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Mine is from Istant Brand's, aka instantpot. Vortex plus 6 in 1, 6 qt , I've used a Ninja before the 6 in 1 indoor grill 4 qt. I liked them both.
The basket is darn near impossible to really clean.. I have had mine for years and the cooking is great, the cleaning….not so much. I think that is the chink in the AF armor I’m general though.
Get a cheap air fryer. The first pic, taking the hot element out suuuccccckkkkkk 😩! Great for a chesy crust but I never use it. Second pic, it’s just too expensive knowing air fryer hot to be replaced every 2/4 year or so
Do not buy that Instant Pot. I had the Ninja, and it was great until it went out. If you want an air fryer, then get an actual air fryer.
I have the Ninja and use it 3-4 times a week. Not in a place where I can have an actual grill so I use it frequently to make burgers and steaks. I think it does a really good job on both but I've never had a different one.
We have the ninja right now and it’s been great to us, had it since Nov 2023 and use it pretty regularly
we used it about three times, maybe about 1/8 of the time we use the air fry option. Cleaning is ok, but it is NOT actually grilling.
We use it most for air frying. It can cook stuff faster than the oven, but it is smaller than the oven too. The grill isn’t quite right, the grill itself I don’t think gets quite as hot as an outdoor grill. Like when I cooked burgers on it, the burger did not look appetizing at all. Steak were ok, but I sous vide them first before cooking them in the air fryer (not my choice).
I've had a ninja foodi grill one for years and it's still good. I will keep it for many more years, possibly decades. Got it on eBay for much less than retail and it shipped from the manufacturer, somehow. I think $150? Well worth it. I use wax paper liners in it to make cleanup easier, also worth it.
Yes but not any old air fryer, I’m here to shill for ninja foodi grill. Jk, kinda. I really couldn’t live without it at this point, but when I had a regular one I didn’t use it at all. I have a pretty small kitchen and it’s definitely worth the counter space it takes up.
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