Brand | Ninja |
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Model Number | AF300UK |
Colour | Black/Silver |
Product Dimensions | 2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm; 9.89 kg |
Capacity | 7.6 litres |
Power / Wattage | 2400 watts |
Voltage | 220 Volts |
Material | Aluminium, Plastic |
Auto Shutoff | Yes |
Special Features | 2 Independent Cooking Zones, 6 Cooking Functions, Air Fry, Max Crisp, Roast, Bake, Reheat & Dehydrate, Non-Stick Dishwasher Safe Parts |
Item Weight | 9.89 kg |
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Special feature | 2 Independent Cooking Zones, 6 Cooking Functions, Air Fry, Max Crisp, Roast, Bake, Reheat & Dehydrate, Non-Stick Dishwasher Safe Parts See more |
Product dimensions | 26.5D x 38W x 31.5H centimetres |
Colour | Black/Silver |
Capacity | 7.6 litres |
Material | Aluminium, Plastic |
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- ENERGY-SAVING: Save up to 75% on your energy bill* (*testing and calculations based on recommended cook time for sausages, using air fry function versus conventional ovens).
- 2 INDEPENDENT COOKING ZONES: Cook 2 foods, 2 ways, both ready at the same time. Use different functions, times and temps in each drawer to create complete meals in one appliance, or cater to 2 tastes.
- 6 COOKING FUNCTIONS: Max Crisp, Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Reheat, Dehydrate. Cook from frozen to crispy. Up to 75% less fat* using the Air Fry function (*Tested against deep fried, hand-cut French fries).
- LARGE CAPACITY: Cook 4-6 portions. Each drawer fits up to 1kg of fries or a 1.6kg chicken. Cook up to 75% faster than fan ovens* (*Tested against fish fingers and sausages, including preheat).
- INCLUDES: Ninja Air Fryer (UK Plug), 2x Non-stick, dishwasher-safe 3.8L Drawers (7.6L total capacity) & Crisper Plates. Chef-Created Recipe Guide. Weight: 8.2kg. Colour: Black.
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ASIN | B08CN3G4N9 |
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Best Sellers Rank | 46 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) 1 in Air Fryers |
Date First Available | 5 Aug. 2020 |
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capacity | 7.6 liters | 9.5 liters | 5 liters | 8.3 liters | 9.5 liters | 9 liters |
material | Aluminium, Plastic | Aluminium, Plastic | Plastic | Plastic | Aluminium, Plastic | Aluminium, Plastic |
maximum temperature | 240 adult uk | — | — | 200 degrees celsius | 240 degrees celsius | 200 degrees |
dishwasher safe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
has non-stick coating | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
controller type | Touchscreen | — | Touch control | Hand Control | Touch | Touch control |
model name | Air Fryer | AIRFRYER | FRY EASY FRY MAX 5L DIGIT BLK GB | Easy Fry | Ninja Foodi MAX Friteuse à air numérique double zone | AeroFry Airfryer |
wattage | 2400 watts | — | 1500 watts | 2700 watts | 2470 watts | — |
weight | 21.8 pounds | 9.88 kilograms | 3.65 kilograms | 7.8 kilograms | 19.4 pounds | 7.5 kilograms |
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Customers find the air fryer easy to use and cooks food well. They appreciate its simplicity, versatility, and time-saving features. The air fryer is simple to clean and maintain, reducing mess and cooking time. Overall, customers find it a great product that offers good value for money, tasty meals, and versatility.
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Customers are satisfied with the air fryer's quality. They find it easy to use and set up, saving time and energy. Many say it cooks everything they have and is unrivaled for the average household.
"...The bake function means that you don’t have to wait the usual 10 to 15 minutes that your conventional oven would take to pre-heat Which is perfect..." Read more
"...I am recommending this product as it is made to a high quality standard, it works very well and with the energy and cost savings this is very good..." Read more
"...the performance of this air fryer is, in my opinion, unrivalled for the average household, it cooks everything I have thrown at it to perfection and..." Read more
"What can I say? Another brilliant device from Ninja. Replaced my 15in1 and accompanies my dual. Love ninja products!..." Read more
Customers find the air fryer easy to use. They say it's clean, set up, and cooks well with its quick-select function buttons. The dual cooking feature is also appreciated.
