![]() I had seen reports that the top features a grid that is useful for placing hot pans on. The racks and basket are stainless metal and the baking tray is metal with a black color that is not Teflon. I also found that care is needed removing the racks to not accidentally touch the sides of the oven, which could cause a burn. Not a huge complaint, but I noticed it enough be be a bit annoyed by it. I found the racks tended to stick a bit when putting them into the unit. The Omni also comes with a solid baking tray and a regular rack. An initial user review on Facebook reported that the basket tray did indeed make great fries and it worked fine for me for onion rings. It must be set on the bottom or on a rack. It is not particularity deep and it does not hang. The Omni does also have a basket tray, which is useful for holding things like french fries. With that said, flipping food is not that big of a deal, especially in an oven style air fryer such as the Instant Pot Omni. Personally, the rotating basket is the biggest draw of the Vortex in my opinion, and a rotating basket on the Omni would have been fabulous. While having the rotisserie is a great feature, the lack of a rotisserie basket is disappointing. The hooks for the spit are pretty much the same as the Vortex, but Instant did improve the screws a bit my giving them a larger head. Like the Vortex, it comes with a removal tool for when it is hot. The spit also inserts much more easily than the Vortex and will likely hold a larger chicken (still to be verified). The rotisserie is all metal,which is an improvement over the Vortex, which has a plastic part that has at times melted (reports are that newer versions have replaced this with a metal part, but I have not been able to verify this). That in turn also requires quite a large counter area, and it makes me a bit nervous keeping it under my cabinets. The quick start manual says to keep 5 inches of space on all sizes of it. Another minor complaint is that, unlike the Vortex Plus, which beeps a lot and tells you to “add food” when the unit is at full temperature, the Instant Omni, just gives one fairly quiet beep. It took between five and six minutes to get to 400. In fact, when I made a ham and cheese sandwich later for lunch, I put it in while it was preheating and the sandwich was almost done by the time the oven reached full temperature. I found that it took longer than expected for the Omni to preheat to 400 degrees. It gets hot to the touch on the outside just as any toaster oven does, and in fact I found that it got quite hot, but it also does not heat up the whole kitchen, so it doesn’t radiate too much heat. The oven is 1800 watts and bakes up to 450 degrees. But for larger families, the larger size is good news as the Vortex does not fit enough food to feed a larger family. Of course this also means that it will take more counter space. The Instant Omni is larger than the Vortex and can fit a 12 inch pizza. I found mine by searching stores for the SKU number and placing pickup orders, Several were cancelled because they had already sold out, but then I finally got one! Just in time for holiday and Christmas shopping. The Omni is slowly rolling out to Walmart and I suspect it will be widespread around the country shortly. ![]() You can see Instant Pot’s sneak peek announcement about the Omni here. ![]() A reader sent me screen shots that she took of listings for the Plus before it was removed and it does indeed appear to have the same dimensions, this is assuming that customer reports of the Omni dimensions are correct. Customer service did tell a person that the Plus would be sold on Amazon. An Amazon listing of an “Omni Plus” with a listed availability in several months was up for awhile and then removed. The plus will reportedly have the same dimensions but will add the proof and slow cook features. ![]() There are now reports that Instant customer service has verified that there will be both an Instant Omni and Instant Omni Plus. See our full Instant Pot Vortex review for more on the Vortex versus the Omni. However, while it has a rotisserie, it lacks the rotating rotisserie basket of the Vortex. The Instant Omni is larger and sturdier than the Vortex. Overview of the Instant Omni and Omni Plus I finally got my hands on an Omni, so here is my Instant Pot Omni review all updated based on my model.įor a Comparison chart of all of the Instant air fryer and toaster oven models See my Instant Vortex v. The ovens have the following functions: Air Fry, Toast, Bake, Broil, Roast, Slow Cook (a Plus only feature), Reheat, Proof (for raising dough, a Plus only feature), and Dehydrate. Now they have released a larger toaster oven version, the Instant Omni 9 in 1 (also known as Instant Pot Omni) and the Instant Omni Plus. ![]() Instant (aka Instant Pot) just recently came out with their Vortex and Vortex Plus air fryers (read my Instant Vortex Plus Review). ![]()
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