OMG 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I have had my vortex plus for a year now and I have to apologize to it for Fing up so many dishes and not seeing it's true potential. Thank you for opening my eyes ❣️❣️❣️❣️
Many thanks for helping this elderly amateur cook to limit food waste while learning how to use convection oven and air fryer. These new fangled machines have great potential for faster and more appealing results, but can be disappointing until you dial them in by trial and error. The content in this video should eliminate a lot of the error. So well presented! I recently tried a basket style air fryer and the first eight results were all things I could have done much better or faster in a plain oven or on stovetop. Switched to a vortex plus 10qt influenced by effective demos in other Lana videos, and by this video's hints to harness my old experience. First try in vortex came out just right. Grateful to Lana.
More awesome tips, thank you! I was doing a recipe last night and knew I had to reduce the temp but guessed. When it doubt I use the nmiddle rack. lol Glad I saw this video for a better understanding of what to do. One thing I don't understand about the Vortex oven is that the air fry and bake are the only one's that have "turn food" display around 1/2 time. My idea of broil is turning food. Not that it matters much, it just had me wondering why they did that. Another tip that I may have seen in one of your other videos but not mentioned here, it that you can use an empty rack and put it in the oven at a higher spot to deflect some of the heat (instead of foil) if need be.
Hi, so glad my videos could help. It's really trial and error but I find it's why more trail and a lot less error when you have a guide to help. Broil is really for browning the top so it won't alert you to turn the food, but you still can. And yes the tray on top to deflect air flow came from me. I use that trick for baked goods a lot.
Yay I am so glad this video was helpful. If you ever have any questions feel free to PM me. I have a Facebook group Instant Vortex Plus, Omni, and Air Fryer Lid Group and everyone is super helpful. Happy cooking!
Thanks for this video. I have found out there is a learning curve with this vortex oven, and I know it gets done a lot sooner then putting it in the oven.
You are so welcome. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve. Hopefully my videos and blog recipes help make it easier. Sometimes I do new recipes and get it perfect the first time and then sometimes I have to try a few. But I guess that means more taste testing for me. lol Once I had made 5 cakes as a test. hahaha
LANA! I LOVE YOU! My oven stopped working so I bought the Vortex and I was about to give up because I've burned everything in it! My sons birthday is tomorrow and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bake his cake! THANKS TO YOU I CAN! THANK YOU! JUST SUBSCRIBED! Lots of love from Georgia 🍑!
** 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.** Oh wow I hope his cake came out good? I find my cakes and bakes come out even better in the air fryer oven. On my blog I have recipes for a few cakes. Hope he had a wonderful Birthday and have a great New Year. (PS love GA!)
I just got the Instant Pot Omni Plus. Oh my gosh I'm glad I did. Even the outside case is more heavy duty then the Omni. Two of the reasons, one the slow cook. Two the Proof feature. Thank you so much for making these videos. I have learned to depend on many of these learning videos. I feel like my friends are in my home helping me out.
Awe you are so welcome! I don't have the OMni Plus, but if I had room (and money) I probably would get that too. I heard a lot of people who have gone with that one really like it. I also have a facebook page called Instant Vortex Plus and Omni Group and you can find a lot of great information from all the people there. Happy Holidays!!
Thank you! Love these tips, the Instant Omni is probably one of our favorite new appliances, especially when it's too hot to start the big oven! Gonna give some baking a try tonight.
I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. For some reason a lot of the comments have not been showing up in my email notifications. How did they baking go? It's one of my favorite appliances, too. I have a lot more recipes on my blog, especially for baking, than I have videos. My favorite now is the carrot cake sandwich cookies. So yummy!
Thanks, very helpful! I decided to take back my Omni plus and get the Breville smart oven air. (Needed the ability to use 9x13 dishes) I will still of course watch your channel, as the ovens are about the same.😉
Thank you Lana, your videos are very helpful. Please, keep them coming. I now have both the Instant Omni plus and the Instant Vortex plus. I may have to buy a Microwave cart for the Omni plus as my upper cabinets are hung very low but, I am dying to fire it up.
