The Ninja Foodi DT201 is a combo toaster oven/air fryer with a big capacity that's suited for preparing full meals. It has a fan for air frying, and unlike most similar ovens, it uses a couple of different kinds of elements: rod heaters, as you'd usually find in an air fryer, and quartz heaters, often found in toaster ovens. It uses different elements for different cooking modes. Its particularly tall cooking chamber can accommodate 2-level cooking, and it has a dedicated mode called 'Whole Roast' meant for simultaneously preparing something like a whole chicken and vegetable side dish. It comes with an air fry basket and a roasting pan, as well as wire racks and enamel-coated baking trays.
Our Verdict
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven is great for mixed use. Its large cooking chamber and many options for tray position mean it can accommodate all kinds of cookware and recipes. It maintains a mostly stable temperature during cooking, which helps ensure cookies or bread get properly baked without burning. It's a great option for making lots of toast for brunch and does a decent job of air frying foods like French fries and chicken wings, although it's a little slow compared with basket-style air fryers. As a big oven, it's also slow to preheat, which makes it a less appealing choice for reheating a quick snack.
Large capacity.
Produces mostly crispy, golden brown air-fried food.
Toasts evenly at full capacity.
Preheats slowly.
Temperature varies somewhat during cooking.
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven is alright for leftovers. It has a big capacity to accommodate dishes like casseroles. It doesn't overshoot your selected temperature setting, which helps avoid burning or drying out your food before it's properly heated through. However, be careful when preheating because its preheat reminder is inaccurate and will tell you the oven is preheated long before it actually is. It takes a while to actually preheat, which is normal for bigger toaster ovens.
Large capacity.
Doesn't overshoot temperature settings.
Preheats slowly.
Temperature varies somewhat during cooking.
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven is great for baking. Overall, it has impressive temperature stability. The temperature does vary somewhat during cooking, but not by a huge amount, and it doesn't overshoot your selected setting, which helps avoid your food burning before it's cooked. The temperature throughout the cooking chamber is very uniform, without major hot or cold spots, so when you're using the oven's multi-level cooking feature, food on both levels will get cooked the same way.
Doesn't overshoot temperature settings.
Uniform temperature in cooking chamber.
Temperature varies somewhat during cooking.
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven is decent for air frying. It uses a powerful fan and a big cooking chamber, so you can spread your food out in a single layer for more even results. The included mesh basket also helps this unit air fry food evenly. When air frying foods like French fries, chicken wings, or vegetables, it produces mostly crispy, golden-brown results. However, it's somewhat slow for an air fryer, and some of your food is still undercooked. Many drawer-style air fryers are faster and produce more even results.
Large capacity.
Produces mostly crispy, golden brown air-fried food.
Air fry mode.
Preheats slowly.
Temperature varies somewhat during cooking.
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven is great at toasting. It can fit nine slices, and even at full capacity, it does a good job of evenly browning every piece of bread. The slices closest to the door don't get quite as brown as the others, but overall, it's a very good option for making lots of toast at once. That said, it's a bit slow compared with most slot toasters if you use it to make four slices at once.
Toasts evenly at full capacity.
Big capacity.
Slow when making just four slices.
The Ninja Foodi XL Pro Air Oven has a large capacity. It can fit nine slices of bread, most frozen pizzas, a 9 X 13" baking sheet, or a 12-cup muffin tin. The cooking chamber has enough vertical space for multi-level cooking, and it comes with two baking trays and two wire racks, so you can cook bigger batches or two different foods at once.
Large capacity.
Performance Usages
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ninja DT201 has several variants with different functions, capacities, and dimensions:
| Model Number | Dimensions | Capacity | Functions | Country | Retailers |
| DT200 | 17.09" (L) x 20.22" (W) x 13.34" H | Not Listed | Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Whole Roast, Broil, Toast, Bagel, and Pizza | U.S. | Exclusively at SharkNinja & Walmart |
| DT201 | 17.09" (D) x 20.22" (W) x 13.34"(H) | 21 Litres | Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Whole Roast, Broil, Toast, Bagel, Dehydrate, Reheat, and Pizza | U.S. | Various Retailers |
| DT201C | 43.4 cm (D) x 51.3 cm (W) x 33.8 cm (H) | 21 Litres | Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Whole Roast, Broil, Toast, Bagel, Dehydrate, Reheat, and Pizza | Canada | Various Retailers |
| DT202 | 19.8" (D) x 17.4" (W) x 13.3" (H) | 12 Litres | Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Whole Roast, Broil, Toast, Bagel, and Pizza | U.S. | Various Retailers |
Here's a picture of our unit's label. If you encounter another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Popular Toaster Oven Comparisons
The Ninja DT201 is a large toaster oven/air fryer. Its cooking chamber is taller than other large toaster ovens', like the Anova Precision Oven 2.0 and Breville the Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro BOV900BSS, so it's a good option for taller items like loaves of bread and whole chickens. There's also a dedicated 'Whole Roast' mode meant for cooking something like a roast or a chicken and a side dish simultaneously. It performs quite well for air frying, although it's slower than most drawer-style air fryers. It's also much better at toasting than the Breville or Anova, so it's a reasonable alternative to a slot toaster if you need to make a lot of toast at once.
The Typhur Sync Oven and the Ninja Foodi DT201 both offer impressive performance, and you may want either depending on what's most important to you. When it comes to toasting, the Ninja has the edge. It toasts more evenly and more quickly with four slices, though it toasts more slowly at max capacity. The Ninja also offers more versatility, thanks to its more powerful fan, and it's easier to clean. The Typhur, on the other hand, offers better performance for alternate cooking methods. It preheats quicker, which is handy when reheating leftovers; it maintains a more stable temperature, making it more suitable for baking; and it cooks more quickly when air frying. It also comes with a wireless temperature probe, which some users may appreciate.
The Our Place Wonder Oven Pro and the Ninja Foodi DT201 are both very good options. While the Ninja had a slight edge overall, you might want either one depending on what you use your toaster oven for most. The Ninja offers more even, faster toasting performance and is more versatile thanks to its powerful fan. It has a larger cooking chamber, though it also takes up more counter space. Both toaster ovens offer decent air frying performance overall, but the Ninja cooks more evenly, while the Our Place cooks faster. They both offer impressive temperature stability, so they're unlikely to dry out or burn your baked good, but the Our Place preheats faster, so it's a better choice for quickly reheating leftovers.
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