Ninja - DoubleStack 10 QT XL SL400/401/451

My biggest complaint about the basket type was lack of space. This new model from Ninja is big, yet it doesn’t take up a lot of counter space. https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-doublestack-xl-2-basket-multi-rack-air-fryer-zidSL401

Get the widest basket you can. Depth means nothing, you want surface area to spread more food out in one layer. The Gourmia one on sale right now stands out in that it can be set to 450 degrees where most top out at 400. The dual basket ones are useful to cook more than one thing at a time but I've found my Ninja model to be inconsistent in temperature between the two chambers and not large enough baskets overall. I am actually planning to go get one of Gourmias today before the sale ends as my larger single fryer died last week! I find that I don't use the bottom tray preferring to just line the bottom with an aluminum foil sheet (the ones at Costco, wonder of wonders, are the perfect size precut sheets) so that I almost never have to wash the basket. I never really make french fries though and for that I would use the insert so that there is hot air forced under the fries and up through them. None of them have plastic cooking surfaces touching food because it would melt at cooking temperatures, while all of them have nonstick coating. If you use the aluminum foil sheets that would prevent contact with that for the most part.

I have a dual basket Ninja air fryer. Best money spent ever. I rarely use my oven anymore.

got a ninja 2 compartment air fryer from target for like $100-120, enjoy the helll out of it. completely changed my diet, only thing i dont recommend cooking in it is raw ground meat. you dont get a good sear so its just a mushy mess. i do hard boiled eggs, chicken, and veggies frequently in it. lmk if u have any questions

I have the Ninja - double. Highly recommended it!!

I personally prefer the dual - then you can cook different kind side by side. For me more flexible.

I love the dual because as told more freedom cooking different in both compartments. Flexible. Well I think you can do pizza i haven’t tried that out -if pizza I use my pizza oven 🥰😋 but I can highly recommend to two compartment Ninja. I think in the long run you’ll get tired of the lack of freedom- always planning- the time and temperature. I love my air fryer ❤️ I haven’t cooked in my oven since I got it. Easy to clean as well hallelujah! I hate oven cleaning!! 🫣😅

Dual basket Ninja is the bees knees

Use it every week - sometimes everyday

On my Ninja, each basket is separately controlled. So, YES

I have a Ninja dual basket air fryer and it’s great for my needs. We keep one basket for veg or other vegetarian foods; meat and fish goes in the other. Someone has commented on extended cooking times when using both baskets at the same time but that depends on where you are; it may be a factor worth considering if you’re in the US but it’s not the case for the UK (or the rest of Europe).

I’m vegetarian and have a Ninja dual drawer air fryer for precisely this reason. I use one drawer for meat or fish (I’m a veggie in an otherwise omnivorous household) and keep the other drawer for vegetables. The food from the veggie drawer has never smelt of meat and in fact the meat smells seem to permeate the kitchen much less from the air fryer than they did from the oven or hob. On edit: I would say be consistent about which is the meat drawer and which is the vegan though as there may be traces of meatiness on the element (obviously we wash the drawers and racks after each use).

Everyone is saying go big... i downsized from a dual basket ninja to a cosori pro le. they had it in white that matched my kitchen. it also goes to 450, which i like.

Congratulations! We are a two too - gave just bought a Ninja stacked - love it !!

I got mine last week. I’ve been using the Instantpot Vortex for the last two years and when i thought I was upgrading with this Ninja Doublestack, I ended up a bit disappointed.  - It has 2 cooling vents on the side that produce a lot of heat and my countertop gets really hot and wet.  - Also it’s starting/ending and button sounds are pretty loud.  - With regards to its cooking quality, again i am not impressed. My old one cooks from the top whereas the Ninja has its’s fans in the back and the cooking is not evenly done within the basket.  Honestly, I wish i could return it and get my money back so i could just get a the bigger Instantpot Vortex.

I will vouch for this. Once I used my mother in law’s ninja I realized that the IP Duo Crisp was far from adequate as an air fryer. I’ve added a Njnja (2 drawer model) and I’ve gotten rid of the IP air fryer lid and inner basket.

The beeps on my Ninja Doublestack could wake the dead!

