Ninja Foodi Review and Crispy roast chicken recipe - Sweet Savant (2024)

FAQs

What is the air crisp function on the Ninja Foodi? ›

Air Crisp: Allows you to use the unit as an air fryer to give foods crispiness and crunch while using little to no oil. Bake/Roast: Enables the unit to act as an oven for cooking tender meats, baking treats, and more. Broil: Allows you to caramelize and get a brown crunchy topping on your food.

A: Roast gives even heat from top and bottom, with the fan at maximum speed for crispy outside and juicy inside (ideal for meats and vegetables). Bake gives high heat to and bottom, with no fan for overall even cooking and light browning (ideal for cakes & cookies).

What owners say. On Amazon, the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven has earned itself 4.6 stars from more than 20,000 customers who praise its convenience, ease of cleaning, and fast cook times. They say it looks great on the counter, and stows pretty efficiently when not in use.

An air fryer uses hot circulating air to cook, while an air crisper often refers to oven-based trays that allow better heat circulation beneath foods for crispiness.

The bake/roast function on the Ninja Foodi is one of the buttons that we can select when choosing which function to use when cooking. Throughout this article, I will be referring to this function as simply the bake function, but there is no difference between bake or roast in the Ninja Foodi.

Air Fry: Use this function to give your food crispiness and crunch with little to no oil. Roast: Best for roasting joints of meat and vegetables. Reheat: Revive leftovers by gently warming them, leaving you with crispy results.

There really is no comparison to oven-cooked roast chicken which is perfectly decent but so much drier in texture in comparison to the air fryer version. Air fryer roast chicken was juicy and the best I have ever had.

Air fryers can get up to pretty high temperatures, making them great for roasting and broiling. When you use an air fryer to roast, it will default to a higher temperature and cook for a shorter amount of time than it does while air frying.

The amount of time it takes to cook chicken in an air fryer will vary based on the size of your chicken breasts. You do need to flip the chicken halfway through cooking to ensure it cooks evenly.

Ninja air-fryer MAX AF160UK

This single basket air-fryer impressed us on test. It features a round drawer with a 5.2L capacity which is large enough to fit a roast chicken. As well as air-frying there are functions to bake, roast, reheat, dehydrate and max crisp.

What are the disadvantages of the Ninja Foodi? ›

Air fryers use hot air circulation to mimic frying food. There are some downsides to air fryers. They're bulky, can be difficult to clean, and have limited cooking capacity.

The Ninja Speedi isn't as good as an oven – it's arguably better when it comes to speed, energy efficiency and convenience. All that said, I won't be ditching my oven anytime soon. Because of its larger capacity, it comes into its own when you want to spend the afternoon baking or throw a casual dinner party.

Air Crisp: Use this setting for making crispy foods like french fries, chicken wings, or anything you want to have a crunchy texture. Bake: Choose this setting when you're making baked goods like cookies, muffins, or even small cakes. It's like using a small oven.

Do I have to let the unit preheat before I use the Air Crisp function? Preheating is recommended for best results. To preheat, simply add 5 minutes to the cook time and allow the unit to come up to temperature before adding ingredients.

You place the food in a fryer-style basket and when you turn it on, hot air rushes down and around the food. This rapid circulation makes the food crisp—much like deep-frying, but without the oil.

Max Crisp – Best for frozen foods, cook from frozen to crispy in minutes. Temperatures of 240°C quickly and evenly cook and crisp everything from breaded scampi and chicken nuggets to golden French fries, onion rings and more.