Vortex Oven Series

My 10qt Instapot one has been just fine. Like my regular pressure cooker instapot and ninja creami I just do not use 90% of the settings on it :)

100% recommend the Instant Pot if using for an oven too. It's big at 10qt and has racks like an actual oven instead of a basket. I've never used the rotisserie but still think it's worth it. The loudest noise it makes is the beep for when it's up to temp or finished, but you might be able to change the volume? Never been an issue for me so haven't looked into that. And it's cheap on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/aSC9WEB

[Instant Pot](https://s.shopee.ph/AUislZZh2b). We bought the older version ng Air Fryer nila sa Mall 3 years ago and hanggang ngayon nagagamit pa rin namin. Puro 1500W energy ng Air Fryers nila kaya energy efficient talaga, 30-40% lang kasi ng kuryente nagagamit compared sa other oven/air fryer. Iyang Instant Vortex Plus 6-in-1 Air Fryer naman nila is 6 modes na kaya less hassle tantiyahin niluluto + touch screen na rin. Sabi ng nag-assist sa amin sa mall is safe for dishwasher tapos madali linisan iyong coating ng basket ng model na mayroon kami. But wipes lang pinanglilinis namin. And upon checking is diyan din sa Vortex Plus. Affiliate link posted. https://preview.redd.it/t0liy6ja6ubf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a70acbae0863fe28a1576a70ddaec1bd61fb2bb

Welcome to the cult. Me welcome to cult, too, I guess. I've always been very anti air-fryer. Felt like a solution without a problem. I already have a regular convection oven, why do I need a tiny convection oven? My feelings were exactly the same on toasters. Then last week I was making a bagel - toasting it in the big oven - and then having a thought that this is just a bit silly. Anyway, all praise to Costco's sales gods and yesterday I picked up a good deal on an Instant Vortex Oven 13L. Went for an oven-style rather than a tray-style for the added flexibility.

Decent enough. It's definitely quicker than the oven. Still learning optimal settings/cook times as they are shorter than they would be in a standard oven / what the packaging often says, even if it has specific air fryer instructions. So far I've done a couple frozen items, and mostly just toasted some bagels. On the frozens - I did did jalapeno poppers and they came out crisp. On the bagels, it became very evident that the heat distribution is not entirely even and there are some hot spots. It's not awful, but there is a visible gradient to the toastiness level. Clean up has been fairly easy, too. I thought about the Ninja 10-in-1. At least at MSRP the Ninja is like 2x as expensive, although goes on sale often, but the best sale I've seen on it still has it be about 30% more expensive than the Costco deal on the Instant. I think "30% more" is just the story of the Ninja - it's about 30% bigger, 30% hotter, preheats 30% faster. I ultimately wanted the smaller unit due to countertop space constraints, but if you're looking for an alternative to not having a standard size oven, maybe the Ninja is more appropriate. I did not have that need - I have a regular oven if I need to cook more. One thing that definitely gave me pause on the Ninja is that there were more than a handful reviews saying that basically it's great while it works, but it also broke shortly after the warranty ran out. At least in my anecdotal experience that jives with my experience with Ninja/Shark brand products. They perform well but then also fail early and often. My track record with Instant products has been quite a bit more reliable, so I do trust them more.

My baseline is that I didn't have any kind of toaster at all, and then bought a Instant Vortex toaster oven. Why that model specifically? Let's just say it was on sale at the right time, and it's a brand I trust (from owning their pressure cookers before). I bought it mainly to be a toster - I make a lot of hot sandwiches and firing up the big oven every time seemed silly and wasteful. And it's absolutely fantastic for that. But since I've also just used it as an air fryer for things like frozen chicken/fries and it's good at that. I baked in it from scratch. Proofed dough. Apparently it can rotisserie a whole chicken (came with a spit in the box and is just large enough for an average size bird) - but haven't tried that, yet. Basically I use it any time I need to bake something (not necessarily air fry) now - except for those larger items (ex: whole pizza) that physically require the space of the standard oven. If I already had a standard non-airfryer toaster oven, I probably wouldn't rush to upgrade. But If I was moving up from a slot toaster (or nothing at all), especially if you don't already have a basket style air fryer (nothing at all, nothing at all nothing at all). - all day.

You’re definitely overthinking. I use an air fryer for lunch everyday so we bought an Instant Pot 10 quart air fryer and it gave us trouble almost from day one. The controls were flaky, and not responsive and the door was a terrible design. After a few years we swapped to a Ninja DZ401 Foodi 10 Quart 6-in-1 DualZone XL 2-Basket Air Fryer. We’ve had it almost a year and I absolutely love it.