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Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven: one-minute review
The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven is an efficient and flexible cooking appliance. It has 10 cook modes: Air Fry, Air Roast, Whole Roast, Bake, Pizza, Broil, Reheat, Dehydrate, Toast, and Bagel. You can quickly cook or heat up just about anything you can fit into its extra-large cooking area.
It pre-heats in seconds, and cooks your food faster than you would expect. Obviously we like fast-working appliances, but it also means you need to keep an eye on your food as it cooks. You can’t just follow the directions on the prepared food box and walk away; I found that this appliance cooked some frozen items faster than the box directions indicated.
The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven uses “Cyclonic Air Technology.” It does allow for speedy all-over cooking and eliminates the need to rotate your food mid-cycle that many air fryer require. However, if you like to put foil and/or parchment paper down on your cook tray, make sure it’s anchored down with food on all four corners. Otherwise, it will go flying up into the upper heat elements. Ask me how I know that.
Overall, I was very happy with the The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven. While some parts of the foods got blackened while other parts remained pale, the difference wasn’t enough to affect taste. Everything I made came out delicious.
Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven: price and availability
- List price: From $279.99 (about £210 / AU$420)
- Only available in the US, unless imported
The The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven is available at many major retailers both online and in stores. Find it at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart, Crate & Barrel, Ninja’s own website, and more. It starts at $279.99 (about £210 / AU$420) but is currently only available in the US unless your import it.
The stainless steel version retails for $279.99 while the other shades are $20 more. It comes in four colors: Stone and Gold (mostly gold,) Black (with rose gold hardware,) Stainless Steel (as seen in my photos,) and Cyberspace (dark gray with gold hardware.)
Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven: specifications
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Price |
$279.99 (about £210 / AU$390) |
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Cooking functions: |
Air Fry, Air Roast, Whole Roast, Bake, Pizza, Broil, Reheat, Dehydrate, Toast, and Bagel |
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Size (H x W x D) |
13.5 x 15.8 x 16.5 inches / 34.3 x 40.1 x 41.9cm |
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Weight: |
22.77lbs / 10.33kg |
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Accessories included: |
5qt air fry basket, sheet pan, broil rack, recipe booklet |
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Color options: |
Stone and Gold, Black, Stainless Steel, and Cyberspace |
Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven: design and features
- French doors open easily with one hand
- Spacious interior fits a pizza or whole chicken
- Simple, intuitive controls
The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven looks great on the counter. The French doors give it a more upscale look and the control dials are simple and uncluttered. I feared that French doors would require two-handed opening, but that’s not the case. The doors work in tandem, so pulling or pushing either door handle moves both doors. The doors are glass, and there is a lightbulb inside, so you can easily see what’s cooking.
The power button is on the top left side of the control panel. On the right, a large dial spins to select mode, time, and temperature. Press that same dial to start and stop cooking. Next to the dial are four buttons: Temp/Shade, Mode, Time/Slices, and the light bulb.
The rest of the control panel is black when not in use, but lights up when you turn the oven on. It shows all of the cooking modes (Air Fry, Air Roast, Whole Roast, Bake, Pizza, Broil, Reheat, Dehydrate, Toast, and Bagel) and pertinent information for your current mode. For example, when you’re toasting, the panel shows the number of slices and the shade you’ve chosen. If you’re using one of the oven or air fry modes, the panel shows the time and temperature.
The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven does take up a fair bit of counter space, but since it replaces both a toaster oven and an air fryer, I didn’t mind. It’s quite spacious inside, it easily fits my favorite frozen pizza and could fit a modestly-sized chicken. Included accessories are a five-quart air fry basket, sheet pan, broil rack, and a recipe booklet. The interior cooking rack can be moved up or down to accommodate your desired foods. According to Ninja, the cooking surfaces do not contain PFAS. The crumb tray at the bottom is removable for easy cleaning.
The Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven preheats in just 90 seconds and heats up to 450F / 232C. It cooks with cyclonic air, which does a couple of things. First of all, it cooks your food all over without you having to move your food around mid-cycle like you do with many air fryers. According to Ninja, the oven cooks up to 60% faster than conventional ovens and you can use 75% less fat than traditional frying in air fry mode.