@@truthhurtz2793 believe it or not I use the Vortex plus more than the Omni plus. Using tin foil over the drip tray and door when flipping food or rotating trays makes cleaning the vortex plus so easy. My air fried wings seem to come out better in the Vortex plus. I use one rack at the very bottom on my Vortex plus wings come out perfectly every time. I wish Omni plus had the same non stick baking tray rack as the Vortex plus, instead of the air fry basket. So far I've done some great baking in my Omni plus. But, I'm really enjoying the compact size of the Vortex plus on my counter top. I was expecting the Omni plus to be made of the same metal as my microwave. Shocked it wasn't especially when they quote a regular price of $400. If you do buy the Omni plus, catch a good sale. My Omni plus was a early Christmas gift. I didn't wait till Christmas to use it.
Hi Lana! I made the Medianoche! I found gluten free Hawaiian rolls as I have celiac and I made them in my cuisinart TOA 28. I have instant pots and the air fryer lid also. Anyway what a treat! I am learning so much! I am from Miami also and have a Jewish heritage. I love your stuff! I just found you!
That is brilliant! I didn't even know they had gluten free Hawaiian rolls. So awesome. I ahve a friend with celiacs and I can't wait to see if she has heard of it. Thank you so much for sharing this and thanks for your kind words. Stay safe and happy cooking! Azucar!
I realize this is old news for you, but I am still learning how to use my Omni-plus. :) And our oven just broke and it will be a few weeks for the parts to come in. D'oh! Anyway, I'm going to cook a pre-seasoned and stuffed pork loin (they were on sale at the store, lol) for dinner tonight and I've been looking and looking for recipes that *aren't* rotisserie. Since it is stuffed, I need to cook it in a dish. (Normally I cook them in a glass 8x8 dish- but I'm just not sure if I can get away with that in an air fryer!). So I've been searching how to cook this crazy thing. I remembered your RUclips channel and stumbled across this AWESOME tutorial!! Thank you SO MUCH!! Maybe I won't fail at the pork loin tonight now, lol! I even took loads of notes! :) I really appreciate you taking the time to lay all this out. I forgot how much I enjoy your channel! :) I hope you have a fabulous day and thank you again! You just saved dinner! :)
Yay Lisa, I'm so glad you found my tutorial helpful. I can't wait to hear how it came out. Pork loin is a really hard protein to cook because it has such a small amount of fat, so it dries out really quickly. I actually sous vide mine. And even though it sounds fancy, it really isn't. If you ever have a question, feel free to reach out to me through PM on Facebook. Happy cooking and stay safe!
That was fun! I'm still smiling... missed you Lana...haven't been here:( Sending hugs...hope you have tons of jingle with bells ringing all the way through the holidays... Merry everything... Hugs ~ Nancy
Lana!! They have the gluten free Hawaiian rolls at Whole Foods in the refrigerated section with the other gluten free breads! Thank you so much for replying and guess what?! I’m making them again today!!
25 percent of time in your conversion is 1/4th. Which means that to convert conventional oven time to convection oven time, divide the time by 4. So, in the case of 60 minutes time, divide 60 minutes by 4 to get the 15 minutes of time difference.
Right, that's what I explained. However, as a math teacher I know most people shy away from conversions, %, and fractions other than 1/2. So the easiest way to explain it for non math folks is take 1/2 then take half again and subtract. Same thing as 25% or 1/4.
Awe thank you so much and you are so welcome! She's a real ham. We adopted her in NYC but she came from the south. She's a plott hound/pit mix but her hunting instincts are crazy. She kills birds, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, and bees. Real weirdo, lol.
Do you happen to have a recipe for air fryer fried chicken? Also, when doing a whole chicken on a rack, what is the biggest you can fit in there? Thanks
Hi. I have a great recipe for fried chicken. If you search under youtube my name and southern fried chicken it will come up. Also the biggest you can do is 4 lbs.
You are so welcome. And I am so sorry your have burnt your food. When I first got mine I burnt a few things as well. There is definitely a learning curve and I usually test each recipe a few times to make sure. Some recipes took quite a few tries to figure out the right time and temp.
