Review ID: 24272

Review Text: Air friers are the new thing. "Air fryers are the new thing." I asked my wife & that was her response. Enter the Ninja 4-Qt Air Fryer. "You need to add spray (Pam) before you turn use it." Another one-liner, but after reading the instructions, I decided NOT add any Pam. Good, because I didn't need to. First thing cooked: Trader Joe's Hash browns. Drop the suggested oven temperature by 25 degrees and instead of 20-25 minutes, it was done in 6 and there wasn't a soggy potato to deal with after - it was insanely crispy. Then, some cinnamon rolls - about 4 minutes / flip / 4 minutes to get a good cook-through. Nachos? Yes please! About 3 minutes for melted cheese and hot crispy chips. Bacon. It tends to blow the pieces around a bit, causing some clumpage (is that a word?). Good old bacon will make a bit of smoke, but not enough to set off my smoke detector, which is quite sensitive. But all said & done, you can have it crispy or chewy ... both of which came out perfectly. One thing that just isn't right, is the 'preheat' part. You're supposed to preheat before you start cooking (makes sense), but the preheat part is 3 minutes at the heat you want, then it shuts off ... doesn't maintain temp like an oven would. It's a pretty sizable appliance (?) so you're going to want to be sure there's a place, or at least somewhere you can hide it, should counter space be a concern. Overall, if a family member wanted one for Christmas or the like, I'd gladly get one for them.

Gold Attribute: {'Deep Fryer Type': 'air', 'Brand': 'ninja', 'Model Number': 'af101'}

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