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The Ninja Foodi Air Fryer Oven review

With continually updated technology and new brands hitting shelves all the time, air fryers continue to be one of the hottest kitchen gadgets on the market. No wonder there’s been a rash of new products that seek to combine air fry technology with the traditional appliances people already have in their kitchens.

The Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven is one such product. Building off the success of the existing Ninja Foodi, it combines an air fryer and toaster oven into one convenient package. But is it worth the investment? We tested the Ninja Foodi air fry oven to see if it could actually combine two pieces of equipment in one without sacrificing on the performance of either.

How does the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven look and feel?

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The Ninja Foodi oven is narrow and can be flipped up on its side for storage.

As soon as you take it out of the box, you get a sense that this countertop appliance is a high-quality product. Constructed of brushed stainless steel, it’s beautifully finished with rounded corners and has a digital control pad. It’s also wider and shorter than a typical toaster oven.

When cooled and not in use, the Foodi Air Fry Oven can be flipped up on one side to stand up at the back of the counter, an odd but convenient storage solution. Rather than a towel bar handle in the front, it has a small one off to the side that you use to open the door. While it’s unusual and takes a bit of time to get used to, this handle functions perfectly fine and helps make the oven more space efficient.

The Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven comes with an air fry basket, a cooking rack, a nonstick sheet pan, and a crumb tray that also seem sturdy and well made. They’re larger than the ones you typically find in a toaster oven, as the oven is so wide.

What can the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven do?

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This toaster can air fry, dehydrate, toast, bake, air broil, and keep food warm.

As the name implies, this Ninja countertop oven air fries. And just like a typical toaster oven, it also toasts and bakes. It also air roasts, air broils, dehydrates, and keeps food warm. Because it’s so short, however, it can’t hold a whole chicken like many toaster ovens in its price category.

The manufacturer encourages using the large sheet pan to make sheet pan dinners and includes a formula and some recipes for them.

If you’re looking for other multi-functional appliances that can slow cook, pressure cook, grill, and more, Ninja also offers the classic Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker and the Ninja Foodi Grill, both of which we've tested.

What we like

What we don’t like

How does it perform?

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The air fry setting left fries unevenly cooked.

Air frying

To be blunt, it’s not the best air fryer on the market, but it’s also far from the worst. The Digital Air Fry Oven air fries unevenly, and food prepared from scratch seemed baked, not fried. On the website the manufacturer claims it can air fry 4 pounds of food at once. While we could pile up that amount of fries in the air fry basket, the loaded basket couldn’t fit in the oven at the rack position recommended for air frying.

Toasting

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The Ninja toasts very evenly, but there's no setting that allows for extremely light toast.

The Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven can accommodate nine slices of packaged bread without squishing them. And it can toast them fairly evenly, too. When used to toast two slices, it gives impressive results, browning exceptionally evenly. It does, however, toast to a golden-brown shade on both the light and medium settings, so it could be a disappointment if you like your toast only lightly browned. It has a special bagel toasting setting and it browns bagel halves very uniformly.

Air roasting

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Our sheet pan dinners came out beautifully cooked.

Ninja recommends using their oven to air roast sheet pan dinners with a protein (like steak, chicken, or seafood), vegetables, and spices. After following the oven booklet’s recipe for Spicy Chicken, Sweet Potatoes & Broccoli, I was impressed with the result. All of the ingredients (about 3 pounds in total) came out lightly browned and tender in just 22 minutes and made a tasty sheet pan dinner for four. This technique does seem like a very good use for this appliance.

Baking

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Biscuits browned evenly in this toaster.

You’re not going to be able to fit an entire loaf or Bundt pan in this Ninja, but you can use it to bake a cake or muffins in a shallow pan, or small items like cookies right on the sheet pan. Biscuits baked up just as well as from a full-size oven.

Air broiling

Chicken breasts came out juicy and browned on both sides in just 20 minutes. However, even when cooked well-done, steaks looked gray on the outside and in no way resembled broiled or grilled meat. So, while this oven is fast, it can’t consistently deliver the kind of searing you expect from broiling.

Dehydrating

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The dehydrate setting works fine, but you can't fit enough to make it worthwhile.

