Ninja - Foodi Dual Zone FlexBasket 11QT MegaZone
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I love the Ninja flexdrawer AF500 it's a big piece of kit but it's amazing
r/airfryer • Best Air Fryer ->Yup I did a post on mine several months ago. Definitely takes more time when cooking with both sides and it can be hard to figure out timing. I wish I stuck with my single one.
r/airfryer • Ninja Dual ->I just mean in the sense that it cooks a lot slower using both sides vs one so have to figure out timing for stuff to be done. It isn't the usual times I would set when using just one side. Apparently this is an issue in the US due to voltage from what I was told numerous times on my last post. Just wish I knew before I got it. If you're in the US and this one takes just as long when you use both sides, you're lucky I guess. ðŸ¤·â™€ï¸ i have much longer cook times using both sides than I do with one, or with my one basket ninja I used to have.
r/airfryer • Ninja Dual ->I'd recommend the Ninja Dual Foodie, it has two drawers so you can only use one drawer for a small amount, or both for larger or different things.
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I have had a ninja duel for 2 1/2 years and still working great
r/airfryer • Air fryer that won't die? ->I have a ninja dual and I love it
r/airfryer • I want to buy a double basket airfryer, what are the best and worst ones out there? And why? ->Given all the research you've already done, you've probably seen that giant comparison database of air fryers floating around Reddit [here, I bookmarked it](https://www.reddit.com/u/MaterialisticOcelot/s/AuYboNaNB6). It's super handy if you want to line up the details down to the very last spec. I personally have the Ninja Foodi and really like it, but I wouldn't really consider it a "budget" pick since it runs close to $200. That said, I do think you get what you pay for with these. I'd be careful about going under $50 on an appliance you expect to last.
r/cookingforbeginners • Best budget air fryer? ->Dude I've been a skeptic for years and I finally got one the other day, ninja duel basket and it's absolutely awesome being able to choose 2 different modes or times and temperatures even if just cooking for 1
r/airfryer • Affordable Airfryer Suggestions ->Bought the ninja 13-in-1 flip toaster oven second hand for $100 and it had replaced my microwave and dual tray ninja air fryer almost entirely. Actually, I haven't used the air fryer since I bought it, which was four month ago. The microwave I use to reheat leftovers, like soup, mash potatoes, that won't reheat well in the toaster. It has also pretty much replaced my conventional oven except for when I'm doing big batches or baking something that won't fit, like a cheesecake.
r/Cooking • Should I buy a microwave, toaster oven, or air fryer for my tiny kitchen? I can only pick one..... ->So I have two air fryers. Both are ninjas. One is single and one is dual. I do agree the single is better. It's really convenient to have three air fryers when making something like air fryer chicken, roasted veggies & fresh french fries. I can make all three at the same time and eat at the same time. Super convenient. Also if making wontons and spring rolls. I have a pretty busy job, a young child & a husband who doesn't cook. So for me worth it to have all. I also have enough space in my kitchen.
r/airfryer • Why do you guys prefer dual air fyers? ->I have had mine over a year now and the stainless color on the handles is fine. Editing to say I have not put mine in the dishwasher though and I am assuming that may be the cause.
r/airfryer • I analyzed Reddit for the 20 most recommended air fryers in the past year ->we have the ninja side by side. it works fine. you can operate both sides as one, if you want. and you can set both sides to finish at the same time if they have different settings. i don't like that you have to manually pause it if you don't want hot air just blowing out when you open a basket and it doesn't have a reminder to flip like our single basket Instant Vortex does.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →Yeah, I have a dual basket Ninja and I don't recommend it. Whenever you cook with both baskets it just doesn't have enough power for that so it cooks way worse, so you end up just always using only 1 basket.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I never used the actifry but I used ninjas similar to the ones in the top right corner. I preferred the top one with the "Mega Zone". It's nice having the option to have one large air fryer basket. I haven't used the single mega zone feature yet but I plan to cook maybe 3 large chicken breast in it at a time
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I'd recommend the Ninja Dual Foodie, it has two drawers so you can only use one drawer for a small amount, or both for larger or different things.
r/newzealand • View on Reddit →We had a toaster oven style and it wasn't much better than a toaster oven. Nothing actually got crispy, I don't think the air moves as much as a basket style. Have since replaced it with the 2-basket ninja and probably use it for 80% of our meals, it is great
r/EatCheapAndHealthy • View on Reddit →I've had mine for years can't beat them
r/CasualIreland • View on Reddit →The flex drawer is nice you can put a baking pan in it
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I got the Ninja one that has 2 baskets. I thought I'd love it because you could use one basket at a time but honestly I hate it. Each basket is too small. No matter what you get, get a larger cooking area.
