Ninja - Air Fryer Pro XL 6-in-1 with 6.5 QT Capacity - Gray

I marinated some bone-in pork ribs overnight (my go-to BBQ sauce), popped them in the fryer, and set it for "Air Roast." About an hour later, my kitchen smelled incredible, and I had a perfect batch of ribs. They were fall-off-the-bone tender on the inside, but with the most amazing crispy exterior – no grill needed. This fryer is a dream for busy weeknight dinners. It's so much faster than the oven and way healthier than deep frying. Plus, the 6.5-quart capacity is no joke. I easily fit a whole rack of ribs in there, which is perfect for feeding my family. Cleanup was a breeze, too. The basket and crisper plate are both nonstick and dishwasher-safe, which is a plus and very convenient. I'm obsessed with the Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL 6-in-1. It's a total game-changer for weeknight meals, especially for someone like me who craves perfectly cooked ribs without the hassle. It's so versatile – I've already used it for everything from frozen fries to roasted vegetables, and everything comes out perfectly cooked. Plus, the fact that it has multiple functions like air roasting, dehydrating, and reheating makes it even more valuable in my kitchen.

As a huge fan of Ninja's Air Fryers, and using my previous model a few times a week, I was really excited to try out the new Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL 6-in-1 with 6.5 qt capacity. Setup was an absolute breeze. Cut open the box, remove top piece of foam, remove wrapping and cardboard from the 6.5qt tray, plug in, ready to go. The entire thing honestly took me less than 1 minute. It took almost as long to type that sentence as it did to physically get this going. Upon placing on my counter, I immediately noticed how small this appliance is. This thing sits barely higher than 1 foot. Official produce dimensions: 14.921259842519685 in L x 11.299212598425198 in W x 12.007874015748031 in H. It's This is about HALF the size of my last Ninja, and, with about 4 times the capacity. The tray is 6.5 quarts! That's 5lbs of fries or 9lbs of chicken wings. That's a ton of food for such a small footprint of an appliance. The weight of this is impressive too, measuring in at just 11.44 lbs, it's very easy to move around the kitchen. Being so small, it could even sit inside a pantry or cupboard when not being used to free up counter space. Operating is about a simple as the unpacking and minimal as the size. You pull out the tray, place food into the tray (I always make sure the crisper is inserted as well) press the power button, select the temperature and cook time, press start. It's advised with just about anything you cook, to pause and shake the tray every few minutes. This ensures nothing gets stuck to the crisper, and things tend to cook more evenly that way. The Air Fryer Pro XL has a "Max Crisp" mode which sets the cook time to a scorching 450 degrees Fahrenheit. This ensures things are more crisp and cook faster than the standard modes. Reheating some leftover fries took less than 2 minutes and they were crunchy and hot. Honestly, they were even better than the day they were delivered to my doorstep from delivery! It's also advised to set the Air Fryer away from under upper cabinets to give it room to vent. When cooking, hot air exhausts from the top. There is a vent in the rear that I believe is used for intake. When cooking, I did not notice any hot air coming out of the back, only the top. Since you are getting such a large capacity tray, you may be inclined to cook larger items in this Air Fryer, such as an entire chicken. Ninja included some alternative modes with this model, such as bake, roast, reheat, and dehydrate. I haven't had time yet to test all of the functions, though I was able to test out the dehydration feature along with my Air Frying. Slicing up slivers of potato, placing on the crisper tray and running the dehydrate function gave me fresh potato chips in a matter of about 20 minutes. Once done cooking, it's super easy to clean. Just remove the tray, fill the tray with soapy water, let soak, rinse. The crisper tray removes from the main tray for easier scrubbing. The crisper is made of a ceramic coating non-stick material, so stuck on food comes off easily. Occasional wiping down of the main appliance is needed to keep it looking fresh and new, but otherwise, this thing is low maintenance. The crisper tray is even dishwasher safe. If you're unsure of what to cook, or, how to cook what you want, Ninja included a recipe book along with a cooking chart to help you. What I enjoy most about using an Air Fryer vs conventional frying is both ease of use, and cleanliness. There is no oil needed. No splattering of oil all over yourself or the kitchen, so it's safer both physically and for your health. Using the Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL is an absolute pleasure. It elevates foods that need a good crisping, makes cook times lower, and takes up very little space. There is nothing not to love about this little appliance. It will absolutely become one of, the most used appliances in the kitchen. Well done Ninja, thank you for such a well thought out appliance. I'll be looking forward to the next gadget!

