Outdoor grills require a backyard, decent weather, and the patience to wait for coals or a gas burner to reach temperature. The Ninja Foodi Smart XL does the same job indoors, on a countertop, in any weather with a smart thermometer that tells you exactly when to stop cooking. For Prime Day it just dropped to $199, off its $279 list price and within a few dollars of its all-time low, which was only reached once during last year’s Black Friday. This deal is open to all Amazon customers with no Prime membership required.
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500°F cyclonic air, char-grill marks, smoke control system
The headline feature of the Foodi Smart XL is its Cyclonic Grilling Technology, which circulates air at 500°F around the grill grate to char food evenly and produce genuine sear marks on the surface. The result looks and tastes closer to outdoor grilling than most indoor grill alternatives, which rely on contact heat from ridged plates rather than circulating superheated air. A splatter shield, a cool-air zone around the perimeter, and a temperature-controlled grill grate work together to keep smoke minimal, which is the functional requirement for apartment cooking and any indoor setup where setting off a smoke alarm ends the session prematurely.