"...The other option that I really like which is nice and easy and can maximise your output if you’re cooking the same thing, For example if you had to..." Read more
"...into my second favourite feature, the “sync” option, it’s unbelievably convenient to be able to cook two separate items with different cook times..." Read more
"...Replaced my 15in1 and accompanies my dual. Love ninja products! Easy to use, looks good and easy to clean." Read more
"...Easily cleaned, easily set and I love the dual cook feature so that different foods can be cooked in the two different drawers at different times..." Read more
Customers like the air fryer. They say it works well, is easy to use, and cooks quickly. The dual baskets are a dream for cooking, making it convenient to cook two things at once. It fulfills all their cooking needs, from quick heating of croissants to cooking full meals. They love that they can pop something into the fryer, set the appropriate timer, and the food settings are excellent.
"...what I particularly like about this is that for instance you can air fry at 200° in zone one for 30 minutes and you can roast in zone two at 180°..." Read more
"...When cooking there is no need to preheat the Ninja as the cavities reach their temperatures in a matter of a small few seconds and that is where..." Read more
"...No more oven warm up, no longer waits, it's terrific. It does everything it says on the tin!..." Read more
"...has been a digital temperature probe, mainly due to the fact it cooks so fast it helps to have a way to verify the internal temperature, I.e. I had..." Read more
Customers find the air fryer easy to clean. They mention it's pretty easy to clean, with a little noise. The capacity is good, and you can wipe it or use the dish washer.
"...This ninja air fryer is super easy to clean, compare to my previous Tower Air fryer baskets...." Read more
"...It is so easy to keep clean so that is a very good bonus..." Read more
"...to get the silicon tray sets that insert into the drawers, keeps everything super clean, fast wash up, and they last a long time. Just be sure..." Read more
"...Love ninja products! Easy to use, looks good and easy to clean." Read more
Customers appreciate the air fryer's time-saving features. They mention it cooks food quickly and efficiently, reducing cooking time and electricity usage. The performance is first-class, and the appliance provides good value for money.
"...The other option that I really like which is nice and easy and can maximise your output if you’re cooking the same thing, For example if you had to..." Read more
"...one much sooner than I did as it is saving me money, it is saving me a lot of time and most importantly it produces some excellently cooked food...." Read more
"...won't have to upgrade and loft the smaller one. For energy saving it's a winner...." Read more
"Love using this Air Fryer, its efficient and makes cooking a roast dinner so simple, besides being economical with the electric , its efficiency and..." Read more
Customers find the air fryer to be a good value for money. It saves them money on their electric bill and cooks meals faster and more efficiently than a regular cooker.
"The best thing about this product is that it pays for itself through energy savings Since getting this Ninja my deep fat fryer is now obsolete, my..." Read more
"...and makes cooking a roast dinner so simple, besides being economical with the electric , its efficiency and multiple cooking methods are really great..." Read more
"Good quality at reasonable price. Big enough to do anything we want in it. Still getting used to it but definitely saves on time and energy use." Read more
"Does exactly what it says...saves time,money and stress.." Read more
Customers enjoy the air fryer's taste. They say it cooks food evenly and produces tasty results, from crispy fries to perfectly roasted vegetables and juicy chicken. The compartment retains the taste and texture without any loss.
"...Excellent air fryer. It cooks food really well (making them really crispy) and cooks quickly. This was the largest size...." Read more
"...Imagine, if you will, a world where crispy fries, succulent chicken wings, and perfectly roasted veggies coexist in harmony, and all without the..." Read more
"...not resist sale price &, now would not be with out it, time saving, taste & ease of use l love it, hardly ever use my cooker now...." Read more
"...easy to use and set up in just a few seconds and the food out of it has been fantastic, we've found many a recipe online and tried lot of different..." Read more
Customers appreciate the air fryer's versatility. They find it has many useful functions and is easy to use. The six-in-one functionality is impressive, covering air fry, max crisp, roast, bake, and reheat. Many consider it an essential in modern kitchens.
