Space in the kitchen is precious, so you don’t want to buy endless bulky appliances that clog up your cupboards. Instead, you want your gadgets to work harder and smarter for you – like the Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 PossibleCooker Slow Cooker & Multi-Cooker.
As the name suggests, this appliance packs eight cooking methods into one handy package – and right now, it’s reduced from £149.99 to £119.99. It looks like a souped-up slow cooker and comes in a ‘sea-salt’ grey colour, giving you the option to slow cook, sear/saute, steam, braise, simmer, bake, prove and keep food warm.
This could completely revolutionise how you cook, letting you sear off meat before slow cooking it – all in one pot, so you don’t have to faff around with lots of dishes. The cooking pot is oven-safe, so you can finish things off in the oven (for example, if you pop some pastry on top of a slow-cooked stew for a pot pie). It’ll make enough for the whole family – promising to cook up to eight portions of stew in one go.
It’s not the only appliance Ninja has on offer—you could also opt for the Ninja Deluxe Black & Copper Foodi MAX 15-in-1 SmartLid Multi-Cooker with Smart Cook System, which usually retails at £319.99 but is £229.99 for Black Friday. This comes with 15 functions in one system: you can pressure cook, air fry, grill, bake, dehydrate, prove, sear/sauté, steam, slow cook, and use multiple steam methods.
This includes a 7.5L non-stick ceramic coated cooking pot which fits up to a 3kg roast, a 4.7L non-stick ceramic coated cook and crisp basket which fits 1.8kg of French fries, and a two-tier reversible rack. All of the accessories are easy to clean and dishwasher safe. As a result of its useability, it has a 4.6 out of 5-star rating from customers.
Both products have proven to be a hit with customers. The Multi-Cooker has clocked up an impressive 4.9 stars from 680 reviews, with one happy shopper writing: “Brilliant slow cooker, so easy to use and really convenient being able to fry the food off all in the same pot before setting to slow cook. Looks good in my kitchen too!”
Another enthused: “This has resulted in a kitchen makeover it’s replaced so many other appliances. Highly recommended.” However, some shoppers shared a few critical notes. “My only criticism is the silver handles they get so hot. Maybe something else could have been used instead,” said one customer of the Multi-Cooker.
Talking about the Ninja Deluxe Black & Copper Foodi MAX 15-in-1 SmartLid Multi-Cooker one happy shopper said: “The best quick meal and easy-to-make product. Great functions and ways of use.” Another added: “Absolutely love my new 15-1! Air fryer function is my fave so far, think the combo steam one needs a bit of practice.”
However, in a three-star review, a shopper noted: “It’s magical, but it’s not as good as the 9in1, which is more consistent & has a better slow cooker. I thought I was upgrading but honestly, other than the lid, I wish I hadn’t.” A couple of other reviews pointed out the instructions are not easy to follow: “Hard to use instructions not clear enough too much to learn.”
For a more budget buy, you could look to LOGIK’s Multicooker, which is currently reduced from £59.99 to £44.99 at Currys. Alternatively, if you wanted to opt for a slow cooker without any other functions, Dunelm sells the Salter Cosmos 3.5L Oval Slow Cooker for £17.50.
