Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been a huge fan of the Ninja brand for a really long time. I love their blenders/food processors etc. I'm also a nutty instapot person. I got one when they first came out and have been in love since. What drew me to that in the first place was the multi-function and speedy cooking. Getting rid of the zillions of gadgets and having something that does everything was so appealing. I was really curious when I saw Ninja was jumping into the pressure cooker arena. On top of that, all you hear about these days are air fryers. The merging of the two sounded amazing! One less extra huge machine, doing the combo like this. I love the recipe book that comes in the box. There's even a very long listed chart in the back with timing/settings for ingredients(chicken breasts, rice, oatmeal etc). The whole recipe book is a great starting point to begin cooking and familiarizing yourself with the machine. I started with a 1/2 chicken and followed the recipe they have on the big card inside for herb chicken. It took about 10 minutes to come up to pressure. It didn't beep when it arrived(like the instapot does) but it did beep when the cycle was done. I switched lids and started the air crisping. Fairly quiet, sounds like a quiet dehydrator. End result: super crispy, juicy, flavorful chicken. OMG. it's so good. I usually pass up doing whole chickens because it can be a hassle...but now I think I'll be getting them all the time. It was just so super easy with this foodi machine. I also got some frozen trader joe's fries. While I'm not a big frozen food person, I wanted to see what the outcome was with this. Tossed a couple in, put it on 360 for 12 minutes. BAM! delicious fries. No heating the entire oven. I've also made some turkey pumpkin white bean chili, 20 minutes later on high pressure and it was absolutely delicious. A fast easy meal that you'll have around for a few lunches. Clean up was easy. Storage might be a challenge with the extra lid, but I'll figure it out. I think it's worth it for the versatility of the machine. This now lives on my counter because I use it daily!