Ninja Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill and Air Fryer Brings Outdoor Flavor Inside When the Heat Outside Won’t Quit

Summer heat has a way of pushing cooking indoors, and few appliances handle that shift as completely as the Ninja Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill and Air Fryer, priced at $229.99 (was $280). This countertop machine combines high-heat grilling with air frying, roasting, baking, broiling, and dehydrating in one unit, all while keeping smoke to a minimum and taking much of the guesswork out of cooking meat.

At the heart of this machine is a strong high-density grill grate capable of blasting food at 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The air around the meal is just as hot, and the grate produces the typical black char marks. You’ll get steaks, burgers, poultry, and even vegetables that taste like they’ve been grilled, without needing to light up your backyard. The temperature-controlled grate, spatter barrier, and cool air zone all work together to keep smoke to a minimum, preventing your kitchen from becoming congested like it would with most electric grills.

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Ninja® Foodi® Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill & Air Fryer, Black/Silver, FG551

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The family-sized design is no joke, as the 9 by 12 inch grill offers capacity for six good-sized steaks or twelve hot dogs all at once. Swap in the supplied 4 quart crisper basket and suddenly you’ve got an air fryer that can get crisper fries, poultry or veggies than you can get with traditional deep frying, using up to 75% less oil in the process. With a matching 4 quart cooking pot, you can prepare both the main course and the side dishes at once.

The Foodi Smart Thermometer and Smart Cook System are responsible for the overall dependability of this system. Simply insert the dual probe into your piece of meat, select the type of meat and desired doneness level, and the machine will do the rest. It monitors the temperature and alerts you when your food is ready, even switching off to prevent you from having to keep an eye on it. Rare, medium-rare, medium, and well done can all be done correctly every time.

Preheating times are really short here, with the grill ready to go in 7 to 8 minutes and the air fryer reaching 400 in only 3. Once you’re cooked, the 1760 watts of power can keep up with outside cooking for most everyday cuts. You can even cook frozen goods faster than you imagine, and the temperature range spans from delicate fruit dehydration all the way up to a high heat sear.

Cleaning is a snap because the majority of the parts are dishwasher safe, and the nonstick coatings on the grill grate, crisper basket, and cooking pot are free of harmful substances. A cleaning brush is included in the package to remove any stubborn particles, and the entire device measures 15.75 by 16.54 by 11.1 inches deep and weighs just over 22 pounds, making it large enough to feel robust yet compact enough to fit on most countertops with some forethought.

The box includes the main unit, the grill grate, the crisper basket, the cooking pot, the Foodi Smart Thermometer, a cleaning brush, and a recipe booklet with 15 recipes to get you started. The design is quite simple, in black and stainless steel, and is intended to be used every day rather than as a showpiece.