Ninja Smart XL Indoor Grill with Air Fry

Sometimes I don’t get home until late in the evening but still have to cook dinner. What use to take longer as to traditional cooking methods aka stove top, oven sometimes I wouldn’t be sitting down to eat until after 9pm. Welcome time saver easier clean up before bedtime.

I’ve been using the Ninja FG551 Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill for a few months now, and I’m absolutely glowing about it. It’s the most versatile and easy-to-use indoor grill I’ve ever used.

The grill comes with six different cooking functions: air fry, grill, roast, bake, dehydrate, and sear. This means you can use it to cook a wide variety of foods, from chicken and steak to vegetables and desserts.

I’ve been using the grill to cook everything from chicken wings to salmon fillets. The food always turns out perfectly cooked and crispy. I love that the grill has an air fry function, which allows me to cook my favorite fried foods without all the oil.

The grill is also very easy to use. The controls are simple and straightforward, and the grill heats up quickly. I also appreciate that the grill has a large capacity, so I can cook for a crowd.

Overall, I’m absolutely loving the Ninja FG551 Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill. It’s the perfect grill for anyone who wants a versatile and easy-to-use appliance.

Here are some of the pros and cons of the grill:

Pros:

Versatile: Can cook a wide variety of foods
Easy to use: Simple controls and quick heat-up time
Large capacity: Can cook for a crowd
Dishwasher safe: All parts are dishwasher safe for easy cleanup

Cons:

Expensive: The grill is more expensive than some other indoor grills
No rotisserie function: The grill does not have a rotisserie function

Overall, I think the Ninja FG551 Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill is a great value for the price. It’s a versatile, easy-to-use, and large-capacity grill that can cook a wide variety of foods. If you’re looking for an indoor grill that can do it all, I highly recommend it.

Literally life changing. No more heating up the place with the oven in the summer, no more waiting forever for something small to be cooked in the oven, no more stove top hamburgers due to not having a grill, and no more guessing with overcooking or undercooking meats. This literally does it all.

The hype is real. The air fryer makes chicken nuggets and everything else super crunchy and tastes like it was fried, even my oven never could crisp like this. The grill cooks veggies, meats, fish etc perfectly and the thermometer cooks it to your liking (no more cutting open steaks and chicken to check). Chef-quality results in minutes. This machine is stupid-proof, meaning someone without too much cooking knowledge can turn out a professional meal easily. This is not complicated to learn, not a ton of digital menus to sort through (which was my concern at first). I took it out of the box and after a few minutes breezing through the manual, I knew how to use it.

Throw some chicken wings on the grill and bam, crispy healthy wings for dinner that taste like they were fried but in reality, they are healthy and just grilled with a hair of avocado oil. Burgers turn out amazing, steak, chicken, fish, etc. Asparagus, broccolini, etc. You’ll also never go back to microwaving chicken nuggets again after tasting them air fried. Also, dehydrated jerky is easy in here once you buy a small dehydrating metal rack (cut meat thin, marinate in your choice, then toss in here for a few hours and you’ll have homemade jerky).

My big tip is to also buy the Ninja Foodi Smart XL Grill Complete Cookbook by Mellanie De Leon to go with this, it has super delicious, easy to follow recipes, from basic to more flavorful, all within it. The best part is in the back of the book, there’s a chart with settings and time to use to learn how to cook different things, which is a necessity when learning how to use this. Buy this cookbook!

This applicance has made my life so much easier and was the spark of inspiration I needed when I was getting bored of cooking and running out of ideas to keep meals new and fresh. This is also very easy to use and not complex at all. Buy this with the cookbook and you’re set!

 I absolutely love this product. Most, if not all, of the reviews on here involve meats and grilling, so this is for the plant-based!

I use this Foodi almost everyday. It’s my new go-to. I have grilled Beyond Meat, roasted different vegetables and air-fried everything I can get my hands on. I even tried steaming (even though I didn’t see anything about this in the instructions/settings) and my veggies came out AMAZING!! I added some water in the bottom pan and used the air fry setting. I did see a little crisping of the vegetables, but this added a nice flavor and texture for a pleasant result.

I absolutely recommend this for plant-based cooking and can’t wait to try my next, and then next recipe. High quality all-around. Very happy I didn’t hesitate on this purchase. One negative about the product is it is clearly meant to attract carnivores: the recipe book is almost all about different meats. They include SOME guidance on cooking vegetables, but not much. You will have to test a bit the first few days to find your perfect cook times. But you can open the Foodi any time to check on the food, so it’s not that difficult.

Love the automatic/timed cooks and it tells you when to flip mid-point. Non-stick is super easy to clean. I use linings when air frying, which makes it even easier.

It is a little big for the countertop, so make sure to clear a space. It’s a nice size for good portions. I will actually be taking this on a roadtrip with me so I can have dependable plant-based food on my next hotel stay (which any plant-based traveller knows the value of!!).

Absolutely LOVE my Ninja! It is small, compact, easy to use yet still able to bake, grill, and fry (plus other ways) most anything I want. The controls and display are well placed, easy to use, read and it’s easy to clean. I highly recommend it!