r/Costco • View on Reddit →I have a Ninja foodi and a Ninja toaster style air fryer. I love the Foodi for home fries and baking small cakes and as a rice cooker. I use it nearly daily. We got the toaster style one for toasting bread, for roasting vegetables, and baking small pizzas. Like every appliance, you have to consider your space and what you cook. For us, it's been great.
r/Cooking • View on Reddit →I just got the ninja dual zone air fryer whilst it was cheap on amazon, really impressed with it, great for speed and doing the kids dinners quick after school, not had it long and im doing a roast dinner tomorrow, not even going to attempt it all in the air fryer, going to stick with my oven for that
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →Foodi pressure cooks just fine Depends. Any device with "air fry" mode is going to be a compromise compared to a real air fryer. Personally I find the Foodi's two lid system to be clunky and annoying to deal with. I pretty much just use my convection oven instead of the foodi. I use a stovetop pressure cooker myself. But I definitely wouldn't recommend the foodi for mainly pressure cooking because the air fryer lid is permanently attached. So that would be pretty much always in the way.
r/PressureCooking • View on Reddit →Yes, that looks close to mine and the knobs say it does the same thing as mine. Good luck in your search and I hope I helped a little bit.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I was cynical that I would get the use out of it, well it turns out I use it everyday and my cooker is redundant. I've got the dual ninja one so you can cook two things at once. It fits a medium whole chicken, is great for stir fries and I do pasta bakes straight in the drawer.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →If you're making an entire meal in it, like a protein and vegetables, the dual/double basket is a great way to go. I have one and make our entire meal in it at least once or twice a week. We got a Ninja foodie, which has a "smart finish" option so that you can have things with different cook times, but you can set it so everything finishes at the same time.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I have two Ninja air fryers that don't have teflon. A Foodi and Foodi 6 in 1 (it toasts, air fries, etc).
r/parrots • View on Reddit →We were recommended the Ninja Foodi FlexDrawer and couldn't be happier. One or two small compartments or open it up for a single large one. We cook everything from a handful of nuggets and wedges to a two-kilo chicken.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I've used a few air fryers, but the one that really impressed me was the Ninja DualZone.
r/BuyItForLife • View on Reddit →The Ninja Foodie Flex Basket. You can have it be a dual fyer with different temps on each side or you can take out the divider to cook more or something bigger and make it a "megazone" with utilizes both sides at the same time.
r/EatCheapAndHealthy • View on Reddit →Have a Pampered Chef and a Ninja dual , the ninja is useful for cooking two different things but the Pampered Chef just outperforms the ninja in every way! We use it 3-4 times a week and have had it for 5-6 years.
r/BuyItForLife • View on Reddit →Love my Nina foodi, aside from the size of it
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I had a Foodie for a few years until it stopped working. It was a great pressure cooker and a decent air fryer but I am much more satisfied with separate devices now.
r/PressureCooking • View on Reddit →Bought the ninja 13-in-1 flip toaster oven second hand for $100 and it had replaced my microwave and dual tray ninja air fryer almost entirely. Actually, I haven't used the air fryer since I bought it, which was four month ago. The microwave I use to reheat leftovers, like soup, mash potatoes, that won't reheat well in the toaster. It has also pretty much replaced my conventional oven except for when I'm doing big batches or baking something that won't fit, like a cheesecake.