"...honestly say it has served me well, offering a healthy and convenient was to cook meals...." Read more
"...It has loads of functions. The twin basket can used with different settings thus cooking a full meal at one go.. since it's a dual basket it big if..." Read more
"...Very easy to clean,has so many programs to use ,the Sync and Match are great features.I am really happy with it 😀..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2021Size Name: 7.6LStyle Name: 6-in-1 Dual DrawerColour Name: Black/SilverVerified PurchaseThe ninja dual zone Air fryer has a huge 7.6 L total capacity. There is two individual baskets which are 3.8 L each. It has six programs, which are Air fry, roast, bake, dehydrate, Max crisp and reheat. If you are only going to use one of the baskets then zone one is the default zone to cook with, but what I particularly like about this is that for instance you can air fry at 200° in zone one for 30 minutes and you can roast in zone two at 180° for 20 minutes at the same time by pressing sync and then start. This will start zone one and when it reaches the 20 minute timer zone two will come off of hold and start roasting. If you remove the basket such as for chips to give them a shake, then the timer will pause until The basket is re-inserted and if both zones are cooking it will pause both timers. The other option that I really like which is nice and easy and can maximise your output if you’re cooking the same thing, For example if you had to Air fryer 1.5 kg of chips. Then place your chips in both baskets and on the zone one display enter in your temperature timer and press match then start. This will duplicate all of the information to zone two, Which makes it easy and super efficient. The max crisp is set at 240° and this is the only function that The temperature can’t be changed, and it could be set to a maximum time of 30 minutes. The air fryer function can be set between 150 and 210° and has a time range between 1 minute to 1 hour. The roast function allows you to use the ninja as a conventional oven which has a temperature range of 120 to 210° and has a timer that can be set from one minute to four hours. The reheat function has a temperature setting of 130 to 210° and can be set from 1Minute to One hour. The dehydrate function allows you to gently remove moisture from meat, vegetables and fruits. This temperature can be set between 40 to 90° and has a set time of up to 12 hours allowing you to create healthy snacks. The bake function means that you don’t have to wait the usual 10 to 15 minutes that your conventional oven would take to pre-heat Which is perfect if you just want to knock up a quick dessert. The temperature setting is 120 to 210° and has a time range between 1 minute to 4 hours. This ninja air fryer is super easy to clean, compare to my previous Tower Air fryer baskets. Overall we are very satisfied with our purchase as it has so many functions, Not just an air fryer. I hope you have found my review helpful.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2023Size Name: 7.6LStyle Name: 6-in-1 Dual DrawerColour Name: Black/SilverVerified PurchaseThe best thing about this product is that it pays for itself through energy savings Since getting this Ninja my deep fat fryer is now obsolete, my grill is almost obsolete and my oven hasn't been used since.
This product cooks great chips but one does have to learn a little first. When cooking chips it's critical that one folows the instructions and washes the potato starch out before air frying them otherwise they will burn. Next one needs to work out the times and temperatures for different potato varieties as cooking times do vary between the different types. Once one has a good idea of the cooking times and temperatures chips are quickly produced in the air fryer.
Although the air fryer works well there are the other options available; Roast, Bake, Dehydrate, Max Crisp and reheat. As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect" and it certainly applies to this Ninja. One has fun messing with this product as one tries to find the best and most successful way to cook food. Roasting duck breasts is a typical example. I have cooked them with the Roast option but I have found that they cook best by giving them 8 minutes on Roast followed by six minutes on Max crisp to get the skin well cooked and crispy.
As my images show, this "compact cooker" roasts some great chicken quarters. The same applies with the chicken as it does the duck, partially roast the chicken and finish off using the max crisp setting which operates at 240c and that is 10c higher than domestic ovens so it cooks and crisps skin perfectly and quickly.
