Ninja SFP701 Combi All-in-One Multicooker, Oven, and Air Fryer, 14-in-1 Functions, 15-Minute Complete Meals, Includes 3 Accessories, Grey, 14.92 x 15.43 x 13.11

Disclaimer: I received this item for free from the Vine program. I didn’t get paid for the review and, in fact, I Pay 45% in Federal and State Income Taxes for each item. I apologize that I don’t include pictures but I have a genetic trait that causes my hands to shake.

I’m a 74 year old widow, who lives alone, and not that much into cooking for myself. I no longer want to lean into the oven and pull out heavy pans while I’m straddling the oven door. I’m in a large, custom-built home that had only “their” below counter storage plan, not mine. My body is riddled with arthritis and my back suffers from osteoporosis and stress fractures. I have a very difficult time getting down, on my hands and knees, to grab the pots and pans, and various small appliances. And Yes! I must now struggle to get off the floor and back on my feet.

I’m hoping the Ninja SFP701 Combi All-in-One Unit will be my answer. This Unit can cook large quantities or can handle recipes cut in half. I do love leftovers so having excess is no problem. Using the Ninja SFP701 Combi All-in-One reminds me when I purchased my first microwave oven in 1980, the ones that were huge in size, weighed a lot, and cost about one half of a month’s salary. The Microwave came with a very limited number of recipes and I actually took classes held in people’s homes.

So, I’m overwhelmed by the Ninja SFP701 Combi All-in-One that comes with a few recipes and a sheet with suggestions for building my own Combi Meals. After cooking for over 60 years, I still like to read recipes and I’m no longer that creative. My kitchen area is still under “construction” as I abandon the stovetop/oven, toss aside the toaster, toaster oven, multitude of casserole dishes, the everything pressure cooking pot, duplicate and triplicate of various cooking utensils, and eliminating most of my pots and pans. In the meantime, I’ll search for recipes that look good and appropriate videos.

I expected a normal- quality iPad and this one was far from it. It made me think it had been refurbished even though it was supposedly new. It arrived packed in an unpadded envelope and reeked of perfume so badly that it was impossible to be around it. When i turned it off, it would not turn back on. Amazon is now saying it could take up to 30 days to get a refund for this piece of crap.

 This thing is massive. I had a Ninja Foodie before and even though I was still using it I decided to replace it with this one. That actually meant rearranging my 1950’s kitchen because it would not fit on my counter because it is a LOT taller than the foodie.

There is a learning curve to cooking with this. There are so many combinations and each one works a bit differently. Not only are there so many variations the time to cook things is different. For example, if you bake something combi bake you’re supposed to do it for 25% less time than normal – I learned this the hard way by burning the outside of my chicken.

I did make the meatloaf loafs borrowing bits and pieces from the included recipe book and they came out really good, almost crispy on the outside and moist in the middle.

When you air fry you do not have to pre-heat but you do have to add extra time at the end to account for this. If you use the tray inside the pan that is recommended it is nice because it gets both the top and bottom of the items you’re frying but it also means you can’t fit as much in the pan.

This is going to take me a little more practice to get it down but I feel like when I do it will be a well used appliance in the house.

My only complaints right off the bat are
– I wish they included more recipes in the included book, there are quite a few but really only 4 or 5 per cooking style and because this is so new there aren’t really any recipes online yet.

– The switch to go from combi cook to air fry is really hard to read because it is silver against gray. It might just be the lighting in my kitchen but both my husband and myself have a hard time reading it.

Good things:
It cooks quick
It is very quiet – especially compared to the foodie
Air fry is very crisp and no preheat
You can cook a whole meal all at once – it’s just going to take me time to figure out the right combinations

Need more recipes to learn how to make combi meals. If you aren’t careful you will ruin dinner in this cooker it’s really time consuming when making combi meals.