Ninja GR101 Sizzle Smokeless Indoor Grill & Griddle, 14'' Interchangeable Nonstick Plates, Dishwasher-Safe Removable Mesh Lid, 500F Max Heat, Even Edge-to-Edge Cooking, Grey/Silver
$11.00
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Description
Meet the Ninja Sizzle, the compact cooking system that high-heat grills and griddles your favorite meals right from your countertop. Reaching temps up to 500°F, achieve the perfect char-grilled marks with direct, edge-to-edge even heat. Satisfy any meal craving using the interchangeable grill and griddle plates, from fluffy pancakes to tender chicken breasts that the whole family will enjoy.
Additional information
| Asin | B0C8VHBBZK |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 14.72"D x 15.16"W x 6.1"H |
| Weight | 7.8 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Ninja |
Dust Jacket –
We got this a little over a week ago and used it twice. Once was to make ground beef hamburgers with onions and the other was to make veggie burgers from frozen patties. Both meals turned out great. We were very happy with the flavor and recommended cooking times and temps were pretty spot on. It is not completely smokeless, but it does not put out even as much as the air fryer so that’s great. We just run the exhaust fan for the stove top and have a window open just in case. Great product and you do indeed get grill marks! I know it’s called the Sizzle, but we call it the Sizzler for fun.
A. Keating –
I’m comparing this grill against the Hamilton Beach Searing Grill https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-25361-Removable-Stainless/dp/B00KLVY3TW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?crid=10I0LLUIICUYZ&keywords=hamilton+beach+grill&qid=1700351862&sprefix=hamilton+beach+grill%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1.
I had the HB for 3 years, but the dial recently broke and I couldn’t control the temp anymore. I loved the HB and planned on buying the same one again, but I am also a big Ninja fan, and came across this grill, so I thought I’d try it out.
HB: About $70
Ninja: About $120
HB: low profile, which I loved
Ninja: extremely low profile, which is even better
HB: removable, windowed, covered lid
Ninja: removable, vented lid
HB: temperature dial goes up to 450F, light indicates when temperature is reached
Ninja: temperature dial up to 500F, light indicates power only
HB: open grates, allowing grease to drain into pan below, which I lined with aluminum foil to easily dispose
Ninja: closed “grate”, most of the grease drains to a ditch at the front of the grill.
HB: I put the lid and the grate into the dishwasher and it held up great. The grate was tougher to clean and did require a soft brush to scrub stuck, cooked-on food. The grease pan is large, removes, and is very easy to clean. I stuck in the dishwasher. Grease splatters on the insides walls of the frame and needs to be cleaned by hand. It’s hard to get it all.
Ninja: lid has lots of little vent holes. It seemed to clean by hand ok, but is also dishwasher safe, which is good. Grate has a very smooth surface, making it easy to wipe down. I don’t think you are supposed to put it in the dishwasher to protect the nonstick, but I probably will at some point. It doesn’t look like it will easily flake. The grate and the grease catcher are all one piece. The benefit to this is that all the splatters are contained, keeping the base pretty unscathed from splatters
HB: one grill plate
Ninja: the GR101 model includes a second interchangeable griddle plate.
The grate size is about the same for both grills, but I feel like the heating elements cover more surface area on the Ninja. The heating element is enclosed on the bottom of the grate on the HB, and if I recall circles the periphery. The Ninja has heat elements that completely covers the bottom and exposes more of the grill to heat.
Both easily fit 4 large hamburgers on the grill.
I’m on the fence about the Ninja lid. That’s going to take time to determine if a vented lid is problematic, or works as well as a fully covered lid.
Ninja Pros:
~i like that it has both a griddle and a grill plate. For me that is a space saver.
~The Ninja potentially gets hotter for quicker sear.