I have used this Ninja for toasting garlic bread slices and it does it much quicker and much better than my Solarplus grill does so that is something exceptional.
As this Ninja has much smaller cavities than a domestic oven it can rapidly heat up, that is how it works. When cooking there is no need to preheat the Ninja as the cavities reach their temperatures in a matter of a small few seconds and that is where the energy savings come into play. By not having to pay to preheat a large cavity domestic oven ones uses much less energy thus one isn't paying the 30p+ per kWh for an element that requires a 3.6+kWh input. If one has a cheap cooker then it's cheap for a reason... it needs more energy thus it would probably use a good kWh just to preheat the oven so one can easily be paying 40p to 50p just to warm the oven up. A more expensive cooker, like mine, can have triple glazing in the oven doors thus they are much more enrgy efficient and save money when comared to cheaper cookers. As the Ninja only has to heat up a small space the food is cooking almost immediately and it does cook evenly.
I did mention duck, chicken and garlic bread but what about roasting coffee beans? I did think about it and after doing a little reading online I tried it. I don't advise using this Ninja for roasting coff beans as it does become "expensive". Many people claim that one can get a "dark roast" in six to eight minutes, with others claiming it takes around 15 minutes. Well, I don't believe any of them have actually tried it as even after a good 1/2 hour the beans were only light roasted. To get a dark roast will tale close to one hour at the highest temperature so that becomes costly for a small amount of coffe bean. One can invest in a domestic coffee bean roaster but personally I do prefer to do it the traditional way, which is much more cost effective. One simply puts the beans into a pan (frying pans are good for this) or a traditional roasting pan that imported. Next, one simply heats the pan on a high heat hob or gas burner for a few minutes. Whilst the beans are roasting one simply stirs them around from time to time. A light roast, like what the Ninja produced, can be obtianed in only two to three minutes with a dark raost taking around five mionutes. What the Ninja produced in 1/2 hour would have taken me around 10 minutes and I would have got two small batches of dark roast for my espressos.
So, this Ninja is excellent for cooking almost anything but there will be the exception such as my fresh green bean coffee.It is so easy to keep clean so that is a very good bonus
One thing I did note from some negative reviews is that some reviewers gave negative ratings and claimed the product is fauly because "lots of steam" was coming out. Well, I can honestly say that is not the case. The problem is not with the Ninja but is with the user. During my second use of this I seen some steam coming out and instantly worked it out that the pan hadn't been insertred correctly. When using the Ninja it is important to insert the pans flush so that they are firmply sealed with the machione otherwise steam will escape thus cooking will be uneven and will take longer. As soon as I seen the steam I simply pulled pan number one out a bit and reinserted it thus no more steam. Another issue with those that cook with incorrectly positioned pans is that apart fromcosting more to cook the food and not cooking the food well... it will dry the food.The steam from the cooking food is part of the cooking process and helps keep the food moist but losing the water will mean the food, especially meats, will go dry.
Overall I am impressed with my Ninja and I should have bought one much sooner than I did as it is saving me money, it is saving me a lot of time and most importantly it produces some excellently cooked food. One day I will risk it and try to make some jam in it and maybe even dehydrate some fruits. If successful thenit will mean my dehydrater will become obsolete aling with my deep fat fryer.
I am recommending this product as it is made to a high quality standard, it works very well and with the energy and cost savings this is very good value.
The best thing about this product is that it pays for itself through energy savings Since getting this Ninja my deep fat fryer is now obsolete, my grill is almost obsolete and my oven hasn't been used since.
This product cooks great chips but one does have to learn a little first. When cooking chips it's critical that one folows the instructions and washes the potato starch out before air frying them otherwise they will burn. Next one needs to work out the times and temperatures for different potato varieties as cooking times do vary between the different types. Once one has a good idea of the cooking times and temperatures chips are quickly produced in the air fryer.