Thank you so much!!! I used your reviews to decide on the Omni Plus vs. other air fryers/toaster ovens as well as my experience with the other Instant Pot appliances I own. My absolutely wonderful sister bought the Omni Plus for me for my birthday and I’ve only had it a few days. Your channel and your website are extremely helpful. The instructions that come with the oven are terribly lacking, as is the Instant Pot website and your info has been fantastic. I’ve made a digital list with links to some of your explanatory videos as well as a list of the different modes and how they work, time and temp conversions and links to the accessories. While I knew that I could much figure out eventually, your videos and blog have saved me so much time and helped to much more quickly clarify so many things which I found confusing. Your information is invaluable! One question though - where is the link to the 12” x 8” casserole pan? Thank you again and please keep making videos on the Omni.
Hi! Thank you so much and I am so glad you found my videos helpful. I think you are really going to like the oven. I just posted a video for a tutorial on rack placement since that can be the hardest thing to figure out. But if you have any questions or need help, feel free to PM me.
I made a rotisserie chicken yesterday using your video on how to truss it. It turned out absolutely fantastic and I was very pleased with how quick and easy it was to clean the oven up. I used the air fry setting and placed foil on the bottom as you suggested 👍👍. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for all the information. I bought a instant vortex which didn’t come with much in the way of instruction. I was wondering if you have ever tried baking biscuits and if so, what temperature, and rack placement?
Hi. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I usually reply very quickly. Hi. When baking I usually use the Bake function with the rack in the bottom level. Then I use a cookie sheet. Use whatever directions are for a traditional oven but decrease the temp by 25 degrees and the time by 25%. Also, as they get brown use the drip tray on the top level to defuse the air flow so they don't over brown.
What about converting it from a regular air fryer recipe to an Instant pot duo crisp air fryer recipe? I love using my air fryer lid on my IP but I can only find regular air fryer recipes and I'm not sure how to convert the recipes properly. Thanks in advance and sorry if this question is confusing!
Hello just stumbled onto this and have had my Omni air fryer almost a year now. I’m not sure what you mean by that you can change the air flow? How do you do that?
Hi Lana! Thanks for the videos! I just got my Vortex Plus and last night and I’ve already made bacon and grilled cheese. Here is my question. If I want to stop and remove food early do I just hit cancel? If I decide to cook more just add more time? Thanks in advance.
Hi. Bacon and grilled cheese are 2 of my favorite things to make in the Vortex. Whenever you want to flip or remove food, simply open the door. The appliance will pause until you close the door and then continue where it left off.
It is an air fryer oven so other than the toast or proof function, the fan is always on. However, on roast and bake you can lower the fan. I will say if you ahve an IP it makes the most amazing BBQ ribs and then I finish them in the oven or air fryer oven.
Couple of questions , I took your advise and preheat the oven in bake since it used both elements so when I air fry it won’t take so long to warm up but why is it that when it is already at 350 degrees and I push cancel and change to AF 350 degrees it does preheat again and takes a while too? What is the trick to made changes to temp and time when the oven is already in use ? I think you said push start but that didn’t work . I have been pushing cancel and re entering the new time and temp . But that makes it reheat all over ! Thanks for advice
Hmmm, when I want to change the time or temp in the middle of cooking, I simply turn the temp or time knob without canceling first. That should work. Preheat is not based on temperature inside but it's a preset time (I think like 4 mins). So anytime you restart a cooking process it will automatically preheat unlike a regular oven.
Hi. For burgers, if they are big enough, I would use the rack actually to get the most air flow around them. You can use the black drip tray under that to catch great or the foil trick I show in my tutorial video.
I have tons of recipes on my blog. I decided to go back to teaching to geek out due to the lack of teachers in my city who are remote, so finding time to make videos has gotten hard. I'm working on it though
@@LanaUnderPressure Will the AF still work if I put the meatloaf(3lbs) in a cake pan, or should I be cooking it in the AF basket? Thank you so much for your help.
@@ronbleyle2849 absolutely! You can cook in pans and any bakeware that's oven safe. Just know that it will cook the outside faster than the inside so you have to mitigate that with placement and foil. But it will be great! If you are going to put a glaze or ketchup on it, do that in the least 7 or so minutes.
Great question. A convection oven typically has the fan at the back or the side. So it heats the air then circulates it. A true air fryer has the fan directly above the heating elements so it actually pushes the hot air onto the food then circulates it so it acts more like frying with air.
Oooo absolutely! Try them in the cage basket if you have the Vortex Plus. Or just in the regular air fry basket in the Omni. Toss in a little bit of olive oil and salt.
