Traditional air fryers stick to the status – air frying foods. However, the Ninja AF100UK allows you to enjoy up to 4 cooking modes in an easy-to-use and straightforward set-up.

The air fry mode allows you to create delectable main and side dishes cooked to perfection. You’ll love that the 3.8L non-stick pull-out basket that comes with your air fryer can take as much as 900g of fries (4 servings). It also has a crisper insert which would raise the food from the primary pain and enable efficient air circulation for even cooking.

The re-heat ensures that your leftover foods do not lose their crispness and texture. In truth, many Ninja Foodi air fryers can deliver on these results, giving you leftovers that are just as fresh as freshly cooked food.

The dehydrate mode uses a low temperature and low Fan speed to thoroughly remove moisture from anything ranging from vegetables to meat. The dehydrate button is helpful to dehydrating beef, herbs, and vegetables for snacks or later use.

All your cooking happens automatically, and you only have to punch a few buttons to get started. The only real manual action you might do (although not always necessary) is turning the food over or shaking things up a bit to ensure that your meal comes out evenly cooked.  

A word we’d love to share is the need for ventilation. I recommend having a few inches of free space around your air fryer on all four sides. Adequate ventilation ensures that the high heat gets dispersed easily. However, your air fryer won’t smoke even at a higher temperature, so that you can use it in just about any location.

Again, please use the recipe booklet with caution. It is excellent for inspiration, but this fryer is so tiny that the power is twice as much as you would have with bigger air fryers. So, it would help if you had less time and temperature to cook or air fry your meals. Also, consider using about one and a half tablespoons (against the recipe’s guide of using half a tablespoon) to get the best results and avoid having undercooked or burnt pieces of potatoes.

Stylish, compact, and attractive design

The Ninja AF100UK has been cleverly engineered to optimize its small compartments and parts. The beautifully designed air fryer is a huge bargain for space-conscious customers and those worried about aesthetics. You’ll also love that it comes with a high gloss finish, which is quite stylish and sleek.

Its grey and black color ensure it can match almost any kitchen decor. Although it is lightweight, this appliance is durable. I especially love its slim design because it can fit into most average-sized kitchen cupboards, unlike other air fryers. The sleek design also makes this air fryer easier to clean. The only downside is that the rack comes with wider slots, making it challenging to make smaller fries as they could fall through the holes.

Beginner-friendly with an easy-to-use digital display

The Ninja Air fryer comes with a digital display and well-labelled buttons, which is a great bargain compared to having a manual timer dial and temperature dial. Therefore, you can easily choose your cooking mode, temperature, and timings and keep track of what’s happening inside your air fryer.

Another tip we’d love to share is that if you have to pull out the drawer when cooking, ensure you’ve already pressed the pause button, else the timer keeps counting down. There’s also a simple instruction booklet enclosed inside the box to enable you to use the appliance as intended to achieve perfect results. If you are unsure of what the buttons do, it serves as a guidance manual.

Super-fast cooking

Cooking using this air fryer is exceedingly quick. You’ll find that the air fryer mode especially creates deliciously crispy and golden dishes at just the right texture in just a few minutes.

Easy to clean

For the exterior of the ninja AF100UK, a damp cloth is sufficient to wipe off finger marks and any stains on the buttons. For the interior, the parts are non-stick and dishwasher friendly. There’s no need to keep scrubbing endlessly. Just pop the parts in the dishwasher, and it comes out squeaky clean for reuse. A noticeable feature is a round-shaped basket which makes it easy to clean, unlike most air fryers having square baskets with ridges. However, this particular feature also makes it difficult to make smaller fries.

Broad timer and temperature

This Ninja Air fryer can handle up to 210oC for air fry, roast, and re-heat modes. However, dehydrating only accommodates up to 90oC. Concerning timings, you have a maximum of one hour for re-heating and air-frying, 12 hours maximum for dehydrating and roasting for up to four hours).