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WARNING
Read this manual carefully and completely and retain for future reference.
Failure to adhere to safety instructions may result in serious injury or damage.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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(Yes, we have to)
At Instant Brands™ your safety always comes rst. The Instant™ Vortex™ Plus
family was designed with your safety in mind, and we mean business. Visit
instantappliances.com to learn about this appliance’s safety mechanisms.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always
be followed:
01 READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, SAFEGUARDS, AND WAR NINGS
BEFORE OPERATING THE APPLIANCE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
SAFEGUARDS AND INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
02 The appliance’s outer surfaces may become hot during use. DO NOT
touch hot surfaces. Wear proper hand protection when handling hot
components. Extreme caution must be used when moving the appliance.
Let the appliance cool to room temperature before handling or moving.
03 To protect against the risk of electrical shock, DO NOT
immerse power cord, plug, or the appliance in water or other liquid.
04 DO NOT rinse the appliance under tap.
05 The cooking chamber contains electrical components. To avoid electrical
shock, DO NOT put liquid of any kind into the cooking chamber.
06 This appliance is NOT to be used by children or by persons with reduced
physical, sensory, or mental capabilities. Close supervision is necessary
when this appliance is used near children and these individuals. Children
should not use or play with this appliance.
07 Unplug from the outlet when not in use, as well as before adding or
removing parts or accessories, and before cleaning. To unplug, grasp
the plug and pull from the outlet. NEVER pull on the power cord.
08 Avoid making contact with moving parts.
09 Inspect the appliance and power cord regularly. DO NOT operate
any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance
malfunctions, or is dropped or damaged in any manner. For assistance,
contact the Customer Care Team at support@instantappliances.com
or 1-800-828-7280.
WARNING
Read this manual carefully and completely and retain for future reference.
Failure to adhere to safety instructions may result in serious injury or damage.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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10 DO NOT use any accessories or attachments not authorized by
Instant Brands Inc. The use of attachments not recommended by
the manufacturer, may cause a risk of injury, re or electric shock.
11 For household countertop use only. DO NOT use outdoors. Not for
commercial use.
12 DO NOT place the appliance on any kind of stovetop, or in a heated
oven; heat from an external source will damage the appliance.
13 DO NOT let power cord contact hot surfaces or open ame, including
a stovetop.
14 DO NOT use appliance for anything other than intended use.
15 Proper maintenance is recommended after each use. Refer to Care,
cleaning and storage. Let the appliance cool to room temperature
before cleaning or storage.
16 Spilled food can cause serious burns. A short power-
supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards resulting from grabbing,
entanglement and tripping. Keep appliance and cord away from
children. NEVER drape cord over edge of table or counter, NEVER use
power outlet below counter, and NEVER use with an extension cord.
17 DO NOT attempt to repair, replace, alter, or modify components of the
appliance. This may cause electric shock, re and/or injury, and will
void the warranty.
18 DO NOT tamper with any of the safety mechanisms.
19 DO NOT use the appliance in electrical systems other than 120 V ~
60 Hz. DO NOT use with power converters or adapters.
20 DO NOT overll the appliance or accessories. Overlling may cause
food to contact the heating element, which may result in re and/or
personal injury.
21 DO NOT cover the cooling vents while the appliance is in operation. Doing
so will prevent even cooking and may cause damage to the appliance.
22 NEVER pour oil into the cooking chamber. Fire and personal injury
could result.
WARNING
Read this manual carefully and completely and retain for future reference.
Failure to adhere to safety instructions may result in serious injury or damage.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
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WARNING
To avoid injury, read and understand the instructions in this user manual before
attempting to use this appliance.
WARNING
Electrical shock hazard. Use grounded outlet only.
• DO NOT remove ground.
• DO NOT use an adapter.
• DO NOT use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions may result in electric shock and/or serious injury.
WARNING
THE FAILURE TO FOLLOW ANY OF THE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND/OR
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USE IS A MISUSE OF YOUR APPLIANCE THAT
CAN VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND CREATE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY.
Special cord set instructions
As per safety requirements, a short power supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards
resulting from grabbing, entanglement and tripping.
This appliance has a 3-prong grounding plug. To reduce the risk of electric shock, plug
the power cord into a grounded (earthed) electrical outlet that is easily accessible.
