 12 minutes (after I learned how to adjust the time). This batch was much much improved. I used store bought frozen fries which seem to work really well. For fresh potatoes I learned I had to soak the fries first in water to get rid of some of the starch and dry them with paper towels otherwise the fries didnt turn out as crispy as the store bought frozen fries. My only slight complaint is the cooking grate would eventually fall out when I tipped the pan over to empty the fries onto a plate. I learned to hold the grate with tongs to keep it from falling out. Chicken - I love fried chicken so this was the real test. I made four bone in thighs. Two were egg wash and then panko bread crumbs (on the left of the picture) and two (on the right of the picture) were eggwash and seasoned flour. All four thighs were sprayed with cooking oil (PAM). I learned this is a must to get a good fry. As you can see some of the panko came off during the cook from the fan. The panko also tended to burn. Many recipes use panko so the food gets crispy but for me it was just OK. On the other hand the chicken with the eggwash and then flour was GREAT. Crispy, juicy, as good as when I deep fry with oil. STEAK - This is my go to method of making a steak when its too cold outside to grill. It took me awhile to get the time down but the steak turned out really good. I used the broil cycle at 380 degrees. I used an instant read thermometer to get a perfect medium-medium well of 140 inside. I first had the steak on 17 minutes (flipped half way) but it the internal temp was only 120. I then did another 5 minutes. The steak was juicy and perfectly cooked for me. FISH - This was my one "Its OK" dish that I have work on. I did cod loins at 400 degrees air fry for 8 minutes (flipping half way). I used eggwash and seasoned flour with a spray of cooking oil. The coating wasnt as crispy when I deep fried with oil. Next time I will try increasing the time to see if that improves it. I didnt want to overcook the fish which it wasnt. GRILLED HAM AND CHEESE - This was the last item prepared. It was probably one of the best grilled sandwiches I have had in a long time. Crispy on the outside with hot gooey cheese and ham on the inside. My go to way to make a grilled cheese from now on. I buttered the outside of the bread and put the machine 6 minutes on air fry at 400 flipping halfway. Like the french fries, the picture was my second sandwich. The first I had at 8 minutes and that was too long, the sandwich was overcooked. But when I got the time down it made a GREAT grilled ham and cheese. Easy to clean. I just washed the grate in warm soapy water and wiped the pan out with a paper towel after each use. So that its. I hope this helps other people looking at this machine or other air fryers. I am happy with mine so far. Its just a matter of trial and error until you learn the temps and cooking times that work for you.

I'm single, so five years ago I grabbed the Instant Vortex 2-quart during a Prime Day sale. That little thing has been an absolute workhorse. I've made toast, salmon, baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, chicken...you name it. It still works great. The only downside? You can only cook one thing at a time. Now that the dog days of summer are here, I keep hearing my mom's voice in my head saying, "Don't heat up the kitchen!" I used to laugh...now I completely understand. Running the oven turns my kitchen and living room into a sauna, and then the air conditioner has to work overtime just to cool the house back down. So I decided it was time to retire my oven until September and upgrade to the 6-quart Vortex Plus. What a difference! The larger basket means I can finally cook a salmon fillet and asparagus at the same time instead of playing musical chairs with dinner. It's just as easy to use as my old one since the controls are very similar, and it's surprisingly quiet. I honestly thought the viewing window was a gimmick, but I was wrong. It's incredibly handy. Being able to peek in without pulling the basket out and letting all the heat escape is something I didn't realize I'd appreciate so much. If you're cooking for one or two people and wondering if it's worth upgrading from a smaller air fryer, I'd say yes. My little 2-quart is headed to my office to keep making lunches, and this 6-quart has officially taken over dinner duty at home. No regrets. My oven is about to enjoy a nice long summer vacation.

Since buying this a few years ago it has been used multiple times a week. Extremely pleased with its easy controls, capacity, heat output and especially the ease of cleaning. No wire mesh basket, the interior non stick coating on the drawer and the removable bottom grate is still in great shape. The square design allows easy arranging of the food but still cooks evenly. The window is a good feature, although it has become a bit stained between the double pane of ?glass. Does not affect performance in any way and is just cosmetic. This is the air fryer to get!

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We got this air fryer after reading many reviews, and decided on this model after going through the glowing reviews from America's Test Kitchen. This did not disappoint, and so far (it's been less than a week in action) it has exceeded expectations. We've tried many things in this air fryer using their different modes. We roasted chicken thighs under the roast mode and were greeted by a product that had a crispy skin and tender meat. We broiled fresh sausages to juicy perfection. Cooked chicken breast, salmon, meatballs and even grilled cheese in this gadget, all to perfection. Best of all, it catches all the oil and fat from the meat, and get things done in a jiffy. I haven't used my oven since I got the air fryer, and apart from cakes and turkey, I really can't see when I'll use it again... One thing I must emphasize is we especially went for the 6 qz model for it's larger capacity. This is mostly enough for a family of four, but you may still need to cook your food in 2 batches. But that's ok, because the relative cook time is pretty short. Say 15 minutes end to end for roast chicken thighs, and less than 10 minutes for meatballs and chicken breast. Highly recommended!

Loved the intuitive interface on the digital model. Airfries well and fast so functionally fine. Taste depends on your ability to use it, I'd say

Lamento no tener mas fotos, llego ayer, hicimos papas a la francesa, y quedaron igual que fritas, las metimos más tiempo y salieron mega crujientes. Después metidos rodajas delgadas de papá y de igual forma deliciosas, luego rodajas de manzana y súper bien, es una opción fit para comer cosas crujientes. Nota: si no le pones aceite, crujen pero la apariencia es más reseca, y con un pelín de aceite salen idénticas las sumergidas. También te aconsejo a la mitad del tiempo abrir y mover para que se frian uniformemente. En conclusión, es una maravilla, yo no sentí olor a plástico quemado como muchísima dicen y tampoco me pareció muy ruidosa. Comprala¡¡ este tamaño (6 quartos) es súper amplio.

Love this airfryer. Has worked wonders for me and lasted a long time with no issues or deterioration over time (like my last one did from a different brand). Also love how easy it is to clean. Max size for my double split sink.