I have the Doublestack and I do like it but there are some differences to air fryers that aren’t stacked. It saves counter space which is great. It heats from the back of the basket instead of above. Things closer to the back of the basket will cook a little quicker and be crispier. The crisper tray is adjustable so it can go all the way to the bottom of the basket or half way down. If I’m not putting too much in it, I prefer half way down which allows the air coming in to go under as well as over. I get much better results this way. It also has a grate which can be used when the crisper plate is at the bottom. You can have some stuff at the bottom of the basket and some on the grate. Then there is the other basket with all the same accessories and functionality. Lots of room for cooking but it can be easy to overcrowd a basket which will reduce crispiness. There’s a learning curve with it but I’m getting there after a couple of months of ownership. I quite like it but some people moving from top blowing air fryers do not.

No, there is another model that has a large single drawer that can also be divided, but the standard two drawer model has a solid element in the middle that would prevent a single drawer

I can recommend the Ninja Dual Stack. It has a smaller footprint on the worktop since the baskets are stacked vertically rather than side by side. I love mine.

Buy the Ninja Dual Stack and all the rubbish you’ve been told about airfryers will go out of the window! Plenty of room to cook an entire meal for a family of 4-5. The ability to have two entirely different settings, temperatures and times and have the machine coordinate the finish times, no matter how often you shake a particular food. Easy to clean. I wouldn’t be without it.

I started with a shelf type air fryer (Tower brand) - ended up buying the Ninja Dual Stack and giving the shelf one to my daughter who’d dropped her cheap basket style one. I wouldn’t go back to the shelf type. It was a complete nightmare to clean, whereas the basket style you can immerse in hot soapy water and everything just slides off. You can also put them in the dishwasher of course, but I don’t because I think that shortens the life of the product.

Got the Ninja dual basket for Black Friday. I freaking love it. Great for chicken and fries at the same time.

I have a two drawer Ninja Air Fryer. It’s very good! I paid $154.

I have both the Ninja twin basket and the Insta. There is convenience in the Ninja and it does a good job nut the Insta is better in terms of cooking plus it comes with a rotisserie and a spinning basket. It also wants to warm up before you put in the food. However, for your parent who would be new to the device, the Ninja might be better.

I have the ninja speedi and love it. It's got so many settings that I barely use my oven anymore. I proof bread in it, cook bread in it I've dehydrated fruit, it has a sous vide function, and a steam setting (I steam veggies and dumplings), and even a saute function so I've cooked things I'd otherwise cook on the stovetop when I don't feel like dirtying another dish. If you go with the ninja 2 basket, there's a model out there where you can remove the centre to make it one big basket in case that might be of interest to you.

My double drawer ninja melted itself. I loved it, but keep an eye on it.

We have the ninja dual basket.... I regularly use basket 2 alone. Just turn the power on, then click the 2, and then do the settings.

Honestly, I never wanted an air fryer, then my bf bought a Ninja. It does take up a decent amount of space on the counter, but I removed my toaster oven, which took about the same amount of space. It has 2 baskets that can cook on separate or the same temps, and it will regulate the time so they finish cooking together if cooking on different temps. It may be more than you're looking for, but I'm pleasantly surprised.

We also really like our Ninja dual basket. I like having the ability to cook at different temperatures and for differing times, as I'll often bake a potato on one side and roast tofu on the other.

Highly recommend a dual drawer one (ninja).

Ninja with two drawers but want to upgrade to one big drawer ninja with divider

I have a ninja air fryer and I absolutely love it. I’m with you on the extra functions as I don’t ever use anything but air fryer mode but the model I have and the reason I bought it is because it has a smart finish and match cook functions. Mine has two baskets and if I set the first basket and then push match cook on the second one it automatically programs it the same which is great for making a lot of the same thing like French fries. The smart finish function is awesome because if I’m making lunch for my kids and they want chicken nuggets and French fries and they both cook for different times at different temps that function will sync the times up so both things finish at the same time. It’s amazing and I highly recommend that function exist regardless of what you buy. Having two bins alone is amazing but I use the shit out of smart finish. I got my ninja air fryer at target. I don’t recall the price.

I have an air fryer and I have never had better wings and left over pizza in my life! I have the ninja one with the 2 baskets.

2 drawer or big drawer ninja with dividers. Yes it's pretty expensive but it's within your budget...you can't really go wrong

They are equal sized baskets. I had the older dual zone (side by side, pre mega drawer with divider) and one basket was still always hotter than the other- enough to be noticeable. I’m planning on getting one of these if I can find them for a decent discount in the after Xmas sales.

Yes, the stacked one. I’m tired of how much space the side by side takes up on the counter

I have the Ninja dual basket. If we're using both at the same time, the cooking times jumps up like 50% Don't know about "cross contamination" but there is a wall between the two baskets

I have the Ninja dual basket and use the match cook feature all the time, Works great. Different temps on each side, no problems at all. I use it so much it stay on the counter every day.

