The Ninja Crispi Pro AS101 is a 6-quart air fryer with enough capacity to cook for three to four people at a time. It features a unique design with swappable glass containers that act as cooking chambers and storage containers. This system allows you to keep an eye on your recipe without letting heat escape, and according to Ninja, it works as a non-toxic alternative to traditional air fryers. It has six preset cooking modes, including 'Bake,' 'Dehydrate,' and 'MaxCrisp,' which you can access using a simple interface located on top of the unit.
Our Verdict
The Ninja Crispi Pro is a good air fryer. It makes very good-quality fried food, cooking evenly, so most of each batch is crispy and golden brown. At the same time, it's exceptionally versatile. With a wide range of temperature settings and fan speeds, this air fryer is well-suited for various cooking methods, including dehydrating, proofing dough, and baking. The biggest downside of this model is its cooking speed. It preheats slowly, and while it doesn't take too long to cook, it doesn't work particularly quickly either. That said, using the included smaller container significantly improves the cooking speed.
Cooks very quickly when using the smaller container.
Makes very good-quality fried food.
Outstanding versatility.
Preheats slowly.
The Ninja Crispi Pro is a decent choice for large-batch cooking. With a 5.9-quart capacity, it's large enough to serve three to four people at a time. The cooking chamber has a reasonable amount of surface area, allowing you to spread food out for crispier results. It makes very good-quality fried food, leaving most of each batch well-browned and crispy. It offers fantastic versatility, too, making it a good choice for dehydrating or baking as well as air frying. That said, it doesn't work particularly quickly when using the main container; it takes a while to preheat, and while it cooks decently fast, making multiple batches isn't a speedy process.
5.9-quart capacity is enough to serve three to four people.
Makes very good-quality fried food.
Preheats slowly.
Less surface area than other 6-quart air fryers.
The Ninja Crispi Pro delivers good frying performance. Its swappable glass cooking chambers don't have as much surface area as most 6-quart air fryers. However, there's still a fair amount of space to spread food out for optimal results, and the high maximum fan speed helps produce very good-quality fried food. It cooks very evenly, leaving most of each batch crispy and golden brown, with just a few pieces left either undercooked or burnt. It's not the fastest air fryer on the market, but while it takes a while to preheat, it still cooks at a decent speed, so you don't have to wait too long for crispy meals and snacks. Using the smaller container also significantly improves cooking speed, which is particularly useful when preparing a small amount of food quickly.
Cooks very quickly when using the smaller container.
Makes very good-quality fried food.
High maximum fan speed helps make crispy food.
Preheats slowly.
Less surface area than other 6-quart air fryers.
The Ninja Crispi Pro takes a long time to preheat, but cooks food relatively quickly. It works significantly faster with the included smaller container, which is handy for quick snacks.
Cooks very quickly when using the smaller container.
Preheats slowly.
The Ninja Crispi Pro has a 5.9-quart capacity, which is enough to cook for three to four people. Although it has a smaller surface area than many air fryers of this size, there's still an adequate amount of space to spread food out for optimal results. The smaller container is advertised as 2.5 quarts, which is enough for snacks and single servings.
5.9-quart capacity is enough to serve three to four people.
Less surface area than other 6-quart air fryers.
The Ninja Crispi Pro is pretty compact. It doesn't take up too much space on your counter, and it fits in an average-sized cupboard when not in use.
Compact design.
Performance Usages
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ninja Crispi Pro 6-in-1 is available in 'Cyberspace,' 'Bone,' 'Rose Quartz,' and 'Ash Gray.' We tested the Cyberspace variant, and you can see the label for our unit. We've also reviewed the Ninja Crispi FN101GY, the standard version of this air fryer.
Let us know in the comments if you encounter another variant, and we'll update this review.
Popular Air Fryer Comparisons
The Ninja Crispi Pro 6-in-1 is a 6-quart air fryer that utilizes swappable glass containers as cooking chambers, allowing you to monitor your recipe as it cooks and use the containers to store leftovers when finished. Compared to the Ninja Crispi FN101GY, it offers a significant upgrade, especially in frying quality. The Crispi Pro leaves twice as much food crispy and well-cooked, and while it cooks a little slower than the Crispi, the improved quality will be worth the wait for most people. Thanks to its lower temperature settings, the Crispi Pro can also dehydrate and proof dough, making it even more versatile. This improved performance compared to the original Ninja Crispi brings the Crispi Pro more in line with the brand's best-performing air fryers, such as the Ninja Pro AF141 and the Ninja Foodi DZ550, although it still can't match their preheat and cooking speeds. If you like this air fryer's unique design, it's a good alternative to Ninja's more traditional air fryers. If you're willing to spend the extra cash, it's a worthwhile upgrade over the original version.
