Ninja are one of the biggest names on the kitchen counter. Their air fryers come in all shapes and sizes with all kinds of clever new innovations. The quick all-in-one meals of the Ninja Speedi. Or the massive 10.4-litre capacity (which can also be separated into two zones) of the Ninja FlexDrawer. But never ones to settle, the latest Ninja air fryers always look to introduce something new. And we reckon they’ve done it again.
Introducing three new Ninja air fryers and multi-cookers: the mini oven that does it all known as Ninja Foodi 10-in-1, the space-saving tower known as the Ninja Double Stack and the Ninja Combi oven – a microwave in form factor but a midweek meal making machine following hot on the heels of the Ninja Speedi.
Let’s get cooking!
Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 Oven & Air Fryer
We love our ovens, but what with warm up time, cost of running them and often tricky installations, sometimes you just want something a bit more hassle free. Meet the Foodi 10-in-1 Multifunction Oven. Air fry, roast, bake, grill, toast and more - all in one sleek, space-saving design. And there’s no waiting around for that roast chicken. In fact it cooks 40% faster* and uses 30% less energy than a conventional oven**. If you’re cooking chips, Ninja says it uses 75% less fat too. Like a normal oven, the viewing window is handy to keep an eye on your roasts or bakes. And there’s plenty of space - letting you cook two 12” pizzas at once. You won’t need any extra oven trays. Included in the box are: 1 Air Fry Basket, 1 Roast Tray, 1 Oven Tray, 2 Wire Racks and a removable crumb tray.
As with all Ninja tech, clean up is a breeze. Its non-stick interior and removable crumb tray are easy to take out and pop through the dishwasher or wipe down.
Sometimes it feels like you need a guide just to remember what oven symbols mean. But that’s what’s great about the Foodi. Its buttons and digital display are really easy to operate and everything is labelled simply, so you don’t need to be an aspiring chef to work out how to use it. It’s all really intuitive. Plus, Ninja have even thrown in a recipe book into the box - just to get your creative juices flowing!
*Testing and calculations based on recommended cook time for sausages, using air fry function versus oven.
**Tested against sausages and fish fingers, including pre-heat.
Ninja Double Stack air fryer
The problem with countertop appliances is often the space they take up. If you’ve got work surface for days, it’s not an issue. But many British homes don’t have those massive open plan kitchens and surface space can be a premium. Obviously, small air fryers are a solution for lots of people, but what if you want an air fryer than doesn’t take up too much space but can still take on the best part of a Sunday roast?
The new Ninja dual air fryer (known as the Double Stack) means you don’t have to choose – as it takes the Ninja multi-drawer design and stacks it. And if you want the Ninja Double Stack XL in white, it’s a Currys exclusive.
And while it looks super slim and doesn’t leave a big footprint, the Double Stack has a massive 9.5-litre capacity! And what’s more, the baskets can be split further with a wire rack – meaning that you can have 4 different dishes on the go at once. That’s stacks!
Generally speaking, Ninja air fryers heat from the top down. The Double Stack flips this - heating from the back of the appliance. It’s another space saving, energy saving solution that makes their new form factor really work. The control panel is helpfully relocated to the side of the appliance, where you can access all of Ninja’s many cooking modes - Max Crisp, Roast, Bake, Dehydrate, Air Fry etc.
They’ve flipped the design, but functions like Sync and match are present and correct, so you can have all of your different baskets cooking simultaneously and being ready at the same time. In comes a new function: Dual Layer Pro, which treats all four sections as one big air fryer.
Ninja Combi oven and air fryer
If you read our hands on experience with the Ninja Speedi, you’ll know that we thought it was great for those all-in-one meals. The Speedi has a large lid that you have to open every time you want to pop in your ingredients or check on your food. That’s fine for lots of kitchens, but if you want to keep your air fryer under cupboards – you might not have the space to open and close the lid.
If that’s your kitchen set up, the Ninja Combi solves this by taking some of the best bits of the Speedi and reimagining the design as something more like a microwave. So now you have a viewing window and a massive 12.5-litre capacity (currently Ninja’s largest) that you access from a front opening door. Within that space, there are also two tiers - meaning you still get to keep two things cooking at once.
Dual-cooking functions including Combi Meals, Combi Crisp and Combi Bake, along with settings for pasta rice and grains, plus air fry, steam, grill, bake, reheat, sear, slow cook and even proving dough. It can do it all!
One brand new feature is Hypersteam that means you can steam at high pressure, cooking frozen foods without the defrost. Ninja also says that the Combi can cook meals in as little as 15 minutes. Freeing up the rest of your precious evening. What a Combi!
What’s next?
For all those useful appliances that your kitchen top can’t do without, have a look at our Small kitchen appliances buying guide.