Product specications
Model:
Vortex Plus 10 1500 W 120 V ~ 60 Hz 10 Quart 16.94 lb / 7.7 kg in: 13.23D x 13.23W x 14.37H
cm: 33.6D x 33.6W x 36.5H
Find your model name and serial number
Find both of these on the rating label on the back of the air fryer oven, near the
power cord.
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Table of contents
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ....................................................................................... 1
Special cord set instructions ...................................................................................5
Product specications .............................................................................................5
Find your model name and serial number ..........................................................5
Product, parts and accessories .................................................................................. 7
Get started .................................................................................................................... 8
Initial set up ............................................................................................................... 8
Initial test run ............................................................................................................9
Control panel ............................................................................................................. 10
Settings ....................................................................................................................11
Status messages .....................................................................................................12
Cooking ...................................................................................................................... 13
Air Fry, Roast, Broil and Bake ................................................................................13
Cooking tips ...........................................................................................................15
Dehydrate and Reheat ..........................................................................................16
Rotisserie cooking ..................................................................................................... 17
Rotisserie accessories ............................................................................................17
Removing the accessories ....................................................................................21
Care, cleaning and storage ...................................................................................... 22
The oven door ........................................................................................................23
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 24
Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 25
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Product, parts and accessories
Before using your awesome new air fryer oven, make sure that everything is present and
accounted for.
Air fryer oven
Accessories
Illustrations in this document are for reference only and may differ from the actual product.
Always refer to the actual product.
Air vents (rear)
Control panel
Cooking tray (x2)
Lid
Rotisserie spit
Rotisserie basket
Rotisserie lift
Rotisserie fork (x2)
Setting screw (x2)
Open/close indicator
Drip pan
Heating element (interior)
Oven door
Cooking chamber (interior)
Power cord (rear)
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Get started
Initial set up
"No one is born a great cook; one learns by doing." – Julia Child
01 Pull that Vortex Plus out of the box!
02 Remove all the packaging material from in and around the oven, and make sure to
remove all the accessories from inside the oven chamber.
Don’t remove the safety warning stickers or the rating label from the air fryer.
03 You may be tempted to put the Vortex Plus on your stovetop — but don’t do it! Place it
on a stable, level surface, away from combustible material and external heat sources.
Do not place your Vortex Plus on top of another appliance.
Make sure to leave at least 13 cm / 5" of space above and around all sides of the
appliance.
04 Follow the Care, cleaning and storage instructions to wash your new air fryer before
using it.
Is something missing or damaged?
Get in touch with a Customer Care Advisor through our chat widget at
instantappliances.com/#chat, by email at support@instantappliances.com or by
phone at 1-800-828-7280 and we’ll happily make some magic happen for you!
WARNING
Read the Important
safeguards before using
the appliance. Failure
to read and follow those
instructions for safe use
may result in damage
to the appliance,
property damage or
personal injury.
Do not place the
appliance on a stovetop,
on another appliance,
or in a heated oven.
Heat from an external
source will damage
the appliance.
To avoid the risk of re,
property damage, and/
or personal injury, do not
place anything on top of
the appliance, and do not
block the air vents.
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Control panel
1 Time/temperature display Alternates to show the cooking time, the set temperature,
reminder messages and error messages.
2+ / − Temp
Use the + / – Temp keys if you want to adjust the cooking
temperature.
Touch and hold the key to scroll quickly.
3+ / − Time Use the + / – Time keys if you want to adjust the cooking time.
Touch and hold the key to scroll quickly.
4 Smart programs
• Air Fry
• Roast
• Broil
• Bake
• Reheat
• Dehydrate
5 Rotate Touch Rotate during Air Fry or Roast Smart Programs to start
and stop the rotisserie rotation.
6 Light Touch Light to turn the oven light on and off.
The oven light turns off automatically after 2 minutes.
7 Cancel Touch Cancel to stop a smart program at any time.
8 Start Touch Start to begin a selected smart program.
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Illustrations in this document are for reference only and may differ from the actual product.
Always refer to the actual product.
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Settings
To do this Do this!
Wake the air fryer.
Touch any key or open and close the oven
door. The display shows OFF to let you know
that it's in standby mode and ready for action.