I’m late to the air fryer game – this is my first. But after using this Ninja “Air Fryer Pro XL 6-in-1 with 6.5 QT Capacity” model for a few days it’s already become integral to my cooking with its many operational modes. (I’ll refer to it as “Ninja” going forward. It’s a true 5-star product. If this model is lacking anything it would be a glass window to see the food cooking like a regular oven or toaster oven. As it is you have to pause and slide out the cooking basket. Also, the dehydrating function is more for show than it is practical. Much of what kept me away was the name – “fryer” doesn’t align with my eating preference, and I assumed it was just speed fryer that still required a heap of oil. But that isn’t the case – it has more in common with a convection oven than a fast food fryer – so I decided to try this one out, especially because it does so much more than “air fry.” There is another other reason I was reluctant to get one – appliances take up counter space, which I lack. Physically, the Ninja does take up considerable counter space, especially in-depth, but I tolerate that because of its usefulness. If you want to store it under the counter or in a panty though it’s surprisingly light and easy to move around. I parked mine on the countertop next to my oven in what is dead space anyway. The front control panel is clean and intuitive. Right out of the box I understood how to use it. It’s a minimalist layout with buttons for power, start/pause, temperature, cooking time, and cooking mode. The various buttons have a nice bouncy tactile feel to them. To operate just set the cooking mode then time and temp. That’s it. One quirk I found is that you can only change the temperature and cook time when cooking, and not when it’s paused. The cooking modes on this model are max crisp, air fry, bake, roast, reheat, and dehydrate. Max Crisp as a separate mode, to me, is a marketing gimmick, as its just air fry at a higher temperature than you can set air fry to. Functionally all the modes are similar with the difference, I think, being the amount of air that is circulated. The heat source is an electrical element, visually similar to an electric stove, at the top of the unit. There are three parts to the Ninja, the main cooking unit, a 6.5 qt. food basket with handle, and a crisper tray that sits inside the food basket. For most cooking the food sits on the crisper tray at one of two levels inside the basket. Both the food basket and crisper tray are dishwasher-safe and ceramic coated to prevent food from sticking – no nasty PFOAs here. After set-up I focused on the performance of three modes vs both my regular and toaster oven: air fry, bake, & roast, plus I also was intrigued by the dehydrate mode. I felt duty-bound to break in the Ninja with regular french fries so I poured what would be a fast food “medium size” portion of Alexia “Crispy Rosemary Fried with Sea Salt.” In my toaster oven this amount of fries would take 18-20 minutes to cook and even then some fries closer to the front usually end up half-baked. So I was stunned the Ninja cooked them perfectly crisp, but not crunchy, in just 10 minutes (including 3 minutes of pre-heating). They were less greasy too, probably since they didn’t have to sit on a solid aluminum foil sheet like when cooked in an oven or toaster oven. I also noticed the cooking temperature was lower too. I used 400F where I would use 450F in an oven. Before moving on to another mode I decided to try something more tricky – sweet potato fried. These have always been a challenge for me to get them crispy before burning. I found the Ninja didn’t change that initially…but after some trial and error I did find the “sweet” spot, so to speak, between time and temperature. Unlike the regular fries, these did come out greasy at first, but after blotting with a paper towel and letting them drain for a minute they were crispy and delicious. But the lesson here is if you first fail, try gain. There is a learning curve with some foods. Transitioning to different foods is definitely easier in an oven or toaster oven where you just have to change the pan or aluminum sheet. The basket and crisper tray are greasy were nasty looking after making fries so I felt compelled to clean them in the dishwasher before moving on. As I got more comfortable with the air fryer though I started just putting a dab of dishwashing liquid on them and handwashing. Takes about 5 min, though uses more water this way. Once out of the dishwasher I was ready for round 2, roasting. Time for something healthy. I soaked some whole (frozen) Brussels sprouts in a mix of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and ground pepper for a few minutes. Then I drained the mix and dumped the sprouts onto the crisper and let them bake for about 8 minutes at 375F They came out as expected for roasting – very slightly crisp on the outside but otherwise moist. Especially for cooking for one or two people this is a huge time and energy saver vs doing this in a regular oven. I look forward to trying out meats soon, especially for making chilis and stews. After a quick handwash, I was ready for dessert, which I don’t always have. But in the name of testing, I bought a package of refrigerated cinnamon roll dough for the baking test. Here I placed the crisping plate at the middle level of the basket, and preheated at 375F for 3 minutes. Then put four rolls in for eight minutes. Checking in on them just six minutes later they were already burnt. Lucky I still had four for a do-over. I lowered the crisping plate to the bottom and reduced the heat to 350F and set the timer to eight minutes again. This time the rolls came out with a nice light brown coloring and soft flaky texture. Yum. This was more convenient that using a big oven and the cooking was more even than a toaster oven. I was really surprised an electric element could do such a good job. I saved the best (in my mind) for my finale – dehydrated fruit. The results were great, but I was disappointed by the low volume of fruit made. Stacking food in this mode isn’t allowed to I could barely fit half an apple and one strawberry on the crisper. Studying the cooking process here though, it looks like the fruit shrinks enough after an hour where you could add more fruit every hour, assuming you are home. Having never dehydrated anything before I went by the instructions which recommended seven hours. My batch, however, was done in about 3. The apples were in between chewy and crispy but the strawberry was as crisp as a fresh cracker. Temperature is very low, about 135F, so I don’t think there is any risk of burning here if you leave it in longer. My thought on the dehydration feature is, it’s a fun feature, but because of the low volume it produces, not an integral one. If you want to dehydrate food buy a dedicated dehydrator.

