Ninja Air Fryer MAX

Ninja Air Fryer MAX AF160UK Review

The Ninja Air Fryer MAX AF160UK is the big brother to the AF100UK. It is the fast, easy and healthy way to cook delicious meals that the whole household will love. With a large 5.2L capacity, you can easily make enough to feed the family.


Key Features

  • Up to 50% Faster Than Fan Ovens**
  • 6 cooking functions – Max Crisp, Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Reheat & Dehydrate
  • Large 5.2L capacity
  • Air Fry – Up to 75 Percent less fat than traditional frying methods*
  • Dishwasher-safe parts.

What is it?

The Ninja Air Fryer MAX AF160UK is the best way to enjoy delicious, healthy meals that will satisfy everyone in your household.

The Ninja Air Fryer MAX AF160UK offers an easy way to enjoy your favourite foods with the same great taste, using little to no oil. With a large 5.2L capacity, you can easily make enough to feed the family.

Create a delicious variety of snacks, sides and full meals with 6 versatile cooking functions – Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Reheat, Dehydrate and Max Crisp.

Air Fry – up to 75% less fat than traditional frying methods*. Using little to no oil, air frying circulates super-hot air around food to remove excess moisture and create a deliciously crispy golden-brown finish. Enjoy juicy steaks, burgers and chicken breasts; crisp quesadillas; homemade sweet potato fries; perfectly-cooked prawns; flaky fish and even give your favourite toasted sandwich a crispy finish!

Cook from frozen with Max Crisp Technology. Super fast air-flow circulates temperatures of 240°C to evenly cook and crisp food from frozen creating perfectly-cooked meals in minutes

What’s In The Box?

  • Main Unit
  • 1 x Ceramic-Coated Pan
  • 1 x Ceramic-Coated Crisper Plate
  • Instruction Booklet
  • Inspiration Guide

About Ninja

Ninja is a brand of premium kitchen appliances and cookware that makes it quick and easy to prepare delicious food and drinks at home. Following decades of success in the United States, Ninja now enjoys global recognition with offices situated across the world. Whether you’re a confident chef or kitchen newcomer, discover durable non-stick cookware, powerful blenders and food processors—and versatile cooking appliances engineered in-house and developed through extensive consumer testing in real homes—to deliver delicious results with speed and ease.

What we like

  • Dishwasher safe.
  • Easy To Clean.
  • Simple to use.
  • It’s a good size for a family of 4.

What we don’t like

  • The tall upright design of the Air Fryer MAX AF160UK might not fit under kitchen cupboards.
  • It’s quite heavy.

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FAQ’s

The power cord is approximately 80cm long.

The exhaust vent is located on the back side of the unit. This area will heat up during the cooking process. Be sure to keep the unit at least 10cm away from any other surfaces.

The Ninja® Air Fryer has a 1-year limited warranty. For more details go to www.ninjakitchen.co.uk

Yes. If you simply pull the cooking pan out of the unit, the timer will pause the count down and the fan will stop. To restart, simp;y reinsert the cooking pan into the base.

The power button is located on the bottom left side of the unit.

Although oil is not essential, we recommend starting with 1 tablespoon and adjusting for personal preference, or referencing the recipe for recommended oil amounts.

To set the cooking temperature, use the Temp up and down arrows on the left side of the digital display. You can adjust the temperature at any time throughout the cooking process with the up and down arrows.

To set the cooking time, use the Time up and down arrows on the right side of the digital display. You can change the time at any point throughout the cooking process with the up and down arrows.

5.2kg


36cm x 25cm x 32cm

5.2L

Yes, we recommend checking on your food regularly throughout the cooking process. Simply pull out the cooking pan and shake or rotate the food. When you are done, slide the cooking pan back into place to continue cooking to your desired level of browning or crispiness. Please note that the timer will continue to run while the cooking pan is removed.

Yes. It is important to shake or rotate your food for consistent browning and crispiness. For best results, please follow the recipe or cooking chart to find out how often you should shake or rotate your ingredients while cooking.

Although the outside of the unit will heat up during the cooking process, the touch screen and panhandle will remain cool to the touch.

The cooking pan and crisper plate are both made out of aluminium with a nano-ceramic coating

For best results, we recommend that you preheat the unit for 3 minutes before adding your ingredients. To preheat, simply add an additional 3 minutes to your total cook time and allow the unit to come up to temperature before adding ingredients.

This unit is 1550 watts.

The temperature ranges from 40°C (in Dehydrate) to 210°C (in Air Fry).

Yes. The Ninja® Air Fryer can also roast, reheat and dehydrate food.

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Conclusion

The big question you may have is whether or not the Ninja Air Fryer MAX is worth your hard-earned cash. In short: yes, yes it is. This fryer makes cooking easy, frying an array of different foods, and it’s easy to get started and easy to clean up afterwards. There are a number of improvements over the smaller AF100UK model that make this appliance worth the slightly higher price tag.