Ninja's 8-quart, 1760W Foodi multi-cooker (model OL601) with a single SmartLid that slides between pressure cooking, air frying and SteamCrisp, across 14 functions including sous vide, yogurt and dehydrate. Owners love replacing several appliances with one, but its bulk and weight are constant complaints and a few report the fan or air-fry function failing after roughly one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years.
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It depends on how you will use it. 70% would buy it again, which means roughly 30% would not. Air-fry fan or function failing after about one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years.
Most owners are still cooking with it several times a week and like having one machine for everything. Its size and fan noise become the everyday irritations, and it rarely gets put away.
Air-fry fan or function failing after about one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half years. Combined lid and seal take effort to clean.
Worth it for: Families batch cooking; Small kitchens replacing several gadgets; Pressure-cook and air-fry fans. Think twice if: Tight counter space; People who want light, movable appliances; Stovetop-pot users.
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| At purchase | 8.4 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.3 / 10 |
| One month | 7.9 / 10 |
| Six months | 7.5 / 10 |
| One year | 7.2 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 6.6 / 10 |
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Gives it 4/5 for all-in-one-lid convenience, quick preheating and dishwasher-safe parts, though the reviewer tested the UK equivalent and found it bulky with a fiddly pressure valve.
Over a thousand reviews with 95% recommending it; owners praise ease of use and versatility but cite size, weight and fan noise, and a two-year owner is the most critical.
Mostly short-term owners like the single lid and results but call it huge; one owner says the air fryer stopped working after about 1.5 years.
Owners praise versatility and easy cleanup; one heavy user's fan failed after about 2.5 years, and others note a learning curve and a harder-to-clean lid.
Retailer listing with the $279.99 price, the 14 functions, 1760W power and a 4.7/5 rating from several hundred buyers.