Ninja

Except for Christmas day I have not used an oven for 8 years. This coincides with getting my ninja 15 in 1. What are you waiting for?

My double drawer can fit a chicken in one side and potatoes in the other.

But even the large air fryers don’t look big enough for a tray of
roasted veg or a chicken

I went for ninja flex drawer. As perfect if I want to bake. Love option two seperate sides. I use silicone trays as much easier to clean

We bought one after finally realising my lifelong dream of getting an Aga (which I absolutely love so so so much in the autumn winter and spring but is like a furnace in the summer so off it goes)

Have a two drawer one and it’s very handy and the teens use it a lot.

it’s big and ugly though

The same things you'd put in an oven, under the grill or griddled, but it does it quicker, and often more nicely cooked.

I suppose if you live on stir fry, omelette, soup and salad, you'd not get much use out of it, but otherwise, loads of stuff.

I made a Mumsnet inspired warm salad in ours today. Roasted some veg, added a can of corn and some chick peas to heat through, then added dressing, feta and herbs.

I don’t have one and look from time to
time thinking perhaps I should buy one but can never work
out what I would use it for?

We have the big flexi drawer one and it's been very useful, particularly for impatient teens to rustle u a quick meal. For a while I was quite precious about cleaning it and keeping it looking nice, now I just stick it in the dishwasher. Having had it for a good while though I'm finding that I'm using the oven more at the moment and I don't know why it's changing

Meh, just another gadget that I forget to use!
I can't BEAR 'stuff' out on the worktops!

I’ve had the Salter one for nearly 4 years and it’s brilliant. I use it most days and barely use my oven now.

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I have a Crispi, and love it. Theoretically it's portable but yes the glass bowls go in the wash

If you like different cooking styles then the ninja 15 in 1 is fab - has a slow cooker, pressure cooker as well as the air fryer - it also has steam airfry which we use a lot. It also has a probe

Ninja are worth the extra money in my opinion (this from someone literally on the bones of her arse who was lucky enough to be given Ninja as gifts). I had cheaper brands and they were nowhere near as good but I was lucky to be given a 9 in 1 that pressure cooks/air fry/bakes etc and the difference was amazing. I scrimped and saved for a dual drawer and used vouchers for Black Friday on Amazon and then was given a Flex drawer for Christmas. Our oven broke over 2 years ago and we couldn’t afford to fix it but I don’t think I’d worry even if we could I do everything from full roasts and the trimmings to pavlova and casseroles no issues.

I forgot to say that I bought my Ninja in early 2021 so it lasts well despite three teenagers doing their best to kill it.

@Enrichetta I will have a look at that.

I honestly wish I had a second full drawer one in addition to the 2 drawer

Have you looked at the Crispi, @BowlingSunflowers - it’s smaller than other air fryers and easy to store in a cupboard when not in use. Dishwasher safe too, and it works really well.

I bought this one, I love it, had it two and a half years and have only used my normal oven about six times since getting it.

It is just me at home but it is quick to cook stuff and doesn't take up too much room in my not terribly big kitchen.

Really was a game changer fir me.

This is mine which I can definitely squeeze in a 1.7kg chicken in the drawer. No larger than that. We started with a smaller chicken as weight does not always mean short in length.

https://www.sharkninja.co.uk/ninja-foodi-max-dual-zone-air-fryer-with-smart-cook-system-af451uk/AF451UK.html

I find it easy to clean the small drawers and I honestly wish I had a second full drawer one in addition to the 2 drawer. My friend had the same one I had with no probe so I asked her all about hers plus I watched some really good comparison videos of all makes and models of air fryers. For the 2 drawer ninja they tested how much temperature bleed there was between one side being on the lowest temp and one on the other being the highest temp.

When all is said and done it is just a small fan oven and you can turn off the fan. I have never been a fan of oven chips but have loved ones cooked in the air fryer. I got an oil sprayer from Amazon to help with cooking items. It does take some tweaking of times and I always preheat for 3 minutes at the temperature I am cooking at. Very easy to pull out the drawer to see than opening the oven and removing the baking tray.

I will warn you, certain family members (side eye to DH) may suddenly want chips with every meal for about 10 weeks after you buy one.

It was mental.

I often used both drawers at the same time and thought it a faff. But seeing what actual owners have said, perhaps I made the right choice after all. I got the bigger side-by-side dual drawer one.

I do love how fast you can do a jacket potato by microwaving for 7-8 mins first then crisp up in the air fryer.

I will say that I used mine loads at first and as soon as I wanted it off the worktop due to needing the space and it went in a cupboard, it now rarely sees the light of day. I should dig it back out really.

They are useful.

We've got one of the older style Ninja ones that has a grill/air fryer and it's used daily. We've got a huge all electric range cooker so it's so much cheaper and more energy efficient to use the Ninja. I did order one of the stacking ones but it was horrifically slow in comparison so I ended up getting the other one back out of the garage and the new one is lurking in there for taking on holiday.

I’ve had the my air dryer for around 5 years and have just upgraded to the ninja flexi drawer. I used it daily where are the oven gets used maybe 3/4 times a month. Been worth the money

I have no idea about brands, but we have a cheapy (cost under £50) no name one from Costco that's (guessing) 3-5 years old and has been used several times a week. We're currently considering upgrading to a microwave/air fryer combo, but haven't researched properly yet, also they seem to be the latest thing and the ones with good reviews, eg a John Lewis one for £150, are constantly out of stock.

I have a Ninja 2 drawer, although can't recall the specific model. One of the bigger ones. While there are other makes that are probably just as good, I love it. I've had it just under a year and have barely used my oven since.

I roast potatoes in it, roast chicken, cook burgers, steak, sausages, basically anything you can cook in the oven can be cooked in the air fryer.

Essentially it is a mini oven. Much less electricity used than the main oven as it heats faster because it is smaller.

Cooking stuff from frozen is very handy.

I bought it in a sale along with the ice cream maker which is also fabulous.