Yes. I’ve been doing steak in my Ninja Foodie (the ‘dual drawer’ model, so I can cook veggies in the other drawer simultaneously using the ‘Smart Finish’ feature). I’ve cooked steak from both frozen and also thawed and marinated/seasoned. They both worked great for me, just the thawed one I simply changed the cooking time. Crisp outside and tender medium/rare inside. I’d still do the occasional pan-fried and seared steak on a weekend, but it’s mainly the air fryer I’ve been using.

Same! I've always been meh about air fryers, but always had the toaster oven style. Recently got the 10 qt Ninja dual basket and was immediately like "now I get the hype". It even has a dehydrate function!

Don’t know about those models, we have a Ninja 2 drawer and absolutely love it

I got the same air fryer as you and yes I was disappointed as well. I still use my single use one.

Highly advise the dual basket version

We have one of the two drawer ninja ones. Had it for 2 years. Use it multiple times a week minimum, the over goes on a few times a month. Well worth the buy for us!

We are 2 parents and a 2 year old and were late to it also, bought a Ninja with 2 drawers for my wife and asside from a rice cooker she has basically used nothing else since (6 months plus). Seems to be faster and cheaper, easy to just chuck something in each side and and it comes out great.

Yes, also spend the extra few quid and get a ninja. I always went low end and thought they were good. I got a ninja and wish I had just got one the first time He the double drawer one, game changer

There are a few, if you have an instant pot they make their own air fryer lid if you want to save space but if you just want a dedicated one: ninja, cosori, and instant are solid brands that have dual basket models. That being said I’m still using a cheap 35$ chefman with rotaries that I’ve had for over 5 years that I’ve been waiting to break so I can upgrade but it keeps on ticking

We use our Ninja Dual Basket every day, best purchase ever

I have one. It's my third air fryer. I like it a lot, the sync and match functions are great. The sideways blowers and the built in shelving means much more even cooking than with my previous fryers. I'd recommend it.

I have the Ninja with 2 baskets. I also have a single basket Cosori. I like both of them. Cosori just wasn't big enough. The only thing I don't like with the Ninja is that it doesn't have a preheat function. You can preheat, but just have to do it manually. Easier with the Cosori. I am happy with both of them. Just depends on if you want to cook 2 different things at once. I often make fish or chicken in one basket and veggies in the other.

Ninja double one. They made a stackable one that takes less space. Wish they had that when I bought mine.

I know! Ninja are geniuses with their products. I bought their creami as well and there's so many more products I want from them 😂

Is just Ninja Double Stack.

I have the Ninja dual basket and yes they work independently. But they don't both work at peak heat at the same time- stuff takes longer when both are running. >like vapors or whatever floating between the 2 baskets The two compartments are not air tight but they are completely separated. I would say zero cross-contamination happens, but if "vapors" scare you I don't have an answer as "vapors" will permeate the entire room regardless. Vapors are largely smells and she will always be able to smell what you are cooking.

So, I started with one of these dual basket fryers a few months ago. What I noticed was that I almost always ended up using both baskets because they’re deep but not wide, and since you want one layer for maximum crispiness, I needed both baskets to get in all my food without stacking. Because I was using both baskets all the time, it cooked significantly slower - the dual basket Ninjas only run at full power if you are using one basket. I realized pretty quickly that I’m not going to cook whole chickens or other items that require a lot of vertical room - I have nice convection double ovens for that - so the deep baskets were pointless. What I needed was a big, wide, flat air fryer, so I got the Typhur Dome and have been very happy.

I have same and have always wondered why the cooking time jumps so dramatically when using both sides ….. in theory they have separate fans and heating elements so I don’t really get it

Ok thanks - that makes sense now

Is this an American thing because my dual Ninja cooks in the same time regardless of how many baskets are used, must be the voltage difference.

I think it depends where you are, I'm in the UK and I have not noticed this phenomenon at all?

13 amps, just had a look and my AF300UK is rated at 2400 watts.

Word of warning though, mine just stopped working when I had both trays running on max crisp setting. I found out one of the thermal cutout fuses had blown because it had gotten too hot, I replaced the fuse (absolute pain in the arse) and got it working. I'm not using max crisp again!

Yeah I've used it regularly with one draw with no issues, mine is under some cupboards on the countertop so maybe the ventilation wasn't adequate for double max crisp!

