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Air fryer
Dual baskets, sync finish and a meat probe; a couple report it failing early.
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Topics grouped from owner reviews, with how many mention each; read the originals below.
Showing 5 reviews mentioning easy to use Show all
YouTube · Simon's Reviews · Jan 15, 2025
PositiveSummary of a YouTube video
Coordinates dual 4.75-liter baskets for 9.5 liters of family cooking space and cuts oven times by roughly 25 percent. Sync mode lined up sausages in one drawer with roasted veggies in the other so dinner finished hot together. Thicker root vegetables take longer than the booklet says though, so you'll need to add extra time.
Reddit · r/airfryer · Mar 9, 2026
MixedSummary of a Reddit post
Just got the AF451EU and cannot turn off one zone as the manual describes: choosing the zone and pressing stop only pauses it, so they must switch the whole machine off and start one drawer.
Reddit · r/airfryer · Mar 11, 2025
PositiveSummary of a Reddit post
Switched from an AG651EU to the AF451EU and sees only upsides, apart from not fitting a casserole dish in the new one; two side-by-side baskets still hold a whole chicken.
Reddit · r/airfryer · Dec 29, 2023
PositiveSummary of a Reddit post
Bought the AF451 as a first air fryer and on day one made potato wedges, goujons, cheese toast and dried mushrooms and apples, saying they do not regret it.
Reddit · r/airfryer · Nov 10, 2023
PositiveSummary of a Reddit post
Upgraded from a 2.2 L Tower single basket to the limited-edition copper Dual Zone with meat probe. The sync function finishes both baskets together, and the probe cooked a whole chicken to perfection with crispy skin.
Owners mostly like the dual baskets, sync finish and meat probe, and find it easy to use. A couple report it failing early, with a unit shutting down and a probe error.
Of the 12 reviews with a clear verdict, 58% are positive, 25% mixed and 17% negative. The praise mentioned most is easy to use. The most common complaint is uneven cooking.
The praise reviewers mention most: easy to use (4 reviews), cooks evenly (1 review) and crispy results (1 review). For example: Bought the AF451 as a first air fryer and on day one made potato wedges, goujons, cheese toast and dried mushrooms and apples, saying they do not regret it.
The complaints reviewers mention most: uneven cooking (2 reviews) and broke down (1 review).
It's how well reviewed Ninja Foodi MAX Dual Zone Smart Cook AF451 is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a appliance needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed appliances here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
Category: Air fryer. Type: Dual-basket air fryer. Capacity: 9.5 L. Model number: AF451UK. Power: 2470 W.
#3 in Best Dual-Basket Air Fryers 2026, ranked by real owner reviews.
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