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

Okay I'll say right off, maybe I should get more friends! But as a man who is a self-styled amateur chef, I have been pining for one of these types of cookers for a couple of years now. I always find a way to squeeze in one more item on the countertop. I choose this model based on reviews, features and brand name. I use my Instant Pot pressure cooker on a semi-regular basis and it is also a great cooking appliance, so I trust the brand name, and it doesn't disappoint. I first took the air fryer into the garage and ran it through a couple of cycles before using it in the kitchen. There was clearly some smell as noted elsewhere, likely from manufacturing. By the time I used it "for real" on the 3rd run, barely any smell. And by the next time...no discernable smell at all. My complaints are small, but let me get those out of the way. I wished it preheated up to temp faster. It's advertised in such a way that you think in 60 seconds, you're cooking. In my experience, it's 5+ minutes to get it to 400. Faster than an oven for sure, but not quite the blink of an eye I was hoping for. Second - the beeper is not loud enough. It beeps to tell you it's now at cooking temp, to rotate food or when food is done. For some reason, it seems louder to tell you food is done than it does to tell you the preheating is finished and to add food. You've got to be very close, so you can hear (or see) when it's up to proper temp. Since most foods are specifically timed, if you don't get your food in shortly after it heats up, it will start counting down whether there is food in it or not. Neither of these takes away from the overall 5 stars. I've had it for about 4 weeks and have tried a variety of items. I used the roast feature for skinless salmon. Amazing taste and quick. I found that 10 minutes was perfect for my fish. Others might find mine slightly overcooked, so experiment. It took about 3 tries for my fresh sweet potato fries to come out perfectly. I finally got it right at 20 minutes at 400 in the basket using the air fry function. Evenly cooked and delish. I did homemade coconut shrimp. I can't remember the exact time - it seems like 12 minutes at 380 but I'm going by memory. There are recipes out there to cross-check my memory. Again - used the air fry function. Baked potatoes were the best I've ever made at home. If you like potato skin, check this out. I rubbed them in olive oil, then lightly sprinkled sea salt, black pepper, and a blend of spices that is mostly garlic powder on the outside. These were large potatoes but I guessed and I guessed right - 400 degrees on bake setting for 50 minutes. Perfectly done inside and a nice crispy and tasty skin. You'll have to take a stab at it based on potato size. HUGE potatoes could be up to 60 minutes. Small taters - might be as low as 25 or 30 minutes. Other items I've done are quick prep items. Some frozen and breaded shrimp were perfectly done at 8 minutes at 400. Frozen tater tots same temp at 8-10 minutes. I sprayed a light coating of olive oil and salt on the tator tots. Crispy and delish. Everything so far has been easy and delicious. I have not used all functions - only bake, air fry, and broil so far. If you're on the fence and you like to cook, take the leap! 3/5/23 update: still really enjoying my air fryer. I find that it makes fish taste amazing. The dinner shown in the photo is flounder and sides. The flounder was cooked about 7 minutes using the broil function. Rubbed a bit of avocado oil, then used some fresh thyme and lemon pepper seasoning and a touch of garlic spice blend. Squeezed some lemon over the top, and broiled perfectly. I still use it, still enjoy it and continue to recommend it!

Great product! Very fast cooking but it doesn't over cook the food. Great for French fried foods, fish, potatoes, etc. Burgers, hot dogs, fried or bake fish. Average cook time is 10-12 minutes. Easy clean up. Very reasonable priced at $150! Well made. Easy countertop storage.

My first dive into air fryers! I chose those because it was a good price, was compact and had many functions including dehydrate! I don’t like things on the counter so my intent was to put it in the pantry but it’s been out because it looks nice. Heats up and cooks so quickly! Cook time is really fast and it will chime when it’s ready for food and chimes again to remind you to flip or shake the basket. Great quality so far! Now that I got my toes wet i do wish I bought something a bit bigger . It’s ok for one person but if I wanted to cook more I’d have to do separate batches. But I wanted compact so I have no complaints !

So far I’m impressed and have appreciated the ability to reheat leftovers so quickly. Everything it reheated has come out pretty well, though I did have to pop one item back in for a little longer. As far as cooking goes, things have been turning out pretty well. there’s a little bit of a learning curve, but I appreciate how quickly you can make an entire meal in an air fryer and the controls to this one seem pretty intuitive. I know you can download the instant app, but it would be nice if it came with a quick start reference with recommendations for how long to cook various meats and veg. I don’t necessarily like the plate in the bottom of the basket. I find it a little hard to take in and out without accidentally scratching the sides of the air fryer, and cleaning it is a little problematic due to the silicone feet. However. If you use a silicone basket or another similar accessory such as a parchment liner in the bottom, you can avoid having to deal with taking that plate in and out at all, those seem to clean up better anyway. So my recommendation would be to use this with additional accessories. The basket itself is a nice large size. You can fit plenty of food in it. It’s definitely big enough to make an entire meal for a family of four if you want. I don’t find it to be terribly noisy when it’s cooking there is a fan going in the back of it, but it’s not an overwhelming sound. It’s footprint is maybe a little larger than I would have liked for my relatively small kitchen, but I have been using it quite a lot so I’m not too fussed about the missing countertop space. So far I like the digital display and I like the fact that you can do so many things with it as long as it lasts long-term I will be very happy with this Appliance.

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.

Finding the perfect balance between style and performance for apartment living can be a challenge, but this air fryer is an absolute gem. Its compact footprint is tailor-made for precious counter space, looking sleek and intentional rather than cluttered. What truly elevates the experience is how whisper-quiet it is—you can actually enjoy a conversation or a show while it works its magic. It’s incredibly intuitive and easy to use, making gourmet, effortless meals a daily reality. Truly a must-have for the modern, smaller kitchen!

My wife is in love with this. It does everything she wants and more, and she now seeks out products with which to use this thing. I got silocone liners and they're priceless. Cleaning up is almost nothing, the healthier results of her use are very tasty and well produced. Thanks, Instant Pot!

So, I got my airfryer 2 days ago.... everyone was absoutely correct when they saind this airfryer REALLY stinks when ya first run it....I mean....REALLY reaks of plastic!! Having said that... I first ran it at 400 degrees for 45 mimute intervals approx 5 times.....didnt do much to help it. My house filled up with a very unpleasant plastic smell.. So, I then got a small pyrex bowl and filled it way up with vinegar and several big healthy squeezes of lemon juice concentrate......twice......I gotta tell ya.....that did the trick 100%. Tonite I made a baked potatoe and bbq chicken fingers in it. It is an amazing little machine....it really cooks easy....and well. There isnt one single little bit of smell or bad taste of any kind...one of the best purchases I have made in a long time!!! Sure hope this little machine holds up....its a great addition to my kitchen!!!