~The Ninja cleans up more completely
~The very low profile. I like to be able to put it away easily, and I like that it doesn’t take up all the counter space when I’m cooking
~cooks food really well and has great grill marks
~solid and well made
HP pros
~the open grate really does a better job of draining the grease off your food (i.e. hamburgers)
~less expensive
~full lid coverage with viewing window
~easy to handle and clean
Ninja cons
~honestly, I’m really surprised Ninja didn’t include the feature for the indicator light to cycle on and off when the grate temperature is reached. The instructions are to heat for 7 minutes, and, i guess assume it’s hot enough. I think this was a poor design decision. It’s not a huge deal to add, but a really beneficial feature to have. It’s what clued me in that my HB was broken.
~I’m on the fence about the closed grate. It definitely makes cleaning easier and more thorough, but I do think I prefer the grease to drain. Maybe after I’ve used it for more than just hamburger, I’ll adjust my opinion. I’m thinking about grilling asparagus, which would benefit from not having all the butter or oil drain off. Might be easier to grill salmon too. Hot dogs wouldn’t matter. I don’t believe it would matter for grilled chicken or a filet. I’ll have to try that too.
All in all, I’m really happy with the Ninja, and would recommend it to anyone. It’s well made and does what I want it to do, and then some. It stores easily and cleans easily. It cooks great. No major complaints, except for the light.
I’m looking forward to making more meals and also trying out the griddle. And I would definitely recommend.
Amazon Customer –
It is a good product. It grills very well. I did not experience any smoke with grilled chicken. The temperature settings were right on. I have not used the griddle feature yet, but I’m sure that will be fine as well. My only criticism is that it really isn’t all that easy to clean. It is nonstick, but it takes several swipes to wipe out all of the grease before you can Wash. I do like the removable top feature. It makes washing the lid much easier. However, even after washing the grill and the top, you have to wipe down the item several times to make it clean enough to put away. And if you open the lid to turn things over, there is spatter. I guess that’s to be expected, but after using my air fryer and the ease of cleanup, I expected this to be as easy. However, it is as advertised and I would say a good product.
Malcorl –
Works pretty good, like most cooking items you have to play around with it to figure out the temps you should actually cook items at.
The removable grill and griddle are super easy to clean and very non stick.
Now to the problem. Anytime I cook chicken thats a little thicker the top part closes down on the meat and smooshes it into the grill.
It does not have a high enough clearance, I am buying just every day chicken cuts too, nothing special.
Darren –
This is an excellent indoor grill for Korean BBQ. The 500 degree max temperature takes a while to get warmed up, but grills non-marinated meats (and vegetables/mushrooms) perfectly. The 350 degree setting is excellent for marinated meats. The flat plate works nicely for thin meats, and the skillet plate for thicker meats. There’s still smoke/steam coming out of the vents on top, but it does prevent a lot of oil splatter.
The grill is a bit small, perfect for 2 people.
Easy to clean, very non-stick.
Mila –
I love it! We had pancakes and bacon on the griddle and it made everything so perfectly! Then used the grill for burgers and it was amazing. It was quiet, no smoke and crazy smoke smells. I highly recommend 10/10 … just note to read the instructions careful, I learned I can’t use butter nor sprays. Had I not read it, I would have been quick to add it. The griddle and grill was super non-stick. Literally nothing stuck to it. And it was so easy to clean.
D. Ryan –
What sets the ninja sizzle apart from other indoor nonstick grills is the ability to get to 500. Degrees. Higher temps Make a huge difference in taste color and texture of anything born to be charred .I don’t get why ninja recommends lower then max temp for most foods? Today was an epiphany for me in the burger world . In All my years of cooking , great restaurant quality cheeseburgers was a goal I could never exactly Reach . Today , saw the error of my ways . I made a batch of fresh 80/20 on sizzle with grill plate. seasoned meat ,7 min warm up and placed a10″x10″ heavy burger press on all 4 patties at once with occasional push down . I always felt pressing on burger with press or spatula would enhance the contact and char on a hot grill , WRONG! All the Juice/ fat( flavor and juiciness ) washed away down to fat gutter at bottom of grill . I now also believe the cooler juice pressed out of burgers cools down the grill or griddle prevents malliard reaction, keeping you from obtaining a great char to meat surface . My burgers were ok but little char and flavor juiciness. Disheartened, I let grill cool , washed it , and made a small burger test with 0 press down of any sort.just throw on turn1/4 after 3-4 min ,flip once and same for other side Also I let grill preheat 10-12 min.on high. Wow , probably best burger I ever made . No juice lost and great char by not pressing on it at all. Crazy how something so simple makes all the difference . Back to sizzle, sorry if I got sidetracked,this thing is great , griddle or grill . Easy clean , way less smoke , simple one dial cooking. I have about 6 ninja products and love them all . Good quality , recommend .
