Why buy any other. OK, I am a kitchen tool junkie. Got an air fryer, which I love. Got a Instantant Pot which is a killer for beans, stew, roasts, etc. Then saw the Ninja on TV and thought, so cool. Bought it and use it almost exclusively. Great for grilling, air frying, etc. Crisper works a little better then our air fryer, but it is a little too small for doing whole chicken or large roasts like standing rib. Really love the temp control going past 400 degrees for fish, etc. You have me sold.

Great grill and air crisper. Love this appliance! So far crispy fried chicken, fried shrimp, steak, tater tots, chicken wings, and cleans up so easy…LOVE my Foodi Grill/ Crisper.

Love it! I had this for a week before I used it. I’ve been disappointed in so many similar items. But the Ninja Foodi cooks like it says it will. It’s easy to clean because it comes apart. I wish there was a way to make it lighter since I have to keep it in my lower cabinet but that’s the only con. It guides you through the pre-heating stage, when to add the food, how long.

Great results quick! I am a single man living alone in an apartment. My property bans outdoor grilling. This indoor grill is a great alternative to outdoor cooking! I get much better results than on a stove top. This device is great for cooking small portions when I get home from work. Ever since I purchased this indoor grill, I’ve been eating healthier meals that I can cook on my own. Preheating this device is much faster than a grill or an oven! I also love the easy cleanup. The non-stick surfaces make clean up very easy and quick.

Great small appliance addition! I purchased the indoor grill about a month ago. Thus far I have used it mostly to grill fish, chicken, steak and burgers. I love the grill marks it makes. It cooks fast and evenly. I love it! Grilling is healthy and you can grill frozen foods so if you forget to take something out of the freezer, no problem. It cooks faster than anticipated so watch it until you become used to cooking times. Clean up is a breeze – love that!

