DG551 Foodi Smart XL 6-in-1 Indoor Grill with Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Broil, & Dehydrate, Foodi Smart Thermometer, 2nd Generation, Black/Silver

This Ninja Foodi Smart XL is absolutely amazing. We cook with it almost every week, especially steaks, and the results are perfect every time. The steak comes out juicy, tender, and cooked exactly how we like it – just like a real steakhouse. Since buying this, we honestly don’t feel the need to go to steak restaurants anymore. It saves time and money, and the flavor is incredible. The grill function works great, heats evenly, and is very easy to use. Cleanup is also simple, which is a big plus. This appliance has become a must-have in our kitchen. If you love cooking at home and want restaurant-quality results, I highly recommend it.

Needed to replace my generic indoor grill and already have many other Ninja kitchen items, so decided to go with this 2nd gen grill. Was not disappointed. Cooking space is just right for our family. It does take some time to pre-heat. Did our first cook with some fish(salmon) and cooked to perfection. I didn't use the included thermometer, as I have Bluetooth ones already as I've heard sometimes the included thermometer can be off some, will give it a try on next cook with my other Bluetooth ones(Chef iQ) for comparison. Cooks fast. The grill grate is nice and heavy. It is on the louder side when it's pre-heating and cooking. Usually our exhaust fan over the stove is the loudest, but this equels it and then some, almost couldn't figure out which one was louder.. haha. Easy cleanup, even though the grill is non-stick, I still do a light spray of olive oil(very light). I also put a liner(aluminum) under the grill, since it opens in the middle to make for easy and quick clean up from any juices draining. Wait till everything cools off, remove grill and liner and wipe down the inside, looks new.. haha.

Just got it. Burned off the smell. Tried a grilled chicken thigh first. Doesn't taste charcoal-grilled, but it tastes grilled. I didn't turn it over. Cooked both sides in 10 minutes. Made a thin salmon filet in 4 minutes. Tomorrow I'll try a steak. I plan on doing all my cooking on this. My air fryer died, which is how I started looking around and settled on this. Gave away my Breville countertop oven now that I have this. Ordered a griddle pan top to make eggs, and french toast, and such. It also broils, it bakes, air fries, and dehydrates. I am thrilled we met each other.

Omg, I am in love with this thing! I’ve used it almost daily since I got it. I’ve bought many “miracle” appliances in the past but none ever lived up to the hype and were quickly forgotten. I moved from a house where I grilled or used a cast iron grill pan on a gas stove almost daily. Now I have a glass top stove and can’t use cast iron and no grills allowed in the balcony. So far, I’ve used it for grilling steak, chicken, fish, and veggies and air frying potatoes, frozen fries, and frozen chicken strips and everything has turned out flavorful, moist, and cookbook-picture perfect. Honestly, the thermometer makes sure it’s perfect and the food turns out even better than my beloved grill (don’t tell Weber!). It almost feels like cheating somehow. The smoke alarm has gone off a couple of times, but only when I have the lid open and it’s stopped quickly. In a small apt practically everything sets off the alarm so I’m actually pretty impressed that it has only rarely activated it. I’m excited to try the other functions, like roasting and dehydrating. The grill, air fryer basket, and drip pan/roasting pan are very well made and dishwasher safe. They have been a total breeze to clean, which makes it even easier to use frequently. Bottom line: it’s not cheap, but absolutely worth every penny. Especially if you like grilled and air fried food, those functions alone make it absolutely with the cost and counter space. I’m not usually one to take pics of my food but I did take one of a cedar planked salmon and grilled Mexican street corn made on the ninja grill. Both were perfect with practically no effort and steaks and chicken were just as beautiful.

Works great, have used bake, air fry, and grill feature. For an airfryer the grill feature is great makes juicy meat and has a nice sear. Almost no smoke comes from it, and very easy to clean. Only negative I could say is the protective coating on the baking pan is already starting to chip away from the basket and grill plate coming in and out.

This grill is so far one of the best purchases I've ever made for kitchen use. In the hands of a relatively experienced home cook (me) it's a super tool. First of all, it makes side dishes extremely easy and fast to prepare. Most frozen casual bagged finger foods such as french fries, egg rolls, pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, et al come out of the air fry function both much faster and much more crisp than you can achieve in the oven even using wire racks. Self made side dishes such as roasted vegetables and potatoes likewise cook faster than any other appliance and with better color and crisper results. Grilling is a mixed bag. Generally, proteins such as burgers or whitefish filets finish with great marking and color fast, but you need to check the doneness diligently. Hot dogs and sausages are easy and superb on this grill. I was skeptical of the Foodi considering it excessively over engineered, but the main benefit it has over other methods is that all cooking or grilling is enclosed, so spattering of even messy foods is non existent. It also grills consistently and cleanly so I can get better results of small tender items such as fish than I can with a gas grill outdoors. I love that the control panel pretty much lets you do anything. Bypass preheating and changing time or temperature on the fly are all standard. You open the cover anytime you like to check on doneness. I will ding the Foodi on easy of cleanup of the appliance itself. The screen pops out for cleaning, but you're on your own to clean the dried grease that builds up on the underside of the top lid. That's the downside of the shielding of the rest of the kitchen from spatters. I consult Youtube videos to find out best ways to clean this thing. Overall, if you know cooking already, this grill can pretty much do anything in terms of dry heat cooking.

The smartest purchase I’ve made in a long time This Ninja Foodi Grill has been a total game changer for me. It heats up super fast, saves a lot of time and electricity compared to using the oven, and makes cooking so much easier. I love that I can cook healthier meals with less oil, and everything comes out evenly cooked and delicious. From meats to vegetables, it handles everything really well. The thermometer is a great bonus and takes the guesswork out of cooking. I use it all the time and couldn’t be happier with this purchase. Highly recommended!

I love this gadget! I can eat fried chicken again. It's not like real oil fried chicken but crispy and good. And healthier. It takes a little longer to cook than I expected but at least it does't heat up the house! So far I have just air fried and grilled chicken and both came out delicious and perfect. Grilled on the outside and tender on the inside. The thermometer in this unit works great! My next project will be pork chops and steak. I hod no problem with smoking and sprayed the grill with avocado oil. Cleaned up nicely!

Very good quality product

Amazing

Soy amante de la carne, y prender el asador, carbon etc. me da flojera, me anime a comprar esta maravilla, y mi vida cambio. Es impresionante la calidad de un corte de carne en mi caso fue RIBEYE, salió como lo indique con el termómetro indicado. Lo recomiendo ampliamente, y lo mas sorprendente compre la Ninja DG551 con un gran descuento

Excelente

While not perfect, this is the 2nd model of Ninja Foodi smart XL Grill I have, the first one (Gen 1) lasted 5 years and then the lid switch died. I use mine pretty much every day so I'd say over 1200 meals cooked in my first one, if this one lasts as long, I'll be perfectly happy. The only real issue I find with these is cleaning the inside lid, grease does get baked on to it eventually no matter how diligently you clean it. I really hope Ninja keeps making these as they are truly a great device.!