ninja cooking

After having had a couple of basic air fryers, DD persuaded me to buy one. I have a fourteen function one, only because the fifteen function one was sold out and absolutely love it. It is constantly used. The combi functions produce excellent results. It is a bit off trial and error, until you get used to it, but there are lots of books available..
In fact, I am just about to make today's Sunday lunch, using the slow cooker function.

Were you tempted by QVC's TSV, by any chance.

no marydoll. i was looking at my basic airfryer yesterday and thinking how tatty its looking and it will die on me at some point. just thinking of a possible replacement
is there an offer on QVC?

I hadn't given buying a Ninja much consideration before but I am intrigued by the present range and will be watching this thread with interest. I've got a PressureKing Pro which I am very happy with and use regularly but it is over five years old so how much longer it will last is anyone's guess, particularly given the use it gets.

I have the 9-in-1 Ninja Foodi and it's a great piece of kit to have in the kitchen. I've used every function on mine apart from the yogurt making one, but I plan to try that out soon! Being able to make things like stews, risotto, paella etc in a fraction of the time is great.

petunia, it is today's Special Value.

www.qvcuk.com/Ninja-Foodi-SmartLid-75L-15-in-1-Multi-Cooker-OL750UK.product.816078.html

thanks marydoll. i think i'll watch the presentation

It’s still £250 though - that buys a slow cooker, a pressure cooker and still leaves you change for a soup maker!

H1954

I hadn't given buying a Ninja much consideration before but I am intrigued by the present range and will be watching this thread with interest. I've got a PressureKing Pro which I am very happy with and use regularly but it is over five years old so how much longer it will last is anyone's guess, particularly given the use it gets.

My pressure cooker is over 15 years old , I use it at least once a week, and still in perfect working order! My MIL’s one (which she gave me about 30 years ago and was venerable even then) would have still been going strong if I hadn’t put a piece of brisket in it and forgotten all about it !
#scrapeoffkitchenceiling

I use my instant pot is fantastic, I pressure cook,air fry, grill and sauté in it.
It has saved me a fortune, I love it.

I wish I had known about the IP air fryers when I bought my Ninja.

The Ninja is ok, but huge and heavy, and I don't like that casseroles/lasagne-type meals are made in the inner pot, as I prefer to serve at the table rather than to plate up. I already have an IP, and prefer that to the pressure cooker function on the Ninja, and I always use my slow cooker (as opposed to the slow cooker function in the Ninja for the dishing up reasons described above (mine comes with a pot that is ok for the table).

There is also a lot of juggling required if you want to make complete meals in the Ninja, and a lot of the 'recipes' for it are basically reheating frozen or ready made items.

I wouldn't have got a Ninja if I'd known these things - or I would have gone for a more basic Air Fryer one. I've heard good things about the one with the two drawers.

Having said that, some people are evangelical about them, so I suppose it's a case of horses for courses.