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Please make sure to read the enclosed Ninja® Owner’s Guide prior to using your unit. SMART SMART 2 - B A S K E T A I R F R Y E R Quick start guide TIPS & TRICKS | COOKING CHARTS | 10 CHEF-CREATED RECIPES...
Ending Cook Time Everything You Need to Cook 4 Foods at Once Crisper Plates Welcome to the Ninja® Smart XL 2-Basket Air Fryer. DoubleStack™ From here, you're just pages away from how-tos and recipes Rack. Stack. Repeat for cooking 4 foods at the same time. Get ready for crispy Air Fry Cooking Chart meals and snacks, all from one space-saving air fryer.
6 customizable Using a single basket cooking functions Cooking only one thing? Fill a single basket and use it like a traditional air fryer. AIR FRY AIR BROIL Step 1 Step 2 Select zone Set temp & time • Place food in basket. •...
SYSTE M SYSTE M auto shuts off when done Make more of your air-fried favorites without the guesswork. Now with the Ninja® Smart Thermometer and the Smart Cook system, you can get the perfect doneness, from rare to well, Ninja ®...
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Ninja Smart ® Thermometer Before getting started, use below guide to ensure the Ninja® Smart Thermometer is inserted correctly. Be sure to insert thermometer into the thickest part of your protein. FOOD TYPE PLACEMENT CORRECT INCORRECT Steaks •...
Smart Thermometer ® Doneness Guide The Integrated Ninja® Thermometer continues to monitor doneness throughout the cooking process, unlike a traditional instant-read thermometer. Everyone's idea of doneness differs. This guide shows you what you can expect from each of our preset beef doneness settings.
Using the thermometer to make complete meals? Want to cook mains and Match Cook to automatically match settings to Zone 2. sides using 2 different functions, temperatures, or cook times? Program each zone and pair the Ninja® Smart Thermometer with Smart Finish Technology to STEP 1 STEP 2 eliminate the guesswork and have both zones finish at the same time.
Smart Finish ® Step 1 Step 2 Cook 2 foods, 2 different ways Select function Set temp & time and have them finish • Place food in basket. • Select the TEMP button • Select Zone 1. and use the arrows to at the same time.
Match Cook ® Step 1 Step 2 Sync your cook settings across both baskets Select function Set temp & time to use the full 10-qt cooking capacity at once. • Place food in basket. • Select the TEMP button • Select Zone 1. and use the arrows to Perfect for meal prep or to feed a crowd.
Pausing Ending cook time cook time Step 1 Step 2 Step 1 Step 2 Select zone Resume cooking Select zone Adjust time • Select the zone you want to • To resume cooking, press • Select the zone you • Select the TIME button and pause (e.g., Zone 1).
Everything you need TO COOK 4 FOODS AT ONCE Stacked Meal Racks Crisper plates 2 racks, one for each basket. Insert these at the bottom of each basket Insert them for multi-layer cooking or to help the rapid hot air surround your leave them out for single-layer cooking.
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DoubleStack ™ Step 1 Step 2 Select DOUBLE STACK PRO Set temp & time Cook 4 foods at once in • Place bottom layer of • Select Zone 1 or 2. food in basket. • The cook temperature 2 independent air fry baskets for •...
Rack. Stack. Repeat. Extra Crispy Top Layer Create 2 full meals, each with a crispy for proteins and fast cooking bottom layer and extra-crispy top layer. Crispy Bottom Layer *IF YOU WANT TO COOK A SINGLE MEAL IN A SINGLE ZONE, REDUCE COOK TIME BY 40-50%. for veggies and starches 2 salmon 4 boneless...
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TIP: If cooking smaller amounts For best results, Air Fry Cooking Chart of food, use the recommended shake or toss temperature, but reduce the time. For best results, check often. food periodically and shake or NOTE: Don't see the food you're looking for in the charts below? Find a similar food, and toss it often until it reaches the decrease cook time by 25%.
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TIP: If cooking smaller amounts For best results, Air Fry Cooking Chart, Continued of food, use the recommended shake or toss temperature, but reduce the time. For best results, check often. food periodically and shake or NOTE: Don't see the food you're looking for in the charts below? Find a similar food, and toss it often until it reaches the decrease cook time by 25%.
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TIP: If cooking smaller amounts For best results, Air Fry Cooking Chart, Continued of food, use the recommended shake or toss temperature, but reduce the time. For best results, check often. food periodically and shake or NOTE: Don't see the food you're looking for in the charts below? Find a similar food, and toss it often until it reaches the decrease cook time by 25%.
TIP: Kickstarter Swap chicken Caprese Chicken Breast with tenders for Beginner Recipe plant-based Garlic Green Beans & Chicken tenders if desired. Tenders with French Fries 2 Crisper Plates Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 45 minutes | Makes: 2 servings of each meal 2 Stacked Meal Racks Ingredients | Zone 1: Meal 1 On Crisper Plate...
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TIP: Kickstarter Maple French Toast Sticks Use gluten-free bread and/or Beginner Recipe with Candied Bacon dairy replacements as desired. Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 18 minutes | Makes: 2–4 servings 2 Crisper Plates Ingredients 2 teaspoons maple syrup, 4 thick-cut bacon strips, Nonstick cooking spray plus additional for serving cut in half...
Dehydrate Chart SINGLE DUALZONE ™ ZONE when cooking in both zones using when cooking in Smart Finish™ or one zone and not INGREDIENTS PREPARATION TEMP Match Cook™. using the other zone. FRUITS & VEGETABLES TIMES ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH ZoneS Apples Cored, cut in -inch slices, rinsed in lemon water, patted dry...
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