Lana with the Vortex Pro can I bake an apple pie with a spring form or another kind of pan? I noticed that the Pyrex pie plate will not fit because the door will not shut.
Hi. I have never done a pie before. That's a great question. It might be hard to find a pie plate that will fit but you could substitute with a cake pan. It won't have the same shape though. Blind baking the crust might be an issue though. Definitely place a rack above it to defuse the air flow.
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OMG 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ I have had my vortex plus for a year now and I have to apologize to it for Fing up so many dishes and not seeing it's true potential. Thank you for opening my eyes ❣️❣️❣️❣️
Lol, I'm sure she forgive you! 🤣
Many thanks for helping this elderly amateur cook to limit food waste while learning how to use convection oven and air fryer. These new fangled machines have great potential for faster and more appealing results, but can be disappointing until you dial them in by trial and error. The content in this video should eliminate a lot of the error. So well presented!
I recently tried a basket style air fryer and the first eight results were all things I could have done much better or faster in a plain oven or on stovetop. Switched to a vortex plus 10qt influenced by effective demos in other Lana videos, and by this video's hints to harness my old experience. First try in vortex came out just right. Grateful to Lana.
Thank you very much. I have now made scratch bran muffins and scratch cinnamon buns, my New way to cook. Wow I'm sold.
More awesome tips, thank you! I was doing a recipe last night and knew I had to reduce the temp but guessed. When it doubt I use the nmiddle rack. lol Glad I saw this video for a better understanding of what to do. One thing I don't understand about the Vortex oven is that the air fry and bake are the only one's that have "turn food" display around 1/2 time. My idea of broil is turning food. Not that it matters much, it just had me wondering why they did that. Another tip that I may have seen in one of your other videos but not mentioned here, it that you can use an empty rack and put it in the oven at a higher spot to deflect some of the heat (instead of foil) if need be.
Hi, so glad my videos could help. It's really trial and error but I find it's why more trail and a lot less error when you have a guide to help. Broil is really for browning the top so it won't alert you to turn the food, but you still can. And yes the tray on top to deflect air flow came from me. I use that trick for baked goods a lot.
I’m so grateful for your videos. I just got my instant vortex today and would be lost without you!
Yay I am so glad this video was helpful. If you ever have any questions feel free to PM me. I have a Facebook group Instant Vortex Plus, Omni, and Air Fryer Lid Group and everyone is super helpful. Happy cooking!
Thanks for this video. I have found out there is a learning curve with this vortex oven, and I know it gets done a lot sooner then putting it in the oven.
You are so welcome. Yes, there is a bit of a learning curve. Hopefully my videos and blog recipes help make it easier. Sometimes I do new recipes and get it perfect the first time and then sometimes I have to try a few. But I guess that means more taste testing for me. lol Once I had made 5 cakes as a test. hahaha
LANA! I LOVE YOU! My oven stopped working so I bought the Vortex and I was about to give up because I've burned everything in it! My sons birthday is tomorrow and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bake his cake! THANKS TO YOU I CAN! THANK YOU! JUST SUBSCRIBED! Lots of love from Georgia 🍑!
** 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.**
Oh wow I hope his cake came out good? I find my cakes and bakes come out even better in the air fryer oven. On my blog I have recipes for a few cakes. Hope he had a wonderful Birthday and have a great New Year. (PS love GA!)
I just got the Instant Pot Omni Plus. Oh my gosh I'm glad I did. Even the outside case is more heavy duty then the Omni. Two of the reasons, one the slow cook. Two the Proof feature. Thank you so much for making these videos. I have learned to depend on many of these learning videos. I feel like my friends are in my home helping me out.
Awe you are so welcome! I don't have the OMni Plus, but if I had room (and money) I probably would get that too. I heard a lot of people who have gone with that one really like it. I also have a facebook page called Instant Vortex Plus and Omni Group and you can find a lot of great information from all the people there. Happy Holidays!!
Thank you! Love these tips, the Instant Omni is probably one of our favorite new appliances, especially when it's too hot to start the big oven! Gonna give some baking a try tonight.
I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you. For some reason a lot of the comments have not been showing up in my email notifications.
How did they baking go? It's one of my favorite appliances, too. I have a lot more recipes on my blog, especially for baking, than I have videos. My favorite now is the carrot cake sandwich cookies. So yummy!
