Customer Reviews for Ninja - Foodi Smart XL Pro 7-in-1 Indoor Grill/Griddle Combo - Black
Customer Rating
5
Loved it
on June 20, 2022
Posted by: Michy Lucy
from Providence Rhode Island
Gender:Female
I bought this to tryouts because I have the first one and is really good so this one GV651 heat up top and bottom OMG so I ordered I will never change my mind this appliance is so good I need some shrimp then I did the all tilapia fish on the outside grill take me 30 49 minutes and the ninja food GV 651 take me only 15 minutes no more grill outside and better when is snowing plug-in the ninja grill make some steaks well everything you do outside grill you can make it here, today I will try making some pancakes o yeah big breakfast
It is saving me space and so much time to .cook. Meat, chicken , fish gets juice and tender. Vegetables. I am.very happy with the Ninja XL pro and highly recommend it. Size
I bought this Grill Griddle to replace my original Ninja that will be passed on to one of my children. I wanted the Griddle and the Thermometer. Its not as big as the original. i thought the other addons like the vege tray could be used while grilling, but it cannot.
With my Ninja Foodi as its companion the Smart XL Pro Grill & Griddle has created some fantastic meals. Very versatile and easy to clean.. You should try my omelettes..
The Ninja is great at cooking steaks! Last night we forgot to take the steak out of the freezer before dinner, I did read that it would cook a frozen one but didn’t really believe it. But we tried it anyway…….it was one of the best tasting steak I’ve ever made. Just rub it down w avocado oil and added salt and pepper to both sides. Not sure we’ll ever go back to BBQing.
I feel like people must have felt like in the south when indoor air conditioning showed up for the first time! (True story, my Cajun daddy told me when he was a kid they had a choice between a TV or an air conditioner, and the AC won unanimously!) THAT is how I feel about the Ninja indoor grill.
Since I got it a month ago, I have not used my stove or oven once. I do everything I can on this, the things I can't I microwave or use my instantpot. We bought this as we are getting ready to RV full time. We cannot live without it.
If for no other reason, making near fat free air fries is worth it alone. I keep potatoes in the refrigerator in ice cold water, sliced ala my French fry cutter (which needs to come with this grill). I spin them and paper towel them dry, which preheating. It literally takes a teaspoon of oil or tad more. About 25 - 27 minutes on 390 air crisp. They are super healthy and actually better than fried ones are. Sweet potatos don't need a cold water soak, I microwave them a minute then peel and push through the fry cutter, they get smidge of oil (we use grape seed oil) and are done in about 13 minutes on 385 (they tend to get burned edges on 390). Basically we are eating a super healthy carb with about as minimal fat on it as you can get. I couldn't eat a plain or sweet baked potato with this amount of oil. Those restaurant sweet potato fries tend to be overly greasy. These are not. We like that Sweet Preacher Fire House seasoning you can get at Wally World for the sweet potatoes, and the Black and Tan for the regular ones.
I will slice up raw okra, lightly spritz it with oil, and air crisp it, about 9 minutes. It is delicious and like fried okra. I am sure I could put some sort of batter on it, but it is easy to do this way.
The probe cooks steaks exaclty like the photo shows to your liking if you will follow the instructions. I had a cantaloupe size pork loin roast (not tenderloin) and couldn't figure out exactly which setting to cook it on. I was afraid the outside would be over cooked and dry, but it turned out perfect, in spite of my bumbling between several cooking options.
We don't do chicken, but it has cooked pork chops, steak, jalapeno poppers, french toast. We use it at least twice a day.