Vortex Cooking Times

A list of tested cooking times in the Instant Vortex Plus. These times may also work for other air fryers, but do your own testing.

Meats

Beef

Hamburger Patties

375°F for 10 minutes, turn, then another 4 minutes in middle tray

Frozen Beef Taquitos

375°F for 9 minutes in rotisserie basket on Air Fry

Beef Kielbassa

375°F for 5 minutes in rotisserie basket on Air Fry

Pork

Bacon

375°F for ~10 minutes on Air Fry in rotisserie basket

Poultry

Turkey Breast

325°F
15 minutes per pound
160°F internal temperature when done

Really, really good!

2 Chicken Thighs on Rotisserie Spit

375°F
35 minutes
165°F+ internal temperature when done

Cooked through, although could probably cut down the time a bit

Whole Chicken on Rotisserie

4 lbs or less
375°F
1 hr (15 minutes per lb)
165°F internal temperature when done

Crispy Chicken Wings

410°F
20 minutes in rotisserie

See recipe at https://cravingtasty.com/air-fryer-chicken-wings/

Baked Goods

Cake Mix

Normal Boxed Cake Mix

20 minutes, 320°F in 7" pan (1/2 of batter at a time)

See this page for detailed instructions.

Boxed Muffin Mix

8 minutes, 400°F in silicone muffin cups directly on baking tray, middle rack

Duncan Hines Easy Cake Mix

275°F, 31 minutes on Bake in included 6" pan on middle rack

Pound Cake Mix

320°F, 56 minutes in mini-Bundt pan

Bread

Sandwich Bread

325°F, 30 minutes on Bake in oiled glass loaf pan on lowest rack, bottom lined with parchment paper

Reheat Chocolate Croissants

280°F, 2 minutes on Reheat, rolls on parchment paper, middle rack

Dehydrated Sourdough Starter

120°F for 4 hours on Dehydrate, middle & lowest rack. Smear starter on parchment paper in a thin layer. "Pin" paper to perforated trays with toothpicks to prevent their being blown around by the fan. After dehydrating, break up the dried starter and freeze indefinitely in an air-tight container. To use, rehydrate and feed.

Biscuits

Frozen Biscuits

325°F on Bake for 20 minutes, middle rack

Red Lobster Cheesy Biscuits from mix

325°F on Bake for 11 minutes on parchment paper-lined racks (rotating racks after 5 minutes)

Veggies

Sweet Potato Fries (frozen)

400°F on Air Fry for 18 minutes in rotisserie basket

Homefried Potatoes

375°F on Air Fry for 20 minutes in rotisserie basket after spritzing with EVO oil

400°F on Air Fry for 15 minutes in rotisserie basket after tossing with dry rub mix

---

Back to IP Cooking