Customer Ratings & Reviews

How is it that Air Fryer products and technology continue to advance the state of the art? Here is an excellent example of what’s new. I have long been a fan of and recommended “bucket” or basket style air fryers. The other popular style, countertop air fryers, typically with glass fronts and an open cavity, easily become filthy. An upscale countertop oven, they are a more modern version of a toaster oven. The self-contained “bucket” design that I prefer places the heating element at the top, above an enclosed bucket at the bottom of which is, typically, a crisping rack The rack also allow air flow all around the food. All liquids, splatters and debris are contained within the “bucket”. The bucket and rack are non-stick coated and easily cleaned by hand or in a dishwasher. What’s new with this Ninja Foodi model? The major upgrade to this double-basket model is a feature not seen before. This DZ550 is a dual basket 10-qt design with something extra. The left bucket has a helper, a temperature probe on a wire. Use the probe to alert and automatically shut down the DZ550 when the probe’s set point is reached. How is this different from other models? It’s the “Foodi Smart Thermometer” probe! An entire six-pound chicken with probe fits in the left basket and may be cooked on the roast setting. Another up to six-pound chicken may also be simultaneously cooked in the right side bucket, say, on the AirFry setting, then the unit may me be set so the food in both sides can finish at the same time. That’s genuine convenience any way you slice it. • The Ninja XL air fryer with two independent cooking baskets tips the scales at about 20 pounds. • With 1690 Watts of available power, it is expected to cook whatever is in one or both baskets as quickly as possible, all the while consuming less energy than a conventional oven. Temperature settings range from 105º - 450ºF. **WHAT’S IN THE BOX** • Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 10-qt. XL 2-Basket Air Fryer • Dual 5-qt Cooking Baskets • Nonstick Crisper Plates • Foodi Smart Thermometer • Documentation **THE SETUP** READ everything, then re-read everything. There is much to learn and apply in order to experience a comfort level with repeatable successful outcomes. A probe that connects to a port at the left front above the left bucket is the only obvious visual difference between this model and others with a similar look. Using the DZ550 in AirFryer mode, there is no easy way to determine the doneness of meat, fish or poultry. I use the tried and true method, which is to open the bucket and insert an instant-read thermometer in a few spots. With practice, I have become adept at estimating the correct cook time of my fan favorite whole chicken preparations. But now, the probe changes everything and takes the majority of guesswork from the equation. For a six-pound chicken, as an example, I set the temperature to an internal doneness of 160º, not the recommended 165º, “with the probe inserted horizontally into the thickest part of the breast, parallel to, but not touching, the bone. Make sure the top reaches the center of the thickest part of the breast and doesn’t go all the way through the breast into the cavity.” I don’t like dried out, overcooked chicken breast. Press the button and let it happen. At the same time, another food, perhaps AirFried wedge potatoes that everyone here loves, can be set so that both buckets are done at the same time. Built-in intelligence rockets the DZ550 to a higher performance level with new options not available on previous air fryers. Ninja calls it the Smart Cook System. Versatility is the name of the game. Use the DZ550 with or without the probe, with or without both “zones” (buckets), i.e., DualZone Technology, with or without Match Cook. Functions include Air Fry, Bake, Roast, Air Broil, Reheat and Dehydrate. The provided Quick Start Guide includes instructions and many recipes. After hand washing both baskets and crisper trays, I set them back in place, set the operation to Roast, the temperature to 400º, and set the timer for 12 minutes. This was to burn off any debris or oils coating. And now, it’s time to . . . **PUT IT TO THE TEST** Always the first thing I make in an air fryer, I prepped an over six-pound chicken. Seasoned well and with the probe inserted as instructed, I cut a few russet potatoes into wedges and soaked them in ice water for 30 minutes. Rinsed, then pat-dried, I tossed them in a large prep bucket with salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoky paprika and Lebanese Za’atar. Next, set so the chicken and fries would be ready at about the same time, with the push of a button, the cooking began. Sure smelled great! Practice, practice, practice, and more practice. Once again, family and friends are enjoying the ever-expanding repertoire of wonderful dishes made with my most recent AirFryer. I can see daylight ahead! Pretty soon, everyone here will enjoy this versatility of deliciousness. **CONCLUSION** This Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 10-qt. XL 2-Basket Air Fryer with DualZone Technology & Smart Cook System is a big hit here. The product appears to be durable and well-built. Yes, it takes some dedicated, uninterrupted study of manuals to become comfortable with the different procedures. It has been absolutely worth the time AND effort. **WARRANTY** Ninja DZ550 comes with the manufacturer’s one year parts and labor warranty.

