Just as in regular cooking and baking, it is advisable to check that food is cooked thoroughly, so a reliable thermometer is imperative. However, there are reports of Pyrex shattering, and the quick heating and circulating hot air in an air fryer can cause glass to crack or break. If you are looking for more basic information on the Vortex Plus, be sure to read my Instant Vortex Plus review. Expect to now be cooking cakes, muffins, tarts and air-fryer doughnuts; dehydrating fruits, veggies and chillies; crispy food cooked from frozen, perfect pizza, and with some models, even spit roast whole chickens or duck. Find everything from counter-top appliances such as the best food processors and best toasters, to the best pizza ovens and larger white goods like the best microwaves and best dishwashers.

They come in different sizes and thicknesses, but the most common size is around 30 x 40cm (12″x16″). Look for silicone items: For baking and for use as hot pads and oven mitts, silicone items work very well. These dishes were always in the recipe leaflets tucked alongside the instructions and often ignored, but now are found everywhere in cookbooks, magazines and online. I always recommend still monitoring your food while it is cooking, but this helps take the mystery out of at least where to start when trying something new.Thermapen is used by professional cooks and chefs but works well in home cooking because of its accuracy. For example, I have used round my springform pan bought for my 6 Qt Instant Pot just fine in the Vortex.

There’s a cake tin, silicone mat, pizza pan, a metal trivet which acts like a shelf in the air-fryer meaning you can stack ingredients in for cooking, six skewers with a rack and an egg bites mould used to cook an egg dish from the Cosori recipe book, though we cooked delicious mini banana muffins in it. We used it for flipping chips and chicken bites, and we scooped up sauté potatoes quickly and easily. Most utensils are heatproof, with some pieces, such as spatulas and tongs, withstanding higher heat than their regular counterparts. We were delighted with our bakes of banana muffins with added raspberries, the pizza pan is great for reheating food, and our gluten-free apple cake came out perfect. These unbleached parchment paper lines have holes in them to allow the air to pass through for air frying.This post provides both tips for identifying accessorizes that will work well in the Vortex Plus, where to find them, and then includes a list of suggested products. Silicone Oil Brush: I use my silicone brush constantly for basting and brushing items with oil for air frying.