Budget ✨ SharkNinja Pressure Cookers & Canners, 6.5 Qt, Blac 🛒

2 reviews for Budget ✨ SharkNinja Pressure Cookers & Canners, 6.5 Qt, Blac 🛒

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   C A Abare – December 9, 2018

   I am an amateur when it comes to cooking. Grilling and slow cooking are usually my thing. While watching TV one day the commercial for the Ninja Foodi came on. I’d seen bits and pieces of it before but never from the beginning, so I decided to pay attention and see what it was all about and I have to say, I was impressed. Later that day I got to see it again and again, I liked what I was seeing. I kinda enjoy cooking so I decided to take a chance and purchase one. The price was reasonable and the guarantee even better.2 days later it was at my door. I immediately had to satisfy my curiosity and took it in and got it out of the box. First off, this thing is heavy, 25 lbs. Secondly, when I set it on the counter, I was impressed with the looks. Not only was it heavy, but it was solidly built. And, it looked great. Being an engineer I know quality and this was quality. I grabbed the books and gave them a quick perusal, but my curiosity was getting to me. I just had to try this thing out. I was impressed with the thing about cooking things right out of the freezer. I’m a chicken wing nut so I grabbed a bag out of the freezer, followed the instructions for wings and to my amazement, 15 minutes later I was eating hot, crispy chicken wings. I grabbed the included recipe book, picked another recipe and planned it for our next meal, a 1 pot beef tips with vegetables and gravy. Even for someone as amateurish as me, it turned out perfect. For the next couple of weeks, I planned at least one different meal a day with the foodi, sometimes 2, and everything just came out perfect, just as shown in the commercial. And I have to throw this in here. I love deviled eggs and I have never peeled hard boiled eggs so easily in my life. 1, 5, a dozen, doesn’t matter, they all come out the same. 15 minutes from carton to hard boiled eggs.The more I use this thing, the more I like it. From simple things like French fries, onion rings, crispy bacon, etc, to more involved meals like soups, stews and full blown 3 course meals, everything just comes out perfect.We have 3 grown daughters with families of their own that obviously come to visit and eat and guess what was ‘suggested’ for Christmas. All I’m going to say is, this is more than just another kitchen toy. It is a serious tool that will make your cooking life a whole lot easier. No hot house from a hot oven, no greasy stove from splattering foods and probably best of all in most cases only ‘one’ pot to clean. I love my Ninja foodi and have become a much better cook because of it. So much so in fact that the wife is having no problem at all with my taking over the cooking rolls.The ‘only’ thing I’ve had any kind of problem with is the cooking times. Yes they send a cheat sheet as well to help with the times, but that’s getting easier as well the more I use it. In fact I’ve even started a small cheat sheet of my own with the different foods and the times required to pressure cook, bake or air crisp them. Everybody has different tastes as far as the doneness of their foods and I don’t like foods that are over cooked so my little chart is growing.I don’t know if this review is helpful but as far as I’m concerned, if you want to make your life in the kitchen a whole lot easier as well as more fun, get yourself a Ninja foodi. You won’t regret it.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Cheryl Press – July 20, 2020

