The AG551UKDBCP costs the same as the normal version, the AG551UK, but comes in a cooler colour and has a set of skewers and an apron in the box. The main competition is from the AG651UK, which offers the same capacity and cooking modes but comes with open-lid cooking on the grill and flat plate.

Ninja Foodi MAX AG551UKDBCP: The easy way to cook

There’s a high maximum temperature of 240ºC on this model, so I put in hash browns next and cooked them for just 12 minutes. With the lid closed, Cyclonic Air Technology circulates temperatures up to 260°C around your food, cooking quickly and evenly with no need to flip. The Flat Plate setting is expertly designed to work with the flat grill plate’s smooth cooking surface, perfect for delicately cooking fajita chicken, peppers and onions, spicy stir fries, bacon and eggs, sriracha-glazed salmon, fluffy pancakes, loaded nachos – even an authentic-style homemade pizza.For each cooking mode, select the cooking temperature (high, medium, and low for the grill) and time, and hit start to get the AG551UKDBCP to preheat itself, which takes a few minutes, beeping and displaying ‘Add food’ when it’s ready. In particular, I found that with the AG651UK, if I accidentally set the wrong programme or cooking settings and hit the start button, I couldn’t just adjust the settings. What’s important is the level of cooking options available, selectable via the touchscreen controls that light up when the appliance is turned on.

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The excellent inspiration guide, which gives sample recipes to show off each mode, has one for focaccia, which works well as it’s quite a flat bread. In preset mode, the AG551UKDBCP lets you choose the type of food you’re cooking: fish, chicken/turkey, pork, or beef/lamb. A removable, dishwasher-safe splatter guard keeps the heating element clean, working alongside a temperature-controlled grill plate and cool-air zone to help keep smoke under control.Thanks to its temperature probe, this appliance can even stop cooking when your food is perfectly done. Air fryers that have a drawer, such as the Ninja Foodi MAX Dual Zone Air Fryer AF400UK, make shaking food easier, as the external handles don’t warm up. As the lid was shut, the usual smells and smoke from grilling didn’t leak out into the kitchen, making this device more pleasant to use than a regular cooking appliance.

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From rare to well done, simply choose your desired finish and Ninja’s Smart Cook System does all the work!The main difference between the two models is that the AG651UK has an open-top flat plate and grill function, for more delicate items that need to be turned regularly – a feature that you pay a premium for. Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. Roast a delicious joint of beef or lamb, a spatchcock chicken, herb-infused root vegetables, fluffy roast potatoes and more. Cook sizzling steaks, smashed burgers, juicy sausages, crispy bacon, chicken breasts in a spicy marinade, tuna steaks, prawn kebabs, grilled asparagus, corn-on-the-cob, fresh peaches and more.

Ninja Foodi Max Pro Health Grill and Air fryer AG651UK

So far, so manual, but the AG551UKDBCP can also automate cooking via its temperature probe, which tucks away in a compartment on the right-hand side of the air fryer. Powered Grill Plate – Independently powered for direct, edge-to-edge high heat, this powerful grill plate locks in juices and creates authentic chargrilled results. To ensure you stay updated conveniently, kindly provide a valid mobile number, which we will add to the consignment.This Black Friday special edition comes in a fetching copper finish and is bundled with four skewers and an apron. Perfect for steakhouse-style grilling, whether you prefer sizzling steaks and pork chops, juicy sausages, marinated chicken breasts, tuna steaks, halloumi skewers, veggie kebabs, chargrilled corn on the cob or even frozen foods. The Digital Cooking Probe precisely monitors your food’s temperature during cooking, so you don’t have to!