Budget ⌛ Ninja IG651 Foodi Smart XL Pro 7-in-1 Indoor Grill/Griddle Combo, Use Opened Or Closed, With Griddle, Air Fry, Dehydrate & More, Pro Power Grate, Flat Top Griddle, Crisper, Smart Thermometer, Black 😉

8 reviews for Budget ⌛ Ninja IG651 Foodi Smart XL Pro 7-in-1 Indoor Grill/Griddle Combo, Use Opened Or Closed, With Griddle, Air Fry, Dehydrate & More, Pro Power Grate, Flat Top Griddle, Crisper, Smart Thermometer, Black 😉

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Late Apex – February 27, 2022

   I have owned the previous top-of-line grill model – the FG551 – for over a year, and that device transformed how I cook more than any other piece of kitchen equipment I’ve ever come across. It’s just so easy to get perfectly consistent results when cooking meats, and when you’re done, you can just toss the grate, pan, and screen straight into the dishwasher. It’s not a charcoal/hardwood grill but you can get plenty of flavor with rubs and marinades.I stumbled upon this new model on Amazon while looking for a replacement lower pan for my FG551, as I’d used and washed the one that came with it almost every day for a year and it was starting to crack at the corners (still usable though). The big difference is that this new one does not rely solely on heat generated by the air fryer element at the top – the grill grate itself has an integral heating element, and when you install it onto the base, it makes electrical connections with two contacts that supply the current during cooking. I bought one immediately, and it has not disappointed!Compared to the previous model, unsurprisingly, this one cooks faster, which solves a major problem when cooking thicker cuts of meat. Previously, if I were cooking really thick steaks, I wanted to use higher temps to get better browning but couldn’t do so because heating by air alone is just too slow. The grill grate is a fairly massive piece of cast iron, and the preheat does get it up to temperature so you can get grill marks/sear, but it can’t retain that heat very long because again, air isn’t an efficient medium to transfer heat from the air fryer heating element into the grate to keep it hot. So if I ran it on high (500F) like the manual recommends, I would get a crunchy, charred shell around a rare steak; the solution was to reduce temps as far as low (400F), depending on the steak, but the results were never as good as with thinner cuts. This new unit does not suffer that problem because the grate itself is heated from below, and I can now cook everything at higher temps across the board because they cook so much faster, even for really thick cuts or when using marinades that would have burned on the old model.Clean up is similar to the previous model, but you have one less piece to throw in the dishwasher – the heated grill grate replaces a roasting pan and a separate grate that sits inside it. The only issue I have with this new design is that the aluminum grate is not coated in any way on the bottom, leaving an exposed aluminum surface; anyone who has ever put a raw aluminum pan in the dishwasher knows that it will come out with a grey/black oxide layer on the surface, which is not toxic or harmful in any way, but is annoying because it gets on everything it touches. I just hold the grate by the edges, avoiding the bottom surface, and only ever handle it to transfer between the grill and the dishwasher that resides directly below it. Once installed in the base, that surface is not exposed in any way so nothing will come in contact with it. Honestly, small price to pay for how well this device works.Very happy with this new model, and I have retired the old one, which served me well. These are the class of the field when it comes to an indoor grill, and they are great air fryers too. I don’t really use griddles so I can’t comment on that part, but it is a pretty slick feature on top of everything else this thing can do.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   rk – November 12, 2022

   Bought this a week ago and have used it at least twice a day. Easy to use and cooks everything to perfection. What have I prepared on my grill? Burgers, steaks, bacon, eggs, baked banana bread, stir fried vegetables, baked potatoes, air fried foods, grilled sandwiches and reheated foods. Replaced toaster oven, air fryer and rarely have used stove except for steaming or boiling. Stays on my counter, cleans easily/put in dishwasher and no smoke…a real timesaver.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Anthony Tsuetaki – November 19, 2022

   I cook salmon, shrimp and steak on this. I love how easy and straightforward the product is. I cook all the time every day with this. The only thing is that cleaning the inside top is a little challenging but other then that it’s easy to clean once the pan/bottom is cooled down

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Carrie – November 26, 2022

   I had Ninja air fryer already but bought it when it first came out. My husband said we needed a larger one so I gave old one to my niece and I ordered this Ninja 7 in 1. It’s amazing!

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Brett Benson – November 27, 2022

   Grill works great as a grill and roast machine (all I have used it for and intend to use it for), the temp probe with the presets work outstanding. As far as using the temp probe, if you encounter an error from the unit saying PLUG IN repeatedly after you insert the temp probe into some meat, make sure the internal temp of the meat is above 40F. The manual says not to insert it into “frozen” protein, but that PLUG IN error also occurs if the temp its reporting is below 40F, and disappears once it goes above 40F. As far as the design goes, they really need to design the upper half of the unit to be as easy to clean as the lower half; the upper heating coils and fan need to be easy to remove for cleaning and replace. Much harder to clean the top than the bottom.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   James – November 30, 2022

   This is a very good product cleaning is almost a breeze, easy to use the only downside is the Griddle you can only do so much with it Ninja should offer a Griddle with higher walls with the current Griddle it is so low when you’re cooking food spills off the side the back and front.

7. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Mike – December 3, 2022

   There’s a couple things that threw me off right away, but those were easily solved by consulting the manual.I like to control temperature at all times and it’s possible when you read a little.Had to cook a burger at 11:00 p.m. – right from a frozen block – just to try it out to see and it was great!Easy to clean up.Overall, very impressed with the build quality. It’s not a toy or a featherweight, the non-stick surfaces are very good.You’ll need to make some space because it is big!The grill and pans are substantial, heavy enough to suggest they may actually last.There’s a grease trap, double screen in the lid, durably made, easy enough to remove for cleaning.Worth the money!

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jimmy – December 5, 2022

   Single handedly the best purchase I’ve made for the kitchen. It was so good, I also bought one for work. Both were on sale and a great deal. Steak, chicken, fish on the grill, so easy, and left over pizza on the aircrisper, so good.Only complaint is the top inside lid and having to clean it, that is a pain because of the awkward angle. If they can figure out a easier way to clean this, then it would be a perfect product.