Ninja dubbed its Crispi air fryer a "portable cooking system" when it was released last year. Released today, the Ninja Crispi Pro keeps the glass, modular appeal, but adds an XL cooking capacity that can cater to up to 10 people.
According to Ninja, the Crispi Pro can cook an entire eight-pound chicken, with vegetables, for 10 people. It's now got an XL eight-quart capacity, but still works with the 2.5 and four-quart containers included with the original, meaning it's able to expand on your existing modular setup. So while it loses the portability claim of its predecessor, it now offers an excellent meal prep setup for larger households.
But that's not all. The Crispi Pro also offers precise temperature controls, making it a serious contender against the best air fryers on the market. It retails for $279 at SharkNinja, which is $100 more than the original.
Here's what's new
The Crispi is one of the most interesting air fryers I've ever seen, but one of my biggest complaints about the original was its lack of precise temperature controls. Users can choose between Max Crisp, Bake, Air Fry and Recrisp settings, but there's no onboard indication of what temperature your food is cooking at.
The Crispi Pro addresses this, introducing two additional settings (Roast and Dehydrate) along with precision digital temperature control. Its display is also front-facing, with a real-time monitor of the cooking temperature that should give a bit of extra precision.
Instead of featuring a removable lid, the Crispi Pro appears to have an adjustable stand that lets you lift your glass container up to the heating element. This makes the whole thing feel a bit more permanent, giving your lid a permanent home on your countertops.
The Crispi Pro also boasts non-toxic credentials. I have to stress, as someone who tests air fryers every day, that I've never been concerned that Ninja's non-glass air fryers are in any way toxic, but I can understand why people are keen to seek glass alternatives to the non-stick coating of a more typical air fryer.
With the Crispi and the Crispi Pro your food cooks in a glass container, with an optional (nonstick-coated) shelf that can either split the cooking chamber into two sections or elevate your food for cooking from every angle. The glass sits on your countertop, can
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