Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart – how useful is it?

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Create healthier versions of all your family’s favorite fried foods. From fresh or frozen, from air fry to rotisserie — the Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart crisps to perfection with little or no oil. Experience a world of flavor with the touch of a button. Use the preset Smart Programs to easily roast, broil, bake, reheat, air fry, dehydrate or cook on a rotisserie. Know details on Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart reviews.

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Reheat leftovers in a jiffy. Simple touch controls are easy to use. And the Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart remembers your settings. Combine space efficiency on your countertop with versatility and say goodbye to your microwave, pizza oven, convection oven, dehydrator and toaster. Anything they can do the Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart can do better.  Instant Brands made its name with the multitasking Instant Pot, and has since steadily expanded its line of countertop appliances. Reveal more on Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart reviews.

Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart - how useful is it?
Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart – how useful is it?

Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart specifications

  • Dimensions (Overall): 14.37 inches (H) x 13.23 inches (W) x 13.23 inches (D)
  • Weight: 18.7 pounds
  • Capacity (Volume): 10 quart
  • Appliance Capabilities: Air fry, Bakes, Broiler, Dehydrates, Roasts
  • Wattage Output: 1500 watts
  • Holds up to: 8 pounds
  • Material: Stainless Steel
  • Care & Cleaning: Hand wash, spot or wipe clean, Dishwasher-safe Parts

Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart reviews

Design

The Instant Vortex Plus looks good. It has a compact design, a stainless-steel front and an easy-to-navigate touchscreen panel up top. The door feels wobbly, but that’s because it’s removable. Release a latch inside the frame, and you can remove the door for cleaning. That’s great for cleaning up crumbs.  Aesthetics are important to us, and this machine has a sleek, modern look that we wouldn’t mind seeing on our countertop every day. Users love the shiny black look.

Pre-set cooking mode

The Vortex Plus’ control panel is pretty intuitive, but only includes buttons for the Air Fry, Roast, Broil, Bake, Reheat, and Dehydrate modes. Rotisserie is built into the roast function and can be turned on and off in that mode. All of the cooking modes have pre-programmed temperatures and time, but these are easily adjusted on the panel. I did miss the “manual” function that’s on my Instant Pot, but this at least takes the guesswork out of things.

Accessories

The Vortex comes with a few accessories, including three pans that function as racks (two vented roasting pans and one flat drip pan), a rotisserie basket, and two rotisserie forks. The instruction manual suggestions you line the drip pan with foil and, yes, you should absolutely do that.

Lesser sound than a microwave

The first thing we noticed was the serious cooking power. The Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart got food crispier than most of the other air fryers we’ve tried. Batches of store-bought and homemade fries cooked evenly, quickly and got super crunchy without much hassle. With this power does come some noise. But while this air fryer does make a noticeable whirring sound when turned on, it’s not louder than a microwave.

Considerable Basket size

One of the biggest downsides to many air fryers is the size of the basket. Most only have room for two chicken breasts or a couple of servings of fries (or the teeniest amount of zucchini chips). The Vortex’s 6-quart capacity has room for double that. We were able to air fry a whole pound of chicken, as opposed to the usual half-pound other fryers can handle. This means you can cut down on your batch cooking and get your food to the table faster.

User-Friendly Interface

Remember the first time you used an Instant Pot? Yeah, this sort of like that, but turned down a notch or two. The Instant Vortex has four pre-programmed settings to air fry, bake, roast and reheat similar to the Instant Pot’s seven settings. The caveat here is the Vortex only has eight buttons, four of which are those programs, plus Start, Cancel, Time and Temp. The dial in the center of the screen easily allows you to adjust the temperature in 5-degree intervals and the text is large and easy to read. Even if you’re someone who hates reading manuals, we have a feeling you’ll be able to figure this one out.

How to set up Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 air fryer 10 quart?

The Instant Vortex is basically ready to go right out of the box. If you’re going to use the Air Fry or Bake settings first, all you have to do is remove the plastic and styrofoam packaging, insert the cooking trays and the drip pan, and then complete a test run which simply involves running the machine for 20 minutes. Once that’s done, you’re ready to cook. 

How is the test performance?

Air frying: The Instant Vortex Plus shines here, cooking food evenly and quickly in its 3-quart basket. Frozen chicken nuggets came out crispy outside, moist inside, in just 15 minutes. Frozen chicken wings took 30 minutes to bring to deliciousness. Shoestring fries were crispy and golden in just 18 minutes. 

Roasting and rotisserie: No need to run out to the grocery store for a roasted chicken when the Vortex can do a terrific job. Using the rotisserie spit, we roasted a chicken and our 4-pounder turned out juicy, tender, and crispy brown in 50 minutes. 

Reheating: Impressive. Our single serving of frozen lasagna was evenly heated after cooking for 15 minutes.  

Baking: The Vortex misses the sweet spot here. Our first batch of four sugar cookies turned out golden on the outside, but raw inside. We baked another batch a bit longer, and the cookies got darker on the outside, as you would expect, but still had raw spots inside. That’s even when we covered the cookies with aluminum foil, as the manual recommends. The Vortex did a better job baking corn muffins, which were uniform in color and done inside. 

Broiling: The Vortex isn’t so hot at this task. We popped some burgers in and hit the broil button, but they came out more baked than broiled.    

Dehydrating: The Vortex didn’t disappoint in this test, but as with most dehydrators, you’ll have to wait a long time to reap the benefits: We used the dehydrate function for four thinly sliced kiwis, and got dry, flavorful fruit, but only after 6 long hours.

What is the best Instant Vortex air fryer?

1. Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 Air Fryer, 10 Quart

Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 Air Fryer, 10 Quart
Instant Vortex Pro 9-in-1 Air Fryer, 10 Quart

Save Kitchen Space: The Vortex Air Fryer Oven comes with 9 built-in smart programs: Air Fry, Roast, Broil, Bake, Toast, Reheat, Proof, Dehydrate and Rotisserie, all in one appliance. The Vortex Pro Air Fryer Oven gives you all the flavor of deep-fried cooking, without the oil and mess. Get perfect crispy on the outside, tender on the inside results every time.


2. Instant Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer, 6 Quart

Instant Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer, 6 Quart

Prepare Quick and tasty meals using 95 % less oil and fat than deep frying with Instant Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer, 6 Quart. The vortex air fryer comes with 4 built in smart programs in 1 appliance (air fry, roast, bake and reheat) you can say sayonara to kitchen clutter. Instant Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer, 6 Quart has simple touch controls – easy to read and easy to use, for one touch air frying, roasting, baking and reheating with no hassle and no mess


3. Instant Vortex Plus 7-in-1 Air Fryer

Instant Vortex Plus 7-in-1 Air Fryer

This Instant Vortex Plus 7-in-1 Air Fryer gives you all the flavor of deep-fried cooking, without the oil and mess. Get crispy on the outside, tender on the inside perfection every time. Air fryer with 7 built-in smart programs, including: bake, roast, toast, broil, dehydrate and rotisserie. One-step EvenCrisp TechnologyTM 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 this Instant Vortex Plus 7-in-1 Air Fryer.

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