Ninja - DoubleStack 8 QT SL201/SL300

I got the double stacker ninja thing, works well. no complaints, and slightly skinnier than the others so uses a little less bench space.

I am new to the Airfryer world. The thing I am most pleased with is I can ‘Sync’ my cooking in the 2 drawers. So different foods for the meal finish cooking at the same time. It has removable metal racks, that mean I can cook 4 different foods types at same time & sync finish. My introduction to the Airfryer came from staying at a relative’s home. They have a Ninja 2 drawer side by side design. So I looked at that brand & went for the Stacker design as they take up less room on the counter top. As a new user & still learning I find the 2 drawer are plenty big enough for all food I cook to feed a family of 4. If you need larger amounts of an item to cook you just turn it over half way through cooking. If you regularly cook legs of lamb or large whole chicken or other poultry. Obviously they will not fit. You need a different design. Or use your conventional oven. If you go for an Airfryer big enough for such large food items. Then it seems wasted space when doing a smaller quantity of food. Only you can decide which choice is most useful. It is the Sync Mode on my Ninja I most appreciate.

I am new to the Airfryer world. The thing I am most pleased with is I can ‘Sync’ my cooking in the 2 drawers. So different foods for the meal finish cooking at the same time. It has removable metal racks, that mean I can cook 4 different foods types at same time & sync finish. My introduction to the Airfryer came from staying at a relative’s home. They have a Ninja 2 drawer side by side design. So I looked at that brand & went for the Stacker design as they take up less room on the counter top. As a new user & still learning I find the 2 drawer are plenty big enough for all food I cook to feed a family of 4. If you need larger amounts of an item to cook you just turn it over half way through cooking. If you regularly cook legs of lamb or large whole chicken or other poultry. Obviously they will not fit. You need a different design. Or use your conventional oven. If you go for an Airfryer big enough for such large food items. Then it seems wasted space when doing a smaller quantity of food. Only you can decide which choice is most useful. It is the Sync Mode on my Ninja I most appreciate.

I am new to the Airfryer world. Definitely happy with my choice & recommend. After seeing a Ninja dual drawer side by side Airfryer in use. Also researched the varieties of Airfryers. Settled on the Stacker Ninja Dual Drawer model. As this has same capacity but takes up less space on counter top, than the side by side model. Other key features (& my favourite feature) is the Sync Mode. So different foods finish cooking at the same time. Also has Crisper Plates, so it is easy to have food cook at different drawer heights. So raised in the drawer, or at bottom of drawer. If add the wire shelfs to each drawer, then can cook 4 different foods at same time. Comes with a great Recipe Book & Instructions/Guide.

I got this recently and have been a little frustrated on the cooking quality. The top basket cooks much faster than the bottom even when the “double stack” and “match cook” buttons are chosen. I’m thinking about returning mine and getting a different model.

I have this air fryer, and I’m wondering if I’m the only one experiencing food or juice falling from the grid at the back of each stack?

Yep I have the Ninja Double Stack - so it’s taller and narrower than most. Smaller footprint in my small kitchen. It slides back into a corner that’s pretty much inaccessible because I’m short and can’t reach to the corners without a step stool! 😂 Very unobtrusive and looks just fine. I had a Tower oven style air fryer previously which was just an ugly lump on the worktop.

I love it, I honestly don’t know what I’d do without it now. You do need to shake stuff part way through, or shuffle unshakeable stuff from front to back etc but you do in all air fryers as far as I know. I’ve certainly had no issues and have no complaints at all. So easy to clean, too.

I just got the double stack from ninja.. I don't have a lot of countertop space in my NYC apartment but this one fits nicely and works great! I love that each basket/drawer comes with a separate rack that sits half way in the basket making 4 areas to cook on. the top rack in each drawer is the "crispier" foods rack

This is exactly why I just switched to getting the double stack.. each basket has a wire rack to basically make 4 cooking surfaces, too. (2 per drawer/basket - top rack being more crispy foods) Its pretty ideal

I’ve owned a few. My Ninja double stack is my favorite. It is relatively narrow, looks good on the counter, and has great capacity.

I just got one for Christmas. Using it now for first time to cook chopped up potatoes for meal prep. Using both baskets ... and it seems the top one cooks faster.... however, it takes much longer regardless than a traditional air fryer. 40 mins to cook my potatoes... usually takes 20.

Just for your info the double stack one does not have great reviews online. Side by side ninja would be my choice as I have it and love it

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

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!

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

I’ve been thinking I need to get rid of my air fryer and get the toaster oven version so that looks good. My ninja is the one with the pull out thing, and I swear it leaves a taste on things bc of the coating

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 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 Ninja dual drawer top and bottom is awesome and very easy to clean. In fact, we threw out the Phillips XXL because it was so cumbersome and hard to clean in comparison.

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.

I have a Ninja 2 drawer and it’s fairly quiet.

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

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 got sucked into it here in Canada too. North American household voltage is not wired to run what is effectively two appliances plugged into one socket. My Ninja dual basket air fryer runs at a lower heat if both baskets are being used, and takes almost twice as much time to cook the food as using one basket at a time. I should’ve taken it back but it’s too late now.

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.

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

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

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

Don’t know the Phillips model, but the Ninja 2 drawer 8 quart is an excellent model

That is too small, we have a Ninja 2 drawer, 8 quart and it is perfect for 2 people

I agree with thisl. The 8 qt dualzone is perfect for 1 to 2 people. I like being able to cook two things in the seperate drawers.

I actually just bought a similar model that you linked, but smaller - mine is 8-qt. I say good big or go home. If Target had the 10-qt stocked, I would have grabbed that instead. It's been great so far!