Although its wide air fry basket holds more food than the ones in a typical air fryer (or the racks in a toaster oven), the Ninja is still only able to dry a small amount of food. After running the dehydrator for 10 hours, I was rewarded with a small bowl of banana chips. At least the machine kept quiet as it worked.

Keep Warm

The Ninja kept a small macaroni and cheese casserole at a safe serving temperature for a full two hours. As you would expect, however, the food was dried out by then. If you’re not going to serve food within a half hour or so, you are probably better off just cooling and reheating it.

Is the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven easy to use and clean?

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The Ninja has an easy-to-use digital interface, although it does smudge.

The digital control panel on the Ninja oven is well laid out and easy to read. Its interface centers around a knob that you turn to select the time and temperature (or number of slices and doneness) for each function, and it’s fairly intuitive to program.

We love the fact that the oven preheats automatically and the preheat time is just one minute, so it doesn’t add appreciably to the cooking time. During cooking, the product is quieter than most air fryers, and you can turn on an interior light to check on your food’s progress.

The sheet pan and the air fry basket can be cleaned in the dishwasher. In the standing position, the back opens, giving you access to the inside for cleaning.

The Ninja Foodi Air Fry Oven comes with a very thorough and easy-to-understand owner’s guide, as well as a booklet that contains recipes and cooking charts for air frying and dehydrating and a leaflet with instructions on how to build a sheet pan meal. It would be helpful if there were also charts to use as guidelines for baking, air roasting, and air-broiling.

Warranty

Ninja offers a one-year limited warranty on the Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven and a 60-day money back guarantee.

What owners say

On Amazon, the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven has earned itself 4.7 stars from nearly 15,000 customers who praise its convenience, ease of cleaning, and fast cook times. They say it looks great on the counter, and stows pretty efficiently when not in use. Some detractors complain that the interior is not tall enough for their cooking needs.

Is the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven worth it?

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Although it's not an amazing air fryer, this is a great toaster oven.

Yes. If you're looking for an air fryer and a toaster oven, this product is definitely worth your consideration. It’s an excellent toaster and a fair air fryer. The only real drawbacks are that it has a large footprint on your countertop and can’t roast a whole chicken. If you have the counter space and are in the habit of buying rotisserie chickens at the supermarket, we say go for it.

We do recognize that it’s not an inexpensive appliance, but it costs equal to or less than the Breville and Cuisinart ovens that are its main competitors. If you decide to spring for it, definitely try out the sheet pan meals.

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Ninja SP101 Review (2022) Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 Digital Air Fry Oven

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The Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven has many names. You can also call it the Flip-Away Toaster Oven or Ninja 8-in-1 Air Fryer or simply the Ninja SP101. I know its quite confusing, but they mean the same product.

If there’s one reason to get this product, it’s its space-saving design. It folds away neatly when not in use.

Just make sure the distance between your cabinet and kitchen counter can accommodate a 15-inch tall kitchen appliance.

Before we go deep into this review, I just have to mention that there’s a new flip-away oven in town. The brand recently released the Ninja Foodi SP301 Dual Heat Air Fry Oven.

Now, let’s go back to the Ninja SP101.

In comparison to the Ninja Foodi DT251 and Ninja Foodi DT201, you won’t be able to fit a whole chicken or a decent portion of beef with Ninja Foodi SP101. It also doesn’t have the surround convection feature, or a bigger fan to distribute heat more evenly.

Based on the SP101’s quick start guide, you still have to rotate the air fryer basket. It’s probably because of the placement of the fan on the left side of the interior and how small it is.

Those are the things you have to consider when deciding between those three air fryer ovens.

If you don’t have enough space, the Ninja Foodi SP101 will complement your available real estate. You just need to keep in mind that it won’t help you cook a large serving of protein.

Here are a few more things that you need to know about this flip-away toaster oven.

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What can you cook with the Ninja 8-in-1 Air Fryer?

The Flip-Away Toaster Oven is a multi-functional oven toaster. It’s also capable of roasting, air frying, broiling, baking, and dehydrating your favorite fruits.

Here are all the things that you can do with the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven.