Although the air fryer works well there are the other options available; Roast, Bake, Dehydrate, Max Crisp and reheat. As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect" and it certainly applies to this Ninja. One has fun messing with this product as one tries to find the best and most successful way to cook food. Roasting duck breasts is a typical example. I have cooked them with the Roast option but I have found that they cook best by giving them 8 minutes on Roast followed by six minutes on Max crisp to get the skin well cooked and crispy.
As my images show, this "compact cooker" roasts some great chicken quarters. The same applies with the chicken as it does the duck, partially roast the chicken and finish off using the max crisp setting which operates at 240c and that is 10c higher than domestic ovens so it cooks and crisps skin perfectly and quickly.
I have used this Ninja for toasting garlic bread slices and it does it much quicker and much better than my Solarplus grill does so that is something exceptional.
As this Ninja has much smaller cavities than a domestic oven it can rapidly heat up, that is how it works. When cooking there is no need to preheat the Ninja as the cavities reach their temperatures in a matter of a small few seconds and that is where the energy savings come into play. By not having to pay to preheat a large cavity domestic oven ones uses much less energy thus one isn't paying the 30p+ per kWh for an element that requires a 3.6+kWh input. If one has a cheap cooker then it's cheap for a reason... it needs more energy thus it would probably use a good kWh just to preheat the oven so one can easily be paying 40p to 50p just to warm the oven up. A more expensive cooker, like mine, can have triple glazing in the oven doors thus they are much more enrgy efficient and save money when comared to cheaper cookers. As the Ninja only has to heat up a small space the food is cooking almost immediately and it does cook evenly.
I did mention duck, chicken and garlic bread but what about roasting coffee beans? I did think about it and after doing a little reading online I tried it. I don't advise using this Ninja for roasting coff beans as it does become "expensive". Many people claim that one can get a "dark roast" in six to eight minutes, with others claiming it takes around 15 minutes. Well, I don't believe any of them have actually tried it as even after a good 1/2 hour the beans were only light roasted. To get a dark roast will tale close to one hour at the highest temperature so that becomes costly for a small amount of coffe bean. One can invest in a domestic coffee bean roaster but personally I do prefer to do it the traditional way, which is much more cost effective. One simply puts the beans into a pan (frying pans are good for this) or a traditional roasting pan that imported. Next, one simply heats the pan on a high heat hob or gas burner for a few minutes. Whilst the beans are roasting one simply stirs them around from time to time. A light roast, like what the Ninja produced, can be obtianed in only two to three minutes with a dark raost taking around five mionutes. What the Ninja produced in 1/2 hour would have taken me around 10 minutes and I would have got two small batches of dark roast for my espressos.
So, this Ninja is excellent for cooking almost anything but there will be the exception such as my fresh green bean coffee.It is so easy to keep clean so that is a very good bonus
One thing I did note from some negative reviews is that some reviewers gave negative ratings and claimed the product is fauly because "lots of steam" was coming out. Well, I can honestly say that is not the case. The problem is not with the Ninja but is with the user. During my second use of this I seen some steam coming out and instantly worked it out that the pan hadn't been insertred correctly. When using the Ninja it is important to insert the pans flush so that they are firmply sealed with the machione otherwise steam will escape thus cooking will be uneven and will take longer. As soon as I seen the steam I simply pulled pan number one out a bit and reinserted it thus no more steam. Another issue with those that cook with incorrectly positioned pans is that apart fromcosting more to cook the food and not cooking the food well... it will dry the food.The steam from the cooking food is part of the cooking process and helps keep the food moist but losing the water will mean the food, especially meats, will go dry.
Overall I am impressed with my Ninja and I should have bought one much sooner than I did as it is saving me money, it is saving me a lot of time and most importantly it produces some excellently cooked food. One day I will risk it and try to make some jam in it and maybe even dehydrate some fruits. If successful thenit will mean my dehydrater will become obsolete aling with my deep fat fryer.
I am recommending this product as it is made to a high quality standard, it works very well and with the energy and cost savings this is very good value.
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