4.0 out of 5 stars Wife was unsure but now loves it
Got the for my wife for Christmas and she was a bit unsure about it but now she has used it several times and loves it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect
We switched to this from another from a different brand that it’s beeping drove us crazy. My mom has this one so I knew what to expect and the beeping is much more tolerable.Pros: just works really well. Really strong so I had to lower the time/temp that I was used to.Cons: the 20 min auto timer for “air crisp” is just annoying, since it is so strong I often reheat things for only 4-5 minutes, so that’s 15 clicks to lower it down from 20 to 5. I would have also loved to be able to skip the preheat, sometimes in a rush you just want to set and forget, but here you are forced to preheat. Food turns out great because of it, but I wish there was a way to decide if to preheat or hot. I still get confused with the on, off, start buttons, putting in the time and then clicking off. Then having to turn it on again and do it all over again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love This Air Fryer
I love everything about my Ninja air fryer. I’ve used all functions except Roast and the food is cooked to perfection!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cooker/Grill But Be Aware of Maintenance
This unit combines a grill with a convection oven.Be realistic. There is no substitute for charcoal but I am precluded by local law and my condo association from barbecuing on my terrace. The Foodi offers a good sear and SOME of the flavor you would get from a charcoal grill. I have had excellent results with this thing. If you do not have a dishwasher, you might want to think twice. There are a lot of parts to be cleaned.I have a Cuisinart contact grill that became all but useless. The teflon coating has worn off top and bottom plates and everything sticks like crazy – usually to the top plate. Replacing the plates is about the same cost as replacing the machine. Even if there were not a sticking problem there is no comparison between the two appliances. The Foodi is far superior.The Foodi has an enamel coating that is very slick and should be far more durable than teflon.You ABSOLUTELY need a meat thermometer – the external kind with a cable or bluetooth connector to the probe. You will never have satisfactory result with a timer. Overall this cooks much quicker than an oven or a conventional grill because of the convection effect. Cooking times will vary depending upon fat content and size. The mean thermometer (around 2 bucks) takes the guesswork out of the process.I made some fennel sausage last weekend. I grilled these without the thermometer. I managed to overcook the links. I use commercial grade hog casing (my poor mother kept kosher) and the casing split.On the other hand I grilled some double rib lamb chops with the thermometer and they were done to perfection – a few degrees lower than desired and then allowed to rest for five minutes. Seared on the outside, medium rare on the inside.On the grill you are limited to four temperature zones. If you roast you can set the temperature to any point like an ordinary oven.I have not tried it but apparently you can air fry a breaded chicken cutlet. We will see. It would be a real plus.I have a sensitive, hard-wired smoke alarm and it went off when I turned the chops. Frankly it wasn’t necessary to turn. As advertised is sears all around. I will turn them the next time as well but open my terrace doors first.You MIGHT want to obtain kevlar oven gloves. The reason I said that is that they enable you to remove the components while they are still hot and wipe the down with a paper towel before the D/W. No need to use the brush. Everything just slides off.There are three parts to clean: The grill, the pot and the splatter shield. My definition of clean is however, er, … stuff comes out of the dishwasher. There was something in the manual about soaking the splatter shield for 24 hours. Yeah, sure. I’ll get right on that.Overall – unless you are expecting robust charcoal barbecue taste – most people will be satisfied. As an indoor grill I would give it six stars if I could.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Works great but too small.
This Ninja works wonderfully. But it is too small. I can only cook two steaks at a time. That’s why I gave it only four stars. The pictures made it seem larger. But I don’t think it comes any larger. If I had seen a larger one I would have gotten it. Other than that it’s great.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wouldnt cook without it!
Unlike my microwave there are just some things that is meant to be baked or cooked for flavor! This little item is BIG in power and food cooking! I use mine all the time for chicken nuggets, pizza rolls, even turkey breast! My Fiance absolutely loves it! We got ours at a very great price! We waited a year wanting one and Amazon had a good one in warehouse! We jumped at the chance! And it Ninja? The quality is great! The name says it all!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ninja grill
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
I was hesitant to purchase this product. I am sure glad I did. I bought it to use mainly as an air fryer. I tried grilling ribeye steaks one night and wow, my life has changed. This unit made some of the best grilled steaks I have ever eaten. I use it almost every night to cook one thing or another.I am happy that I decided to part with the money to get this product. I have yet to use the dehydrate function, but every other function is awesome and to top it off, it is so easy to clean.I love my Ninja Foodi 5 in 1.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best So Far
