Instant Omni/Omni Plus/Vortex Plus: How to Rotisserie a Chicken Over the 4 Pound Limit!!!
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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I love my Instant Air Fryer Ovens, but the most frustrating thing is that it has a 4 lb limit for the rotisserie. I mean do they know how hard it is to find a chicken 4 pounds or under???
Well, I found a way to rotisserie a larger chicken! No need to go hunting for that illusive tiny bird.
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Lana, you are AMAZING. I had no idea how to use or start the rotisserie function because the mfg . didn't mention it in their manual. I had to find your channel . You do such a thorough job of explaining and showing how these ovens work. Instant Pot Company should get you on the payroll. Thank You.
You are so welcome! And thank you so much for coming and commenting such nice things. I am glad I could be of help. Sadly I'm not paid by anyone for my reviews and tutorials, but then again it allows be to be completely unbiased. :)
I bought the Vortex Plus recently, and decided I wanted to give it a try, but I was a bit intimidated on how to use it. So I came to RUclips and within a few minutes, I found your channel. I happen to have a ~ 3.2 lb. chicken that I bought from Whole Foods that I thawed out and was looking for instructions. And here we are! I found some twine in a drawer, so will be ready to go tomorrow.
I've watched a bunch of your videos, and have been very impressed with your knowledge and presentation. You have overhead cams! Yours is one of the best "foodie" channels out there, and I follow a LOT of them, from Instant Pot/Air Fryer Lid channels, to Pit Boss Smoker channels.
You have a gift for this. Signed, Calvin, your new fan.
Oh my goodness, you made my whole week! Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to comment. You'll laugh, but my overhead cam is just my Android phone on a $20 arm mount that clamps to my counter. My son makes RUclips videos so he taught me how to use his editing program and tricks to make videos look more professional. I guess an old dog CAN learn new tricks, lol. Thank you again and stay safe and happy cooking!
Thank you for this! Boyfriend and I are doing a chicken tomorrow since it's just us for thanksgiving, and the poor guy couldn't find a 4lb bird to save his life. Finally found a 4.6lb and we wondering how we would accommodate the weight limit - you're a life saver! I've never cooked a whole chicken, but I feel like I can do it with your tips. Thanks and hope you're well!
** I am so sorry it took me so long to reply. I returned to teach at my son's high school to help with their teacher shortage due to COVID. It has really cut down on my time to do anything else. Sorry.**
Hope your Thanksgiving chicken turned out good. Glad I could help.
I just bought the instant vortex plus and thank you for the start up commentary and use of the rotisserie very well explained 👏
Glad it was helpful!
I just bought my Omni plus a few weeks ago and u have been so helpful ty soooo much. Tomorrow I plan to make a rotisserie chicken I actually found a 4lb chicken at my local grocery store HEB.
Yay enjoy and I hope you love it as much as I do. Happy cooking and stay safe.
Thank you for explaining AND demonstrating everything in a way that makes sense to beginners!
You are so welcome. Can you tell I'm a teacher, lol.
@@LanaUnderPressureAbsolutely!! 🍎
Omg! Thank you! We just purchased an Omni 2 days ago. Your video inspired me to cook the chicken we had in the freezer. Literally the best I have had! New subscriber, will be watching more of your work! Thank you!
** I am so sorry it took me so long to reply. I returned to teach at my son's high school to help with their teacher shortage due to COVID. It has really cut down on my time to do anything else. Sorry.**
I am so happy you like it! Thank you so much and happy cooking.
Yes! Thank you so much. I just recently purchased a Omni and found your review very informative.
If it wasn't for you I would have been trying to put a 8lb roast on on my splint. Last night I purchased a 5lb chicken and am gonna try this tonight. I am a new subie your content is easy to follow and you have a calming confident voice. Thanks much.
Wow that means so much to me, thank you! I am so glad I could be of help and if you have any questions feel free to reach me either though my blog or on Facebook. Happy cooking and stay safe!😃
@@LanaUnderPressure OMG I followed to the T and it was perfect thank you so very much. I was so apprehensive but thanks to you 2 thumbs up. I love the fact that you actually responded back. Thanks once again!
@@viciousonev4697 that's awesome!
think I will buy the vortex plus based on a number of videos...but I love your opinions...best unbiased videos...thankyou
"Rotissering" love it! Thanks for the demo!