If you're wondering what we recommend, see our picks for the best air fryers, the best 6-quart air fryers, and the best air fryers for French fries.
The Ninja Crispi Pro AS101 is a better air fryer than the Ninja Crispi FN101GY, but it's also more expensive. The Pro version cooks much more evenly, leaving less of your food undercooked. It's also more versatile, offering a wider range of temperature settings and fan speeds, as well as a few additional preset cooking modes. The Pro version does preheat and cook a little slower, but it won't be enough to sway most people. Additionally, using the smaller container significantly improves cooking speed. Ultimately, if you're willing to pay for the Pro version, you'll get better performance.
The Ninja Crispi Pro AS101 and the Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL AF181 have different strengths, and you may prefer one over the other depending on what's most important to you. When it comes to frying quality, the Crispi Pro comes out ahead, leaving more of your food crispy and well-browned. Where speed is concerned, however, the Air Fryer Pro XL has the edge. It preheats and cooks faster, and it also reheats more quickly after you open the drawer to add food. Both options offer impressive versatility, making either a solid choice if you want to use your air fryer for baking, dehydrating, or roasting.
The Ninja Pro AF141 and the Ninja Crispi Pro AS101 each have their own strengths, and while the Pro AF141 comes out ahead overall, you may prefer either model depending on your priorities. The Pro AF141's main advantage is its speed. It preheats and cooks significantly faster than the Crispi Pro, and it maintains a more stable temperature throughout, which makes it easier to follow recipes accurately. The Crispi Pro, on the other hand, offers a bit more versatility, especially since the Pro AF141 can only reach 400°F. Plus, it leaves a little more of your food crispy and well-cooked.
The Ninja Crispi Pro AS101 and the Ninja Foodi DZ401 are each designed with different benefits in mind, and they offer different strengths as well. Depending on your priorities, either could be a good choice. The Crispi Pro is a 6-quart single-basket air fryer with interchangeable glass cooking chambers that also serve as storage. It offers better frying quality, so more of each batch comes out crispy. The Foodi DZ401 is a 10-quart dual-basket model that's a better choice for preparing large batches of food or complete meals, including main courses and sides. It preheats and cooks faster than the Crispi Pro as well. Both air fryers offer excellent versatility, allowing them to dehydrate, bake, or broil.
Test Results
This air fryer comes with two interchangeable glass cooking containers: a large main container and a smaller additional container. This allows you to swap them out depending on what you're making and to keep an eye on your recipe as it cooks. They also double as storage containers, and each one comes with a ceramic-coated crisper plate and lid.
With a 5.9-quart measured capacity, the larger container can serve three to four people at a time. It has a reasonable amount of surface area, though many air fryers with a similar capacity have more room in their baskets. Still, there's adequate space to spread food out in a single layer for the best results.
Ninja advertises the smaller container as 2.5 quarts, which is enough for single servings and snacks, and it has a 5 cm chamber height.
It offers fantastic versatility. With a wide range of temperature settings and fan speeds, it works well for alternate cooking methods, like baking or dehydrating, as well as air frying. The additional small container is also handy for making small portions of food.
There are six preset cooking modes:
- Air Fry: 300°F-450°F, 1 min-1 hr, fan speed: 3125 RPM
- Max Crisp: 450°F, 1 min-1 hr, fan speed: 3140 RPM
- Recrisp: 300°F-400°F, 1 min-1 hr, fan speed: 3130 RPM
- Roast: 250°F-400°F, 1 min-4 hrs, fan speed: 3130 RPM
- Bake|Proof: PrF temp mode, 250°F-400°F, 1 min-4 hrs, fan speed: no fan on proof mode, 1500 RPM
- Dehydrate: 80°F-195°F, 1 hr-12 hrs, fan speed: 1260 RPM
The Ninja Crispi Pro air fryer makes very good-quality fried food, leaving most of each batch crispy, while just a few pieces are left either mushy or overcooked.
It works nearly as well with the smaller container, producing good-quality fried food with a higher percentage of overcooked pieces:
Crispy Fries: 70.6%
Overcooked Fries: 23.6%
Undercooked Fries: 5.8%
Score: 7.6
Notably, this air fryer makes significantly better-quality fried food than the regular Ninja Crispi FN101GY, leaving more than twice as much of each batch crispy.
It cooks decently fast, so you don't have to wait too long for results. It works significantly faster with the smaller container, which is handy when you need a quick snack.
Its preheat speed is disappointing, but, as expected, it preheats a little quicker when using the smaller container.
It provides adequate temperature stability. After you lift the burner lid to add food, it takes a while to heat back up, but the temperature remains decently stable once it reaches your chosen setting. Using the smaller container improves the air fryer's temperature stability, which is expected. It recovers its heat a bit quicker after you add food, and the temperature remains nearly as stable throughout the rest of the cooking process.
