Cook two dishes at once with the Ninja DZ201 Foodi DualZone Air Fryer, featuring two independent baskets and six cooking functions for busy kitchens. Perfect for families who value quick meals and easy cleanup, but be mindful of its larger countertop footprint. Experience up to 75% less fat than traditional frying—without sacrificing versatility or taste.
Reality Check
Ninja’s DZ201 Foodi 8 Quart 6-in-1 DualZone Air Fryer is designed for households that want to cook two different dishes at once—a major upgrade over basic air fryers. With its two separate 4-quart baskets, you can prepare mains and sides simultaneously, customize time and temperature settings per basket, and use functions like air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat, or dehydrate. This means you can get dinner on the table faster and more efficiently, whether you’re cooking a family meal or handling batch snacks.
The trade-off? This air fryer needs substantial counter space. Many users love the roomy cooking capacity, but the appliance is bulky and could overwhelm smaller kitchens. If you’re tight on space or dislike clutter, the DZ201 might feel intrusive. Additionally, some users notice it can be noisy during operation, and it only comes with a US plug, limiting its travel or international use. For those with the room to spare, however, the convenience and easy cleanup win out over these drawbacks.
Best For: Busy families or meal preppers wanting to cook multiple dishes quickly
Not Recommended For: Small-kitchen dwellers or anyone sensitive to appliance noise
What Customers Say
Customers find this air fryer to be the best they’ve owned, praising its ease of use for meal preparation and its ability to cook everything from chicken nuggets to steaks. The appliance cuts cooking time in half and works well beyond air frying, with one customer noting it’s great for reheating pizza. They appreciate the dual-basket design, which allows cooking two items simultaneously, and find it super easy to clean. While some customers find the size spacious enough for their families, others mention it takes up too much space.
Key Features
- 2 INDEPENDENT BASKETS: The original Air Fryer with 2 independent baskets, the XL air fryer lets you cook 2 foods, 2 ways, at the same time, eliminating back-to-back cooking like a traditional single-basket air fryer.
- SMART FINISH & MATCH COOK: DualZone Technology allows you to choose between the Smart Finish feature, which unlocks cooking 2 foods 2 ways that finish at the same time, and the and a Match Cook button to easily copy settings across zones for full 8-qt capacity.
- 6-IN-1 FUNCTIONALITY: Includes 6 versatile cooking programs: Air Fry, Air Broil, Roast, Bake, Reheat, and Dehydrate. The baskets can be washed in the dishwasher or by hand.
- XL CAPACITY: The 8-quart air fryer capacity lets you fit mains and sides at the same time for making quick family meals, or up to 4 lbs. of French fries or chicken wings.
- SEPARATE HEATING ZONES: 2 independent 4-quart zones have their own cooking baskets, cyclonic fans, and rapid heaters.
- EASY CLEANING: Easy-to-clean baskets and dishwasher-safe crisper plates.
- LESS FAT: Up to 75% less fat than traditional air frying methods. Tested against hand-cut, deep-fried French fries.
- WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE: 105°F to 450°F allows you to gently remove moisture from foods or quickly cook and crisp foods with convection heat.
- WHAT’S INCLUDED: DualZone Air Fryer, (2) 4 Quart Baskets, (2) Nonstick Crisper Plates, 15 Recipes, Additional Meal Options & Cooking Charts.
- Cord Length: 32″