I’ve been using air fryers for years, and all different kinds. The basket models don’t have much space and seem to foul the heating element with oil faster than others. The oven style fryers seem less reliable and don’t quite give a crispy texture to the food. The Ninja 5-in-1 does everything you want with the bonus of being extremely easy to clean.I personally haven’t tried the grill function, but the air frying is fantastic, it has a deep enough basket to fry a 22oz bag of fries all at once, with little need to flip, the space you have to cook is deceptively large.The best part of it all is how easy it is to clean, it has a doubled grease mesh protecting the heating element and standoffs for the basket so it isn’t scratching the bottom of the primary basket, however there are no standoffs on the sides of the basket so scratching can still occur. Everything washes out with water and a soft sponge, I’ve only burnt something on once, and it flaked right off. With the heating element being protected you’re avoiding so much annoying cleaning and not risking your fryer by getting water where it might damage the unit.As for the negatives, it’s mainly on the software side. This unit has a mandatory preheating phase, so whenever you start the machine and dial in your time and temperature, it will turn on for a couple minutes and then prompt you to add your food WITHOUT starting the timer or having the ability to time-out of the prompt. This means if you put food in and start the fryer, 2-3 minutes later when it is done preheating you will have to lift the lid to get it to register and start the timer. A small annoyance, but a totally unnecessary one. As I also mentioned before there are no standoffs for the sides of the fry basket, it will eventually scratch your main nonstick basket.Coming from a toaster style machine, this fryer is not quite as large, but has plenty of room. The folding lid isn’t inconvenient and I actually prefer it. Overall this machine is surprisingly good and might be the first air fryer that is MEANT to be cleaned easily, finally!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tastes as good as a steakhouse steak!
I’ve had several appliances that are supposed to give you that “grilled outside taste”, but none of them has measured up – from the George Forman grill to Emirle Lagasse’s air fryer – both are now outside in the shed. But this Ninja Foodi grill actually does what it says it will do. I hate the hassle of starting a grill with charcoal or having to deal with propane tanks. The indoor appliances don’t give me the taste I’m looking for. Everything is bland and I end up giving it to the dog. Then I ordered this for myself for my birthday. OMG! 😱 What a difference! I grilled a strip steak in just 20 minutes. It was perfectly charred outside and perfectly medium pink inside. I can’t believe how good it was! It tasted like it was grilled outside. It would be hard to tell the difference between a steak grilled on a Foodi grill and a steakhouse steak – it was that good! It’s easy to clean up, but it is heavy – probably not something you want to pull in and out of the cupboard on a regular basis. But you’ll be using it so often, you’ll want a permanent place for it on the countertop or utility table. I took a star away for 2 reasons: 1) the recipe book that comes with it focuses on family size meals – 4 burgers, 4 steaks, 5 hot dogs, 5 ears of corn. I’m one person. So I’ve had to play with cooking times for 1 steak, 1 burger, etc. 2) the pot, basket, and grill do not all fit into the unit together. If you place all 3 in the unit, you can’t close the top. This is bad for storage. If you put the grill in the pot, you have to find a place to store the basket. If you put the basket in the pot, you have to find a place for the grill. Not all 3 fit nicely together. Personally, I think this is a design flaw and could be fixed in future models, as could the recipe book. Otherwise, this is a 5-star appliance. One more thing – it says don’t use olive oil because it smokes use vegetable or canola oil – after being brainwashed to use olive oil. I discovered if you’re grilling meat, you don’t need any oil. Meat generates enough grease on its own. You will need it if you’re grilling veggies. My only regret now is that my meat bill is going to significantly increase. And my dog is disappointed because she’s no longer getting half a steak!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool For The Kitchen
This was purchased to replace an old Phillips air fry cooker with the pull out tray/ basket. It was a good first experience with air fryers. It was a little too small and hard to clean. It lasted many years, but it still worked, but it had a bad smell to it because you couldn’t clean it the way it needed to. This unit has more room, it is easy to clean. The first thing I noticed, was how much quieter it runs. These new crappy home designs with the big open space, makes it terrible when you are running a noisey appliance. So quiet is better. It has been used to grill chicken breasts, air fry frozen french frys, and frozen coated fish fillets, and fish sticks. I almost forgot, there is a double screen that protects the fan from splatters. This should go a long way towards the collection of grease on the fan itself. If this unit lasts long enough, I will giveit five stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just PERFECT!
This item has already paid for itself. I absolutely love my Ninja. This saves so much time in the kitchen. I recommend following the cooking guide provided and play with the cooking times. I have found that the minimum cooking time provided works best. Different Strokes for Different Folks but this definitely works for me. Hope you enjoy this Ninja as much as I do.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Indoor Grill
This product has a removable grill plate that is perfect for steaks chicken or mahi-mahi.I have cooked the perfect charred steak s time and time again on this little grill and it is so versatile that it can handle other cooking chores as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
The most awesome thing you can have in kitchen