This new updated model ninja air fryer has all the features that you need for your kitchen, the 6-1 includes Max Crisp, Air fry, Roast, Bake, Reheat and dehydrate. Easy to use and clean, the 6.5 QT XL basket let you cook up to 5lbs French fries or 9lbs chicken wings among other things within minutes and with the new feature of Max Crisp you can make those delicious fries or chicken extra crispy at 450°F. Even though this air frier has an XL basket , the whole appliance it’s compact and will not take much space on your kitchen counter, this is a plus for this air fryer since I use it daily and the air fryer is super light, only weights 11.44 lbs can be move anywhere in your kitchen. The only reason I do not give it 5 starts is because I’ve had in the past prior Ninja air fryers and the material seems lot stronger than this new model, the basket handle feels a little bit less stronger that prior models, also when I remove the basket after cooking, the air fryer slide off the my kitchen’s counter, other ninja appliances either have a stronger grip on the bottom or have suction cups that hold the appliances in place, besides this cons, this air fryer is a great product to make your food taste better with less oil and cook faster.

I bought this brand new, but when I received it has sole cosmetics spots which is weird !!!

I give this to my daughter, she loves it! Now my home needs one.

best air fryer ever, it is a good size .worths the money

Very nice thing to own. I am extremely satisfied with this air fryer which is very convenient and easy to use. I just must say, do not follow time for food products on the device, it will burn. I found that food is done in half time from time on the sticker, which is good thing but just sometimes to be awere of. For example fries has two markings one 20-25 minutes, other for 10-15 minutes but in my case fries was done each time in 7-8 minutes. Same with frozen chicken, marked as 35-40 minutes and for me was done each time in 20 minutes. Also rrmoving tray and shaking the food in the middle of the prepiring will give better results and food will be evenly done from both sides. Cleaning is easy as possible, remove the tray take out the plate and wash it. Definitely high quality product that makes awesome fryed food. This fryer can also bake and roast the food. For those who are not familiar with air fryer, you get better reasults then with traditional fryer but less greasy since you are not frying in oil but instead air will remove some grease from meat. Once again, easy, fast and very convenient and every household would be happy it. Pros: Easy to use Fast Great results Easy to clean Cons: None really

We really love this Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL and it is by far the best one we have used yet. We use this to cook various meats and vegetables so it’s more than just something that heats up wings and fries. The XL version is perfect for a family of two to four people and it cuts down on the cooking time drastically compared to a regular oven or fryer. The reason we love this is because the main basket is very large and not as deep as the original air fryers which means that more food gets cooked evenly without the need to be constantly stirred or rotated off the bottom to the top. Also because it is more square and stout it is easier to store and there is more clearance between the top of the unit and the cabinets when it’s on the countertop. The basket and crisper plate are coated with a non-stick surface so clean up is quick and simple. The six preset functions make using the air fryer simple and it really does a great job browning and crisping the food. The only concern I have is that the crisper plate is thinner than most and it fits very snuggly in the basket which makes it slightly more difficult to remove for cleaning. There are silicone/rubberized feet that extend out on the side of the crisper plate that help it seat in the basket but also cause some resistance when inserting or removing the plate. Since the sides of the basket and crisper plate are non-stick surfaces you have to be careful to not scratch either one as you seat the crisper plate in the basket. Operating this air fryer is simple. First you select one of the six functions which are Max Crisp, Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Reheat and Dehydrate. Then you select the time and temperature and hit the start button. The functions have a default temperature setting but you can adjust it up or down to meet your cooking needs. They include a fairly large recipe book to give you some recommended items to cook and what settings to use. The bottom crisper plate and the basket are coated with non-stick so the surfaces are very easy to clean by hand or if you prefer they are dishwasher safe.