Air CrispAir RoastAir BroilBakeDehydrateKeep WarmToastBagel

Air Crisp

Air crisp is simply its air fry function. The Ninja Foodi SP101 has a small fan on the left side to maximize heat distribution. It’s perfect for cooking french fries, chicken wings, nuggets, and other breaded foods.

Pro Tip: Spray the cooking basket with non-stick cooking spray for easy cleanup.

Air Roast

While it can’t roast a whole chicken, it can work well with small portions of protein. It’s the ideal setting for making sheet pan meals.

Air Broil

With the air broil function, you can serve your dish with a professional golden brown finish. Aside from being a great tool to up your casserole game, it’s also useful for cooking steaks, fish, and nachos with high heat coming from the top.

Bake

The bake function of the Ninja SP101 has even heat from the top and bottom without the fan running. It’s the ideal setting for baking cookies, cupcakes, and frozen pizzas.

Dehydrate

Dehydrating is a long game. It takes eight hours to dehydrate fruits from the air fry basket. It’s a nice feature, but it doesn’t have much space to dehydrate fruits and jerkies in bulk.

Keep Warm

If you simply want to keep your food warm, this setting will engage low heat without the fan running for two hours. This way, you’ll always serve your main dish perfectly warm.

Toast

You can fit up to nine slices of bread with the Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 Air Fryer. With even heat distribution from the top and bottom, you’ll have even browning on both sides. This function will also work for English muffins and frozen waffles.

Bagel

Like the toast function, you can also fit up to 9 bagel slices in the Ninja SP101. Just make sure to place it cut side up to ensure browning of the cut portion.

See the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven in Action

Here’s how the Ninja Digital Air Fry Oven works, plus how you can flip it away.

The Ninja SP101 or the Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven is an excellent 8-in-1 oven toaster with a generous capacity. It can cook a 13-inch pizza, nine slices of bread, or six chicken breasts in one go. The Ninja SP101 is an oven toaster that folds up nicely when not in use. This space saving-feature is probably the best part about this product.

Is the Ninja SP101 easy to use?

Unlike the Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven or the Ninja Foodi Smart Oven, the control panel of the Ninja SP101 is located on the right side. It’s pretty much the same except for the turn dial, which acts as the function selector and a start button.

Ninja SP101 User Interface

If you watched the video above, you’d see how easy it is to use.

One advantage of this oven toaster is it only has two rack levels for cooking. Unless you’re toasting or air frying, you’ll most certainly use the bottom rack.

The quick start guide has plenty of tips to maximize all of the eight cooking functions of the Ninja Foodi SP101.

How to clean the Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 Air Fry Oven?

In terms of maintenance, you won’t have any issues with this oven toaster. Apart from you can flip it away, the sheet pan and air fryer basket are dishwasher safe.

To make cleanup even more straightforward, cover your sheet pan with aluminum foil to catch all the greases from roasting protein. It’s going to save you a lot of time cleaning up tough food particles.

When it comes to the air fry basket, spraying it with cooking oil before loading your recipe is highly recommended. It will prevent your dish from sticking, thus making it easier to wash.

Then, all that’s left is to wipe the exterior and interiors with a clean damp cloth. The beauty of the ninja foodi digital air fry oven is you can fold it up for storage. In this upright position, you can also open the bottom panel for deep cleaning.

Pro Tip: Let the oven cool down before handling. Don’t worry; the timer will display “FLIP” when it’s cool enough for storage or cleaning.

Ninja Foodi Digital Air Fry Oven Accessories

Ninja SP101 Accessories: 13″ x 13″ Sheet Pan & Air Fry Basket

Since the Ninja Foodi SP101 has massive cooking space, it doesn’t have many accessories. You only have a 13 x 13-inch sheet pan and an air fryer basket of the same size. Those are the core accessories, but you also get the essential parts like the wire rack and crumb tray.

And yes, those are the only things you need to perform all eight functions of the Ninja Digital Air Fry Oven. You can air fry, roast, broil, dehydrate, toast bread and bagel, and keep your dish warm with this multi-purpose oven.

