Instant Pot - Vortex 6QT

I have the original 6qt Instant Pot Vortex. The all stainless steel one, not the newer one with the window (which I haven't tried). My wife's household aides (who all have one of the many Ninja variants) LOVE it, as do I.

It’s one of the better ones I’ve had outside of an original vortex when the instapot stuff was made in Canada.

I have the two instant vortex the 6 quart basket and 10 qt oven style. They each have plusses. I like the oven for toasting/reheating since I can put the tray up high. It's better for chicken too since I can do two trays at a time and flip them easily. Good for anything you want in only one layer and I can do two trays of that at a time The basket is great for throwing a lot of veggies at once like asparagus, peppers, broccoli and cauliflower

I'm in the same boat as OP. I had a Instapot Vortex 6 for a few years with a 3 prong plug and a couple weeks ago it got knocked off the top of the fridge where I stored it and it wouldn't work after it's unfortunate battle with gravity. My friend bought me a new one, same model and make, and it only had a 2 prong plug. This concerned me to the point I wasn't comfortable even plugging it in so we sent it back. Then she purchased another one from a large retailer which arrived with a 2 prong plug. I have a Ninja one coming in the next day or two but don't know if it has a 3 prong plug or not. Google says the 3 prong plugs arent necessary if the appliance is double insulated but my neighbor has been an electrician for over 30 years and I trust him. He says it's super dangerous to run such a high amp draw appliance without a dedicated ground plug

We have an Instant Pot Vortex 6 quart basket. It's huge and does a great job. But for a family of 5 you may be better off with two units. We also have a microwave/convection oven and a gas convection oven. Both of those have a keep warm setting which is basically 175 - 225 degrees. A lot of times we cook things separately and keep one warm while we cook the next thing.

Instant Vortex 6 qt. I have cooked a whole chicken, wings, and they have come out delicious. They also excel at reheating frozen foods. A comment above also reminded me that my MIL was so excited to get an air fryer and she did not believe me that her CONVECTION OVEN already did the same thing 🙄She also doesn’t understand how the thanksgiving turkey gets done so much faster when I do it (I use the convection oven)

My Instant Vortex 6 quarts has been seeing daily use for 2 years without issue or apps

It's a small convection oven and you can have mine when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. My regular oven does not have convection (I'm one of the poors with one of those ghettoass stoves with the broiler on the bottom), so having my air fryer (instant vortex 6 qt) has been a major quality of life improvement. About the only thing I use my microwave for now is to reheat my meal preps. Anything frozen that can fit in there, gets cooked in there. And it makes some great chicken wings too.

Getting a pull-out style with a ceramic dishwasher safe basket is the way to go. I have a teflon coated one that isn’t that difficult to clean. Still, using disposable parchment paper liners save a lot of time. The oven style just has many more places that crumbs and oils can gather, whereas the basket is only cooking food in… well the basket.

I’ve had the Instant Pot Vortex 6qt for almost 5 years. It’s not much effort at all to clean. Usually a single half sheet paper towel is enough after 10-15 minutes of cooling off. Usually all there is a little oil and some crumbs. If you’re going to be fully cooking meat there might be a little more cleaning, but shouldn’t need much effort. Spraying it down in the sink and wiping with a soapy sponge or rag will work fine.

I've been using the Instant Vortex 6qt since Nov 2022 and it's awesome. I use it a few times a week at least. Several months in i dropped the basket onto concrete and the handle broke. When i contacted Vortex to find out where i could buy another one they sent me a new basket for free.