Turn sounds on and off.
In standby mode, touch and hold both – keys
(beneath Time and Temp) for 5 seconds.
Error alerts cannot be silenced.
Change temperature scale (ºC / ºF).
Touch and hold both the + and − Temp
keys until the display indicates ºC or ºF. The
temperature is displayed in the unit indicated.
Save a custom cooking time
or temperature.
Preset cooking times and temperatures can be
changed to create your own custom settings.
Select a smart program, then use the + / –
Temp and Time keys to make adjustments
as you like. Touch Start to save changes to
memory.
Reset an individual smart program.
In standby mode, touch and hold the smart
program key you want to reset (for example:
Air Fry) for 5 seconds. The cooking time
and temperature for that Smart Program
is restored to the factory default settings.
Reset all smart programs.
In standby mode, touch and hold both +
keys (above Temp and Time) for 5 seconds.
All Smart Programs are restored to default
settings.
*Some models may not show these messages when sound is turned off and on.
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Cooking
Stage 1: Setting up for cooking
01 Follow steps 01 and 02 in the Initial
test run: Stage 1 to set up the air fryer
oven.
02 Select a Smart Program by touching:
Air Fry, Roast, Broil or Bake.
03 Use the + / − Temp keys to adjust the
cooking temperature.
04 Use the + / − Time keys to adjust the
cook time.
Smart Programs automatically
save the adjustments you make to
the temperature and time settings
when you touch Start.
05 Touch Start to begin!
The display shows On while the oven
preheats.
You can adjust the time or
temperature any time with the
+ / − keys (then press Start to
conrm the change) but changes
made after the Smart Program
begins are not saved.
Stage 2: Cooking
01 When the display shows Add Food,
open the oven door and carefully
place your food items inside.
Except when rotisserie cooking,
you can put food in the oven
before or after preheating, as your
recipe recommends. Cooking
will start 10 seconds after the
notication appears, whether
food has been added or not.
02 Close the oven door. The display
alternates between showing the
cooking time and temperature.
03 Part way through cooking, the display
may show turn Food.
This message only appears
during the Air Fry and Roast Smart
Programs.
Open the oven door if you want to
turn or toss your food, or, if you’re
using both cooking trays, swap their
positions in the cooking chamber for
more even results.
Close the oven door to resume the
cooking program.
If your food doesn’t need to be
ipped, wait 10 seconds for the
program to resume automatically.
04 When the display shows End, carefully
open the door, and, using proper
hand protection, remove your food
from the cooking chamber.
CAUTION
The air fryer oven and air frying accessories
will be hot during and after cooking. Do not
touch hot surfaces with unprotected hands.
Allow all items to cool to room temperature,
then clean them according to Care, cleaning
and storage instructions.
Always use proper hand protection
and exercise extreme caution
when adding or removing food
from the hot cooking chamber.
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Cooking
Dehydrate and Reheat
Smart
program Default time Time range Default
temperature
Temperature
range Notes
Dehydrate 7 hours
(07:00)
1 to 72 hours
(01:00 to 72:00) 49°C / 120°F 35 to 79°C
95 to 175°F
Perfect for
homemade fruit
leather, jerky, dried
vegetables
and more.
Reheat 10 minutes
(00:10)
1 to 60 minutes
(00:01 to 01:00) 138°C / 280°F 49 to 182°C
120 to 360°F
Reheat leftovers
without
overcooking
or drying out.
01 Follow steps 01 and 02 in the Initial test run: Stage 1 to set up the air fryer oven.
02 Open the oven door and place your food items inside.
Close the door.
03 Select a Smart Program by touching: Dehydrate or Reheat.
04 Use the + / – Temp keys to adjust the temperature.
05 Use the + / – Time keys to adjust the time.
06 Touch Start to begin!
The display starts to count down right away.
07 When the display shows End, carefully remove your food from the air fryer.
CAUTION
The air fryer oven and air frying accessories
will be hot during and after cooking. Do not
touch hot surfaces with unprotected hands.
Allow all items to cool to room temperature,
then clean them according to Care, cleaning
and storage instructions.
Always use proper hand protection
and exercise extreme caution
when adding or removing food
from the hot cooking chamber.