I got the Ninja one that has 2 baskets. I thought I'd love it because you could use one basket at a time but honestly I hate it. Each basket is too small. No matter what you get, get a larger cooking area.

We had a toaster oven style and it wasn’t much better than a toaster oven. Nothing actually got crispy, I don’t think the air moves as much as a basket style. Have since replaced it with the 2-basket ninja and probably use it for 80% of our meals, it is great

I went through 3 of the non glass ones a few years ago and had to return them. After a few weeks of use, the metal fan would make contact with the lid (or something else in the air fryer) and would make this screeching metal-on-metal noise. Ended up getting the Ninja two basket from Costco eventually.

We have a Ninja with two baskets. Air fry, bake, roast, reheat, air broil, and dehydrate settings.  Been using for 2 years and we love it.  Very easy to clean the baskets. The metal trays come out and every thing goes in the dishwasher.  Highly recommend. 

Second this. I have the kind with two baskets. Not only does it allow you to do two things at once, but also it’s on the upper range of total volume you can cook as well if you’re making a large portion of something

Double basket ninja. It's the best I've ever owned. Do not go for the cheap recommendations, I used to have a cheap gournia and another cheap brand (both were ~50 bucks), not very consistent, didn't cook all parts at same speed, etc. I love to cook everything in my ninja, lately I've been into cooking frozen steaks, better than sous vide etc and much easier and leave the best crust

We are also a family of two adults and a toddler, I'm veggie so we mostly eat veggie. And I do like to cook so it's not just throwing in frozen food but it's really good for that too. The only time I use the oven is for baking and I'm pretty sure you can do that in the air fryer but just not got round to it yet. We just upgraded ours to a Ninja that's got a double basket that can do different times and things but you can turn it into one big basket. If you have a really good oven and if it works fine for you then I'm not sure I would bother but if you don't then it's great.

We love it and use it much more than the oven. We're a family of four and started with a supermarket cheap one then decided to get a ninja one with a double basket, it's the best appliance I've ever bought. It was also really helpful when cooking a million different things over Christmas and boxing day.

I've owned several different brands, I too now own this Ninja with the double basket, best most reliable and longest lastest one I have owned so far... Definitely would recommend it

I'm guessing you're in the US? Your sockets can't give out enough juice, so if using both baskets they get throttled down. Outside the US we don't have that problem. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to cook when the time and temp settings change depending on if you're using one or both baskets! Ninja should have made the US model with two separate plugs, one for each side.

I have loved my ninja foodi fiercely for the last 4 years. We had to replace it and got a dual basket one and omg. We have been eating soggy mush for years. It's so much faster, stuff is CRISPY. I Couldn't agree more, go simple.

We have this one as well. The one thing that bothers me is that I can't take a drawer out to tip the contents onto a plate as I would with the other model

Air fryer. Have a double sided Ninja. It’s amazing for wings. If you get an air fryer just make sure you get a big one. And being able to shake the basket is clutch!

Yes, I have this one, and I absolutely love it.

Double sided ninja. Get the biggest one you can afford/fit.

Dude I’ve been a skeptic for years and I finally got one the other day, ninja duel basket and it’s absolutely awesome being able to choose 2 different modes or times and temperatures even if just cooking for 1

Yeah, I have a dual basket Ninja and I don't recommend it. Whenever you cook with both baskets it just doesn't have enough power for that so it cooks way worse, so you end up just always using only 1 basket.

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

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.

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

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’ve actually owned the Smart Oven Air for 5+ years now and while it’s absolutely amazing and if it broke I would buy another one tomorrow, I still bought the dual basket Ninja air fryer. Nothing beats having the air shot directly on top of the food in the basket

I second this, first one I ever got was an oven one, it's amazing, but the front glass door got dirty and really hard to clean. I have the dual basket ninja and can just soak it and then rinse the basket.

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

We bought the Ninja dual basket air fryer last year. It's been great. Can cook 2 things at the same time. Each container is 5 qt so great capacity. Unfortunately, it's no longer available at Costco.

I'm curious if you buy what the OP is asking about and you cook something full of fat like bacon or chicken wings where does all the grease go and how hard is it to clean up? I currently have a ninja dual basket, all the grease and fat falls to the bottom so it's easy to pull the drawer and empty it out.

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 absolutely love my dual basket ninja. I use it almost every day. Cook two different items at two different temperatures for 2 different time lengths, synced to end at the same. Cook a lot of the same item in both baskets. Cook just a little bit of just one item in just one basket. So useful.

At least this one has 2 baskets. I bet it’s fine as long as you only use one layer in each basket (depending on if it has one or two heating elements). The price is not bad and Costco is great about returns so it might be worth a try. I was debating between a one big basket/one basket dual zone/two basket and got no consensus to help me choose! I wound up getting a Ninja dual basket from Costco and while I don’t often make full use of all its capabilities I’m delighted

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!! 🫣😅

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.

Dual basket Ninja is the bees knees

Use it every week - sometimes everyday

I’m in the same camp with a dual basket Ninja. Honestly, I never thought about which side the heat comes from, but it’s worked great for me. If you’re still shopping, there’s a Redditor who put together a [side-by-side air fryer comparison sheet](https://www.reddit.com/u/MaterialisticOcelot/s/h0LDl15iBG). It covers all the reputable brands and was super helpful to see what’s out there.

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

Dual basket all the way. For example, tonight I made burgers; patties on one side, bacon on the other. Different times, different temps. All synched up by the Ninja to finish at the same time. I couldn't get by with one basket.

My Ninja dual basket is probably 4 years old now and absolutely still rips. I love it. I often cook two different things at different temps/times. And even when I want them to be the same it lets me cook a lot more while keeping things from getting piled up.

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

We have the same one

Any dual compartment Ninjia. Ninja until I die. Amazing bang for your buck