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!

Performing exactly as expected. Easy to clean & decent capacity for one or two people. Plus it looks pretty cute on my countertop, it's got a slightly retro feel and it's small enough that I can put it on a wire shelf to store things underneath. I got it on sale for ~$60 and I think that was a great deal for how evenly it cooks and the functions available.

Small enough for the counter but big enough for full meals. Cleans easily, easy to run, it's quite, beeps when to add food after preheated, when to turn food and when the food is done.

There was a big dumb warning label on the front of the basket that wasn't shown in the pictures and was a pain in the butt to remove cleanly, I had to go at it with multiple rounds of goo gone to get rid of the adhesive stickiness, which seriously ticked me off especially because the label was basically just to say "it's hot" and "buy our instant branded oven mitts" gosh that ticked me off... But! once you get past that this is a seriously great air fryer, the basket is nice and wide which is important for fitting a good amount in there in one layer for airflow, that's some really great capacity, and the machine looks nice which is good, and it fits well on my countertop under my cupboards which is important, and it's one of the quieter air fryers you can get which is always nice, the knob and touch buttons are nice and easy to use, I wish it didn't constantly light up "OFF" when it's off with the basket inserted, but all of the other buttons aren't illuminated when it's off so it does look pretty slick overall, and lastly, and this may be a sticking point for some folks (no pun intended haha) the nonstick coating, it's absolutely flawless, super easy to clean, nothing sticks, but some people may not like that it's PTFE, I know people are worried about the forever chemical byproducts of PTFE production polluting the environment, I'll just selfishly enjoy the safe end product which is still the best non-stick material, it's made in China anyways so, it's their environment I'll just trust them to decide how they handle their manufactory waste product.

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

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 !

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.

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.