Had Philips and moved to Ninja, Philips required preheating to get best results, seems more powerful and lasted me ages, but the dual drawer of the ninja has been an absolute bonus, as two different food types, synced to finish at same time

Slightly longer than the Philips, but it’s usually on how much you fill it. If it’s just covering the bottom, it cooks quickly, but put more than that in and yes it takes substantially longer and you have to shake it more often

I just got tbr two drawer Ninja. I don't like how the cooking times double if you're using both drawers. Now I gotta play dinner even earlier. Have you had any issues or noticed the longer cooking times?

Ninja Dual Basket. I forget the model name.

We had one, we ended up giving it to my dad and kept two basket fryers. The ninja dual and the one from Costco. For us personally, we like the basket ones a lot more.

Honestly, the food we cook and the clean up. It seems to be taboo, but I throw our baskets in the dishwasher and have for years without issue. The tray had the rack and the under tray that seemed to get dirtier based on what my spouse cooked sometimes, and maybe some of what I cooked. But overall I found the dual baskets to be a lot more convenient. We cook different things in the baskets, at different temps and times, and it saves a lot of time. I would say it depends on your needs. The tray one we had also had a rotisserie function among other things, but we didn't use it. but it was a neat addition for those who may.

I had number #3 it was good for a while but the touchpad stopped working after a while and the device would overheat and stop responding. We couldn’t run it for more than 30 mins without it overheating. We tried everything we thought it might be not ventilated enough but that wasn’t the issue. The touch pad would stop working after 30 mins of work and after a while most buttons stopped working altogether. I contacted Cosari and they offered a replacement. I ended up sending it back and getting a ninja one with two drawers. Much better and the double drawer comes in handy more than i thought originally. The Cosari looks more fancy and has an app but it’s pretty useless. You can even turn it on through the app. You have to stand next to it to press the start button. So useless. I understand they do that for safety but it defeats the purpose of controlling it through an app. The device only lasted about 3 months or so before starting to malfunction. I recommend the Ninja instead.

I love mine. The match cook function and smart finish is a game changer

No double heating here as well

It makes it so both baskets finish at the same time.. i.e. Steak at 400 degrees for 10 min and potatoes at 350 for 20 min.. they both finish at 20 min

I do have issues with the smart probe.. never seems to get the desired doneness

I just bought the Ninja doublestack (two friers on top of each other instead of side by side) and had exactly the same reaction. Thought I could make chicken wings and fries but only need one appliance taking up counter space - I gave away my old Philips airfryer in happy anticipation. Then I actually did cook the meal and it took an hour and a quarter to get the wings and fries both cooked (Canada - we have the same electrical standards as the US uses). With two separate air fryers I could make the same meal in about 25 minutes. I was sooooo disappointed. I’m trying to adapt to how this cooks with both baskets. Food on the stainless grate that sits halfway up the basket crisps much, much faster than food on the bottom surface. Like “burns before the bottom part is cooked” faster. With my old Philips AF, which had a grate that sat in the middle, you could double the food being cooked but the heat was distributed more evenly. Honestly, if I’d known more about the doublestack model I wouldn’t have bought it, but I’m going to make the best of it now.

We are really happy with ours. I can’t say I notice a large difference in cooking with 1 drawer vs 2. But we are in the UK so might have a different power supply?

I have noticed like you, it takes a bit longer, but being able to 2 things in separate basket is amazing. With a family it is just needed imo, but when I was single I did everything in it and only used the oven for pizza and roast potatoes. There is only so much power ot ca take from a plug.

Yeah, it should be like your old one if only using one side, that what it feels like to me. I could never go back to a single draw.

Seconded. Most food airfryer cooking instructions say to cook in a single layer, and if you do a larger quantity of something you have to shake the food and it takes longer. I went from a PowerXL to a Ninja double basket 10qt and sometimes it even feels too small if you make two things.

We have the same one

I have the instant oven and it’s worked amazing. Have had it forever but it’s not easy to clean the inside. So I just bought a basket style. I initially bought the Ninja dual basket and i was not impressed at all. I returned it. It just didn’t cook the food well. Not anywhere near as good as my other one. It shows you can out quite a bit in the baskets but it took forever. So I got the Instant basket 6Qt. It’s so much better. I’ve heard good things about Cosori but never tried one.

Since we bought airfryer, i stopped using oven. It's just so handy. Easy to temp and time control. Easy to clean. I have double drawer Ninja one. I use it every day, for simply roasting side veg, baking a cake, roasting whole chicken with potatoes, etc.

I have a Ninja double air fryer. It’s really great and I highly recommend it.