When in doubt, you can always refer to the manual or the quick start guide. That’s one thing I like about Ninja, the manuals are very detailed, and the quick start guide is super intuitive. Not to mention that your purchase also comes with a recipe book.

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Technical Specifications

TypeAir Fryer / Oven Toaster
Brand/SeriesNinja Oven | Ninja Air Fryer → The Ninja Foodi Collection
Model #SP101, FT102A, FT102CO, SP100, SP101C, SP101H
Price$$
Rating4. 5 out of 5
Wattage1800 Watts
Functions8-in-1: Air Crisp, Air Roast, Air Broil, Bake, Dehydrate, Keep Warm, Toast, Bagel
CapacityFits a 13″ Pizza, up to 9 slices of toast or 6 chicken breasts (6–8 oz. Each)
Dishwasher safeYes (Wire Rack + Air Fry Basket only)
BPA FreeYes
ColorsStainless/black
Dimensions 19.72 x 7.56 x 14.96 inches (50 x 19.2 x 38 cm)
Cord Length3 ft. (91.4 cm)
ApplicationPersonal Use
Warranty1 Year
Related ProductsNinja Foodi 13-in-1 Air Fry Oven, Ninja Foodi DT251 Air Oven, Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 Air Oven
This table shows the technical specifications of Ninja Foodi SP101, FT102A, FT102CO, SP100, SP101C, and SP101H.

Is the Ninja Foodi SP101 worth it?

If you’re looking to replace your toaster oven and, at the same time, looking for an air fryer, the Ninja SP101 8-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven is a good choice. However, there’s a newer model (Ninja Foodi SP301) with a more generous cooking capacity.

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The pressure cooker body is made of stainless steel and is black. This gives the stove a premium look that will fit in perfectly with your kitchen.

Cookware and crispy pan and basket made of non-stick ceramic. It is highly recommended to use a wooden or non-stick spoon during cooking to avoid damaging the coating of the pot.

Size and capacity:

This extra large pressure cooker is designed to cook 8 litres, which is great for cooking meals for a large family. It also has a 5 liter cooking basket. The convertible grate also increases productivity by allowing you to cook more than one dish at a time. nine0003

You can use this rack for steaming and roasting. The rack can effectively hold eight chicken breasts in one setup, and the basket holds up to 7 pounds of whole chicken.

Pressure cooker parts:

The Ninja Foodi Deluxe 8 qt pressure cooker has the following sections to make cooking easier:

Nine-in-one function:

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Control panel:

This cooker is equipped with a digital control panel that makes cooking more efficient and comfortable. This control panel has six main controls including nine cooking options. The control panel has six main controls:

FUNCTION - You need to first press the "FUNCTION" button and then enable the "START / STOP" for the desired function.

TEMP button - You can select the desired temperature for cooking by pressing the TEMP button and turning the START / STOP knob.

TIME - After selecting the temperature, press the TIME button. Then turn the "START / STOP" knob to select the desired cooking time.

Knob or dial START / STOP - this button is used to select the temperature, time and cooking option. After adjusting the temperature and time to the desired level and duration, you can turn this knob to select the cooking function. Then press this button to start cooking. While the food is cooking, you can press this button again to stop it. nine0003

KEEP WARM - This setting is used for pressure, slow or steam cooking. After the food is cooked, it automatically switches to this option to keep the food warm. You can press the "KEEP WARM" button to turn it off.

POWER BUTTON - This button turns the hob off completely.

Cooking tips:

Some small ingredients may not fit and fall out through the reversible wire rack. You can avoid this by wrapping the ingredients in foil or parchment paper before placing them on the wire rack. nine0003

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When browning food, make sure ingredients are evenly distributed and not overlapping. Overlapping ingredients will result in uneven browning.

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Never use this product without a saucepan. When using the basket and rack, be sure to put them in the pot, not without it.

Do not use this product for deep frying.

Cleaning and care tips:

You can wash the pressure cooker by hand or wash the dishes.

Always switch off the stove and remove the plug from the socket before cleaning.

Do not wash the hob base and control panel with water. This may damage the hob. Instead, you can use a clean cloth to wipe and clean it. nine0003

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Customer Reviews:

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