Read more: 7 best blenders for smoothies, soups and saucesДЄnother downside we found was that all of the functions are controlled using the central dial, rather than via one-touch buttons. You also have to be careful when lowering the stainless steel steaming racks into the pot for the same reason. That said, if you have a stick blender with a metal rather than plastic attachment, youвЂ™ll have to decant the soup into another container before you can blitz it as otherwise you can damage the non-stick surface. The non-stick surface of the main cooking pot made it super easy to clean and most of the time we just needed to give it a simple wipe. This meant we didnвЂ™t need to find anywhere to store it when not in use or when itвЂ™s hot, and it just snapped into place when we needed it. You just leave it upright when youвЂ™re using the pressure lid. We also loved the fact that the air fryer lid was attached to the base of the machine. But our favourite function on this machine has to be the steamer, as the two-tier tray really helped to double the capacity when we needed it. The air fryer basket also rendered perfect sweet potato fries in no time. Using the pressure cooker setting, for example, we were able to make seriously flavourful soup in 15 minutes, without stirring once. We had great results using the Ninja foodi max. Read more: 7 best pressure cookers to get dinner on the table in a flash The enormous 7.5l capacity is great for cooking for bigger families and the wider, shallower dimensions of the main cooking pot means itвЂ™s much better for cooking things that need a bit more room, like a whole roast chicken or a joint of ham. ItвЂ™s a squat machine that takes up a little bit more room on the counter than the Instant Pot version (ВЈ249.99, .uk), but its looped handles make it easy to carry from storage to counter. Ninja has long been the market leader for multi-cookers and the Ninja foodi max 9-in-1 multi-cooker is the biggest and most function-packed model they do. Functions: pressure cook, steam, slow cook/yoghurt, sear/sautГ©, air crisp (air fry), grill, bake/roast, dehydrate and keep warm.What you get: Main machine with air fryer lid attached, separate pressure lid, a 7.5l non-stick removable cooking pot, a two-tier rack (mainly for steaming), an air fryer basket with stand.

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