First I got the instant pot pressure cooker add on. I fell in love and it was too small for the entire family. So I got this one. When I saw the rotating cage I knew I wouldn't consider others without it.
The add-on was actually faster to pre-heat than this fryer. The plug for the add-on has a barrier to prevent using both sockets of a typical electric outlet at the same time. It is probably because the pressure cooker is a lot tougher. The add on is not only smaller, also if you have to look at the status of the food you have to open it and stare deep into the bottom of the fryer. This fryer has a glass window that is a lot easier. And it's a lot easier to turn the food because you just slide out a tray.
Honestly, this is a plastic box with a stainless steel skin. Most budget appliances are like that. If you want more metal you need to pay more for that. The steel skin is decent when some other appliances are a bit flimsy. The inside is all metal too with a tough glass door. I did saw a tiny jet stream leaking out near the front gaps (not the door) when I first use it. But I didn't see that again.
The coupling to the rotating cage is tough plastic. It would be a lot more expensive to make with a metal part. But it is unthinkable to melt those pieces of plastic with only 400F. The guy who managed to melt it must be doing something unthinkable, or, of course, there's some sort of malfunction when the temperature is out of control.
There is some plastic smell when you first use it. But it will go away very soon, like after 10 minutes of frying. And it's not bad unless you use a much higher temperature than 400F, which I don't think it's possible.
The cage is stainless steel which has quality. There are two frying trays and a drip tray all have a quality non-stick surface. Since there's no direct heat on any of these, cleaning should be easier than a pan or wok. Disher washer using white powder pods should get them cleaned. If not, my go-to is to submerge everything in boiling water and add washing soda (or baking soda). Everything comes off easily or food stains don't accumulate; you can do a more thorough cleaning when you have the time.
I have a range hood like two jet engines but I can only hear strong winds hitting on the grease filters. The noise of this fryer is overwhelmed by my range hood but the pitch of the fryer is higher so I can still hear it.
When the fryer is hot, the label on the glass door can be peeled off effortlessly.
I know some models carry the warning label about BPA and lead. I looked into it and it's either nutjobs, corporate sabotagers, or conspiracy theorists. My model doesn't come with a warning so Instant Vortex may have dealt with it.
First, it's too late to worry about non-stick when an associated chemical can be detected in most of the population. Nowadays, non-stick materials don't use bird-killing chemicals and won't have that in the non-stick to leak out. The non-stick itself material is rather inert. Without direct heat as in woks and pans, any health risk will be one dimension less.
BPA is associated with soft plastic. The plastic coupler in the fryer is as hard as it can get. I don't know why there is an issue when there's no food contact with the plastic. Any BPA has to leak out as gas to make any possible contact with food. But you how strong the air circulation is inside the fryer.
A blogger has the equipment to test for lead! Where she discovered lead, there is no food contact. I remember she discovered traces of lead in the cord/plug, and something like the inside of a rice cooker. Isn't that nuts? The inside of the rice cooker isn't in touch with anything other than the bowl. The lead have to leak out to the bowl but any traces would have been largely eliminated when you rinse/wash it. In comparison, everything wood and metal in hardware stores are cancerous per CA P65. And is the cord inside the conducting metal or on the outside plastic? I will be surprised if you find lead in plastic.
But why test only this fryer? I bet you can discover lead in every appliance where there is no contact with nothing. Anyway, it's not a major issue. The suppliers just happen to give you something with lead or BPA in it when it's not expected. Hard plastic doesn't usually contain BPA and BPA free plastic isn't a big deal. Similarly, you can swap suppliers for a lead-free component in some obscure places inside.
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One-Step Even-Crisp Technology allows you to achieve a crispy outside and tender inside. Whether you tumble-fry in the rotating basket or roast meat rotisserie style, deliciousness is guaranteed.
With little to no preheating time, you can whip up dinner in half the time of a conventional oven, without heating up the whole kitchen. Plus, you can fit both cooking trays at once to make multiple meals in one go.
9 built-in Smart Programs
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Air Fry
Air fry juicy chicken wings and crispy fries, onion rings and other vegetables
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Toast
Make perfect toast every time.
