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

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!

This air fryer performs comparably to high-end brands, surpassing our previous experience with another model. Its user-friendly design, robust performance, and ease of cleaning are notable. We particularly appreciate the digital display and controls, as well as the internal screen and light that allow for monitoring the cooking process. The preheating function, which includes an audible alert for food placement, is also a valuable feature. I highly recommend this air fryer to individuals seeking a superior appliance.

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.

The 4-qt Instant Pot air fryer is the perfect size for quick meals and smaller portions. It heats up fast, cooks evenly, and makes food crispy without taking up a lot of counter space. I love how versatile it is for air frying, reheating, and everyday use. Easy to use, easy to clean, and great for weeknight cooking.

I love fried food, but bought this instead of a deep fryer since we're trying to eat healthy. Best purchase I've made since I bought the Instant Pot. I have used this every day since it arrived. First cook was a rotisserie chicken - best chicken I think I've ever cooked. Everything that we used to deep fry we can now do with this and it's just as good without all the excess oil! Heats up WAY faster than expected; love the reheat function. Baked biscuits in just 8 minutes too. I am recommending this all my friends and family, plus with the great price and the rotisserie I think its the best bargain out there. The review regarding the chime being too quiet is accurate, you have to be right in front of this to hear it, so I just set the kitchen timer so I know when to flip or turn the food. Can't say enough good about this fryer! Be sure to find a recipe book that is for this specific fryer as it is quite a bit bigger than the others and the times and temperatures will be different than what the "basket" type fryers require.

I absolutely love this thing! my husband and I have pretty much used it every night in one way or another every single night since we got it. first off it was packed really really well with no damages. I made sure to read the instructions and followed the first steps. it's always important to wash things first and had no weird plastic smell like some people are saying. I've already used the basket for wings 3 times and put 3 pork loin on it.. I'm still getting used to the difference of the one I replaced this one with. cook time and heating of course. I've even proofed yeast in it while it was off.. the small size keeps the heat. it works incredibly well. I'm absolutely in love with this and so glad I bought this. I have the r2d2 instant pot with I love also! this kind of looks like Darth Vader and I'm here for it. I highly suggest this product.. mind you it's not big but it is PERFECT to make a roast or meal for 2

I am a recent widow, and it just seemed like heating up the oven for one small baked potato or piece of meat was inefficient, so I decided to try an air fryer. It cooks things quickly, and it cleans up easily. I have had a lot of fun experimenting with it. I have found many quick and easy things to make in it that have expanded my diet. It is not uncommon for me to use it multiple times a day. The capacity on this one - 4 qts - is adequate for one person, but I would go bigger for 2 or more people. I had made a storage spot in my pantry cabinet for it, but I use it so frequently that it is permanently on the counter. I bought a heat protective mat for the counter. The air fryer does not get hot on the outside, but this way I can just pull out the basket onto the countertop to add, check, or remove food. I highly recommend it.