Thank you, I can finally get the bird in the rotiseree
Glad I could help :)
Awesome, I just got mine in today and we were talking about the fact it's hard to find a less than 5 lbs chicken. Thanks for the tip.
You are so right, it's really hard to find smaller chickens. I have only had luck finding fryers at Costco.
I just tried this for dinner tonight. The chicken was very juicy and flavorful. Thank you so much.
Glad you liked it!!
Thanks! I was wondering if that was an option. Thank you for the step by step video. I’m a cooking novice and the rotisserie chicken was a big selling point for me of the Vortex oven.
We purchased one of these... and enjoy your videos... showing us how to use it.. ¡Gracias!
El gusto es mio!
Aside from you being super adorable, this video was extremely helpful! Thank you so much!
You are so sweet! Thank you so much for the lovely comment and I am so glad you found this video helpful. :)
Hi Lana, thanks for this video and after I watched this 3months ago I bought my Vortex air fryer. It's been great and experimenting what to cook using this. I hope you will check out what I cooked using this air fryer. Thanks for your time and sharing your ideas..😁
Hi! Thank you so much and I will definitely check out your channel. Happy cooking and stay safe.
Really Really nice video👍🏼 its going to help me alot when I get my Instant vortex plus.
Awe thank you so much and I am so glad I could be of help. If you have any questions feel free to ask me any time. :)
You are a delight to watch. Thanks for great info.
Awe thank you so much. You are so welcome and I love that kitty in your profile picture. What a sweety.
I just truss the whole chicken, insert spit, center and tighten. Get a twine double the length of the chicken, make a loop knot, insert it on the end of the spit, tighten. Wrap it tightly to the opposite end, knot, flip and repeat. Now my chicken is tightly trussed and tied onto the spit itself. Your chicken will not move.
Great idea!
I didn’t realize that! Thanx for the information.
Thanks for such for the video! Question / why can’t we use the foil on top of the drip tray? With the foil the bottom elements are covered anyway ?
You can, but I find that it doesn't fit well and makes it harder to insert. And if it isn't crimped down enough, it will fly up, which I have had happen.
When I do my full chickens, I not only use a half of an onion, but also a half of a lemon and 4 cloves of garlic to stuff inside the bird. I am going to try to rotisserie a couple of Cornish hens tonight. Not so sure they will need to be dressed up/trimmed and string attached as you did these, but we shall see. Great video to watch and lean from.
There is no end to what you can use to had flavor to your chicken. Sometimes I place my fresh herbs ont he inside as well. I have done 2 game hens and they came out really yummy. I still trussed them a bit just to keep the wings from flopping and it helps with even turning and browning. But if you sandwich them tightly enough, you might not have to truss at all. Good luck, happy cooking ,and stay safe!
Very smart solution! 👌
Super helpful. Thanks.
You are so welcome. I am glad I could be of help. Happy cooking and stay safe!
So do I put the fan on low or high? Im guessing the time you read this my chicken will be done. So I'll go for low
The average weight of a young chicken is 4 # but if people are buying hens then there more in the 5-6 #. You just need look at what the lable first.
Fryers are usually 4 and under. Hierve I have another video on how to do chickens over 4 lbs on the rotisserie.
How did you get the foil out without making a right mess? I was going to use the drip tray.
The chicken tends to hit the drip tray when turning. The foil just lifts out. I just gather the edges to keep any grease a juice from spilling. I take out the legs and then lift out the foil and I have never had a mess.
Use paper towels to soak it up...or old bread.
I just purchased the Omni plus and am trying to roast a loin and noticed my timer will only let me turn it up to 40 mins.. your regular Omni let you set it to 1 hour?
I am sorry it took me so log to respond. Usually I can comment right away but things have been crazy in the Perez household.
Hi. Different modes have different time ranges.
4 lbs is the limit but I’ve had friends that cook 6 lb chickens all the time with no problem they have had there’s for 2 years now
That's completely up to you. I would say they have gotten lucky but I have a Facebook group with over 3000 people and have had numerous people had their housing break or the motor break because it was overused on weight.
I asked them what there trick is they said balance and extra string after the bird in on the stick if it doesn’t rotate smoothly it isn’t right also cross the tongs don’t put them in facing each other but having them up down left right to reduce flop
Hi! But can I do this with an Omni plus? You had said the bottom heating elements are used with the Omni Plus Roast mode? And do you take the separated chicken legs out before 60 min? And if I use the airfry mode, will it not go up to 60 min?