Best air fryer ever! The smart cook really helps with preparing paired dishes. Like Chicken Wings and Fries.

I do almost everything on it and it has an affordable prices

Works great!! Easy to use and understand. Doesn’t take up too much space and cuts cooking time in half

Got this item simply because of the smart technology of having food prepared at different times and being done at the same time...I would strongly recommend this air flyer to anyone that loves to cook with a hassle free of worrying about things with different cook times.

Works excellent cooks food super fast reccomend buying

It’s a great product love it however the shipping was terrible. Gift that arrived in terrible condition. The unit wor in s abd highly suggest! Just buy it

Very nice machine i wouldrecomend it to anyone. Worth the money

Great choice. It’s still in the box on my counter but I’m assuming I made a great choice.

Excellent for the price. Already started losing weight.

This is more about the package my wife is amazed with the thing very well represented she about to start using it

This is excellent deal. I never see this kind of deal I already bought one but i am ready to buy 2nd one..

Useful for cooking indian fry items and crispy fried chicken. Cannot cook full suze turkey bird.

Love the smart finish and endless features it has including temp probe!

Does an amazing job at air frying. It is very big machine but I guess it comes with the territory. Cooking times do vary but it does an amazing job.

THE BEST KITCHEN TOOL I EVER GOT! I CAN BAKE A HOLE CHICKEN I ONE SIDE, AND BAKE A SMALL LASAGNA IN THE OTHER! NON STICK EASY TO CLEAN, IM LOVING IT! THE STOVE IS GETING JEALOUS...LOL!

Great item, I do wish the thermometer wire was a little bit longer though

The Air Fryer has really swept into people’s kitchen lives as the next “must have” small appliance for your Kitchen. I have really liked using them but this Ninja Foodi 6 in 1 XL has been an incredible upgrade to the air frying realm! PROS: - Unboxing is super easy. The whole air fryer is already ready to go you just need to take some protective packaging off of it and thats it! - First impression is that the Air Fryer looks really great! It does not have a cheap look to it, I like the sleek design, and it would look good sitting on a counter most of the time. It is big but it does not feel unnecessarily big. I mean it is an XL air fryer with 2 baskets and a digital dashboard so I feel that given all that it offers it is actually in a nice compact design. Especially since it is a square design and not a circle one, square designs are more space effective in your cabinets or countertop. - Also the baskets themselves are really nice! They are one piece with a small tray that sits at the bottom to promote airflow. The tray comes out an the tray/basket are a really easy to clean. Another perk I like is how since there are two trays, you only have to clean the basket you use aka if you just are making a small batch of something you do not need to clean one giant large tray after. - Immediately I love how easy it is to use! There are a lot of controls and options compared to simpler air fryers, but you are getting a LOT more functionality from this. It has 6 different cooking options (Air Fryer, Bake, Roast, Reheat, Air Broil, and Dehydrate) and you can set a precise time and temp on those options which is great. - With the two baskets, its easy to do two different items at once on different temps & times OR you can just “match cook” if you have a large amount of one item you want to cook in both baskets. Of course it also has this really cool “Smart Finish” feature where it will sync up your two different items to make sure they are both ready at the same time. - The Meat Thermometer/ Probe is an awesome accessory too! It stores nicely on the side and easily plugs in and is used for the “1” basket. I like how it checks the temp in two areas on the probe to ensure great quality as well. - And lastly, of course the food tastes great with it! I mean I can not say enough how great Air Fryers are as a purchase for your kitchen, I like using them more than I do an over with how fast and easy they are to use and how they just give you a perfect taste all around with the way the air flow works. CONS: - When you pull an basket out, the Air Fryer does not automatically “pause” and instead you need to click the “Start / Pause” button instead. It’s minor, but I like being able to quickly pull the basket out to view it instead of pausing it first. - There is not a great way to tell which basket you are viewing on the display. Yes it’s easy because you just click the “1” or “2” and it changes to that basket’s information. But the “1” or “2” is not highlighted in some way when you are viewing that basket. Just a minor design change I would have liked to see. BOTTOM LINE: - I really do think Air Fryers are a great buy for your kitchen and the Ninja Foodi 6 in 1 XL is truly the way to go! It offers incredible options in terms of how you cook your food, cooking two different items at once, and just being fast and flexible with what you are making. This Ninja Foodi really packs a punch and will be a stable for my daily kitchen needs!

Hands down, this is best air fryer ever. The dual basket and the ability sync the air fryer so that two separate dishes with two separate cooking time/temps finish at the same time, is amazing!

It’s taking some getting to know how to use it but it’s a great appliance to have in your kitchen