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Ninja 4-1 ?

PhatCat — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 20:02:36 GMT

Hello everyone!

First I have to say I am loving my Ninja! I had made a spaghetti sauce the other night that came out so wonderfully, I couldn't believe I made it!

My question is: I have made several chickens and pot roasts in this system. The last time I made it though, the Ninja steamed a lot more than usual and all the liquid dried up in which I had to keep adding. The Ninja was not set on "steam". I am wondering if the Ninja is stuck on steam mode.

Thoughts? thanks!

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Poodlepet2 — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 22:12:18 GMT

Many of us seem to agree that Ninjas run "hot": you could have a serious safety issue. I love the Ninja, but I won't be surprised if there is a recall. The other night I made meatballs and sauce from scratch-it was wonderful, but had I left it unattended.....what I would do is fill the pot with water, then set it to cook at the setting you were using. Using a thermometer, check the temperature every ten minutes until it seems to be stable. With data in hand, call Customer Service and see what they have to say. Poodlepet

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Poodlepet2 — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:02:55 GMT

Oh, I stupidly forgot a very important issue. Put a known quantity of water in the low-key use four cups. Check the temperature every 10 min. After an hour, let it cool to the point where you can safely handle it, and measure the remaining water. Poodlepet

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Tink0909 — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 14:25:04 GMT

I just sent my Ninja 4 in 1 back. It ran so hot on every setting that all it did was boil every dish I tried. I chose a refund over exchange.

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Poodlepet2 — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:06:47 GMT

That bothers me tremendously. I have the 3 in1. I am wait listed for the 4, but I am thinking about canceling and getting a Cuisinart. Something very bad seems to be going on with the Ninja, and I don't want to ruin food, or worse, burn my house down. Poodlepet

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Tzu4u — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:20:19 GMT

There was a discussion about this on one of the Ninja cooker pages on Facebook. A number of people actually heated up water at different settings and temperatures for 30 minutes, and used cooking thermometers to check the temperatures. Not one cooker was heating over the correctly dialed in temperature.

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MKR14 — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:38:34 GMT

I bought the 4-in-1 Ninja cooker when it was the TSV and have not had any temperature issues with mine. The stovetop setting is the highest setting and is suppose to run higher to brown but you need to lower when you are done. The oven settings should run where you set the temperature. Mine runs perfect. I love it and hope they bring out an 8 or 10 quart one as I would purchase another one. I did find that if a chicken etc. is too tall, I put a lower rack in mine and it solved the problem. I will be making a ham for Thanksgiving and will have to use my 12 quart Nesco roaster due to the height of the ham. I gave my slow cooker away.

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BuckeyeNut — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:01:54 GMT

I've been going back and forth between the 3 in 1 and the 4 in 1, I had the SS 4 in1 on my wish list, waitlisted, unfortunately I was notified that it was no longer available and only the green or blue was available. I started to order the green, when I took a look at the 3 in 1, it is still available in 3 colors and the price has been dropped to $119.00 +SH & tax. Not bad, I ordered the white, can't wait to receive it!

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BuckeyeNut — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:01:56 GMT

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BuckeyeNut — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 02:32:04 GMT

sorry about the triple post, have no idea how that happened.

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redshoemama — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:50:09 GMT

I made an oven stuffer roaster in my new 3 in 1. It was fabulous. But I wanted to make a turkey breast as a trial run for Thanksgiving. There is no recipe for that in the big book. It just says cook according to directions on packaging. Does the broth have to be in there? How much? Thanks.

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Poodlepet2 — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:27:39 GMT

Redstone, how did you cook your chicken? Did you cook it like the recipe for the rosemary chicken, or did you roast it dry? I'm sure we can figure this out.... Poodlepet