Why the Vortex air fryer is the best in South Africa

4-in-1 Vortex Air Fryer

Best for: Families, students and singles looking for the best value, compact, budget-friendly air fryer on the market.

Voted Best Air Fryer by Food Network in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the 5.7-litre Vortex Air Fryer is perfect for the family of four who enjoy crunching into crispy, tender food—without the extra fat and calories. The Vortex Air Fryer’s improved drawer design maximises space, which means it easily fits four large hamburgers, schnitzels or pieces of fish, or helps you whip up a succulent 1.6kg roast chicken with potatoes. The 4-in-1 functionality allows you to Air Fry, Bake, Roast and Reheat.   The drawer design and air fryer tray makes for easy clean up (no messy baskets or clip systems). 

Fastest heat-up and cooking performance – reaches over 200ºC in just 2 mins.  Family size drawer design maximises cooking area (not volume), to ensure best capacity and performance.  Easiest to clean with removable tray.  Intuitive touchscreen panel with control dial for quick programming, plus smart programs that save your settings.  Hundreds of local recipes and videos available on website and social media community.  Best customer care with after sales service response within 48 hours.

6-in-1 Vortex Plus Air Fryer

Best for: Stylish, experimental cooks who need extra functionality.  Families who love stainless steel appliances.

An upgrade from the 4-in-1 Vortex Air Fryer, the Vortex Plus has the same spacious drawer and air fryer tray. However, the standout feature in the Vortex Plus is the Dehydrate function which can produce perfectly dried fruits, rusks, biscotti and even biltong. Plus the Grill function which turns out the most delicious ribs, roasts and chickens.  The 6-in-1 Vortex Plus was voted Best Air Fryer by Cooks Illustrated. The award highlighted it as the Best Looking, with its stainless steel exterior that looks sleek and stylish in any kitchen.

9-in-1 Vortex Air Fryer Oven

Best for: Bigger families who need large capacity with all the features. 

The Vortex Air Fryer Oven brings healthy, next-level air fryer cooking to the whole family with its massive 9.5L capacity, multiple trays, and rotisserie and dehydrate functions. But clever design means you don’t need tons of countertop space.  The 7-in-1 Vortex Oven is the ultimate in multi-purpose cooking, offering smart programs to Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Grill, Reheat, Dehydrate and even Rotisserie cook your food. With two cooking trays and a tumble basket (which makes the BEST fries ever!), you can cook your entire meal simultaneously in one single appliance. The oven also features a glass door with interior light, so you can check on your food as it cooks.

If you’re looking for a larger air fryer to cook different small batch foods or a large batch at once to feed 4-6 people, you’ve found your match. Families with hungry tummies to feed will love the convenience and the crunch.

Vortex Plus with ClearCook™ and OdourErase™

Best for: Families looking for the ultimate cooking convenience

The two models with ClearCook windows are available in black as 6-in-1 Instant Vortex Plus with ClearCook and in stainless steel as 6-in-1 Instant Vortex Plus with ClearCook & OdourErase They are our most advanced and beautifully designed air fryers yet!

• The only air fryer brand awarded QuietMark accreditation for its insulated drawer design with almost silent operation.
  
• Voted Best Air Fryer internationally by UK Homes & Garden, Good Housekeeping, and New York Magazine
  

The revolutionary ClearCook window with internal light allows you to check on cooking progress without continuously opening the drawer and losing heat. The EvenCrisp airflow technology ensures crispy, tender results every time, with 95% less oil. While the 6 smart cooking programs deliver one-touch access to easy recipes, but also let you customize on the go. Plus, clean-up is so easy with the single non-stick cooking drawer design and dish-washable cooking tray.

Air Fry juicy chicken wings and crispy fries, Grill vegetables and meats, Bake fluffy cupcakes and cinnamon rolls, Roast zesty lemon chicken breast and garlicky potatoes, Dehydrate your own biltong or fruit slices, and Reheat any leftovers perfectly.

Vortex Plus Versazone Air Fryer

Best for: Families who want the biggest size, fast performance and ultimate convenience

Finally, you can air fry for the whole family - plus guests!  The Instant Vortex® Plus Versazone is our most versatile air fryer yet. It has the biggest drawer size 320 x 240mm. Plus, it features VersaZone technology, so you can quickly switch from one extra-large cooking drawer to two independently controlled cooking zones with separate time and temperature settings. Now you can air fry TWO whole chickens at once, or grill succulent chops in one zone, while roasting vegetables in the other. The possibilities are endless! 

The smart SyncCook function means you can automatically match cooking settings between drawers. While SyncFinish ensures the finish time between the two zones is simultaneous. Or if you only want to cook a small portion, then simply cook using just one zone!

The Versazone also uses up to 80% less energy compared to cooking in a traditional electric oven, plus the updated design ensures the lowest noise levels on the market. EvenCrisp airfryer technology delivers crispy, tender results every time, with 95% less oil.

The cooking drawer, cooking tray and divider are non-stick and dishwasher safe, so clean-up is also a snap!

8-in-1 functions: Airfry, Roast, Grill, Bake, Reheat, Dehydrate, Sync Cook, and Sync Finish Little to no preheating — go from frozen to golden in minutes Insulated cooking chamber for a quieter kitchen A tilted touchscreen with an intuitive message bar provides step-by-step instructions and a cooking progress indicator for each drawer

Vortex Plus Dual drawer with ClearCook™

Best for: Couples, singles and families who have different diets or meal preferences

The Vortex Plus Dual Air Fryer with ClearCook™ is the latest generation of air fryers to land on South African shores. The defining feature of the Vortex Plus is its two 3.8-litre, see-through drawers which easily fit a 1.2kg roast chicken.  Each drawer has its own time and temperature settings so that you can cook two dishes at once, and the SyncFinish™ function ensures that they will be ready at the same time. Turn on the internal lights, and watch the EvenCrisp technology at work as you Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Grill, Reheat, or Dehydrate—and get the crispiest, golden crunch every time. The Vortex Dual with ClearCook air fryer is the ultimate solution for families who cook different foods, or follow different diets e.g. vegetarian and meat eaters.  You can keep food completely separate but finish cooking at the same time.

Ready to join the Vortex air fryer revolution?

We hope this information has helped you decide which Vortex air fryer is right for you. The good news is that you can’t go wrong! Whichever Vortex air fryer you choose, you’re guaranteed to love the quicker, cleaner, easier and healthier way to cook.
 
Plus we’ve got tons of recipes and timetables to get you started! 
 
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