r/Cooking • View on Reddit →I have loved my ninja foodi fiercely for the last 4 years. We had to replace it and got a dual basket one and omg. We have been eating soggy mush for years. It's so much faster, stuff is CRISPY. I Couldn't agree more, go simple.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →the question is what ypi are after,. most air fryers do work and from my experience mechanicals have a tendency to do better in certain things, here are a few I have, I have at least 4 brands in my home and would be doing a test soon of them: [Philips](https://s.shopee.ph/6psbzlCuSe): probably easiest to use in the mechanical setting, it has a button to remove the tray so you wont get burned, takes a abit of time to preheat, i alwatys wait 5 minutes para umabot ng temp, everything is manual, can handle a lot of things but due to it being manual, you have to do the calculations yourself. very easy to clean, good enough size that you can place anything inside, temp is adequate. trays easily removed. all in all, this one has lasted the longest. [Instant pot](https://s.shopee.ph/1qTw2Y1H7v): if you want something to remove the guesses, this is the one, daming kayang gawin, ive done sundried tomatoes, meals, whole chicken, this thing will tell you when preheating is done, it will tell you to switch the chicken upside down, it will tell you halos lahat, timer is good, malakas yn tunog to tell you you have to do this or that. ito naman cons nya, number 1, yn tray you need to remove it directly, di tulad ng iba. ano con is that rubber yn sa gilid nya pero parang tunog nagscratch pagninilgay mo pero overall its a master of all. [midea](https://s.shopee.ph/5q04noOHtg): mechanical as well quite cute, the temp controls are just dials, handles well, first time used had plastic smell, removed aftgter 2 times use, easy cleaning not digital, so you need to wait for preheating, i do 5 minutes, descent size not great [ninja foodi](https://s.shopee.ph/7V8In0Rlyt): probably the one one that can do grilling properly but dang it is expensive, lots of removable parts and good quality, takes a bit os space though, does grilling and airfrying well pero not that much sa iba, expensive affiliate link posted with pictures of the units. i have more air fryers at home. https://preview.redd.it/7y8mbik0g4zf1.png?width=3099&format=png&auto=webp&s=981d61c6389d836deddc9c2b09e6a78c9134175c
r/ShopeePH • View on Reddit →Super je ako ne želiÅ¡ konstantno paliti pećnicu, odliÄan je. Ali nije niÅ¡ta zdravije. Ja imam Ninja, onaj sa dvije koÅ¡are i top mi je. Imala sam i jeftinije, al' u ovo se bas ispalti uložiti
r/hrvatska • View on Reddit →I tried that one and didn't like it. Baskets are small and it's less efficient when using both baskets. I went with an Instant Dual Vortex instead, the two baskets are much bigger and running both baskets at the same time does not reduce its efficiency. I love it and use it for almost every meal I cook at home, and I think the dual basket makes it much more useful because I can cook my entree and side dish at the same time.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →Seconding Ninja. I've had the double basket for years now and it works flawlessly after running it at least four times a week. Before I had that I had a Kitchen Aid convection toaster oven that failed and caught fire internally. Ninja is my go to brand now. I got their blender-food processor combo about a year ago and (despite sounding like a jet taking off) it's the best blender I've ever owned. It laughs at crushing a full pitcher of ice.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I just mean in the sense that it cooks a lot slower using both sides vs one so have to figure out timing for stuff to be done. It isn't the usual times I would set when using just one side. Apparently this is an issue in the US due to voltage from what I was told numerous times on my last post. Just wish I knew before I got it. If you're in the US and this one takes just as long when you use both sides, you're lucky I guess. ðŸ¤·â™€ï¸ i have much longer cook times using both sides than I do with one, or with my one basket ninja I used to have.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →We have a Ninja Foodie - it bakes, toasts, broils, air-fries...
r/Cooking • View on Reddit →Double basket ninja. It's the best I've ever owned. Do not go for the cheap recommendations, I used to have a cheap gournia and another cheap brand (both were ~50 bucks), not very consistent, didn't cook all parts at same speed, etc. I love to cook everything in my ninja, lately I've been into cooking frozen steaks, better than sous vide etc and much easier and leave the best crust
r/BuyItForLife • View on Reddit →We like our Ninja Foodie. It has a large counter footprint when in use, but folds up against the wall.
r/Frugal • View on Reddit →Ninja foodie. It is an air fryer, pressure cooker, it can bake and work like a stove top. With it you don't need another appliance
r/Cooking • View on Reddit →I agree with this, I've had two previous air fryers and just bought this one, it is way better than all others and I love the dual drawers even for one person.
r/newzealand • View on Reddit →Any dual compartment Ninjia. Ninja until I die. Amazing bang for your buck
r/waterford • View on Reddit →I have the Ninja Foodie. It can grill, bake, dehydrate, roast, and air fry. Nine times out of ten, I will be using it especially in the summer when I don't want to turn the oven on.
r/Cooking • View on Reddit →This model of ninja is inherently flawed as an airfyer and the heating element is at the back. Reviews show it can lead to uneven cooking. If you have the space opt for the side-by-side ninja dual basket one, it goes up to 240C as well.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I have a Ninja Foodi air fryer that is still going strong after 5 yrs of usage and it is still geting use multiple times a week.
r/Costco • View on Reddit →We have the ninja dual but don't like it. Baskets are small and it is great to make two things at once the quantity for those two things is small so I want to go back to a larger one basket.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →Was it the two basket ninja? Because we bought that one at Costco and ended up returning it.
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →I read the rest of your post. If you want to do a full chicken then I would pick the one in the top right corner. They make different sizes so get the one with the largest capacity and I've found they make different quality models. I'm not sure the best ones name or number but it has much better heat coils and the drawer is a solid piece not screwed together
r/airfryer • View on Reddit →