Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

It just so happened that my convection toaster oven was on its last legs when I saw this Ninja Foodi offered and thought I’d give it a try. It’s basically everything in one package—toaster oven, air fryer and convection oven. It is a very deep appliance. I actually didn’t have the space on my counter, so my Foodi is sitting atop my microwave making it all the more important that it has the flip up feature so it can be out of the way when I need extra room. First off, the Foodi goes up to 450 degrees making it able to toast, broil and even sear a steak. Many air fryers only go up to 400 degrees in comparison. It preheats very quickly. You better have your food ready because once the bell sounds that it has reached temperature, the timer starts counting down. The oven is incredibly quiet while cooking. You almost don’t know it’s on. The internal light is bright and the fact that it turns on automatically in the last thirty seconds of cooking is sheer genius! I’ve cooked fish sticks, bruschetta and last night, frozen pizza. I placed the pizza directly on the rack just like I do in my regular oven. The time and temp I kept the same as what was suggested on the box. I turned up the temp slightly in the last three minutes to get the cheese to brown, but that was the only change needed. Some melted cheese landed on the drip tray which I was hoping it would so I could see how hard it would be to clean. It wiped right up with a damp paper towel. I’m not sure if the drip tray is non-stick, but it acts like it is. The only real drawback I found with this oven is the lack of head space. Even a few more inches of height would open up more options. I’m not looking to bake a chicken, but I can’t even fit acorn squash halves in this oven and that will limit my usage of it.