This cyclonic air feature also means that if you like to place parchment paper or aluminum foil on your bake tray, you must use caution. The cyclonic air will suck it up into the heating element if you don’t have it fully weighed down with food at every edge. Yes, I found that out the hard way. Luckily I was standing close by and cut the power before it caught fire.
Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven performance
I tested many of the Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven’s cooking modes. I had to start with toast, of course. You can adjust for the number of slices and the shade you like, so it’s easy to have toast exactly the way you like it. It does take some trial and error. I first did a single slice at level three and got one very dark edge. Later, I did two slices at level four and they both came out perfect.
I tested out Air Fry mode with a number of different foods. I made frozen French fries according to the package instructions (though I did end up adding a little more time) and they came out just right, crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy inside. Another time, I made frozen crinkle French fries. There were some very dark spots, but they tasted quite good.
I also made some sweet potato fries from scratch in Air Fry mode. They don’t look pretty, they are covered with dark spots, but I like them that way. They were delicious, nice and soft on the inside. I wouldn’t say they were super crisp on the outside, but I barely used any oil. The more oil you use, the crisper your food turns out.
I made tofu in Air Fry mode, with just a simple baking soda coating. It turned out beautifully, nice and crispy on the outside and soft inside.
I made frozen veggies several times, in a number of different modes including both Air Fry and Air Roast mode. I find that the ‘air’ modes dried out the frozen vegetables a bit, which was what I wanted. Frozen veggies can be quite soggy when cooked in other ways, and I was very happy with how they turned out.
I also made a one-pan meal in Air Roast mode. This included a veggie burger, frozen vegetables, and fresh vegetables. This came out great and only took 15 minutes.
I didn’t roast a whole chicken, but I did make a couple of chicken breasts in Whole Roast mode. They came out perfectly, nice and juicy, and I can’t think of an easier and faster way to make chicken breasts.
I made frozen pizza in Pizza mode. The first time, I followed the box instructions without watching, and it cooked so fast that it was nearly black at the end (though not too burnt to eat.) The second time, I watched it more closely and stopped it before the time the box indicated. This time it came out great. It’s a bit dark around the edges, but it’s a big, thick pizza and it was perfectly cooked in the center.
I made some very simple ‘bagels’ in Bake mode. The dough is just Greek yogurt and self-rising flour. These came out amazing — golden brown on the outside and fluffy inside.
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I tried out Reheat mode on two different restaurant leftovers: chicken parmesan and a quesadilla. Both reheated beautifully in just five minutes, without getting burnt or dried out at all.
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I was continually surprised by how quickly the Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven cooked a variety of foods. While some foods did get a bit blackened around the edges, they never tasted burnt. Everything I made was thoroughly cooked in the middle and tasted great.
Should you buy the Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven?
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Notes |
Rating |
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Value |
This is fairly pricey countertop appliance, though it does replace a toaster oven and air fryer. |
4/5 |
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Design |
It looks nice enough on the counter and the controls are intuitive to use. |
4.5/5 |
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Performance |
Baking, cooking, reheating, toasting, and air frying has never been faster or easier. |
4.5/5 |
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Overall |
You do need to keep an eye on your food, but overall, I was impressed by its speed and efficiency. |
4.5/5 |
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How I tested the Ninja French Door Air Fryer and Countertop Oven
- I tested many of the different cook cycles
- I used it pretty much daily for a month
- I cleaned it as needed, which wasn’t often
I cooked, heated, and reheated a variety of foods, both frozen prepared foods and fresh food from scratch. I used the Air Fry, Air Roast, Whole Roast, Bake, Pizza, Reheat, and Toast cycles multiple times. Over the course of a month, I used it daily, often multiple times per day. I made both fresh and frozen vegetables many, many times. I heated up frozen pizza. I made french fries, both from scratch and frozen, multiple times. I baked two-ingredient “bagels” many times. I reheated a couple of different restaurant leftovers. I air fried some tofu. I made chicken breasts and veggie burgers several times. I toasted bread just about daily.
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First reviiewed June 2026
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