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Appears to be where it had the best contact with the crisper tray so not much air circulation there.

Another thick pork chop from frozen, this time at 360F for 20 minutes with 3/4 cup of water. Came out much juicier and pretty impressive from frozen. I also decided to try making Brussels sprouts at the same time in the bottom. They came out very good, but I wasn't expecting them to be roasted. I guess that happens when the water is gone and there's no buffer like rice. But the pork drippings gave them a nice flavor, so it was a win all around.

Another pork chop, along with Brussels sprouts, both made in the Speedi.

Tried a thick pork loin chop from frozen. Steam crisp for 20 minutes, flipped half-way through. Came out pretty good, perfect in the very center but a bit dry at the edges. I used their recommended settings of 375F for 20 minutes. I will try it a bit lower temp for the same timing and see if that turns out better.

Pork chop (very thick) cooked in the Speedi. With steamed broccoli.

I used to make mushrooms like this. Just used butter and cream sherry and garlic.

Tried wings again, this time for 3 minutes after applying BBQ sauce (22 minutes total). 3 is too much time, so back to two minutes it is!

Wings again, and again a little overcooked but still quite nice. With steamed broccoli.

Perfect.

First test of the Speedi as a straight air fryer. Frozen panko shrimp. 10 minutes.

A couple of dinners: Panko shrimp, made in the Speedi, with leftover rice. Sirloin with snap peas:

Mine was basmati too. Likely the difference was the cooking mode as I just used steam and you likely used a speedi meal setting which would extra cyclone heat at the end.

Thanks. Cooked one actual cup of rice.

We are in the process of trying to buy different house and selling this one, so we need to move most everything into storage so they can stage the house. I think I will just keep the Speedi as my only air-fryer/grill/etc. and put the rest into storage until we move. With that background I wanted to see if the Speedi was good at just cooking rice without any veggies and/or protein. Surprisingly, this is not listed as an option in their manual, cookbook or website. Found an online discussion with the recommendation to use the Steam mode for 15 minutes. It worked! Their normal ratio of 1 part rice to 2 parts water (for white rice) came out ok, but a little moist for my taste so I will try less water next time.

Not sure what to call this, but the wife wanted veggies in a red sauce with leftover tri-tip. Sauce was tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, veggies were broccoli, snap peas and brussels sprouts, served over egg noodles.

Tri-tip with a baked potato.

Wings in the Speedi - this time about 22 minutes basted on top with BBQ sauce for the last 3 minutes or so (from frozen on steam crisp). Came out great. Served with steamed Brussels sprouts.

Shrimp with snap peas, sauteed in butter with pasta.

Salmon, cooked in the Speedi, served with steamed snap peas.

Pizza with salami and mushrooms:

Here are the wings. A bit overcooked (but still tasty and moist). This was 25 minutes on steam crisp. They were cooked from frozen, basted with BBQ sauce and flipped and basted again at 15 minutes. Next time I would cook for less time, maybe 20 minutes with a flip at 10.

Sirloin (pre-cooked and sliced from Costco, reheated sous vide) with roasted baby potatoes, carrots and onion.

I did one test when I first got it: Basmati Rice and Brussels sprouts in the bottom and already cooked Costco rotisserie chicken breast on the top. Used a recipe for raw chicken breast because I couldn't find any with already cooked chicken. The breast skin came out nice and crispy with the meat possibly a bit overcooked but not totally dry either. The rice came out fine, the sprouts were a bit mushy for my taste but cooked. I only used a 1/4 cup of rice as it was just a meal for me. It's big, but not that big either. Takes up about the same footprint as my Ninja grill or Instant Pot 8 qt. It seems lighter than either. The salmon mentioned in the Dinner thread (see @Anna N's post) and the above are the only two things I have done so far. Tonight I will use it to make chicken wings from frozen just as a steam crisper. Pics tomorrow!

Guava sorbet made with a guava juice to which I added some coconut oil powder, stabilizer blend and glycerin. Came out good and is more like a sherbet due to the added fat which also appeared to mute the sweetness. Next time I will try it without.

I got a new kitchen toy, a Ninja Speedi, currently on sale at Costco for $119. Steam Cooker/Air Fryer Combo with the ability to make multi-part meals in one pot with a grain or pasta or veggies along with crisp protein. Skeptical of "Steam Crisp" but it's Costco so easy returns. I tried a frozen salmon filet by itself and it was excellent - crispy on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside. 11 minute cook time with about a 3 minute pre-heat so total time about 14-15 minutes. With sweet potato soup my wife made.