Whether you’re grilling, cooking on the flat plate, baking or air frying, there are plenty of ways to make your everyday meals lower in fat. Add to that adjustable cook times and temperatures, excellent non-stick, easy cleaning and a premium design, and you’ve got yourself an excellent all-round multi-cooker.

Even at 200ºC things such as bacon and sausages took far longer to cook to a nice crispy consistency than they would in a traditional pan. I had better luck getting an accurate temperature with my own meat thermometer, which had a thinner tip, so it’s probably best not to rely on this too much until you’ve got the hang of using it. The result is an appliance that’s suitable for cooking everything from chicken and steak to fry-ups, cake and frozen oven food. Another useful feature of the Foodi Max Pro is the included heatproof meat probe, which can be inserted into your food of choice with the lid both up and down.All the plates can go in the dishwasher too, so if you have that option available to you, it makes clean-up even easier. The probe itself is also quite thick, meaning it leaves a large hole in your food and, in turn, can easily fall out if knocked. Using the flat grill you can cook fried eggs, omelettes and even scrambled eggs, as well as vegetables, bacon, pancakes and more. It had to be inserted into the side of the meat for the best results, but this wasn’t always as simple as it sounds.

It has a double grill and flat plate, as well as adjustable time and temperature settings, much like the Foodi Max Pro. Of course, most cheaper models are missing crucial additional features such as easy-to-clean grilling plates, variable temperature controls and capacity. It’s as beautiful as it is big, though, with a slick, high-end black and brushed-steel finish and a simple control panel at the front. Both the flat grill and the griddle grill can comfortably hold up to ten normal-sized sausages, five small chicken breasts or three small to medium-sized steaks, while the air fryer comfortably holds 600g of regular-sized chips.WDH), the George Foreman compactis a good budget alternative, ideal for single or small double portions of meat and vegetables.

You can choose from seven preset cooking modes: grill, bake, air fry, roast, flat plate, dehydrate and reheat, and each allows you to manually adjust the cooking time and the temperature accordingly. With seven different cooking modes, interchangeable plates and dishwasher-safe parts, Ninja is hoping to transform the simple tabletop grill into a health-focused multi-cooker. However, there’s no flat plate and no additional functions such as air frying or baking – it’s just a small, no-frills health grill. While the meat probe is an excellent addition and works relatively well, during testing it took a lot of guesswork to figure out how best to place it. The recipe booklet provided also gives you a visual indication of rareness for steak, which can be used alongside the probe to find your perfect level of doneness.The non-stick is excellent, and even sticky, caramelised fat and sugar came off without too much elbow grease required.