Update on the Ninja Foodi

 Well, I have been cooking away using that fabulous Foodi. I thought I would come back and update you on my experiences with it.

Since having the Foodi, I have fixed:

• Boiled eggs (all the time for egg salad and tuna salad)
• Roasted game hen (once but it turned out pretty well)
• Dehydrated sugared ginger
• Baked potatoes (russet & sweet)
• Potato chips (taking neighbor's word that they are awesome)
• Frozen fries (still my favorite, especially crinkle-cut fries)
• Take & Bake style pizza (yum!)
• Hot chocolate (delicious but a bit messy)
• 
  Toast (awesome but easier in a toaster)
• Reheated turkey, baked potatoes, etc.
• Fish (perch, salmon, and tilapia)

I have not yet fixed rice, beans, or desserts in this yet. 

The saddest thing ever was when I managed to do the most beautiful potato chips and then couldn't eat any because of my jacked-up teeth! My neighbor liked them so much that I've promised to make her more.

One thing I am learning is not to trust every recipe. A great thing about using most of the functions on the Foodi is that I can interrupt the cooking cycle to see what's going on with the food. I do that often when using the Air Crisp function. The recipe for the game hen had a suggestion of crisping breast side down for 10 minutes, flipping the hen, then crisping for another 15 minutes. The total time I actually needed to finish the bird was 15 minutes. It would have been burned to a, well, crisp, had I not checked. 

I know that some people think I was joking about not using my stove and oven anymore, but that's real. I even got one of those burner covers to turn my stovetop into a little more counter space.

The one and only thing I have cooked on the stove recently is scrambled eggs. That's it.

Once I get some of the word done on my poor teeth, I will try making a bigger variety of food in the Ninja. Right now, I'm on a diet of softer, kinder meals. Ha!

(By the way, I keep forgetting to take pics when I cook something in the Foodi. I'll start eating before I remember that I wanted to show the appliance at work.)

I have to admit that other than cutting down on cooking time, my top favorite benefit of the Foodi is the easy cleanup. Since I use mostly only the Ninja pot (or Crisping pan) for any messy foods, the only other dishes that need washing up are my plate, utensils, and maybe a dish used to season or prep the food. The next best thing is not having to use as much (if any) oil for a lot of foods. I feel like I have cut back on at least 99% of the oil for any foods I would normally pan fry. 

You can see why I am still in love with this thing. And, no, I have not had to buy any more accessories. Okay - I did get a dust cover for the Foodi but it was only 7 bucks.

So I have zero regrets about getting this appliance. Between the Foodi, the toaster oven, and a cheap little waffle machine, I have no need for anything else. And I only use the toaster oven when I already have something already cooking in the Foodi. 

My tiny kitchen is now complete.

Peace

--Free