   This is a long but detailed review, but I’ll give you my highlights first:PROS:* Absolutely incredible versatility (pressure cook, air fry, air broil, bake/roast, steam, sear/sauté (and I haven’t even tried dehydrating yet)* Saves time, in most cases, significant amounts of time, with some exceptions* Saves energy* Doesn’t smell up the kitchen (with just a few exceptions)* Relatively quiet* Cleans up pretty easilyCONS:* Depending on how OCD you are, certain elements may not clean up as easily as you’d like* A little heavy for those who have limitations on lifting* In some cases, it may add time because you have to make more than one batch* You may end up buying related accessories that are very helpful or even necessary, but they add upBOTTOM LINE:The Foodi has totally changed my cooking life. I really enjoy cooking more than I ever have, because of the Foodi. It’s made a chef out of me.DETAILS:We’ve owned the Ninja Foodi 6.5 qt pressure crisp appliance for a couple of months now, and it really has completely changed the cooking landscape in our house. There really are MANY reasons to love the Foodi.Now, before purchasing the Foodi, we did own a stand alone air fryer, and I did like the air fryer a lot, don’t get me wrong. But the Foodi pressure crisp elevates cooking to an entirely different level. It offers an incredible amount of versatility, saves time, saves energy (I don’t even use the stove all that much), in many cases can save the amount of pots/pans you’d use otherwise, and produces absolutely delicious results.The ability to “pressure crisp” cook things is great, because the pressure cooking truly does not only cook quickly but keeps things moist and tender, and then you finish them off with air crisp. There are things you don’t even have to defrost anymore. For example, chicken wings. I just defrost them to the point where I can separate them. Then I pressure cook them and follow up by air frying them.Every time I make a new type of dish, I think that that particular dish is the one that puts the Foodi over the top. Most recently, it was macaroni and cheese. This is a great example to use. In my household, we have one gluten-free person and one unrestricted. We’d usually make two separate sets of mac and cheese. That means two pots of boiling water, two colanders. In using the Foodi to cook this dish, I ended up finding a great gluten-free pasta (there are several really good ones, I happened to use Ronzoni GF elbows, but Jovial and Tinkyada spirals are also very good). My approach going in was if I can handle the texture and taste of the GF pasta, I’ll just eat it, no reason to make a separate dish for myself. And it came out perfectly. In MUCH less than time, in ONE pot. Game over right there. I think it took maybe 10 to 12 minutes total if I remember correctly. I didn’t have to wait for water to boil, use a colander, or wash a saucepan. Just the inner pot of the Foodi, which cleans up as well as anything I’ve ever used in the kitchen.Then there’s rice. I never owned a rice cooker, and now I know what I’ve been missing. Rice dishes come out beautifully, especially if you rinse the rice first. White and brown rice have completely different times but use the same pressure cook method. And the great thing is you can make rice casseroles (ground beef with rice, etc.) by sautéing your beef and vegetables first, then adding in the rice and water (I always use chicken broth now to cook rice in, it gives it that extra flavor). Same deal with pasta, you can make pasta casseroles and the aforementioned mac and cheese.Corn on the cob is a cinch. Pressure cook for two minutes. That’s it! Or air fry or air broil (basically grill) it right after just to crisp it up.French fries come out almost like fast food fries. Chicken wings come out crispy. Whole roasted chicken comes out with a crisp skin and incredibly moist, tender meat. Ribs, same deal. Burgers and steak, perfect. I’ve done “smashed potatoes,” which have become one of my favorite dishes (pressure cook the little white gold potatoes in broth, then smash them down (but don’t mash them), then sauté and/or air fry them), baked potatoes (including stuffed/twice baked). Grilled chicken is great using the broil feature. And endless chicken casserole dishes (with rice, with pasta, with just vegetables).Paninis are a breeze. I made a great corned beef Rueben, better than anything I’ve had in a restaurant (it helps that I used NY deli corned beef but still). That just tells you grilled cheese and paninis come out great, as do quesadillas.And get this, desserts! I actually made the most incredible cheesecake using the pressure cook function, of all things (thanks to a wonderful recipe I found), and I’ve made cookies using air crisp as well as bake. Rice pudding came out really well, too.THE MINOR INCONVENIENCES:Certain foods really require accessories if you want to do them right. Like ribs. The rack works great for ribs, but it’s a separate accessory. I also bought a silicone casserole dish that works great, as well as muffin cups, and a few extra racks. The Foodi comes with a rack that works pretty well generally, but some foods require more than one layer, and in some cases more than two layers. One example is French Fries. I suppose two people COULD share the fries you’d make in the basket that comes with the Foodi, but it’s really not enough for both of us. So you either have to use a rack above the crisping basket (and the rack that comes with the Foodi will NOT fit inside that basket, but other racks you can buy separately will fit), or just make two batches (that’s what I do). So you keep the first batch warm in your toaster oven while making the second batch in the Foodi.Another slight inconvenience of using the rack above the fryer basket is when you have to move items around in the basket but not disturb what’s cooking on the rack above it. That can get a little tricky to maneuver.Certain aspects of cleaning can be just a little tricky. The inner pot cleans up incredibly well. I dare you to find something you can’t easily clean in that thing.The wire rack that comes with the Foodi is usually easy to clean, but some foods get stuck in between the doubled up wires so you need a toothbrush or something, or just soak it, like our grandmothers told us years ago. The fryer basket cleans up pretty easily but eventually you can see a little staining from oils. Still feels clean, it’s just the optics on that one. The pressure cook lid requires you to clean the rubber ring and the little cap with every use, but those go fast. The instructions also tell you to make sure you empty the cup on the outside that supposedly collects condensation from pressure cooking, but I’ve yet to see a single drop of condensation in that thing, ever. And finally, the inside of the built-in air crisper (the top) can get dirty. I’m sure this is the case in every instant pot or air fryer. In fact, my old air fryer got filthy and there was nothing I could do about it. With the Foodi, you should never use soap. Just a wet paper towel. But you can’t really get that wet paper towel past the outer grid to get to the crud built up underneath it. Fortunately, I found a video that a nice helpful woman made showing you how to get in there, and you basically use a chopstick. Works pretty well. Don’t let that scare you away, it only take a couple of minutes. Keep this thing clean and it will keep you happy.The Foodi has actually made a chef out of me. I wasn’t that into cooking before purchasing the Foodi and now it’s a hobby I really enjoy. And there are so many great recipes out there. You constantly find yourself asking yourself “I wonder if I can make X in the Foodi,” and almost invariably, the answer it yes. You can’t make everything in there, but pretty near close it to it! I’m completely willing to overlook the few inconveniences in favor of the incredibly delicious results it produces.