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Broil and Bake
Broil a perfectly flaky salmon fillet the easy way
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Proof
Proof and bake your own dough for delicious homemade cinnamon buns and bread
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Roast, Rotisserie, and Reheat
Roast potatoes, cauliflower bites, and more, or use the rotating basket for rotisserie style meat. Reheat leftovers in a jiffy!
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Dehydrate
You can even dehydrate your own jerky, fruit strips and kale chips
Bright, bold display
Brightly lit touchscreen is sleek and modern, offering 14 simple touch controls, and displays Smart Programs, cooking settings & cooking cues.
Easy, dependable, and safe
Overheat Protection reduces the risk of burning food, and when in Standby mode, the display indicates “OFF” for peace of mind.
Accessories
Includes 2 air fry trays, air fry basket and rotisserie spit and forks that are all dishwasher safe.
Cook more with less
The large 10 Quart capacity can fit both cooking trays at once, so you can make multiple meals in one go.
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| capacity | 10 quarts | 18 liters | 18 liters | 10 quarts |
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| wattage | 1500 watts | 1800 watts | 1800 watts | 1500 watts |
| weight | 17.5 pounds | 29.25 pounds | — | 19 pounds |
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Worked very well for two years
Today, we said RIP to our Instant Vortex Pro air fryer , which served us very well for just over two years.We got quite a lot of use out of it, regularly using it to toast bread, heat up and cook foods quickly and reliably. It was great to use to get foods to keep their crispiness, even when using the reheat function.It was a bit surprising that it only lasted two years, but I guess for most electronic devices that’s expected. I might have left the door a bit wet after wiping it down just before its last use which might have been the cause of the short. In the process of heating up some fries using the rotisserie basket, it just shutoff, stopped working, and wouldn’t turn on after that.
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I’m glad I didn’t return it because of reviews I read
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2023Color: Vortex ProSize: 10QTVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2023
My take on the cons I read
1. Plastic smell- when I opened the air fryer for the first time, there’s a wiff of plastic smell. Per the cleaning instructions, I wiped the inside with damp towel and dried it. I did this several times until I can no longer smell plastic when I stick my nose in it. I also washed the 2 trays and grease tray with warm water and diswashing soap and dried it with clean towel. I ran an empty cycle using Airfryer for 20min and almost immediately, there’s a strong plastic smell filling my kitchen. I did 2 empty cycles for 20min each and I’ve been smelling the vent behind it for plastic smell. During the 2nd cycle, the plastic smell wasn’t as strong as the first cycle. I used it to cook food for the first time after few hours and the food did not smell or taste plastic.
Bottomline for the plastic smell, I think cleaning the inside with damp towel and washing the trays really helped get rid of the smell in my opinion. I ran 2 empty cycles for 20min each and the plastic smell was gone.
2. Touchscreen not sensitive enough- for this one, I don’t really have a problem with it. Mine is working great. No need to touch it multiples times or even hard.
3. Too loud- I’m not sure if its because I always have Grey’s Anatomy playing on my tv whenever I ran my airfryer but I don’t think mine is as loud as some people mentioned.
4. Beep too quite- Yes, the beep indeed is quite, but my solution to that is just setting my phone alarm.
Food taste so much better and flavourful compared to conventional oven cooked foods.
I have not tried the basket or the rotisserie but I’m excited to cook lechon belly in it soon.
Overall, I’m very happy with this. This is my very first big appliance purchase since my bf and I started living at our own place. It will help me with dinner especially because I work the graveyard shift and I can cook my son all the fried food his little heart wants.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023Color: Vortex ProSize: 10QTVerified Purchase
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It saves us from oil use. Less oil consumption means more healthy.
Reviewed in India on July 28, 2023Color: Vortex ProSize: 10QTVerified Purchase
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Una muy buena inversion
Reviewed in Mexico on September 18, 2020Color: Vortex ProSize: 10QTVerified Purchase
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Amazed by this thing
Reviewed in Canada on January 30, 2023Color: Vortex ProSize: 10QTVerified Purchase
