Ninja’s latest air fryer is the Double Stack XL. Within the US, it’s known as the DoubleStack XL. The one distinction between the 2 is the area between the phrases within the product title, however in each different respect, together with cooking area, this dual-drawer air fryer is identical.
The actual level of shopping for it over considered one of Ninja’s different, wonderful dual-drawer air fryers is that it’ll release some room in your counter. If in case you have a smaller kitchen, it could possibly be the one dual-drawer air fryer you may squeeze into the area.
The Double Stack is accessible from Ninja within the UK for £269.99 and from Ninja US for $229.99.
However how a lot countertop will you get again by shopping for one? On this article, we’ll be evaluating it to Ninja’s Foodi FlexDrawer, which additionally prices £269.99 from Ninja.
Within the US, Ninja’s FlexDrawer mannequin is known as the FlexBasket. It’s a 7QT air fryer with barely completely different dimensions, so the product comparisons within the photos beneath received’t be correct. Nonetheless, we are going to embody the scale of widespread Ninja fashions so you may evaluate.
Dimensions
Whenever you stand the 2 air fryers facet by facet, you’ll see that they’re very related in measurement. The official dimensions of the Double Stack are 38.5 (H) x 28 (W) x 47cm (D) (15.14in x 11.25 x 19.22in).
The scale of the FlexDrawer are 32.7 (H) x 49.6 (W) x 31.6cm (D).
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The Double Stack, then, is de facto very shut in measurement to the FlexDrawer, as you may see from above once they’re positioned subsequent to one another.
Within the US, the FlexBasket has completely different specs to the UK mannequin. However listed below are the scale of widespread US fashions for comparative functions:
- DoubleStack (10QT): 11.25 (L) x 15.14 (H) x 19.22in (W) – $229.99
- Foodi Twin Drawer (10QT): 12.8 (H) x 13.9 (W) x 17.1in (L) – $249.99
- FlexBasket (7QT): 11.26 (H) x 11.81 (W) x 18.19in (L) – $159.99
As you may see, within the US, the DoubleStack and Foodi Twin Drawer have a really related measurement and capability.
So, the place does the Double Stack’s space-saving come from?
Nicely, that takes two types.
Cooking capability
In case you place the cooking drawers of the Double Stack and the FlexDrawer subsequent to one another, you may see that their capability is nearly an identical. You possibly can even swap the crisper trays from one to a different they usually match completely.
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Every drawer of the FlexDrawer has a 5.2L capability – however you may take away the insert that separates them for a full 10.4L of area.
The Double Stack has a capability of 4.75L (5QT) per drawer, so 9.5L (10QT) general. So, it seems to have barely much less cooking area than the FlexDrawer.
Nonetheless, it comes with a pair of wire cooking racks you may insert and use with a devoted cooking setting to present every drawer two layers of cooking area. Relying on the kind of meals you’re making, this might double the quantity you may slot in: Ninja recommends greens on the bottom and protein on the grills.
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Nonetheless, there’s a slight compromise in the truth that the heating supply is in the back of the Double Stack, reasonably than overhead as in most air fryers. Which means the backs of the drawers are perforated to permit scorching air to flow into, which may restrict the kinds of meals you prepare dinner (moist meals simply received’t work). It additionally signifies that it’s much more essential that you just don’t overload the drawer in order that meals can prepare dinner evenly.
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On the countertop
But it surely’s on the counter that the distinction is evident. In my tiny kitchen, I have to maximise area and each centimetre counts.
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(Don’t overlook that, when you’re within the US, the closest equal Ninja air fryer to the FlexDrawer pictured above can be the 10QT Foodi Twin-Drawer, which has related dimensions.)
The Double Stack is basically a traditional two-drawer air fryer that’s been switched round so that you just entry the drawers from one finish. That signifies that though it takes up the identical quantity of counter area, it solely makes use of half the width, however a lot of the depth of the counter.
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Sure, you lose somewhat area on the facet, the place the management panel is mounted (though that is accounted for within the product dimensions) however largely, the Double Stack saves room by utilizing up ‘useless’ kitchen area, together with the world above the peak of a standard air fryer, and the area in entrance of it. There’s nonetheless loads of area above it to suit beneath commonplace kitchen cupboards, and you may nonetheless open the drawers in entrance to test on cooking meals, though chances are you’ll need to transfer them to the facet for filling and emptying.
So, how a lot area will the Double Stack prevent?
In contrast with a normal dual-drawer air fryer, we predict the Double Stack will prevent round 20cm / 8 inches alongside your counter, and in return, it’ll take up useless area you may’t use some other method. In a compact kitchen, you’ll discover that it’s properly value it.
As well as, due to its detachable cooking grills, you may double the quantity of cooking area inside – though keep in mind, this can solely be helpful for some meals sorts, comparable to hen or fish, and greens.
The Double Stack is accessible from Ninja within the UK for £269.99 and from Ninja US for $229.99.