Upgrade Your Cooking Game: Reasons to Choose a Ninja Air Fryer
Air fryers have become a staple in modern kitchens. Their popularity goes far beyond the ability to produce crispy chips or promise healthier meals. These devices combine convenience, health benefits, and innovative technology to revolutionise home cooking.
Using advanced technology that circulates hot air at high speeds to mimic deep frying, air fryers ensure a crisp exterior while keeping food tender inside. Their versatility and variety of sizes make them a great choice for any kitchen, whether you’re cooking for one or managing meal prep for a family.
With so many air fryers on the market, choosing the right one can be daunting. One name that stands out is Ninja. Renowned for its innovative, high-performance home appliances, Ninja has earned a reputation for making everyday tasks simpler and more efficient.
Although the brand offers a range of products—from blenders to vacuum cleaners—its air fryers are particularly well-known. Ninja air fryers distinguish themselves through advanced technology, versatile functionality, and user-friendly designs.
Here are the key features that set them apart:
DualZone Technology
Many Ninja air fryer models, such as the Foodi DualZone, feature dual cooking baskets. This feature allows you to prepare two different dishes at the same time, using different temperatures and cooking settings.
Pressure Cooking and Air Frying Combo
Some models, like the Foodi, combine air frying with pressure cooking. This unique feature lets you pressure-cook food for tender results and then finish with an air fry for a crispy exterior—all in one appliance.
Smart Cooking Programs
Ninja air fryers include pre-programmed settings tailored for popular dishes such as fries, chicken, vegetables, and baked goods. These programmes take the guesswork out of cooking and ensure consistent results every time.
Multi-Functional Cooking
Ninja air fryers are more than just air fryers. They often include functions like roasting, baking, dehydrating, grilling, reheating, and pressure cooking. This versatility saves counter space and eliminates the need for multiple devices.
Innovative Design and Build Quality
Ninja appliances are designed with durability and aesthetics in mind. Features like easy-to-use digital interfaces, non-stick and dishwasher-safe components, and large-capacity options make their air fryers practical and visually appealing.
Popular Models to Choose from
The brand offers so many models that it can be difficult to know which one is right for you.
Foodi DualZone Air Fryer
The Ninja Food DualZone is a larger-capacity, dual-zone air fryer you'll love using. Of course, with a large capacity you get a large footprint, so you'll need significant counter space to accommodate it.
It's roughly the size of a microwave and comes with a booklet with instructions, cooking times for typical foods, and a few recipes. After a quick read of the manual, you'll be ready to start cooking immediately thanks to the simple setup.
The unit includes two removable baskets and a knob in the centre that allows you to control the cooking mode - air-fry, air-broil, bake, roast, reheat, or dehydrate. A button above each basket allows you to customise the cooking method, time, and temperature for each.
Cooking with this air fryer will be like getting halloumi in seven minutes with a golden colour and a crisp texture.
Using the Synk feature allows you to cook a salmon fillet in one basket and a chicken breast in the other. There will be no scent or taste transfer between the drawers while they cook simultaneously.
When you're finished cooking, simply run water and dish soap through the nonstick basket or pan to clean it. The air fryer baskets are detachable, and each has a crisper plate placed in the base to prevent your food from coming into direct contact with the bottom of the basket. This design simplifies the cleaning process.
Max XL Air Fryer
The Max XL is an air fryer that offers outstanding performance. With a maximum temperature of 450°F (232°C), this air fryer enables faster cooking and crispier results. Whether you're air frying, roasting, baking, or reheating, it delivers consistently delicious meals.
Its generous 5.5-quart capacity makes it perfect for families or entertaining, accommodating up to 3 pounds of fries or a whole chicken.
This air fryer is a multi-functional powerhouse, offering Max Crisp, Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Reheat, and Dehydrate options to cater to all your cooking needs. Its user-friendly digital display, with adjustable time and temperature settings, ensures precision and ease of use.
Built to last, the durable non-stick ceramic-coated basket is scratch-resistant and designed for longevity. Cleaning is a breeze, with a dishwasher-safe basket and crisper plate, while the non-stick coating makes handwashing effortless. The sleek exterior is easy to wipe clean, keeping your kitchen tidy and your cooking experience hassle-free.
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned cook, this air fryer simplifies meal prep while delivering fantastic results every time.
Crispi Air Fryer
Unlike traditional air fryers that often feature bulky, opaque baskets, the Crispi is made largely from glass, offering a sleek, modern aesthetic and allowing you to monitor your food as it cooks. The main compartment resembles a glass food storage container, providing a transparent view of the cooking process.
Its design also separates the 1500-watt motor into a pod that sits atop the container, making the unit compact and easy to manage. This air fryer comes with two sizes of microwave- and dishwasher-safe glass containers (a 6-cup and a 4-quart each) with removable crisping plates and heat-resistant feet to protect your countertops.
The glass containers come with matching lids, so you can cook, serve, and store leftovers in the same dish without dirtying another container. This is a game-changer for meal prep and storage.
Cooking results are consistently impressive. The "max crisp" setting produces perfectly golden fries and chicken wings, while the air fry function delivers even, oil-free crispiness. Re-crisping leftovers is where the Ninja Crispi shines; pizza slices regain their crunch, and French fries taste as if they were freshly fried.
Beyond air frying, it excels at baking, “max crisp” cooking, and re-crisping leftovers, making it particularly appealing for those who want to breathe new life into soggy takeout or refrigerated meals.
When it comes to cleaning, it's delightfully straightforward. Both glass containers and crisping plates are dishwasher-safe, cutting down on post-meal cleanup.
For handwashing, the smooth glass surfaces and minimal nooks make it a breeze to clean. This thoughtful design element is a significant upgrade over traditional air fryers, which can have difficult-to-reach areas.
Jenny Kakoudakis likes to blog about interiors. She launched award-winning Seasons in Colour in 2014 and the luxury interior design blog All The Pretty Homes in 2024.
When she is not chasing criminals out of the financial system (her day job), she gets creative by redecorating her own home.
