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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sammy Gecsoyler

Air fryer, slushie maker, food processor, two blenders … is my Ninja kitchen appliance habit out of control?

Sammy Gecsoyler and his collection of Ninja gadgets.
Sammy Gecsoyler with some of his Ninja gadgets. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

I have a problem. It has spanned many years, cost me hundreds of pounds and earned the derision – and concern – of friends and family. Don’t worry: it isn’t anything sordid but it does give me an absurd number of ways to cook chicken or use up a bag of potatoes.

My poison is Ninja appliances. Anyone who walks into my tiny kitchen is taken aback by my extensive collection. My prized trio are the Foodi, the Foodi Max Health Grill and Air Fryer and the Creami, which collectively give me the ability to air-fry, grill, sear, roast, pressure-cook, slow-cook, steam or even dehydrate my dinner, and transform a frozen mishmash of protein powder, yoghurt and sweeteners into an ice-cream-like dessert.

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