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome machine. But why is it so loud!
This Airfryer is amazing. It cooks almost anything you throw in it to perfection. But the most annoying thing about it is that it’s really loud and makes annoying beeping sound every time you change the settings.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Love this air fryer griller! As a carnivore I love steak! And this is great at grilling them!!

4.0 out of 5 stars The cost
I love my new air fryer, the food was so much better. Only used it twice this first week. However, I’m a senior on a fixed income and carefully manage my expenses. The air fryer cost me $2 more in electricity EACH time I used it. I get a weekly summary of my usage/costs. I knew it used a lot of voltage and now I know how much. I’ll figure how to balance this within my budget. An informed buyer is a better buyer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It’s wiked
Cook meat from frozen. Comes out super juicy and grilled. Amazing

5.0 out of 5 stars The best
Was nervous to use this at first. Now I use it all the time from chicken to shrimp to fish to steaks. It’s an amazing product.

5.0 out of 5 stars Justo lo que necesitaba
Muy útil.

5.0 out of 5 stars customer service rocks!
I don’t like leaving a review until I’ve used a product for awhile and the design flaws and other problems have a chance to show themselves. How a company responds is so important. I did have a problem (more later) and it was quickly and efficiently resolved. I have been using this unit about once per week for 8 months.First – the product usability – I am not a great cook, nor do I care. I want simple, straight forward recipes, with ingredients I recognize, and if it has more than 5 ingredients (including salt and pepper) my eyes glaze over. So, obviously, I haven’t tried most (any?) of the recipes that came with the unit. I bought this because of the Covid lock down. We were missing our weekly burger night at our favorite restaurant. It works great! My burgers on the outdoor grill come out like hockey pucks, but the Ninja ones are perfect! Easy, juicy, quick. 5 minutes, no flipping and cooks evenly. I also use it for fries and it works very well. I had to experiment with cooking times depending on the brand of frozen fries I buy, but no big deal. I don’t use any oil with the fries, you are supposed to use some, but we like them not as crispy. I haven’t cooked anything else in the Ninja.The thermometer probe – Don’t waste your money. Maybe it’s me, but I can’t figure out a way to use it without burning myself. My meat thermometer works just fine. I do love that the top of the unit has a temperature chart – it’s a little thing, but it is so convenient.Cleaning it – the grill insert is really kinda a pain, but, frankly, I think that is typical of any appliance with a grate. There is a brush provided that certainly helps, and I use a scrubbie too. The fry basket and the main pot clean up just fine – easy peasey.The problem I had – after several months the edges of the cooking pot started to flake off the nonstick coating. Even the cheap generic fry pans I bought decades ago when I first moved out on my own, didn’t flake off that quickly. My daughter has had this same unit (without the probe) for over a year, using it several times a week, and has not had this problem. I took some photos, called the service number. No waiting in a queue (so no obnoxious, tinny music), the rep turned the call into a video call via a text message (I have no clue how he did it!) so I could show him the pot and the whole unit up close and personal. He immediately said that was not supposed to happen (I already knew that!), then said he would send me a new one and that it would would take up to 10 days. I don’t think the call lasted longer than 10 minutes total. Unbelievably fantastic customer service – no fussin’, no cussin’ (not that I’d be cussin’ anyway). The rep was wonderful, I did have a little trouble with his accent, but it’s not like I can carry on a conversation in a foreign language, so props to him for that. I asked him just to slow down (everyone talks too fast for me) and enunciate a little more and he was very accomodating. We did fine. Unfortunately, when I tried to answer the survey at the end, the system didn’t recognize my keypad responses, I think it might have been because of the type of call he used. I wanted to leave a positive response. Oh, well. Two days later – surprise! The new cooking pot arrived! Wonderful customer service.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I Use This Foodi Every Single Day!!!
I was on the fence about getting this for several months–I just wasn’t sure if I wanted yet one more thing on my counter. But, I happened to get it at some flash sale price, so I bit the bullet and bought it. It actually took me a couple of days to start using it (I get intimidated with new kitchen things sometimes), but once I started, WOW! I watched tons of YT videos of people cooking with this, so I had a decent idea of what worked and of course after using it since May, I have just figured out what works best. To be honest, I use air crisp for almost everything except for steaks. I air crisp burgers (much faster that way), pork rind breaded pork chops, fish balls, pork rind breaded fish, chicken wings and bacon. We don’t eat cakes or cookies, so I can’t say that I’ve used the bake function. The grill plate takes much much longer to heat up, but we really like our steaks on the grill plate and grill function as opposed to air crisp. The Ninja is fairly easy to clean, at least the bottom bin and the air fryer basket are. The grill is fairly easy too if you soak it. The screen at the top can be a pain and trying to clean around the top can be tricky and I have cut my knuckles doing that. I do wish they had put the ceramic coating on the lid or at least used metal that wasn’t so sharp. That is my main complaint. If they had only put the ceramic coating on the lid, cleaning would be really easy. With the screen, about once a month, I put it in boiling water with vinegar and a few drops of dawn to try and clean it. That works fairly well. I do have issues with my smoke detectors going off though, but my sister in law has one of these and just puts it on her counter near her stove and turns on her exhaust fan and that keeps her detectors from going off. I don’t have a functioning exhaust fan, otherwise I would do the same thing. So I put my kitchen detector in a drawer while I’m using the Ninja and that works. Seriously though, it has made cooking much more fun and since you can actually cook frozen food, like frozen burgers (we get awesome specialty burgers from our farmers market), but it has just made eating so much easier for my husband and I. In one minute, we can pull some burgers out of the freezer, heat up the Ninja and cook them and they’re done in about 15-16 minutes (our burgers are very large)! Pretty much anything we make takes less than 17 minutes to cook (except for the chicken wings). Yes, we eat mostly carnivore, so as long as we have some kind of meat in the fridge or freezer, it’s really easy for us and we literally have used this just about every single day since we got it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars It is fun so far
This is definitely a novelty item. I can’t say the food tastes better when I cook it in the ninja, but it tastes different. A little drier. I am still figuring it out. I grated some fresh garlic and mixed it with olive oil with green beans. Definitely tastes different than when I boil my green beans, but it is still fun. The benefits are that it cooks the food FAST. In the time it would take to boil a pot of water for my green beans, they are already done in the ninja! I also cooked asparagus and eggplant on the grill part. They didn’t taste like barbecued grilled veggies. I usually fry my asparagus in olive oil until it is a little toasty. The asparagus got toasty in the air frier, but still tastes drier than when I cook it in the pan. It is a learning process. Again, biggest benefit is that it cooks soooo fast. Clean up is easy- i just put it in the dishwasher once it is cool.Edit: two months later: a day doesn’t go by where I don’t use this machine. I even toast my English muffins in it. I don’t know what it is about this machine that makes me prefer it over the stove or oven. Just seems quicker and simpler. I put the metal cooking pieces and vent in the dishwasher after every 1-2 uses. Grease is beginning to build up a bit on the surfaces. It scrubs away easy enough, but it takes a little time to get it all off.I am learning how to cook the vegetables better- I I only cook them for 3-5 minutes max, shut it off, then let it sit sit in the hot frier to finish cooking. Comes out much better and less dry this way. Also cooked some tuna and salmon. Still getting the hang of it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars We Love It!
I had no idea how much we needed this thing in our lives! It honestly makes life easier. We are empty nesters, and it works perfect for us. The grill cooks surprisingly great steaks once you get used to the timing. It’s also not hard to clean. We used it more than the oven lately!
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5.0 out of 5 stars I iI
I have had this ninja air fryer for at least 3 years and it is fantastic. I do clean it after each use and it is just now starting to see some wear from putting the basket in and out so often, because I used it in the beginning almost daily. Now it’s down to 2-3 times weekly. I have only used the air fryer and grill part, both are excellent for me.