Lana Under Pressure It went great! Hawaiian butter mochi turned out gorgeous.
Thanks, very helpful! I decided to take back my Omni plus and get the Breville smart oven air. (Needed the ability to use 9x13 dishes) I will still of course watch your channel, as the ovens are about the same.😉
You are so welcome. Yes I think the Breville cooks pretty much the same. :)
Thank you Lana, your videos are very helpful. Please, keep them coming. I now have both the Instant Omni plus and the Instant Vortex plus. I may have to buy a Microwave cart for the Omni plus as my upper cabinets are hung very low but, I am dying to fire it up.
I have the Vortex Plus...…...and now I'm thinking that I should have gotten the Omni...….
Both are great.
@@truthhurtz2793 believe it or not I use the Vortex plus more than the Omni plus. Using tin foil over the drip tray and door when flipping food or rotating trays makes cleaning the vortex plus so easy. My air fried wings seem to come out better in the Vortex plus. I use one rack at the very bottom on my Vortex plus wings come out perfectly every time. I wish Omni plus had the same non stick baking tray rack as the Vortex plus, instead of the air fry basket. So far I've done some great baking in my Omni plus. But, I'm really enjoying the compact size of the Vortex plus on my counter top. I was expecting the Omni plus to be made of the same metal as my microwave. Shocked it wasn't especially when they quote a regular price of $400. If you do buy the Omni plus, catch a good sale. My Omni plus was a early Christmas gift. I didn't wait till Christmas to use it.
@@cherylsingleton3357 Thank you so much for your insight !!
Hi Lana! I made the Medianoche! I found gluten free Hawaiian rolls as I have celiac and I made them in my cuisinart TOA 28. I have instant pots and the air fryer lid also. Anyway what a treat! I am learning so much! I am from Miami also and have a Jewish heritage. I love your stuff! I just found you!
That is brilliant! I didn't even know they had gluten free Hawaiian rolls. So awesome. I ahve a friend with celiacs and I can't wait to see if she has heard of it. Thank you so much for sharing this and thanks for your kind words. Stay safe and happy cooking! Azucar!
I realize this is old news for you, but I am still learning how to use my Omni-plus. :) And our oven just broke and it will be a few weeks for the parts to come in. D'oh! Anyway, I'm going to cook a pre-seasoned and stuffed pork loin (they were on sale at the store, lol) for dinner tonight and I've been looking and looking for recipes that *aren't* rotisserie. Since it is stuffed, I need to cook it in a dish. (Normally I cook them in a glass 8x8 dish- but I'm just not sure if I can get away with that in an air fryer!). So I've been searching how to cook this crazy thing. I remembered your RUclips channel and stumbled across this AWESOME tutorial!! Thank you SO MUCH!! Maybe I won't fail at the pork loin tonight now, lol! I even took loads of notes! :) I really appreciate you taking the time to lay all this out. I forgot how much I enjoy your channel! :) I hope you have a fabulous day and thank you again! You just saved dinner! :)
Yay Lisa, I'm so glad you found my tutorial helpful. I can't wait to hear how it came out. Pork loin is a really hard protein to cook because it has such a small amount of fat, so it dries out really quickly. I actually sous vide mine. And even though it sounds fancy, it really isn't. If you ever have a question, feel free to reach out to me through PM on Facebook. Happy cooking and stay safe!
Love the tip about the notebook. I just purchased this oven and your blog and videos have been helpful. Thank you!
Thank you so much and I'm glad you found it helpful. Happy cooking and stay safe!
@@LanaUnderPressure Show do you cook corn on the cob in the instant vortex plus oven
You explain things very well
Awe thank you so much. Happy cooking and stay safe.
That was fun! I'm still smiling... missed you Lana...haven't been here:(
Sending hugs...hope you have tons of jingle with bells ringing all the
way through the holidays... Merry everything... Hugs ~ Nancy
Hi Nancy, I was wondering how you were doing? I figured you were super busy. Hope you have a wonderful Holiday and lots of prayers and love. :)
Thank you for being very informative in all your videos, Lana you are a good instructor.
Awww thank you so much I am so glad you find my videos helpful. It's the math teacher in me that loves making things simple.
