Ninja Speedi
A new kitchen toy – the Ninja Speedi. Do I really need another Ninja multicooker?
Ninja Foodi/Instant Pot
Christmas 2022
This year, the meat is a stuffed turkey leg joint from Riverford’s. I’ve had it before, and it is reliable.
Although I have potatoes and veg in the fridge, I knew I had some frozen prepared roasties in the freezer, done in goose fat. I also found a small tray of my own roasted sprouts, from 2021!
Foodi Slow Cooked Stew
I’ve been having great fun with the Foodi as an air fryer and pressure cooker, but this is my first experiment with the Foodi as a slow cooker. Beef and mixed veg in a beef and red wine stock.
Foodi Adventures: Banana Chips.
I ran the Foodi in dehydrator mode overnight, dealing with some bananas I needed to use up. This was my first experiment with the dehydrator, and it was a great success.
Gadget: Ninja Foodi Max Multicooker OP500UK.
The Ninja Foodi is a combined pressure cooker, slow cooker and air fryer. It manages this by having two lids. The Air Fryer lid is permanently attached, hinged at one side, and containing a powerful heating element and fan. With that raised out of the way, you can use the Pressure Cooker lid, which locks on to the cooker.
Moving from Air Fryer to Foodi – Ease of Cleaning
I’ve just replaced my Ninja Air Fryer with a Ninja Foodi – more on that, later. It was a sensible move, in that it combined the functions of at least 3 large counter top devices – Air Fryer, Instant Pot and Slow Cooker – into one. My old Air Fryer and trusty Morphy Richards Sear & Stew slow cooker are going into storage, freeing up much needed space in my kitchen. My Instant Pot has been donated to some very grateful neighbours, who are going to make good use of it.
Instant Pot Adventure #2 – Pressure Cooked Chicken
My first use of the Instant Pot as a pressure cooker would be to cook a whole chicken.
Instant Pot Adventure #1 – Beef Stew
I’ve cooked many beef stews, so this is nothing new.
But it is my first one in my Instant Pot.