Ninja - Foodi 6-in-1 Countertop Indoor Grill with 4-quart Air Fryer, Roast, Bake, Broil, Dehydrate - Black/Stainless Steel

Jack of all trades and master of - ALL! All in one devices always give me pause. How can a device truly be good at so many different things. I have no doubt been jaded by past experiences with sub-par products claiming to do it all. Still, I have come to know and love the Ninja brand so I wanted to give the Ninja Foodi 6-1 a fair shot - and I am so glad I did. First off, I have owned many air fryers, countertop ovens, indoor grills, and similar products over the years. From the moment I took it out of the box, I was impressed with the Ninja Foodi's solid build. There is nothing cheap or flimsy at all about it. Every piece is very well made. I tried out the grill feature first. I was able to grill chicken breast that I had tossed in some seasoning with ease. It advised me when it was time to flip and it came out with not only golden brown coloration, but actual grill lines and small blackened edges. I love the blackened edges, so this was exactly what I was looking for! I also used the grill function for hand made burger patties. These babies came out with a great coloration and perfect consistency (browned and solid on the outside but juicy inside. The way they cooked actually retained the heat inside of the burgers for quite a while as well. The burgers were a bit greasy and did cause some grease to collect in the bottom of the pan which is under the basket. The cleanup was a breeze! Just squirt some detergent on the parts and give them a quick rinse and you are good to go. Interestingly a few weeks ago my mother in law asked me what the best air fryer on the market was so she could get one for her new house. I told her that even though I had spent hundreds of dollars on different brands, they all function similarly and spending a lot would not be necessary unless you want the extra tools, bells, and whistles that come with some. Well, here I am to retract that statement. I am sold on the air frying capability of the Ninja Foodi 6-in-1. I love that there is a splatter screen in the top that not only keeps stuff from getting sprayed on the burner, but also prevents food from flying up and sticking to the burner. This may sound odd, but I actually had many different things fly up and stick to the burning element and catch fire in my previous air fryer. This is far safer!! The temperatures that this unit goes to far exceed the regular ones. The max temp of my other air fryers has been 390 degrees. I love being able to broil, air fry, bake, etc at 400-500 degrees if I want. This puts that amazing char grill on items in no time flat! The only con that I could find (And this is just a nit picky thing) is that I wish the baskets and grill could somehow fit inside simultaneously to store between cooking sessions. I have also played around with the other functions like bake and broil - talk about perfectly cooped creme brulee tops! All along I Am still amazed this is a multi tasking appliance. This will save me many hot summer days when I don't feel like slaving over the grill and many cold winters when I really don't want to freeze while grilling. And it will also be my go to air fryer from now on. We are a family of 4 now that my son left for the Army. This is the perfect size without taking up too much space. The bottom line is that I am super picky, and the Ninja Foodie 6-in-1 has earned a permanent residence in my valuable and limited countertop space.

Powerful yet compact. Awesome. Get it and you’ll love it

I found the Ninja 6-in-1 to be extremely versatile. It comes with its own recipe book and quick start guide so I decided to tackle the hardest recipe in my opinion first. Pizza. Could it possibly be able to do it? Yes, it could. Simply preheat to max and drop your crust inside for 4 minutes, remove and add toppings and finish cooking. Next I tried Thai stir fry and put all the vegetables on the grill. Turned out great! Even bread was possible. Air frying and broiling are where it shines. Due to its small size and wattage it can preheat and be ready to go far faster than a traditional oven. If one has zero access to a traditional kitchen you can use the ninja 6-in-1 to get things done. One pet peeve I noted was the lack of a bake attachment or pizza pan as the ones included are textured for grilling and wicking away greases. This would be a great device for anyplace with electrical but without a kitchen. RVing, camping with electrical hookup, outdoor festivals, boating etc. and its air frying abilities definitely complement an existing one.

