Ninja Foodi MAX PRO Health Grill, Flat Plate & Air Fryer [AG651UK] 7 Cooking Functions, 2 Grill Plates, 3.8L, Silver/Black

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The result is an appliance that’s suitable for cooking everything from chicken and steak to fry-ups, cake and frozen oven food. While the meat probe is an excellent addition and works relatively well, during testing it took a lot of guesswork to figure out how best to place it. However, there’s no flat plate and no additional functions such as air frying or baking – it’s just a small, no-frills health grill.

Again, though, this doesn’t have quite the same versatility as the Ninja, as it can’t air fry, bake or dehydrate. WDH), the George Foreman compactis a good budget alternative, ideal for single or small double portions of meat and vegetables. With seven different cooking modes, interchangeable plates and dishwasher-safe parts, Ninja is hoping to transform the simple tabletop grill into a health-focused multi-cooker.Add to that adjustable cook times and temperatures, excellent non-stick, easy cleaning and a premium design, and you’ve got yourself an excellent all-round multi-cooker. Both the flat grill and the griddle grill can comfortably hold up to ten normal-sized sausages, five small chicken breasts or three small to medium-sized steaks, while the air fryer comfortably holds 600g of regular-sized chips. This also means it isn’t easy to move around the kitchen, although that may not be an issue for everyone. Another useful feature of the Foodi Max Pro is the included heatproof meat probe, which can be inserted into your food of choice with the lid both up and down.

Another small niggle is that the temperature doesn’t go quite high enough on the flat plate setting. Even at 200ºC things such as bacon and sausages took far longer to cook to a nice crispy consistency than they would in a traditional pan. Using the flat grill you can cook fried eggs, omelettes and even scrambled eggs, as well as vegetables, bacon, pancakes and more. All the plates can go in the dishwasher too, so if you have that option available to you, it makes clean-up even easier.The griddle is ideal for achieving that chargrilled look and flavour and has a generously sized cavity at one end for oil run-off. Nonetheless, if you’re primarily looking for a simple health grill, all those extras simply might not be worth shelling out for. Of course, most cheaper models are missing crucial additional features such as easy-to-clean grilling plates, variable temperature controls and capacity. It had to be inserted into the side of the meat for the best results, but this wasn’t always as simple as it sounds.