Preheating took 5 to 8 minutes depending on the setting. The control panel was straightforward and, once we selected our time and temperature, the machine automatically began preheating and notified us when it was time to add the food. We found it easy to start using without any need to read directions. We’re happy to report the Ninja Foodi Grill did not disappoint. We’ve tried other air fryers that promised to sear steak, caramelize, and crisp to perfection, but they left us underwhelmed with mediocre results. The Spruce Eats / Sharon Lehman Performance: Impressive browning and crisping A cooking guide is included to help you select the best settings for whatever you’re grilling, which we used to base all our cooking times and temperatures. You can choose between four preset temperatures when grilling: low, medium, high, and max. The control panel has intuitive, one-touch buttons to power the unit on and off, select your cooking function, and set cooking time and temperature anywhere from 105 to 500 degrees. A metal mesh smoke screen snaps in over the heating element to help contain grease splatter and reduce smoke. The grill also features a smoke control system that lets you cook at high temperatures without filling the kitchen with smoke. A top-down heat source produces temperatures up to 500 degrees, and a powerful fan circulates the hot air to cook food quickly and evenly with grill-like results Ninja calls this combination its Cyclonic Grilling Technology. The Foodi packs some serious heat that enables it to mimic the cooking results you’d get from a traditional grill. The heat is extremely powerful and cooks food very quickly, so you can’t really set it and forget it. The cookware pieces feel quality-made, durable, and heavy-duty-especially the grill grate. The cooking accessories-cooking pot, grill grate, and crisper basket-are ceramic nonstick-coated and free from potentially harmful PTFE/PFOA chemicals. Weighing in just under 15 pounds, it’s hefty enough that we wouldn’t want to lift it out of a cabinet, so we’d recommend keeping it where you plan to use it if space allows. At first glance, we weren’t sure there was enough space to clear our cabinets with the lid open it did, but barely. It’s big and boxy, measuring about 17 inches long by 14 inches wide and 11 inches high. Its size, on the other hand, may be tough for some kitchens to accommodate. With an all-black and stainless steel exterior, the Foodi grill should fit right in most kitchens. We simply removed the packaging materials, gave the cooking pans and grill grate a quick hand wash, plugged it in, and we were ready to get cooking. There’s not much involved in getting the Foodi Grill up and running. The Spruce Eats / Sharon Lehman Setup: Just needs to be plugged in We threw the cover over our outdoor grill and set to work testing the Ninja Foodi Grill’s functionality from the comfort of our kitchen. We admit that the ability to grill year-round without having to step foot outside or worry whether the propane tank is close to empty sounds too good to be true. Ninja claims this indoor grill is powerful enough to rival the cooking power of an outdoor grill and can even handle cooking from frozen for perfectly chargrilled steaks and burger patties. Plus, it has roast and bake settings to mimic oven functionality–a useful feature if you find yourself in need of extra oven space for parties and holiday meals. It can also be used to dehydrate fruits, vegetables, and meat. We’ve heard impressive things about this indoor grill, which can also be used to air fry, a process that uses very hot circulated air to brown and crisp like a deep fryer but without the use of oil. When the opportunity to review the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Grill presented itself, we didn’t hesitate to make room for it. We, like most home cooks we know, only give up precious kitchen real estate for appliances that are truly worth their salt. Multi-functional cookers are all the rage, but their designs can be bulky and require dedicated storage space. Keep reading for our full product review. We purchased the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill so our reviewer could put it to the test in her kitchen.
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