Rose –
I grilled steak on this and it came out perfect, and this is someone who never can cook a steak without it coming out tuff, and I mean tuff. I don’t have to cook my steaks in the crock pot no longer because I can chew them. I did burgers, came out awesome, I cooked my bacon and that was done so fast, I was like, WOW. I cooked some sub meat with the buns and everyone loved it. Let me tell you, the clean up is so easy and I had a few other Ninja’s and the cleaning was almost impossible. You take the grills off and the hood and wipe down the sides and OMG, it’s clean.
I love this new toy of mine. I use it everyday so far and I have not had it a whole week yet. 🙂
The price is awesome and the payment plan is good for anyone on a budget.
Oh one more thing, it cooks really fast.
Dusk –
Ill start off by saying this product definitely isn’t for everyone. There are better grills you can get if you can cook outside, and their are cheaper griddle options you can get from stove top pans to electric griddles you should consider.
However, I wanted this product from other competitors as it fits my case for where i find it to be really useful.
I have an electric stovetop, which traditionally when I cook on doesn’t distribute heat evenly, so getting a stovetop griddle was out of the conversation for me, as well as a stovetop grill. Stovetop grills are also really difficult to clean – there is a reason people tend to give these away to others after using it for a bit.
I also live in a rental, and although I probably can cook on my porch, there are a looooot of bugs outside. To the point where I’m having issues keeping my screen window open to get in airflow into my house as I get nats coming in everyday dying to my bug zappers.
I also generally don’t know the HSA rules for my property since I’m just renting the spot, so I try to avoid doing things that may be an issue on that front.
The other products that I was looking at (which I think was the hamilton beach) was cheaper, but didn’t reach the temperature this one provided. This unit is also much easier to clean in comparison, as you can take off all components from the pans to the smoke cover to wash them.
Firstly, this is not a smokeless product. This will reduce smoke that your food may produce, but don’t purchase this and believe that your food won’t create steam. Physically that is not possible, as the water leaving your food has to travel somewhere in some form, but the top of the vent gives you a way to dissipate the smoke to those vents to reduce what comes out overall.
I’ve cooked on both the griddle and the grill, and haven’t had issues with either. You will need to wait 7 minutes before operating on the product, but once thats gone, the temperature is consistent across the entire pan.
The compact size allows me to cook what I want to cook and put it away in a pantry, as this isn’t a product that I want out all the time.
The product does seem to make some noise while operating, not really sure what this is from, but I’m assuming the pieces get rigid when their cooled off, and expand while in use which causes the unit to make noise from the expansion.
Overall, I don’t think this is for everyone but I think this is a solid grill for my use case and for my particular lifestyle, as I needed a product that is easy to clean, easy to store, cooks food evenly across the whole board, reduces smoke as much as possible (as I live in an apartment that has bad airflow without an AC. The window next to the window doesn’t even have a screen on it), and I could mimic when I want a reduced down version of what gets cooked on traditional grills that do reach the temperatures this unit provides. I live single, so in terms of a family I don’t think this would be a good unit as the plates in general are really compact, so you may need to spend more time to serve in those cases.
Mark Webb –
Bought this for the days, when its too cold to fire up the outside grill, or too hot to be standing in the Texas Sun, have used the grill to cook hamburgers and steak, work awesome, it does smoke a little, but nothing that’s gonna set of a smoke alarm, we just turned of the range ventahood fan and it took care of it, and so easy to clean. we also used the griddle and the pancakes were perfect!!