@@LanaUnderPressure Ah,🙂 I thought you were a teacher. That makes sense. Keep it the good work. Thanks
Lana!! They have the gluten free Hawaiian rolls at Whole Foods in the refrigerated section with the other gluten free breads! Thank you so much for replying and guess what?! I’m making them again today!!
Love love your vids Lana!!! Keep doing what your doing girl!! I can’t wait to make the flan in my Omni!
Awe thank you so much!!!
25 percent of time in your conversion is 1/4th. Which means that to convert conventional oven time to convection oven time, divide the time by 4. So, in the case of 60 minutes time, divide 60 minutes by 4 to get the 15 minutes of time difference.
Right, that's what I explained. However, as a math teacher I know most people shy away from conversions, %, and fractions other than 1/2. So the easiest way to explain it for non math folks is take 1/2 then take half again and subtract. Same thing as 25% or 1/4.
Very informative video.
Thank you so much.
Edit : I went to your website---Wow your dog is gorgeous !!!
Awe thank you so much and you are so welcome! She's a real ham. We adopted her in NYC but she came from the south. She's a plott hound/pit mix but her hunting instincts are crazy. She kills birds, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, and bees. Real weirdo, lol.
Great tips ! Cant wait to use my Omni with all your help .... THANKS
You are so welcome!
Do you happen to have a recipe for air fryer fried chicken? Also, when doing a whole chicken on a rack, what is the biggest you can fit in there? Thanks
Hi. I have a great recipe for fried chicken. If you search under youtube my name and southern fried chicken it will come up. Also the biggest you can do is 4 lbs.
Great tips! Thank you!
You're the BEST!!! Thank you sister👍🏽
Awe shucks, back at ya! :)
Thank you, this info is so helpful!
So glad!
Thank you! I've been burning my food. Very frustrating!
You are so welcome. And I am so sorry your have burnt your food. When I first got mine I burnt a few things as well. There is definitely a learning curve and I usually test each recipe a few times to make sure. Some recipes took quite a few tries to figure out the right time and temp.
Thank you so much!!! I used your reviews to decide on the Omni Plus vs. other air fryers/toaster ovens as well as my experience with the other Instant Pot appliances I own. My absolutely wonderful sister bought the Omni Plus for me for my birthday and I’ve only had it a few days. Your channel and your website are extremely helpful. The instructions that come with the oven are terribly lacking, as is the Instant Pot website and your info has been fantastic. I’ve made a digital list with links to some of your explanatory videos as well as a list of the different modes and how they work, time and temp conversions and links to the accessories. While I knew that I could much figure out eventually, your videos and blog have saved me so much time and helped to much more quickly clarify so many things which I found confusing. Your information is invaluable! One question though - where is the link to the 12” x 8” casserole pan? Thank you again and please keep making videos on the Omni.
Hi! Thank you so much and I am so glad you found my videos helpful. I think you are really going to like the oven. I just posted a video for a tutorial on rack placement since that can be the hardest thing to figure out. But if you have any questions or need help, feel free to PM me.
I made a rotisserie chicken yesterday using your video on how to truss it. It turned out absolutely fantastic and I was very pleased with how quick and easy it was to clean the oven up. I used the air fry setting and placed foil on the bottom as you suggested 👍👍. Thanks again.
I will research this omni plus as I'm not happy with the vortex going to return it
Thanks so much for this!
You are so welcome! Glad I could help.
Thank you so much for all the information. I bought a instant vortex which didn’t come with much in the way of instruction. I was wondering if you have ever tried baking biscuits and if so, what temperature, and rack placement?
Hi. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I usually reply very quickly.
Hi. When baking I usually use the Bake function with the rack in the bottom level. Then I use a cookie sheet. Use whatever directions are for a traditional oven but decrease the temp by 25 degrees and the time by 25%. Also, as they get brown use the drip tray on the top level to defuse the air flow so they don't over brown.
What about converting it from a regular air fryer recipe to an Instant pot duo crisp air fryer recipe? I love using my air fryer lid on my IP but I can only find regular air fryer recipes and I'm not sure how to convert the recipes properly. Thanks in advance and sorry if this question is confusing!
Hello just stumbled onto this and have had my Omni air fryer almost a year now. I’m not sure what you mean by that you can change the air flow? How do you do that?
