Instant VORTEX 9QT User manual

INSTANT®VORTEX™AIR FRYER

WITH VERSAZONE™TECHNOLOGY

9 QUART

to your new Instant®Vortex™Air Fryer!

This Instant Vortex can help you cook delicious meals with less oil and

more choice. We hope you fall in love with Instant air frying and enjoy

it in your kitchen for years to come!

Get started with your new Vortex Air Fryer!

Welcome

Before using your new Vortex air fryer, read all instructions,

including the Safety and Warranty document. Failure to follow the

safeguards and instructions may result in personal injury and/or

property damage.

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WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Air Fryer

Accessories

Remember to recycle!

We designed this packaging with sustainability in mind. Please recycle

everything that can be recycled where you live. Be sure to keep this

Guide, along with the Safety and Warranty insert for reference.

Illustrations are for reference only and may differ from the actual product.

Air fryer cooking tray

Air fryer tray divider

Control panel

Air fryer

cooking tray

Air fryer

tray divider

Heating elements

(inside)

Power cord

(rear)

Air fryer basket

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USING YOUR VORTEX AIR FRYER

Control panel

We’ve designed the control panel to be simple to use and easy to read.

1. Left + Right Zone Status Display

• Cooking temperature

• Cooking time

• Messages

• Error codes

2. Time/Temperature

• Cooking time

• Cooking temperature

• Messages

3. Smart Programs

4. Temperature Control

• Increase or decrease cooking

temperature

5. Time Control

• Increase or decrease cooking time

6. Left (1) + Right (2) Zone Selectors

7. SyncFinish

• Set separate programs

to end at the same time

8. SyncCook

• Match right and left zone settings

9. Cancel

10. Start

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Turning the sound On/Off

You can set notification sounds to ON or OFF.

• When in Ready or cooking modes, press and hold Time and Temp

for 5 seconds until the display shows Sound On or Sound Off.

Error alerts cannot be turned off.

Choosing the temperature scale

You can display cooking temperature in either Fahrenheit or Celsius.

• When in Ready or Cooking modes, press and hold Temp for

5 seconds until the display shows Temp Unit °F or Temp Unit °C.

Reset Smart Programs to original settings

Reset individual Smart Programs

• Once you’ve selected the Smart Program, press and hold that

Smart Program button for 3 seconds.

The Smart Program’s button blinks and the cooking time and temperature are

restored to the factory default setting.

Reset all Smart Programs

• With the cooker in Ready mode, press and hold the Control Dial for

3 seconds until the cooker beeps.

All Smart Program cooking times and temperatures are restored to the factory

default setting.

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INITIAL SET UP

Unpack

1. Remove your new Vortex air fryer from the box.

2. Remove all the packaging material from in and around the air fryer.

3. Make sure to remove all the accessories from inside the air fryer.

4. Don’t remove the safety warning stickers or the rating label from

the air fryer.

Clean before use

1. Wipe the interior with a damp cloth. Use a clean, soft cloth to dry.

2. Wash the accessories with hot water and dish soap. Rinse with

warm, clear water and use a soft cloth to dry.

Placement

1. Place your Vortex air fryer on a stable, level surface, away from

combustible material and external heat sources. Do not place your

Vortex air fryer on top of another appliance.

2. Make sure to leave at least 5 in / 13 cm of space above and around

all sides of the appliance to allow for sufficient air flow.

Test run

Before using your new Vortex air fryer for the first time, perform a test

run to ensure everything is working correctly.

To perform a test run:

1. Insert the basket and cooking tray into the air fryer, but do not

add food.

2. Select the Air Fry cooking program on the Control Panel.

3. Single Zone cooking activates by default.

To learn more about Single Zone and Dual Zone cooking, see “Introduction

to Zone Cooking” below.

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4. Change the cooking temperature to 400°F / 205°C.

5. Change the cooking time to 18 minutes.

6. Press Start and the air fryer starts the test run.

7. When the display shows Add Food, just wait 10 seconds for the

program to resume (do not add any food).

8. When the display shows Turn Food, just wait 10 seconds for the

program to resume.

9. After the cooking session is done, let the unit cool.

Now you’re ready to cook a meal in your Instant Vortex air fryer!

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COOKING

The Instant Vortex air fryer uses EvenCrisp™rapid air circulation to

crisp or cook food, from the top down giving your meals all the rich,

crispy flavor of deep frying, with little to no oil.

What to cook in

The cooking tray is perforated to allow air to flow under and around

your food, and should be used for most foods, like wings, fries and

cauliflower bites.

You can place food right on the cooking tray, without using foil or other coverings.

For the Baking program only, you can use a metal or glass baking dish

to hold things like batter for cakes and dough for breads. Place the

baking dish directly inside the cooking zone for baking.

Introduction to Zone Cooking

The Instant Vortex Air Fryer with VersaZone™Technology lets you

choose how you want to cook and how much, by using different

cooking zones.

Single Zone: Lets you cook food in the large 9 qt zone, ideal

for things like a whole chicken or a family-sized batch of fries.

The Vortex air fryer uses Single Zone cooking by default. See instructions on

switching between Single Zone and Dual Zone below.

HOT SURFACES

The air fryer will be hot during and after cooking. Always exercise

extreme caution when removing food or accessories, like the

cooking tray and divider, from the hot cooking chamber. Touching

hot surfaces may result in personal injury, and/or property damage.

MUST ALLOW AIR FLOW

To prevent personal injury, DO NOT block air intake or air vents.

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Dual Zone: Lets you cook two foods in two zones, three different ways:

1. Use both zones with different programs: Cook in both zones

at the same time, using different programs and settings.

2. SyncCook: Cook in both zones at the same time, using the same

program and settings for both.

3. SyncFinish: Cook in both zones at the same time, using

different programs and settings for each, but finish cooking

at the same time.

Switching from Single Zone to Dual Zone Cooking

You can switch between Single Zone to Dual Zone cooking depending

on what you want to cook.

1. Insert the cooking tray into the basket.

2. Slide the tray divider into the cooking tray.

3. Put the basket into the air fryer.

4. Press the Control Dial two times quickly.

5. You can now cook with two zones.

To switch back to Single Zone cooking, press the Control Dial two times quickly.

Make sure you let the tray divider cool completely before removing it from the tray.

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Cooking in Single Zone

These instructions explain how to cook one food in the large 9 qt zone.

To cook two foods in two zones, read the instructions for “Cooking in

Dual Zone”.

Prep

Thaw, cut, season or batter your ingredients according to your recipe.

Preheat

1. Add the cooking tray into the air fryer basket.

2. Insert the basket into the air fryer.

It is not recommended to use the divider for Single Zone cooking.

3. Select the Smart Program you want to use.

The selected program will blink and the display shows the default cooking

time and temperature for that program..

4. If you want to adjust the cooking time, press Time and use the

Control Dial to increase or decrease the cooking time.

5. If you want to adjust the cooking temperature, press Temp

and use the Control Dial to increase or decrease the

cooking temperature.

6. Press Start to begin. The status bar shows Air Fry.

7. When the cooker reaches the target temperature, the display shows

Add Food.

Note: Add Food applies to Air Fry, Roast, Bake and Broil only.

Cook

1. Remove the basket and place your food into the cooking tray.

2. Insert the basket back into the air fryer.

3. Cooking begins and the cooking countdown timer starts.

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