Amazon has
6-Quart Instant Vortex Plus Air Fryer (140-3089-01) on sale for
$71.99.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
phoinix for finding this deal.
Product Info:- Air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat and dehydrate
- ClearCook window and internal light to easily monitor cooking progress without opening the basket
- Built-in, replaceable air filters remove odors during cooking to reduce lingering cooking smells
- Advanced technology that drives air flow top down for a perfect golden finish and crispy, tender results every time
- Customizable programs for one-touch wings, roasted veggies, garlicky potatoes, cookies, cinnamon buns and more
- Little to no preheating time, from frozen to golden in minutes
- Create gourmet meals with the versatility of a temperature range of 95 to 400° F
- Non-stick, dishwasher safe air fry basket and tray
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It really does depend on what your cooking. Obviously cakes and cookies aren't the best for air fryer, but they can be used. Bucket air fryers get hotter and circulate air quicker, great for roasted veggies and meats, frozen food items, etc.
They are both a little annoying to Clean. You have to wash the big bucket every time and the tray air fryers are also annoying to clean the bottom if there's anything with crumbs. With the bucket you can throw the whole thing in the sink. Fryers with trays the insides need to be wiped. If you're cooking something greasy, bucket is easy win cause it contains everything in the bucket.
The only real problems we had with it (and BTW it was almost an identical model to this without the window) were:
1) The little silicon nubbins on the removable tray wore out after we had it for less than a year. They started to degrade and I needed to order new ones which also seemed to get pretty messed up in about the same amount of time. You can replace these (you can usually find them online for less than $10) and replacing them is not a necessity. You want some semblance of them on there or the tray will scratch the bucket. But other people might have more of a tolerance for there level of degradation than I.
2) Started getting residue that couldn't be removed from the tray. I'm not sure how much was on there before we got it. I think they say not to use any non-oil sprays, but honestly I might not have read the book. Compared to my sister's tray fryer mine still looked really good, so maybe i have unrealistic expectations for how spotless the bucket should continue to look.
Anyway, about a month ago when it bit the dust I bought this:
https://www.costco.com/sur-la-tab...53149.htm
I didn't like the idea of what looked more like a glorified convection oven then an air fryer. But what sold me was all the attachments (including bucket and shelves) as well as my sister replaced her bucket fryer with this and said she loved it.
I didn't.
For one, it doesn't cook as hot. For instance all the fryers pretty much go up to 400 max. I had frozen tater tots in this one for like 20 minutes and they still weren't really crispy. My Instant Vortex would have had them burnt to a crisp at that point. I could tell with other things too - they just took longer and didn't get as crisp as I wanted.
Most of the attachments are a gimmick. The kebab rotisserie was a mess and a fail to use.
I thought I would use the bucket instead of the shelves, but it had multiple issues: For one, it had holes in it, which made cleanup worse on the inside of the oven (had to clean drip tray too). Also it had a removable handle which wasn't very sturdy and after using it to shake a basket full of fries a few times I didn't think it would last.
Despite stating it is almost twice as large (13qt vs 6qt) you really won't get that usable space for most stuff. It's true that using the shelves allows you to stack things but there are drawbacks there too: They cook unevenly and the top tray will drip on the bottom (depending on what you make). In my old one I could fit 4 burgers in the bucket. The bucket on this one was smaller and so I needed to put them in 2 trays, so the upper ones dripped on the lower ones which all dripped down into the drip tray. The "new" nonstick coating was super easy to clean, but I don't know how long it will hold up and then you are cleaning 3 trays instead of one bucket. Plus, the shelves have holes in them so if you pull one out to flip a burger the grease drips everywhere outside the oven.
To me, it boils down to this:
1) The true basket air fryers cook better than the ones with shelves which are really glorified convection ovens.
2) Baskets are superior to shelves in most instances, especially if you are cooking things that drip. So unless you have a specific need for one that can fit a rotisserie or you want to cook bigger batches of things that don't drip (and can't be tossed which you can easily do in a bucket to rotate), you should go with a bucket fryer.
I'm glad I came here to SD to check and found this deal, I've just ordered it and this other one I got from Costco is going back as it has made me from loving an air fryer to tolerating it.
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How does this compare to the corosi 5qt?
