Ninja - Foodi Air Fry Oven Series
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"I bought the ninja flip over 5 years ago and it’s still going strong!"
"I’ve had my Ninja Foodi for 4 years. Use it daily and it’s still fine."
"We use ours like 3 times a day."
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"Currently on a pork loin kick and it comes out amazing"
"poke some holes in a potato and toss it in the microwave for 7 minutes then roll in a little oil and salt then 8 minutes in the air fryer (flip halfway) and it’s better than a restaurant baked potato."
"The crispi makes great chicken wings, fajitas, and does all the normal air frying better than any of those others in my opinion."
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"Cook two different things/temps at once!"
"I never use my oven anymore"
"It's my toaster, my oven (fits a frozen pizza), and my air fryer"
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"It was fast and super easy. I never used to do stuff like that because i hated using our oven."
"it heats up so fast because it's not huge."
"It tends to cook things about 30% faster than an oven"
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"It's been such a help and great with limited counter space in our small apartment."
"flips up when not in use to give me back some of my limited counter space"
"Ninja Flip is dope because it takes up pretty much no counter space when not in use."
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"You can’t clean the damn thing either."
"the inside is impossible to clean well. ... The walls are the part I'm mostly talking about. I think it's inevitable it will be dirty with baked on oil/grease."
"Keeping it clean is an issue. ... I am religious about cleaning it, but there is only so much I can do, especially the heating elements."
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"until it stopped working"
"I’m on my 4th in 2 years. ... Absolute garbage lol"
"el todo el recubrimiento interior metálico, presenta corrosión ... volvió a presentar el mismo daño ... materiales que están utilizando en el equipo, que evidentemente son de de pésima calidad ... las condiciones del equipo puedan dañar mi salud y la de mi familia"
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"chicken is gross on that one I learned."
"it can't make whole wings... So instant fail imo."
"Does a poor job of air frying. ... Does not get things crispy."
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"you can’t put things in it that are not relatively flat."
"The main issue (which is absolutely critical imo) is that they never have room to cook things that are tall. Whole wings, chicken legs, skin in thighs, etc. will never work properly."
"I HAAATE how short it is, you have like a 3in. height limit for anything you want to cook lol ... I mean really if whatever I'm cooking is even 2 inches tall, I feel like it'll be too close to the coils at the top and it'll burn 😅 ... I used to eat a lot of frozen stuffed chicken breasts and I think those would be too tall and get burned, especially being in there for like 30+ minutes that close to the burners. or this one time when I wanted to air fry some fat ass enchiladas I had cooked the day before, those things were chuuunky! Or toasting up some french bread for sandwiches!"
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"I just tried ours for the first time and I'm getting the same issue. Our previous, single-zone Ninja made food much crispier"
Ninja Foodi eight-in-one air fryer/oven ! Air fryer/oven/toaster oven/broiler. It flips up when cool to save counter space.
I have the basic Gourmia with the window, I find it a very good air fryer. I also own the Ninja 10-in-1 oven that includes an air fryer option, but it does not air-fry as well as the Gourmia. This Gourmia has really gone up in price since last year, but does go on sale from time to time. TIP: Costco now sells air-fryer parchment paper to help with any messy foods. Please do not put it in the air fryer until after the pre-heat, and make sure to secure it carefully with food in each of the corners. The first time I put it in duing pre-heat, and it exploded into flames. Quite frightening, but no harm came of it except a moment of terror. A pack of about 150 is $10.00.
We went back and forth on one for years... finally bought the Ninja Foodie one that doubles as 7 other tools (oven, toaster etc) and we use it EVERY day. The reheat feature is crazy good and the flat design is the basket means it's actual better at being a fryer than the deep basket ones. Get one, best thing in our kitchen beside old cast iron pans!
Can anyone who has this speak to how difficult it is to clean? I have a similar toaster oven that's larger, but the drip tray and heating elements are a PITA to clean and it's got more space than this one.
I picked up the foil trick way too late on my current one, which is partially why I want to replace it. Buuut my current one still works fine, and I'm not quite convinced the space savings is enough to justify a new one.
Pizza is absolutely what screwed w/ the heating elements on my current one. If they were more easily accessible, it would perhaps be tolerable, but they're not.
Yep! I unfortunately didn't realize how quickly that stuff seems to meld to the racks/tray until too late. In attempts to clean it, the coating on those items started flaking, and now they're just a complete mess, which is partially why I want something new to start over so that I can "do it right."
So I have two air fryers. Both are ninjas. One is single and one is dual. I do agree the single is better. It's really convenient to have three air fryers when making something like air fryer chicken, roasted veggies & fresh french fries. I can make all three at the same time and eat at the same time. Super convenient. Also if making wontons and spring rolls. I have a pretty busy job, a young child & a husband who doesn't cook. So for me worth it to have all. I also have enough space in my kitchen.
Given all the research you’ve already done, you’ve probably seen that giant comparison database of air fryers floating around Reddit [here, I bookmarked it](https://www.reddit.com/u/MaterialisticOcelot/s/AuYboNaNB6). It’s super handy if you want to line up the details down to the very last spec. I personally have the Ninja Foodi and really like it, but I wouldn’t really consider it a “budget” pick since it runs close to $200. That said, I do think you get what you pay for with these. I’d be careful about going under $50 on an appliance you expect to last.
We've had ours that we bought at Costco for 3 years. Daily use if not twice per day because we are saving on gas 😂. I ended up making both pies for thanksgiving (one at a time) in here because the oven was full. Love that it has all the functions and is easy to clean. Preheats faster than a regular oven because it's smaller. We're a family of 3 so if you have a bigger family I would probably suggest a bigger one.
It's not about the cooking method. Brining/marinading + making sure they are flat and more or less equal in thickness + taking it out at the right internal temperature is the key. I know double stack ninja model has a built in thermometer for monitoring food temp, but you can buy one separately. It will level up your chicken breasts.
I second Ninja. I use my Ninja Foodi XL almost everyday. I’m almost ashamed. Feels like such a cheat to cooking haha! Gifted it to multiple relatives and they love it too.
I returned the ninja flip and got the cosori toaster oven. It does everything the flip does and it's bigger. A traditional basket air fryer is probably best for only air frying, but I wanted the other options as well. https://www.costco.com/p/-/cosori-30-liter-smart-air-fryer-toaster-oven/4000415415?adobe_mc=TS%253D1767411720%257CMCMID%253D73997581491133952237276407342534395761%257CMCORGID%253D97B21CFE5329614E0A490D45@AdobeOrg&mboxSession=5091034b-e479-47e9-a624-a1fdcb423789&sh=true&nf=true
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