I just bought the instant vortex mini cuz I'm an old guy and I live by myself and it will do just fine for small portions but I like the looks of this larger size for large quantities
This review is great! Really gave me a good sense of food capacity, how to operate the unit, and a practical cooking example. 👍🏾👍🏾I think I’m sold on this model to replace my recently deceased off-brand air fryer. Thanks!😊
I have the instant pot air fryer with the clear cook window in it and it’s great. You’ll be very happy with this model. It also got good reviews on America’s test kitchen.
Everything I've cooked in this unit has come out great ru-vid.comUgkxD4Qeo-HRLxMfom_PDinM_SBfes00qJsB ! Everything tastes so good. Some of the recipes I've changed a little to improve the taste. For instance, for french fries which call for no oil, I spray them with olive oil and season them with salt and pepper. They come out great! It makes the best toast I have ever eaten. The recipe I use calls for lightly buttering both sides of the bread. It calls for cooking at 400 degrees for 5 minutes on one side and then 2 minutes on the other side. This time has a lot to do with the kind of bread you are using...so keep an eye on it. Also, the fans in this Ninja are a lot stronger than other air fryers. So lay a metal spoon or something on the bread to keep it from flying around. It's a little extra work to use your Ninja as a toaster but it is worth it!
I have one and I have never had an issue with a plastic smell. Of course make sure to remove all of the packing material (I think there was a piece of cardboard that some people forgot to look for under the basket or something too) and soak the basket and tray in some soap and water for a moment. There are also additional comments with other cleaning suggestions. Hopefully if you get one, you will have a great experience. I LOVE mine so much that I bought one for each of my best friends.
Mine does not smell. I removed the little plastic things from the tray, they are totally unnecessary. That might be the cause of the plastic smell I have read about.
Thanks for the example on why I've started to hate this machine. You had to go through that forced preheat. And there's no way to use Reheat feature to bypass it unless you want lower temps. If they just let us do 400 on Reheat - we can avoid the Preheat issue. And if those wings weren't done enough for you, if cooking ended and you want more - you have to 'again' go through the forced preheat which removes the timer to where you can't calculate your cook time anymore. EDIT - Nevermind. I love my Vortex. I was needlessly fretting. LOL
I’ve had to cook certain items for a bit longer than expected. Because the fryer is already hot enough you don’t need to go through the pre-heat’ phase again.
I’m deciding between this Instant Vortex and a few Cosori models. Can you please explain why Lisa’s original comment about forced pre-heat is not a problem?
I just bought one and had read the chemical smell problem. Before i used for the first time i of course washed the basket and grate in soapy water. Then i checked the interior surfaces of the cavity and noticed it was coated with a factory oil of some sort. I wiped down inside and had no problem
I just got my Instant Vortex Plus 6 in 1 6 quart Air Fryer today. I washed the basket, grate in hot soapy water, cleaned the entire insides including the element with hot, soapy water, and dried thoroughly, then did 2 test runs as recommended in the instructions. They said to do one, but I did 2. There was minimal smell after the first test run and none after the 2nd test run ! Then I did Barbecued Chicken Drumsticks on Air Fry at 400 degrees, for 10 minutes, turn them and applied barbecue sauced and let them cook for 2 more minutes. They came out done, and juicy ! There was no chemical smell, taste at all ! The whole house smells like barbecued chicken ! I can really say this is a great air fryer with no chemical smell, and cleans up well ! I recommend it !
