Let me get the formalities out of the way. This is a great product and I'm very satisfied with it so far. That being said, this absolutely is a game changing appliance. I would go as far as to say, with some design changes, this could easily replace the microwave. I watched a ton of YouTube videos on air fryers before choosing the Ninja. I already have the Ninja Auto IQ blender and use it almost daily. I've never owned an air fryer but in many of the YT videos, when frying chicken or fish all of the youtubers spray oil and flip the meat halfway through the process. This appears to be necessary because the air fryers don't cook the meat evenly on the bottom and the meat must come into direct contact with the air from the fan located at the top of the appliance and will usually result in chalky spots of batter that remain uncooked. I have found with the Ninja air fryer this is unnecessary. I thought it was the wattage but when I look at other air fryers most have a high wattage than the Ninja which is only 1550 watts., I've seen as high as 1800 watts. So it has to be Ninja's design. Also, I noticed most Youtubers were cooking fried chicken for example for 20 minutes or longer. My first batch, pictured with the Ninja, came out great but had a slightly burnt taste, it was good but could be better but that was because I cooked it for 22 min on 390!!! I also stopped it at 12 minutes and flipped the pieces even though they were golden with no floury spots. For my second batch, I brought it down to about 18 minutes and only paused the air fryer to check them and gave them a shake just in case any were sticking. The end result was much better and close to perfect. Also, I failed to mention that the device doesn't really generate that much heat and doesn't stay hot like a deep fryer or cast iron skillet. I live in a small apartment I did have a tiny problem with it setting off the smoke alarm. Not because it puts out tons of smoke but mainly because where I placed this on my counter was near the smoke detector. Moving it to another area solved this issue. Most importantly clean up is a breeze, no scrubbing, no grease to empty or store. After air frying there's maybe a tablespoon of oil at the bottom and I honestly think it's the olive oil that I dabbed on...I really don't think this thing needs any oil. Rinsing it off with warm water is all it really needs, no splatter...nothing. This is what kept me frying things to be honest, I hated the mess and cleanup. Now on to what I think is the most underrated feature on this air fryer REHEAT!!! If you've every gone to the fridge and grabbed a piece of leftover pizza, fish or chicken, if you warm it up in the microwave, it's always soggy, it's something we've learned to live with. I took my chicken wings from the day before put them in the air fryer on reheat for 3 MINUTES.....I SAID 3 MINUTES!!! and like magic the wings were crispy like they were right out of the oil. French fries from the day before...same thing crispy and fresh tasting. Fried catfish perfect. In short, I don't run out and buy every gizmo I come across like make your own sodas at home or a bread maker. Not that these aren't great but I have to weigh the versatility of the device, how much soda am I really going to make? Do I really eat that much bread? The Ninja AF-101 was a great choice because it does more than one thing, it's not just a fryer but a roaster, a dehydrator. My next test will be beef jerky, I'll update my review then. Until then, it is one of the best purchases I've made appliance-wise in a while and I can't see myself in the future without one. Now if they can only make one large enough to fit a 12 lb turkey in, I can die a happy man.

So disappointed. Blades are chipped and pitted. The box it came in was for another product. Don't buy.

I'm not buying another one of these, this is TWICE the seal has broken, making it unsanitary to drink from. Threw it away after this picture. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! Those droplets aren't on the outside of the cup but BETWEEN the layers of plastic. I'm DONE with NINJAS!