We are not cooks at our house. We have no children and we have always worked jobs that had off-shift and long hours. Who had time to cook? Now that my husband has retired, he attempts to make meals, but if they cannot be made on the outside BBQ grill, then they probably won't get done. It is getting colder outside and he is not having fun grilling in the cold. On top of that, he complains that the BBQ grill is messy and a real pain to clean. So, when I saw that Ninja, a brand whose products we have used and really admire, put out a smoke-free indoor grill, we just had to check it out. Enter into our lives the Ninja - Foodi 6-in-1 Countertop Indoor Grill with a 4-quart Air Fryer, that can also roast, bake, broil, and dehydrate. Most of these features are above our current experience level, but I think it is better to start off with what you know and then move to a higher level of cooking competence. Out of the box, we found the Foodi to be solidly built and thoughtfully designed. It came with a grilling grate, a 4-quart cooking pot, and a crisper basket for air frying. All of these items are substantial in weight and durability and all are coated with an extremely smooth ceramic coating that allows for easy cleaning. The front of the Foodi unit has clear, easy to read, logically laid-out touch button controls with a top center digital readout that informs you of the time entered to cook, when the unit is in pre-heat mode, the temperature when reached, when to insert the food to be cooked, when to flip the food, and when the cooking cycle has completed. It could not be easier for low experienced cooks like my husband and me. As instructed, and as we would normally do, in warm, soapy water, we washed the grate, the pot and the crisper basket, along with the installed stainless steel mesh splash guard and the provided plastic cleaning brush. After drying everything, we started out simple and used the grilling function to make polish sausages. We consulted the recipe booklet and instruction booklet that were provided with the Foodi. It instructed us to cook the sausage on Low Grill for 10 minutes. Since the sausages were pre-cooked, we lowered that time to 8 minutes. We hit the Start button and the unit proceeded to pre-heat for about 5 minutes. The display shows a line of vertical bars that show Pre-heating is in process. Once the unit reached temperature, the display says Add Food. We inserted the sausages, closed the lid and the timer started its countdown on the display screen. Half-way through the 6 minutes, the unit stopped and Flip Food displayed on the screen. We opened the cover all the way and used rubberized tongs (so as not to chip or scratch the ceramic surface of the grill) to turn the sausages. We found the sausages to be cooking evenly and to have grill marks. We also found there to be no smoke. We closed the cover and the unit again began its countdown. When the countdown reaches 00:00, the unit displayed End, then went back to 00:00. We removed the sausages and gave them a try. They tasted just like they came from the outdoor BBQ Grill. We were impressed! Over the next couple of days, we tried hot dogs, Italian sausages and then moved up to cheeseburgers. You know, all those good for you foods... They were all delicious and well cooked. Clean-up was a breeze on most; but cheeseburgers are messier. A bit more drippings, but still not a chore to clean. The Ninja - Foodi 6-in-1 Countertop Indoor Grill has made it fun and easy to cook delicious meals. It was simple to use and simple to clean. It has given us the opportunity to expand our cooking skills without a lot of hard work. We would definitely recommend this to our family and friends!

Ninja makes a variety of appliances and over time have developed some really neat items. The Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 is a new indoor grill, but it also can air fry, bake, roast, and dehydrate food, in a near-smokeless countertop device. It’s not tiny at 11 inches tall by 14 inches wide and 17 inches long (approx), but you wind up saving counterspace since it does so many things and replaces several separate appliances. It looks nice and feels well built, too. The kit includes the base unit, a grilling plate, cooking pot, crisper basket for air frying, recipe booklet, splatter shield (screen), and cleaning brush. The Foodi uses 500 degree “cyclonic air” that whirls around your food while inside, giving an even cooking, more quickly than some traditional methods, and nearly eliminates the need to flip many foods over since the hot air flows around it, with only a few exceptions (steaks, etc). You don’t even have to defrost most items and can just put them inside frozen, and it can pop-out char-grilled meats in as little as 25 minutes or less (depending on how well done you like your food). You can cook at low, medium, high, and max settings, and control temp and cook time. It did our Steaks and Chicken faster than traditional methods. We splurged and grilled a couple of Filet Mignons, and the Foodi did an excellent job making them just right (our way – a little pink inside but semi-well on the outside). The steaks were not dry at all and even had grill marks from the grill on them. From thawed they cooked perfectly at around 16 minutes with one flip in-between. The same with a couple of Chicken breasts, only less time is needed with those. An included 4 quart crisper basket let us air fry some Mozzarella sticks and Chicken planks using almost zero oil. Tip: Get a spray bottle meant for oils so you can spray just a very small amount on the air fry foods perfectly evenly, and they come out really well and with a lot less fat (rather than just drizzling oil on them). At some point I want to dehydrate some meats for jerky, but this process does take longer. It’s pretty straightforward though, and based on the results so far, should come out just as good as everything else. Cleaning is easy enough. While you can put the grill plate, pan, and basket in the dishwasher, we just did it by hand and it worked fine. Of note, the Ninja does use just over 1700 watts of power when cranked up. Our older house tripped a circuit when we first tried it on one outlet, but using another that could handle more, we were then able to work around that. Just something to be aware of if you have an older home with older electrical boxes. The power cord is also only 34 inches and I’m a lover of longer cords, so it would have been nice to have seen a longer one on this – but yeah, I’m being nitpicky on that. The “smoke free” system also did basically a good job, though after doing a couple of things in a row with it, there was a very LITTLE bit of smoke – nothing the vent fan above the stove couldn’t handle, though. I really like the Ninja Foodi 6-in-1. It covers a lot of territory and does it well. I can see a lot of future meals being made on this! Recommended, and the 5 stars is that for the price, you do get a lot and it does it well.

