How good is the Ninja Air Fryer’s probe?

When I got my Ninja Airfryer earlier this year I was pretty impressed with it. But I didn't get much chance to use the probe thermometer. Here I put it through its paces and try it on a whole range of different foods.

The Ninja AF451 is equipped with a temperature probe, making it one of the standout features for this model. The probe allows you to precisely monitor the internal temperature of your food, which is particularly useful for meat and poultry. This way, you can ensure your food reaches the desired doneness without having to open the fryer to check.

The temperature probe also helps avoid overcooking, which can be a challenge with traditional air fryers. It's a handy addition if you're looking for that level of control in an air fryer setup.

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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - How does the Ninja airfryer probe work?
1:39 - Cooking a rump steak
4:53 - Cooking a chicken breast
8:00 - Cooking a scotch egg
10:43 - Baking bread
13:20 - Baking a sponge
14:50 - Roasting a whole chicken

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[Rose_Smidt]

Just bought the same air fryer model as you have yesterday. Just tested it cooking a medium well steak as that's the ONE essential test an air fryer must be able to pass for us. It failed epically. Outside edges blackened and inner surface anaemic without colour. I tried both probe and air fry settings to see if one was better than the other. I'm returning it after cleaning it and going back to Cosori brand as that's the inly brand I've owned that actually cooked steaks better than our BBQ & that was 12-16min from frozen & cooked to better than restaurant quality. Infact Cosori was our first brand based on recommendations. It set a high standard which our last 2 have failed. Sadly our cosori met its end after one of our stove top knobs were accidentally turned on by brushing past it which melted our cosori bottom. It had to be thrown out. That was a month ago and we've now had 2 air fryers returned....one a Kmart one (purchased in a hurry to replace our cosori) & now at $340 pathetic Ninja. Ironically i bought our first Cosori last year for $70 & i totally understand why the reviews were so good, now that I've had a chance to compare.

[lordnevets]

Thank you so much. Spare of the moment, high consequence decision to cook a small Gammon joint and after reading the manual I had just about lost hope. Just watching you press the preset buttons showed me how and I just ran with it then.
Top work fella.

I'll let you know how it went.

(That Scotch egg looked blummin gorgeous)

[JoWhKeJo]

Glad someone finally did a video on this. Mine seems to work pretty well!

[George-iydd]

Very interesting tests. Seems to echo my probe too. I always set it 5 degrees less than the airfryer says. I felt that your details were a little lacking with the whole chicken section though.

[JoWhKeJo]

Maybe you should take food out once it hits temperature rather than leave it in during cooling. Just like frying just a few seconds makes a difference

[BakeAcrossEurope]

Great test! Very interesting that it didn't work as well for baked goods.

[emfietzi]

Very nice video but in the section with the hole roasted chicken ... Can you tell about the adjustments with the probe at 90°c
In your video its not clear what you press to set 90°C and to get a 60° C probe cooked chiket. Thank you !🐥

[dancomber]

Curious about What was the surprise in the 2nd basket when you were cooking the rump steak? Was never revealed.

[AliCastle]

Hi less than 2 years old and probe has a "pluugin" error. Whete can I get a replacement please

[stephenfitzsimons]

Has anybody figured out if you can get a countdown timer on when cooking with the probe? Can't seem to figure this one out

[bobg]

These things only last about 5 months and then short out due to the design.