5.0 out of 5 stars No smoke. Works great.
Was worried that there might be some smoke based on the other reviews….didn’t have any and tried a bunch of the different grilling options. Really impressed with this cooking device and the price was reasonable.Shipped out quickly. Easy to use.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this Air Fryer
This is the best appliance in my kitchen. I cook everything in this air fryer/ grill/ roaster. It is too hot to turn on the oven or range and this Ninja makes cooking so easy. I cooked a pound of bacon with no greasy mess and pork tenderloins are tender and juicy. Not to mention it is so fast to warm up leftovers or quickly cooking fish filets. Even frozen biscuits turn out great. The grill is so much easier than standing in 95 degree heat to cook a few hamburgers. I only wish I could store the griddle inside the fryer with the basket but not a big deal. Honestly, I would give this product 10 stars if I could.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have!
The media could not be loaded.  I was searching for a good indoor grill for a long time. After reading thousands of reviews, finally decided to give this one a try. If I can save you time on your research – I will just say, buy it without even second guessing. This is an absolute must have! I am full time nurse, that likes to cook her own food. This grill helps me save time on cooking when I am tired after a long day at work. You can make a big variety of meals, using a grill or an air frier (fish, steaks, pork, burgers, wings, veggies). Another thing I love about this Ninja is that you can put marinated meat on it, with my previous cheaper grill that was not an option. The food comes out restaurant quality. Crispy on the outside and tender, mouth watering on the inside. Easy to clean. The only thing I was surprised about upon receiving my package that there was no manual. But you can download it online.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Why Are You Waiting? UPDATED!!
Just Get It!! After being inundated with smoke from cooking burgers inside for the hundredth time, I jumped at the chance to try this. Combined with the fact that the kids have all left the nest, the practicality off it just made sense. Let me tell you, I don’t think there has been a week that has gone by where I don’t use it at least 3 times. I absolutely love it. The hardest part is trying to figure out how to cook certain items that aren’t listed and then how to adjust the times and temps for other things. It is completely true that you can cook anything from it’s frozen state without losing flavor or juiciness. In fact after figuring out how to fit it in, I Cooked a whole frozen roaster in it with amazing results. You do need to check it and flip it a few times as you go. But Remember, remove the giblet bag! I just baked a fresh store bought Stromboli to perfection. I cannot be more thrilled with this. It has saved time, money, and has made it so much fun to cook. What’s more, absolutely No Smoke. Cleaning is really a breeze. Yeah the Crevices on the grill are a bit of a pain, but soak it in hot soapy water and it almost slides off. My only wish was that it was clearer what to use roast and bake for as I really don’t see what the difference is. I mean all 5 settings do the same thing right? Just at different temps which you can control anyway so that’s a tad confusing. But otherwise this indoor grill has got to be the single best purchase I have made for the kitchen. Hands down.UPDATE 2/17/20 6 months ownedWhat can I say, after 6 months this is still the best kitchen purchase I have made. I only wish I had the means, because I would not hesitate to give each member of my family this as a Christmas/birthday gift. While I still struggle at times to figure out times, temps and cooking programs on certain items, I rarely overcook anything. I also find the timing of cooking multiple items a fun little challenge, but I believe I have figured many of them out. I am constantly looking for dinner items to cook in the grill. And what’s even better is that even though I use this 4 – 5 times a week, I still have no issue whatsoever keeping the grill plate clean, which has to be my favorite feature.
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4.0 out of 5 stars seemed like a very good quality item
I did like this but I had to return it because the one I got was either used or refurbished (reviewed the merchant on their page) item even though it was listed as new, The fryer itself looked good and I am going to order another but I will make sure I avoid the previous merchant again this seems like a very good fryer and I am going to buy another, id suggest if you order, make certain to buy directly from amazon! This seems to be about he same as the 201 model and they run the same price just FYI
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