The quasi recent air fryer revolution hasn’t been so much a trend as a full-blown cultural reckoning. Seemingly overnight, everyone was air frying chips, rendering pork belly crackling, and extolling the virtues of energy efficiency with the zeal of the newly converted. Social feeds became a deluge of air fryer hacks and testimonials – “you have to try steak in the air fryer”. Naturally, the culinary purists among us held firm, unwilling to surrender precious benchtop real estate to it. That is, until now.
The Ninja Crispi 4-in-One Portable Air Fryer may well be the appliance that converts even the most steadfast holdouts. We put it through its paces and can say, with some conviction, that it delivers.
Our expert verdict on this portable air fryer
Pros
- Containers are made with non-toxic glass
- Swapping between large and small containers is effortless
- Genuinely portable and compact
- Food is visible throughout cooking, with the option to pause and check
- Looks far more considered than most air fryers on the market
Cons
- Capacity may fall short for a larger family.
Why the Ninja Crispi deserves a spot on your benchtop
If the bulk and unabashedly plastic aesthetic of most air fryers has been your sticking point, the Crispi makes a compelling counterargument. Its glass construction is not only more elegant — allowing a clear view of food as it cooks — it also sidesteps the concerns around plastic at high heat, making for a cleaner cooking experience in more ways than one.
In practice, we found it quietly indispensable. No preheating the oven, no suffering through microwave-softened leftovers. A single button press, and you’re underway.
Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Air Fryer specs and product features
Colours: Cyber Space, Stone, Sage Green
Dimensions (cm): 39.5cm W x 26.8cm D x 29cm H
Weight: 4.26kg
What’s in the box: Ninja Crispi™ PowerPod™, Crispi Container Adaptor, 1.4L Small Batch CleanCrisp™ Container with crisper plate and lid, 3.8L Large Batch CleanCrisp™ Container with crisper plate and lid, 15+ Recipe Book and Cooking Charts
How to use the Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Portable Air Fryer
1 Set up
Getting started is straightforward. Select your container size based on what you’re cooking. For the small batch container, place the crisper plate in the base, add your ingredients — no foil or baking paper — and cover with the PowerPod lid. Plug in, and you’re ready. For the larger container, attach the adaptor to the base of the PowerPod, insert the larger crisper plate, add your food, and cover with the lid. The whole process takes moments.
2 Cooking
Selecting from the four settings — Roast, Air Fry, Recrisp, or Keep Warm — is intuitive, though the cooking chart in the included recipe booklet is a useful reference for timing. For frozen items, packet instructions translate well. The glass containers allow you to monitor progress throughout, and a pause function means you can lift the lid mid-cook to check on things without losing your place.
3 Easy clean
The removable crisper tray and glass container are both dishwasher safe, making cleanup as uncomplicated as the cooking itself.
Results from our Ninja Crispi test run
We started where any good air fryer testing should: the classics. Frozen chips with real crunch, schnitzel cooked to an even golden crispness, and pork belly crowned with blistered, ASMR-worthy crackling. What becomes clear pretty quickly is the appliance’s greatest strength — a rare combination of speed, simplicity and consistently good results, with minimal oil.
The fennel and chilli pork belly pictured above was table-ready in just 45 minutes on Air Fry mode — succulent within, crackling without. A round of leftover pizza on Recrisp mode came back to life with melty cheese and a crust that had recovered its crunch entirely.
Overall, is the Ninja Crispi worth it?
We came to this as sceptics and leave it as converts — not just to this appliance, but to what a well-designed air fryer can actually do. The glass containers set it apart, offering a healthier cooking environment and a more considered aesthetic, while the experience from setup to cleanup is genuinely seamless. Its stackable design makes storage easy too, which matters when benchtop space is at a premium.
Where to buy the Ninja Crispi 4-in-1 Portable Air Fryer
- Ninja Kitchen Australia, $249.99 (usually $299.99)
- Harvey Norman, $234 (usually $299)
- JB Hi-Fi, $234 (usually $299)
