Ninja Combi Multicooker, Air Fryer, and Oven review

The Ninja Combi SFP701 is a front-opening countertop cooker that happens to include a real Slow Cook cycle. It is not just a crock with a few buttons added: the 6.3-quart Combi Pan works with a door, racks and several distinct cooking modes, including air fry, oven-style baking, steam, rice/pasta and sous vide. That mix can earn its counter space in a kitchen that will use the extras. If you mainly want to set a pot down for the day, a simpler slow cooker will take less room and be easier to move.

The Slow Cook plan is specific—and more flexible than a dial

The SFP700-series owner guide describes one-pan slow cooking in the Combi Pan alone, with the Crisper Tray removed. Select AIR FRY/STOVETOP on the SmartSwitch, choose SLOW COOK, then pick Hi or Lo and set a duration. Low runs from 6 to 12 hours; High runs from 4 to 12 hours. At zero, the appliance beeps, switches to Keep Warm and starts a count-up display. That gives more schedule control than a basic High/Low knob, but the guide does not publish a maximum Warm hold or promise a meal-ready clock schedule. If you need a long, fixed unattended hold after the programmed time, do not assume the Warm phase is unlimited.

This is a single-pan plan, not a two-zone cooker. The same appliance can brown ingredients using its in-base Sear/Sauté function, but that is a separate stage: it uses the Combi Pan with the door open, then must be stopped before selecting another mode. It is not a loose pot approved for a gas or electric burner. The separate heat levels are digital choices, not a manual dial.

Its size is a real purchase constraint

Ninja lists the removable cooking pan at 6.3 quarts on the current category comparison. That is a useful household-sized vessel, but it is smaller than Ninja’s 8.5-quart PossibleCooker Pro MC1001 and not equivalent to an oven tray’s full surface area. The appliance body measures 18.31 inches long, 17.13 inches wide and 16.93 inches high, and weighs 24.16 pounds before food. The series guide calls for six inches of clearance above and on all sides for ventilation. Leave room for the outward-opening door as well; the published closed dimensions do not describe the space needed to load or remove the pan.

The 1,760-watt, 120-volt base is designed to stay on a stable countertop. Steam is part of several cooking routines, so this is not a unit to tuck tightly against a wall or cabinet during use. If you need a cooker to carry between rooms, or a compact appliance that can live in a cupboard between uses, compare a lighter one-pot multicooker or a conventional slow cooker instead.

Fourteen modes do not mean one combined cycle

The exact SFP701 page lists fourteen functions: Combi Meals, Combi Crisp, Combi Bake, Rice/Pasta, Sear/Sauté, Steam, Bake, Toast, Pizza, Slow Cook, Proof, Sous Vide, Air Fry and Broil. The product includes the Combi Pan, Bake Tray and Crisper Tray. For Air Fry, the guide places the Crisper Tray inside the pan; the unit allows temperature choices from 250°F to 400°F and a timer up to one hour. The Slow Cook instructions instead specify the pan without that tray. Treat these as different routines, not a promise that you can air-fry a topping while a stew slow-cooks below it.

There is a pressure-cooking wording conflict worth noticing. A short card on Ninja’s multicooker category says “Pressure cook” for the SFP701, but the exact product’s detailed list of fourteen functions and the SFP700-series guide do not identify a Pressure Cook program. I would not choose this model to meet an essential pressure-cooking need without confirmation from Ninja for the exact SFP701. The MC1001 is a larger, slow-cook-focused multicooker; a documented pressure cooker such as the earlier Cuisinart CPC-900 is a more appropriate comparison when pressure is non-negotiable.

Cleanup and vessel limits

The series guide identifies the Combi Pan as nonstick and says the pan, Crisper Tray and Bake Tray can go in the dishwasher. The cooker base cannot. Use nonstick utensils rather than metal, and do not place the accessories in a separate oven, microwave or on a cooktop. The category comparison calls the pan PFAS-free; that is the maker’s material claim, not an independent coating or wear assessment. The exact underlying pan substrate is not stated in the product information reviewed here.

During Slow Cook, the guide says to keep the door closed, put food and liquid in the pan, and lift hot, filled accessories carefully. Plan on cleaning both the cooking vessel and any rack or tray used in other modes. That extra cleanup is worthwhile if the appliance replaces several countertop tools; it is less compelling if you will use only the slow-cook setting.

Who should shortlist the SFP701?

Consider it if you have permanent counter space, want a timed Low/High slow-cook cycle with automatic Keep Warm, and will regularly use the Combi, oven or air-fry routines as well. Skip it if a simple removable crock, easy storage, a light base, direct burner-safe pot, or confirmed pressure cooking is essential. A standard slow cooker may be the better fit for low-effort batch cooking, while the MC1001 makes more sense when a single larger pot matters more than oven-and-air-fry versatility.

See Ninja’s SFP701 product page for the current model package and included pieces. Use the instructions for the exact unit when selecting modes and handling the hot pan.