Hi Lana! Thanks for the videos! I just got my Vortex Plus and last night and I’ve already made bacon and grilled cheese. Here is my question. If I want to stop and remove food early do I just hit cancel? If I decide to cook more just add more time? Thanks in advance.
Hi. Bacon and grilled cheese are 2 of my favorite things to make in the Vortex. Whenever you want to flip or remove food, simply open the door. The appliance will pause until you close the door and then continue where it left off.
Thank you!!
I want to bake pork ribs. How would I do that? Not air fry, just bake. Thanks for your help.
It is an air fryer oven so other than the toast or proof function, the fan is always on. However, on roast and bake you can lower the fan. I will say if you ahve an IP it makes the most amazing BBQ ribs and then I finish them in the oven or air fryer oven.
Couple of questions , I took your advise and preheat the oven in bake since it used both elements so when I air fry it won’t take so long to warm up but why is it that when it is already at 350 degrees and I push cancel and change to AF 350 degrees it does preheat again and takes a while too? What is the trick to made changes to temp and time when the oven is already in use ? I think you said push start but that didn’t work . I have been pushing cancel and re entering the new time and temp . But that makes it reheat all over ! Thanks for advice
Hmmm, when I want to change the time or temp in the middle of cooking, I simply turn the temp or time knob without canceling first. That should work. Preheat is not based on temperature inside but it's a preset time (I think like 4 mins). So anytime you restart a cooking process it will automatically preheat unlike a regular oven.
Is there a ceramic grill plate for the Omni Plus? I don’t see this product being sold anymore?!
A lot of times things get discontinued. I'll keep looking.
I got an omni, should i put burgers in the cooking pan or thr air fryer basket?
Hi. For burgers, if they are big enough, I would use the rack actually to get the most air flow around them. You can use the black drip tray under that to catch great or the foil trick I show in my tutorial video.
Post more recipes:))))
I have tons of recipes on my blog. I decided to go back to teaching to geek out due to the lack of teachers in my city who are remote, so finding time to make videos has gotten hard. I'm working on it though
But thank you for these tips :))
You are so welcome!
Do you recommend the math conversion when you use only the AF mode or any mode in the Air fryer?
Great question. I use that conversion with AF, Bake, and Roast.
Would you bake cookies on low or high convect option? I have an Omni plus.
Hi. I would do LO.
Hi Lana, I'm hoping to try cooking meatloaf in my Omni Plus. Any idea's on how I should go about it?
I've done one at 385 AF 45 mins. Do it on the lowest position and fan and if over browning you can cover with foil.
@@LanaUnderPressure Will the AF still work if I put the meatloaf(3lbs) in a cake pan, or should I be cooking it in the AF basket? Thank you so much for your help.
@@ronbleyle2849 absolutely! You can cook in pans and any bakeware that's oven safe. Just know that it will cook the outside faster than the inside so you have to mitigate that with placement and foil. But it will be great! If you are going to put a glaze or ketchup on it, do that in the least 7 or so minutes.
Hi Lana, can you cook a ham in this awesome oven?
Absolutely!
What is the difference between oven and a conventional oven?
Great question. A convection oven typically has the fan at the back or the side. So it heats the air then circulates it. A true air fryer has the fan directly above the heating elements so it actually pushes the hot air onto the food then circulates it so it acts more like frying with air.
can I make french fries in it?
Oooo absolutely! Try them in the cage basket if you have the Vortex Plus. Or just in the regular air fry basket in the Omni. Toss in a little bit of olive oil and salt.
Lana with the Vortex Pro can I bake an apple pie with a spring form or another kind of pan? I noticed that the Pyrex pie plate will not fit because the door will not shut.
I have a Breville Smart Oven so I may not be able to acquire a Omni Plus at this time.
Hi. I have never done a pie before. That's a great question. It might be hard to find a pie plate that will fit but you could substitute with a cake pan. It won't have the same shape though. Blind baking the crust might be an issue though. Definitely place a rack above it to defuse the air flow.
Lana Under Pressure how about using a tin foil pie pan instead of glass. Would that help ?
@@fragranceandcooking maybe.
Did the food lady just give a lesson on third grade math 😁
Hahaha, I sure did! I am actually a high school Math teacher so unfortunately for my kids, I tend to math-ify everything, lol.