ive cooked porkchops,salmon,asparagus, corn,and its been a excellent purchase..so great I got one for my sister..

Ninja 6 in 1 awesome, easy to clean. It's perfect for my kitchen

After spending about 4 days with this product, I can honestly say that I will be using this product for a very long time. The build quality is rock solid - I love the stainless steel finish on the top, and the plastic body feels substantial, with no cheap rattling sounds. All of the accessories in the box feel high quality, and their included quick start guide and recipe book are super useful. Grilling The grill function works beautifully! My partner and I created some bacon jalapeno chicken on the grill, and the meat was super flavorful (photo attached). Keep in mind that we weren't even using fresh chicken, the chicken was frozen and then thawed in the fridge before grilling. So you don't need to go for top-tier cuts of meat to get a quality grilling experience. Usually I have to use a sous vide before grilling outside to get this level of flavor. Great stuff! Starting up the grill function is super easy as well. I simply put in the temperature I want the meat to cook at, the Ninja Foodi pre-heats the grill, and I'm ready to grill within minutes. Air Frying To test out the air fryer, we went down two paths. The first path was grabbing some frozen egg rolls and air frying them per the instructions on the box (photo attached). Surprisingly, I was very impressed by this compared to my Bella Pro Series air fryer. To put it in plain terms, the subtle browning and evenness of the heat distribution was truly unexpected. This isn't to say that the Bella is a poor performer, but it never did this good of a job with even heat distribution, and that's what separates the top-tier air fryers from the rest! The second path we tried was created some bacon-wrapped brussel sprouts and wow - these turned out amazing!! The air fried bacon infused the brussel sprouts with the perfect level of savory flavor, and it was sublime - I highly recommend others to try this basic recipe if they haven't already. (Photo attached, paired with the chicken dish) The air frying function is exactly like the grill function in terms of how you get started. Pre-heat the Ninja Foodi to the temperature you want, load up your food, set the timer, and let the magic happen. What's I really liked was how FAST the pre-heating process was. When I set the Ninja Foodi to pre-heat the air fryer to 400F degrees, I waited only 4 minutes or less. I didn't even leave the kitchen! Dehydrating The dehydrate function is one I plan to explore more in the future - specifically with venison. For the sake of testing though, I took 2 apples (ambrosia variety for the sweet flavor), cut them up, and soaked them in lemon juice and cinnamon overnight. In the morning, I took out the apples, set the Ninja Foodi's temperature to 145F, and let them dehydrate for 7 hours. The apple chips turned out perfect! I added another dash of cinnamon on top, and these made a wonderful snack for movie night with my partner. Overall, this Foodi is a champ! I see myself using this all the time, especially for grilling as the cold winter months are right around the corner. I'm excited to see how this machine performs with baking and roasting, but I'm quite happy with what I've experienced so far. With just one kitchen tool, it's practical and simple to create a variety of dishes and meals, and I'll be using this machine to prepare many meals going forward.

Nothing gets better than grilling on the kitchen countertop! Now don't wait for Spring or Summer to grill, this Ninja 6-in-1 indoor grill does everything required for day-to-day cooking. The good part is that it's Smoke Control System keeps the smoke in check and doesn't feel like you are grilling inside the home. Unlike the big grills that stay in your backyard, this one is pretty simple & easy to clean. It grills evenly using cyclonic grilling technology and makes the food extra delicious. It can grill, air-crisp, roast, bake, broil & dehydrate for various temperature settings. The size is just right for a small family and when you need to have a quick lunch or snack. I am very happy with this and have replaced my microwave oven. I have tried many things like fries, chicken breasts, hot dogs etc this thing makes everything better & quicker than other grills. The heat is powerful and cooks food very quickly. All in all, lthis is the perfect choice of every grill lover because of its size and ease of use. I am hoping this will last for many years to come. Highly recommend.