Cooking
Cooking in the Vortex is quick and easy — food goes in, crispy deliciousness comes out!
Check out the cooking timetables for guidance, or visit our recipe site for fun, easy-to-
follow recipes with big crunch. You can also download the free Instant Pot app to search
recipes, save favorites, make notes and more!
When cooking meat, always use a meat thermometer to ensure the internal
temperature reaches a safe minimum temperature. Refer to the WHO's (World
Health Organization) Safe Minimum Internal Temperature Chart and/or review
your local government's food safety recommendations for more information.
Air Fry, Roast and Bake
These programmes give your meals all the rich, crispy flavor of deep frying with little to
no oil, so you can say, "See ya!" to the greasy mess and extra calories! The pre-sets are
a starting point that you can experiment with to get the results you like best.
Smart
Default time
programme
12 minutes
Air Fry
18 minutes
Roast
30 minutes
Bake
Stage 1: Setting up for cooking
01 Follow steps 01 to 04 in the Initial test
run: Stage 1 to set up the air fryer.
02 Touch the smart programme you want
to use: Air Fry, Roast or Bake.
03 Touch Temp, then turn the dial to
adjust the temperature.
Time range
1 minute to 1 hour
(00:12)
(00:01 to 01:00)
1 minute to 1 hour
(00:18)
(00:01 to 01:00)
1 minute to 1 hour
(00:30)
(00:01 to 01:00)
CAUTION
Default temperature
205°C / 400°F
193°C / 380°F
166°C / 330°F
04 Touch Time, then turn the dial to
adjust the time.
Smart Programmes automatically
save adjustments to temperature
and time settings when you
touch Start.
05 Touch Start to begin!
The display shows On and the
cooking status shows Preheat.
Temperature range
82 to 205°C
180 to 400°F
82 to 205°C
180 to 400°F
82 to 205°C
180 to 400°F
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