Ninja Foodi 11 In 1 Recipes & Functions
How to cook the recipes of the Ninja Foodi 15 in 1 in the Ninja Foodi 11 in 1. Let is show you exactly what tweaks to make so that you can use your 11in1 to the max without needing to upgrade to a newer model.
You have the Ninja Foodi 11 in 1 sat in your kitchen. It doesn’t have all the extra functions that the 15 in 1 has and you are wondering what’s your plan B and will you have to adapt our recipes a lot or are they easy to follow.
In The Complete Multicooker Cookbook you will see on the back cover (above) we are using the probe which of course only comes with the Ninja Foodi 15 in 1 Max and if the cookbook is in fact suitable for you.
I was asked by one of my readers this EXACT question. I thought it was an important topic to highlight because of course, as Ninja Foodi owners we often have different models. Each of them carries different functions starting from the original 6 in 1 to the one that is now available today.
For many years we just had the Ninja Foodi 9 in 1, which of course didn’t do as much, compared to the 15 in 1 which we now have. But when it comes to our readers, we often recommend to them getting the 11 in 1 as its an in between and still comes with a lot of great functions.
The Ninja Foodi 11 In 1 Functions
I have made a Ninja Foodi functions chart (more about the functions in this post). It’s a good way to compare and see what you get with a Ninja Foodi 11 in 1 and what you don’t get.
You can see the ninja foodi 11 in 1 functions below:
From the ninja foodi ticks and crosses you can see that it has a lot of different functions, but what doesn’t it have, that the 15 in1 has:
- Prove/Proof
- Steam Bread
- Steam Meals
- Steam Roast
So, what is your plan B? If you have the Ninja Foodi 11 in 1 and you see our chapter for steam meals, what should you do? What if you want to prove your bread and have no prove setting. Well, what we did was play about and test the different Ninja Foodi settings and we have solutions…..
We have a solution to all 4 of these missing settings. So don’t worry you don’t need to upgrade and buy a more expensive Ninja Foodi, so let us show you all our findings and what you can do instead.
Swap Prove For Dehydrate
Now remember with the Ninja Foodi many of these extra buttons they have added (from the 11 in 1 and onwards) are presets. That means that you can easily swap them for a very similar time and temp.
Dehydrate on the Ninja Foodi has the lowest setting of 40c/105f whilst prove has a setting of 35c/95f. So we decided to try the dehydrate setting instead of the prove setting and it did a great job.
Result: As you can see from the photograph above which is for the ninja foodi beer bread that is in the baking chapter of The Complete Multicooker Cookbook, it has risen well using the dehydrate button. We did an hour dehydrate at 40c/105f to get the dough like that!
Steam Bread Solutions
Another favourite Ninja Foodi 15 in1 feature is the steam bread. A setting that is perfect for the beer bread that you have just proved and you are ready for cooking.
Well, I made this change when I had lots of gadgets running and wanted to do the bread in the Ninja Speedi, because just like the 11 in 1 it doesn’t have a steam bread setting.
As I had found the settings very similar (the different steam plus settings) I swapped steam bread for steam bake in the Ninja Speedi and also did it again in the Ninja Foodi.
Result: It was so good. Perfectly golden beer bread that I just wanted to binge on. However, when I tried it on just bake it was boring and lacked that lovely bakery golden colour.
Steam Meals To Steam Air Frying
Okay so that is your proving swapped for dehydrating and your steam bread swapped for steam bake. But what about those famous steam meals?
Firstly, can I just say how exciting this sounds and often feels like the marketing gimmick that has people wanting to upgrade to either the Ninja Speedi with the Speedi Meals or the Ninja Foodi 14 in 1.
Well, in The Complete Multicooker Cookbook we have a chapter called all in one dinners which is basically steam meals. But the texture of steam meals very much reminds of steam roast or steam air fry.
So, I took the jerk vegetables with rice and peas from our ninja foodi cookbook and swapped vegetables for chicken drumsticks and cooked in on steam meals.
Result: Perfectly cooked, tender and juicy chicken drumsticks, served with rice and peas. In a lot less of a cooking time to regular methods.
Steam air fry can easily be swapped over the steam meals if you don’t have this setting and you are not missing anything!
HELP: I Have No Steam Roast??
So, we have run through 3 more settings so its like you now have the Ninja Foodi 14 in 1 with what you can cook not the 11 in 1. But what about steam roast?
I will admit it now, I forget to use steam roast a lot of the time and often opt for steam air fry. I really can’t tell the difference as both have such similar results.
Just like you can easily cook and get similar results from using bake or roast to using air fry.
Result: They are presets you can mix and match steam air fry, steam bake, steam roast, steam bread and steam meals. Just use steam air fry or steam bake or use a mixture when cooking.
Did You Know We Have A Podcast?
We run the Magic With Gadgets Podcast and also create it for YouTube too. We did the proving the bread, steam baking the bread, making the jerk chicken and rice all for the Podcast. So, you can see what we have talked about here on video and see the full results.
Your Next Step: Get Your Copy Of The Complete Multicooker Cookbook
What people say about our cookbooks is how easy they are for the beginner and how we explain in great detail. The fact that we always have a Plan B in mind and hack to go with a recipe. The Independent says our air fryer cookery book is the best for beginners.
Get The Complete Multicooker Cookbook Here.
Also grab our time and temp chart. It can sit on your fridge thanks to its magnetic strip and has the time and temps to a lot of multicooker foods. You will love the steam and the steam air fry sections the most (they are my favourite!)
Get The Complete Multicooker Cooking Guide.
Choose Your Dream Multicooker
We have mentioned a few of the different multicookers we recommend and here is them and some more so you can go shopping and choose the right one for you!
- The Instant Pot Duo (best for pressure cooking)
- The Instant Pot & Air Fryer (similar to the Ninja Foodi 9 in 1)
- The Ninja Foodi 9 in 1 (everything that the 11 in 1 does minus the steam air frying and steam bake)
- The Ninja Foodi 11 in 1 (best air fryer pressure cooker)
- The Ninja Foodi 15 in 1 Max (NOT for sale anymore)
- The Ninja Speedi (best multicooker and air fryer in one)
Don’t Miss A Thing!
Complete The Ninja Foodi Challenge: We did 30 days dedicated to the Ninja Foodi with a recipe each day. It’s a great way to learn the Ninja Foodi and then you can set yourself the goal of a new recipe each day. You can get the ebook here or follow it on YouTube here.
Join Kitchen Gadgets Club – We have a Ninja Speedi recipes category and also have many other gadgets too. As a Ninja Speedi owner you can enjoy our air fryer, slow cooker, steam air fry and more.
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