Random Tiplet: Every maker of Electric Pressure Cookers (Electric Pressure cooker) have at least one recipe for Cheesecake. It has been my experience that Ninja Kitchens and Instant Pot are the most reliable references for time and temperature. So choose the crust and filling of your choice and Ea
If you choose to use an EPC – the dreaded crack almost never happens IF you follow the manufacturer recipes from their respective web sites.
I have successfully used the Ninja Foodi first the 6 qt and now an 8qt.
with the added advantage that when the 6 qt died, I had the sense to keep the lid and so have one lid for savory and another for sweet.
The Foodi (aka/Darth Vador) also has the advantage of racks with handles so no need to fuss with making one from foil or cluttering your life with a silicone lifter.
This is an affiliate link to my favorite pan – like many of the accessories I use, it is an Instant Pot product and is perfect for cheese or other small cakes in the Ninja Foodi – It is a “push pan” so easy to push up the base, cut two slices, then drop back and use the included cover to store in refrigerator.
So choose the crust and filling of your choice, follow their prep instructions and compare the EPC maker’s time and temp with those in other recipes for baking in a standard oven.
There is no rule that says you cannot Eat Dessert First.
InMySmallKitchen, These stainless steel 5 inch trivets are wonderful for Pot-In-Pot. Also know as PIP, it is our favorite technique for preparing recipes that have been scaled for two adult servings.
Stainless steel means easier to care for and dishwasher safe, and slightly lower height made them very helpful inside my pot-in-pot accessories. Now used several times a week inside my Ninja Foodi 8qt-FD401 inside to suspend proteins to avoid burning and sticking using the pressure lid. Since replacing the 6.5 with an 8 qt, I can use both the Pressure and AirFry Lids.
With either size NinjaFoodi, the lower height of these trivets are useful for more space above the pot and sometimes that is not only healthful but essential.
Since finding them on Amazon, (in January of 2019) they have solved a few “problems” not the least of which is a trivet for inside my Hatrigo Multipot and other Pot-In-Pot pans for use with my NinjaFoodi. It has been my experience that “suspending” the protein on a trivet means better heat circulation around the meat and so faster cooking. I’ve even used them on a sheet pan in our NinjaFoodi Flip Oven.
Bottom line: Over the last two years, they have often been unavailable, so I recently decided to use the proceeds of this years affiliate links to purchase a “back up” set.
Thinking about restarting my sharing of things I use #InMySmallKitchen including both some how’s and whys and yeah, using an Amazon link like my personal library reference catalog.
In December of 2018 I purchased the 6.5 qt Ninja Foodi that was christened Darth Vador. I had kinda hoped he would last another 3 months, still the ROI is long past because of the savings in electrical use.
Now about that lesson learned: Most countertop appliances recommend unplugging a device not in use. And, that is something I usually do since we are prone to brief electrical outages and of course the resulting surge when the power returns. A few weeks ago, while dinner was pressure cooking, we experienced a series of surges and Darth immediately began displaying the signs commonly noted when a Ninja Foodi PC/AF “is gonna die”
Hoping to nurse it along till the end of the year (I do not know why 3 years was important) but no, once it started flashing – in rapid succession “Pot” and the dreaded “err8” it was only a matter of time till the plug unplug replug would not extend its life –
Over the past 33 months, my only regret was not waiting for the 8 qt to be available and so I have been watching this past year for a “good sale”
1. I have made no secret that Ninja Foodi’s unwillingness to provide reasonable product information in timely manner is still annoying. Admittedly it now only takes weeks for simple answers but once burned twice learned.
2. Price – BJ’s price was not only significantly less than anywhere else. EVEN with the purchase of a 3yr extended warranty beats pretty much every other retail outlet by a significant amount of $$. (merchandize plus warranty savings of $50 to $90 US)
Before you ask, The new, single lid model is intriguing, but after several years of “watching” NinjaKitchen roll-outs and reading user experiences over time – more often than not, it is best not to be in the initial wave of Ninja Kitchen purchasers. Darth Vador was from “the second or third batch” and almost everyone I know who purchased at the same time has had longer life.
More importantly The price and the limited warranty combined with NinjaKitchens return/replacement shipping policies are unacceptable to me. If I am going to spend $350 on a countertop appliance, and it goes bad in less than a year – charging me for shipping is unacceptable. Charging me for shipping when something goes bad in less than 60 days with a restocking fee is worse (in my never humble opinion)
We are looking forward to another 3 years of good food, saving $$ on electricity and the slightly larger capabilities offered by that extra 1.5 inches … of cooking space.
