The Ninja Foodi FT300 Series Dual Heat Air Fry Oven is a versatile kitchen appliance designed for countertop use, offering a range of cooking functions with both dual heat and air oven modes. This owner's guide provides comprehensive instructions for its operation, maintenance, and safe use.
Function Description:
The Ninja Foodi Dual Heat Air Fry Oven combines two distinct cooking technologies: Dual Heat functions and Air Oven Mode functions, allowing for a wide variety of meal preparations.
Dual Heat Functions: These functions require the high-density pan to preheat with the oven, ensuring optimal results for specific cooking tasks.
- Sear Crisp: Achieves contact searing for larger proteins and large-cut sheet pan meals, providing a crispy exterior.
- Rapid Bake: Utilizes contact cooking to jumpstart doughs for extra rise and external texture development, ideal for baked goods.
- Frozen Pizza: Specifically designed to cook frozen pizzas, from thin to thick crust, often 30%-50% faster than average box instructions.
- Fresh Pizza: Quickly cooks homemade pizzas for deliciously crisp crusts.
- Griddle: Achieves light browning on breakfast foods, quesadillas, sandwiches, and more.
Air Oven Mode Functions: These functions do not require the high-density pan to preheat with the oven, making them suitable for everyday air frying and roasting.
- Air Fry: Makes fast, extra-crispy foods like chicken wings, French fries, and chicken nuggets with little to no added oil.
- Air Roast: Achieves a crispy outside and perfectly cooked inside for full-sized sheet pan meals, thicker proteins, and roasted veggies.
- Broil: Broils meat and fish and evenly browns the tops of casseroles.
- Bake: Evenly bakes cookies, brownies, cakes, and more.
- Toast: Evenly toasts up to 9 slices of bread to a desired level of darkness.
- Bagel: Perfectly toasts up to 6 bagel halves when placed cut-side up on the wire rack.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Voltage: 120V-60Hz
- Watts: 1800W
- Model Number: FT300 Series
- Control Panel: Features a time display, temperature display (with Fahrenheit/Celsius indicator), Preheat indicator, SLICES and SHADE indicators, DUAL HEAT MODE button, AIR OVEN MODE button, TIME/SLICES button, TEMP/SHADE button, Setting dial (START/STOP button), Light button, and Power button.
- Accessories: Includes a Main Unit, Air Fry Basket, Wire Rack, High-Density Pan, and Removable Crumb Tray. Optional accessories available for purchase include an Egg Bite/Muffin Tray, Pizza Peel, 2" Casserole Dish, Multi-Purpose Pan, and Mini Morsel Tray.
Usage Features:
- Control Panel Display & Operating Buttons:
- Time Display: Shows cook time, counting down during cooking. "FLIP" appears when the unit is cool enough for storage/cleaning.
- Temperature Display: Shows cook temperature. Default settings for time and temperature are remembered from the last use.
- Preheat Indicator: Illuminates and shows a progress bar during preheating for Dual Heat functions (5-10 minutes) and Air Oven Mode functions (up to 60 seconds). Toast, Bagel, and Broil do not preheat.
- Mode Buttons: DUAL HEAT MODE button for selecting Sear Crisp, Rapid Bake, Fresh Pizza, Frozen Pizza, and Griddle. AIR OVEN MODE button for selecting Air Fry, Air Roast, Bake, Broil, Toast, and Bagel.
- Setting Dial (START/STOP button): Used to start or pause cooking and adjust settings.
- TIME/SLICES Button: Adjusts cook time or the number of slices for Toast/Bagel. Time adjusts in 1-minute increments (under 1 hour) or 5-minute increments (over 1 hour).
- TEMP/SHADE Button: Adjusts temperature or darkness level for Toast/Bagel. Temperature adjusts in 5-degree increments. To switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius, press and hold for 5 seconds when not in cook mode.
- Light Button: Turns the oven's interior light on/off. Automatically turns on with 1 minute of cook time remaining.
- Power Button: Turns the unit on and off.
- Accessory Placement: Specific rails are designated for each accessory depending on the function. The high-density pan must always be in the bottom rails for Dual Heat functions. The crumb tray is always placed below the bottom heating element.
- Power Cord Management: Designed to not interfere with the oven's flip-away functionality, with options for outlet placement on the left or behind the oven.
- Smoke Reduction: Recommends using specific oils (Canola, Refined Coconut, Avocado, Vegetable, Grapeseed) and avoiding others (Olive oil, Butter, Margarine) to limit smoke, especially when exceeding 400°F. Advises against spraying cooking spray on interior side walls or heating elements.
- Preheating: Dual Heat functions require preheating the high-density pan before adding food. Air Oven Mode functions do not require preheating the high-density pan, but preheating the oven itself takes about 60 seconds.
- Food Loading: For Dual Heat functions, food is placed on the preheated high-density pan. A hook on the left side of the bottom rails helps stabilize the pan when pulled out partially for loading.
- Cooking Monitoring: Users can open the oven door to check on or flip ingredients during cooking.
- Time and Temperature Adjustment: Cook time and temperature can be adjusted at any time during the cooking cycle.
- Error Messages: The oven displays error codes ("Er0" through "Er7") if a malfunction occurs, prompting users to contact Customer Service.
- Troubleshooting: Addresses common issues such as the oven not turning on, food being under/overcooked, heating elements turning on/off, steam from the door, water dripping, and fan noise.
Maintenance Features:
- Before First Use: Remove all packaging, wash the air fry basket, wire rack, and crumb tray in warm, soapy water. Wash the high-density pan thoroughly in hot, soapy water. Run an initial Air Fry cycle at 450°F for 20 minutes without food to remove packaging residue and odors.
- Everyday Cleaning:
- Main Unit: Wipe down with a soft, damp sponge.
- Crumb Tray: Remove and empty after each use. Hand-wash with warm, soapy water.
- High-Density Pan: Clean thoroughly with hot, soapy water. For stubborn food residue, soak in hot, soapy water overnight.
- Air Fry Basket & Wire Rack: Can be put in the dishwasher, but hand-washing is recommended for longest use.
- Deep Cleaning:
- Oven Interior: Use warm, soapy water and a soft cloth. DO NOT use abrasive cleaners, scrubbing brushes, or chemical cleaners.
- Main Unit: NEVER put the main unit in the dishwasher or immerse it in water.
- Accessories: Hand-wash with warm, soapy water to prolong use.
- Flip-Up-And-Away Storage: The oven can be flipped up for storage or deep cleaning when it is cool (indicated by "FLIP" on the display). Hold handles on each side to lift and flip. The fan may continue to run for about 15 minutes after cooking or until the unit's temperature is 95°F.
- Warranty: Comes with a one (1) year limited warranty covering defects in material and workmanship under normal household conditions. Wearable parts (pots, racks, pans) are not covered but can be purchased separately.
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