If you do want to look at just the reviews for a specific product in a multi-listing, you can filter by "format" but it only works if you go to the "more reviews" section from the product you're looking to filter, it won't let you freely select one for whatever reason (and if you go to for example, a 10 qt listing then click the 5 qt, it won't change the format option, you need to refresh after choosing the option you want to filter). It won't give you that format's specific review score overall, but you can at least browse through and get an idea without having to manually filter through other product reviews.
If you do want to look at just the reviews for a specific product in a multi-listing, you can filter by "format" but it only works if you go to the "more reviews" section from the product you're looking to filter, it won't let you freely select one for whatever reason (and if you go to for example, a 10 qt listing then click the 5 qt, it won't change the format option, you need to refresh after choosing the option you want to filter). It won't give you that format's specific review score overall, but you can at least browse through and get an idea without having to manually filter through other product reviews.
Nice, you would think . I'm a heavy amazon user and still never realized the reviews were combined for multiple products like that. Super deceptive to allow reviews for other items or models of a given product.
Anyhow, do you know if this vortex uses Teflon? It looks like the ninja XL 5.5qt is the only one using "ceramic coated" baskets as oppose to Teflon coating which I hear can chip off into the food. Seems like that would obviously be worth the extra $40-50 although I'm not sure what if it's a legit concern or not. Any thoughts on it?
Oh, personally I find the dual basket kind of limiting. If I'm cooking veggies and chicken I'm throwing it all in together. Having one big basket seems to be more versatile if you wanted to cook a larger item.
Most of the time you want to limit the food to a layer and not stack too much on top of each other. So the dual seems very limiting but I don't have experience with one.
Most of the time you want to limit the food to a layer and not stack too much on top of each other. So the dual seems very limiting but I don't have experience with one.
That's what I was thinking too. dual seems nice but probably not practical given the dividor, thanks!
Anyhow, do you know if this vortex uses Teflon? It looks like the ninja XL 5.5qt is the only one using "ceramic coated" baskets as oppose to Teflon coating which I hear can chip off into the food. Seems like that would obviously be worth the extra $40-50 although I'm not sure what if it's a legit concern or not. Any thoughts on it?
"From the manufacturer: "Thank for reaching out. The air fryer basket and cooking tray are made of aluminized steel with a non-stick coating that is a PFOA-free PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating and is NOT safe for use around birds and small pets."
Well I've got news for you. If it isn't good for small pets or birds then it's not good for humans either. Furthermore if you are still using Teflon in the 21st Century as your non-stick coating then I am not purchasing this appliance. I have been testing Greenpan's ceramic coated wares lately. They work and by all accounts appear to be the healthiest non-stick alternative out there"
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Anyhow, do you know if this vortex uses Teflon? It looks like the ninja XL 5.5qt is the only one using "ceramic coated" baskets as oppose to Teflon coating which I hear can chip off into the food. Seems like that would obviously be worth the extra $40-50 although I'm not sure what if it's a legit concern or not. Any thoughts on it?
"I bought this air fryer because it had good reviews and ceramic coating on the basket. i cleaned it then ran it to burn off any remaining residue from manufacturing. 4 times i ran it and the smell from burning plastic was overwhelming. i opened a window and ran it next to a fan and it still was smelling. The issue is the inside of the airfryer is all plastic. plastic that is all around a basket that is being heated to 400 degrees. i also have a cosori airfryer and never had this issue . looking inside the cosori is lined with metal not plastic."
"I bought this air fryer because it had good reviews and ceramic coating on the basket. i cleaned it then ran it to burn off any remaining residue from manufacturing. 4 times i ran it and the smell from burning plastic was overwhelming. i opened a window and ran it next to a fan and it still was smelling. The issue is the inside of the airfryer is all plastic. plastic that is all around a basket that is being heated to 400 degrees. i also have a cosori airfryer and never had this issue . looking inside the cosori is lined with metal not plastic."
Wow interesting. Ive been reading the vortex has problems with burnt plastic smell too. May have to buy 2-3 different ones from Amazon to test and see
They sell ceramic bowls aka "liners" on Amazon for air fryer but a lot of people complain they've cracked after just a few uses
https://www.target.com/p/gourmia-...A-89110863
I've only used an air fryer once and returned it but rethinking getting one.