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Rotisserie cooking
The Instant Vortex Plus is equipped with EvenCrisp™ Technology for simple rotisserie-style
cooking with delicious results.
Always insert rotisserie accessories and food items into the cooking chamber before
preheating the air fryer oven.
Read the instructions below and watch this short video to make sure the rotisserie
accessories are being installed correctly. Failure to follow these steps could result in
irreparable damage to the rotisserie catch.
Rotisserie accessories
The rotisserie basket is perforated to allow maximum airow for the perfect crisp all over.
01 Place food items in the rotisserie
basket. Do not overll the rotisserie
basket.
02 Align the tab on the rotisserie basket
with the notch in the lid, then place
the lid on the basket.
03 Turn the lid clockwise to secure it.
Optionally, spray the basket with non-stick
cooking spray before adding food to help
prevent sticking.
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Rotisserie cooking
The rotisserie spit and forks are perfect for roasting whole chicken, tenderloin
and much more.
01 Unscrew the 2 setting screws.
02 Remove the forks from the spit.
03 Push your food item onto the spit.
04 Slide the forks onto both ends of
the spit, making sure the prongs are
inserted into the food item securely
on both sides.
05 When you’re happy with the
positioning, tighten the setting
screws to hold the forks in place.
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Rotisserie cooking
Stage 1: Setting up the rotisserie accessories
Follow the steps in Rotisserie cooking: Rotisserie accessories to prepare your food.
01 Open the oven door and slide the rotisserie basket or rotisserie spit onto the guides
in the cooking chamber.
02 Move the red rotisserie catch lever to the right and hold it in position. Notice that the
rotisserie catch inside the cooking chamber withdraws slightly when you move
the lever.
CAUTION
Read these instructions carefully and/or watch the tutorial video to ensure you
are using the rotisserie properly. Failure to follow these steps could result in
damage to the rotisserie catch.
Rotisserie catch
Rotisserie catch lever
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Rotisserie cooking
03 Align the left side of the accessory with
the hole in the rotisserie catch, and set
the right end of the accessory in the
notch on the right.
04 Release the rotisserie catch lever.
05 Rotate the accessory in place to make
that it’s being held securely. The
rotisserie catch inside should move
with the accessory — if it does not
move, keep rotating the accessory
until the rotisserie catch “catches”
it completely.
06 Close the oven door.
Stage 2: Setting up for cooking
01 Connect the power cord to a 120 V power source.
The oven is in standby mode and the display shows OFF.
02 Select a Smart Program by touching: Air Fry or Roast.
03 Use the + / – Temp keys to adjust the cooking temperature.
04 Use the + / – Time keys to adjust the cook time.
05 Touch Start to begin.
The display shows On.
06 Touch Rotate to start rotisserie cooking!
07 When the display shows End, carefully remove the rotisserie accessory as described
in Rotisserie cooking: Removing the accessories on the next page.
Notch
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Rotisserie cooking
CAUTION
The air fryer oven and rotisserie
accessories will be hot during
and after cooking. Always use the
rotisserie lift to remove rotisserie
accessories and exercise extreme
caution when removing food from the
hot cooking chamber. Always use
proper hand protection when handling
and/or disassembling hot rotisserie
accessories.
Removing the accessories
The rotisserie basket and rotisserie spit are installed and removed the same way,
but backwards!
01 Open the oven door.
02 Position the hooks on the rotisserie lift
beneath the left and right arms of the
accessory.
03 Move the rotisserie catch lever to the
right and hold it in position to release
the accessory.
04 Pull the accessory towards you, then
release the rotisserie catch lever.
05 Carefully remove the accessory from
the cooking chamber and place it on
a secure, heat-resistant surface.
Make sure to place it somewhere
it won't roll away on you!
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Care, cleaning and storage
The oven door
The oven door is installed and removed the same way, but backwards!
Remove the oven door
01 Place one hand on top of the air fryer
oven to hold it rmly in place.
02 Open the oven door to a 45º angle
from the oven.
03 Pull the oven door up from the right
side until it pops out of its track.
Reinstall the oven door
01 Hold the oven door at a 45º angle
from the oven.
02 Align the teeth at the bottom of
the oven door with the grooves
in the air fryer oven.
03 Press down on the right side of the
oven door until it pops into place,
then press the left side down.
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