I am sorry it took me so log to respond. Usually I can comment right away but things have been crazy in the Perez household.
So with an Omni Plus you should use Air Fry mode if you want to place the foil on the bottom. But because Air Fry you can't control the fan and it is on HI, you can start by cooking for 45 minutes. Check the temp with a thermometer and add more time if needed.
Have you done a beef roast yet? What would be the best time and temp I have a Omni plus
I haven't done beef but I have done a pork shoulder. However, on my facebook group a lot of people have done a beef roast and it has come out great! For beef I would do about 15 mins per lb on 375 and definitely do it on the rotisserie. Yum!
Thanks so much I’ll look for your group on fb!
I just bought the Vortex tonight & came across your videos. I’m loving them but was a little disappointed with this description because it says for the Vortex as well but it was cooked in the Omni. Can you still do this & cook the legs at the same time in the Vortex? If yes, how would you fit the legs?
You can do it in the Vortex+. I have done it. Cover the drip tray with foil and push the legs over to the side and the corner to get it out of the way of the chicken. If you triss the chicken tight enough. It should clear it.
I just tried it in mine and it did work! I was happy to find this video because I could not find a chicken under 4.88 lbs at the store. I put the chicken a little closer to the left side with the wings tied up on the left end, and then the legs with the fattest part by the right corners of the drip pan (the part where the leg meets the thigh). It didn't even come close to touching, but of course I've only tried it once lol!
@@LanaUnderPressure Thanks for this clarification.
Is there any concern about the bottom element overheating because it’s covered with the foil?
On the Roast function the bottom heating element does not turn on. You can only add foil if using modes that don't engage the bottom heating elements.
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I have the Omni Plus and when I select roast - the bottom element comes on - does it only stay on for the preheat and then go off after that ?
Also, I am wondering about the grease drippings when using the rotisserie - if you can't put a pan under a chicken - it looks like the bottom tray is not going to hold all the grease ?
@@spinfowars8958 You are correct, for some reason they made the top and bottom heating elements in the OMni Plus come on under Roast mode. I just made a video on the Omni Plus and I go into detail about that. So if you want to rotisserie the best mode to use for the Omni Plus is the Air fry mode. That way you can put a foil or tray under it.
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ok thanks - looks like the plus can only use air fry and broil with rotisserie -
the problem is with air fry you only have high fan and with broil you can go lo or high fan, but you cannot go below 350 degrees -
i wish they had a way to choose any temp and select the burners and fan speed all manually
@@LanaUnderPressure Just got my Omni Plus and the bottom heating element doesn't turn on in roast mode. Did they perhaps change it back to be inline with the original Omni?
does the balance of the weight really matter in the Vortex Plus?
Hi. Yes very much so. It may work with a larger weight a few times but over time it will stress the motor and the knob and that is why lots of people have talked about the plastic burning. It's usually because they went over the weight limit.
@@LanaUnderPressure what about how it is balanced on the spit ?
ATTENTION, this is wrong..you are not supposed to put foil in the Instant Omni oven. It says in the book that it will cause a fire. It specifically says that you should only use parchment paper.. if foil comes in contact with the heating element it will cause a fire
The reason they say that (and I have contacted the company) is because if you don't crimp it down and it flies up on to the heating element, it will cause a fire. That is why a specifically state that 1. Make sure you are using a mode that doesn't turn the bottom heating elements on and 2. Make sure it is crimped down well so it won''t fly up. But if you are worried, feel free to skip this step.
@@LanaUnderPressure what mode do you suggest, roast?
Could I do a six pound turkey breast the same way, and just cut some pieces off of it to make it 4 lbs? (I'm pretty sure it's a boneless turkey breast)
Hmmm, great question. I think that might work but instead of cutting off pieces I would just do it on the rack with the tray underneath to catch the drippings, and flip twice during cooking.
@@LanaUnderPressure thank you!
Hahahahahahaha , a lot of trouble to cook a chicken as in this video, two days ago I cooked a chicken that weighed 6 pounds, I only tied the legs and wings , that’s it , it was very tasty
Glad it worked out for you. I how you didn't put that chicken on the rotisserie because it is only made for 4 lbs.
Omni plus Mybad!!!
You are so welcome! I love my Omni and I think you are going to really enjoy cooking in it. We use it all the time.