Instant Vortex Digital Single Drawer Air Fryer with Easy to Use 4 Smart Programmes - Air Fry, Bake, Roast and Reheat Capacity, Non-Stick and Dishwasher Safe Basket, Black - 5.7 Litre, 1700W

Easy to use, does the job well. Having a functioning air fyer is a lifesaver, a lot of time and energy put in the right place. Quite easy to clean as well...

I was fortunate enough to buy this item when it was on special offer, but it's worth every penny of the current price. So much so that when I spied it on offer again recently, I bought a second for when my current one gives up the ghost. Yes, it's that good! Compared to other air fryers I've tried, the Vortex simply cooks food faster and better. Having used it for over a year now, it's still going strong with no sign of any wear to the non-stick coatings (it has been looked after - no dishwashers, no scourers, soaking rather than scrubbing etc), and the only "wear" is where I dropped the fully loaded drawer on the floor and a small part of the plastic handle broke off. It made a right mess of the floor, but only slight cosmetic damage to the Vortex. Things I like about it - it's pretty simple to use - set the temp on one side and the time on the other. There's presets but I've never touched them. You can throw food in from cold, or follow the instructions and wait for it to heat up at which point it tells you to add food. It also tells you when to turn food over, although if you ignore this it carries on cooking it anyway. Smoke/steam/heat is all well contained. The fryer lives under cupboards and there's only minimal grease on the underside of the cupboards from 12 months of use. While there are bigger air-fryers now, I consider that if you need anything larger than the Vortex, it's probably better to use a good fan oven. This air fryer for me is the perfect size for couples or small families. Highly recommended!

I bought this whilst it was at the stupidly amazing price of £60. I wanted a cheap one to see if having an air frier was worth the money (as in if I would even use it). It makes the most AMAZING oven chips!! So much nicer than the actual oven that the oven has never seen oven chips since. Homemade chips are good too! Cover in a bit of oil, salt, herbs etc, while it heats up, takes only a few minutes. I admit I mainly do chips in there and I throw in the odd meat free burger/sausage/fish fingers and cut up sweet potatoes and in 20 min you know you are in for a good Yorkshire meal. There is enough room for chips for 3 people and room for a few extra pieces. Washing up is nice and easy after also. I recently tried cheese on toast in it (after toasting one side of the bread) and that came out rather well. I have also tried roast potatoes and baked potatoes - all came out nice. Roasted carrots in oil and herbs are amazing to. Everyone in my household agrees the chips and veg are amazing and I have since been dubbed the Air Fryer Chef and am in charge of its use.

Fits perfectly on my counter and makes cooking lots of things much easier. I'm quite fond of fish fillets fromthe freezer for a quick, easy meal. I found that getting the batter crispy was always a pain in the oven. No longer. Perfect every time and in half of the time. The manual is pants and the app's a waste of space. I've had to pick iup air fryer books to clarify the difference between the air frying and bake modes etc as the manual doesn't even mention them never mind explain when to use them. That said it ain't rocket science. It's easier to clean than the oven trays and makes for a much easier life.

Great for single person meals - e.g. chicken / fish and chips. I used my friend's one of these for a year and bought one this year and it's great. Good value for money and it cooks fast. Pretty small and compact. Only thing I'd say is keep it maybe 10+cm away from a wall so you don't potentially cause any heat damage to it. Would recommend

This is my first air fryer. My main criterion was that it should be cheaper on electricity. Also it would need to last 5 years in order to pay for itself if I bought a more expensive one. I found this simple to operate and very efficient as well as being good value. There was a nasty smell, which, despite cleaning many times for two weeks, has only just disappeared. Also there was an annoying rattle which was caused by the heating element rubbing on itself when vibrated by the fan. I fixed this by gently bending the element away from itself. It should have been fitted with a 2nd metal bracket to avoid this issue. The big advantage of this fryer is that the 'basket' is big enough to take a full sized ready meal (e.g. roast beef+pots+carrots+peas) so I do not have to use my large oven for those. Also, the tray will take my small Pyrex dishes, so I do not have to get the tray dirty at all when cooking raw food, etc. It is much easier to clean a Pyrex dish than the whole tray/basket and trivet. I can put chicken breasts in a Pyrex dish and add garlic, butter, olive oil, slices of lemon, paprika, cover with foil and cook until my oven probe reads 60 deg C and then remove foil and add freshly microwaved potatoes/chips on top for final 10 mins at 205 deg C to brown. It is about 1/3 cheaper than using my small oven each day so it saves me about £20 a month as I use the oven most days. I wouldn't know if it is better than other air fryers, but I use it every day and it cooks well. Recommended.

Very impressed and happy with this air fryer.It has features you only find on more expensive ones like automatic pre heat before cooking comenses turn food visual and audible warning along with cooking ended and if left it wil remind you with a audible sound. Has a 5.7 liter basket very easy controls to use the dial in the centre changes time and temperature (temp can be set above 200c) also remembers last setting used and is a button which can turn of the display and audible sound if wanted.It does make things like chips and battered items very crispy to. It is energy efficient as I've only had a smart meter for a week and when it first starts up it turns the light on it orange and then back to green for the rest of the time.All this and more for £40.

Good and versatile

It works perfectly! I was looking for a long time, and one of the advantages of this product is that it has many different functions. It's good enough for cooking and offers great value for the price.

Works well, I’m happy with it.

Power cable is too short. Temperature adjustment step is 1C which is not practical. It should be 5C or 10C.