Thinking about buying a new grill? You'll want to see this. Ninja's new FlexFlame grill combines the prowess of a gas grill, pellet smoker, pizza oven and griddle.
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Ninja has swiftly become a household name when it comes to kitchen appliances. From blenders to coffee makers and viral ice cream machines, we can’t think of a small kitchen appliance that Ninja hasn’t unveiled. Within the last few years, Ninja has expanded its vast line of cooking products to include outdoor grills and pizza ovens, too.
The latest addition to the Ninja outdoor lineup is the all-new FlexFlame outdoor cooking system. It’s a 5-in-1 cooker that can grill, smoke, roast, griddle, and make pizza. Yes, you read that correctly. It uses propane fuel like a traditional gas grill or Blackstone griddle. But the FlexFlame has added features you won’t find in most models, like a special compartment that burns pellets for added smoky flavor.
The new FlexFlame looks seriously impressive. Here’s what we know about the new Ninja grill—just in time for patio season.
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A new 5-in-1 outdoor grill that lets you grill, smoke, roast, griddle and make pizza—all in one patio appliance!
The Ninja FlexFlame has been in the works for two years. It aims to streamline the outdoor cooking experience by integrating five popular cooking methods into one unit.
If you’ve gone back and forth weighing the pros and cons of a gas grill vs. a pellet grill, you won’t have to choose with this model—it uses both! You won’t have to decide between a new grill and an outdoor pizza oven, either. The FlexFlame can bake pies under the same hood that grills burgers and smokes chicken.
The FlexFlame—in your choice of silver or black—uses Ninja’s CyclonicHeat-iQ technology. This tech integrates convection airflow with propane flame control and woodfire machinery. That means you can grill, smoke and roast with ease.
The grill is available alone or with the FlexFlame cooking bundle. The latter includes Ninja grill accessories for whipping up pitmaster-worthy meals. The set includes Ninja’s premium half griddle, a 16-inch pizza stone, a perforated pizza peel and a roasting/smoking rack.
The FlexFlame is designed like other gas grills, except it has a convection fan on the side to heat the grill faster—so fast it can preheat to 600 degrees Fahrenheit within seven minutes.
The new grilling system has a digital control panel that lets you choose which cooking function and temperature you want. You can dial in and maintain temperatures between 200 and 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Crank the dial to the “grill/pizza” setting, and set the temperature between 450 and 600 degrees Fahrenheit in five-degree increments. With the FlexFlame artisan pizza stone on the grill, you can make family-sized pies in five minutes.
The FlexFlame needs to be plugged into an outlet to power up. On the side of the grill, there’s a small, two-cup pellet burner that lets you infuse a hint of smoke into your food. You won’t actually be cooking with pellet fuel. Instead, the convection fan pushes pellet smoke into the grill to add woodfire flavor to your food.
If you’ve cooked with a propane grill before, you know that smoke tubes or wood chips can provide a smoky flavor. However, the FlexFlame’s cyclonic fan is designed to infuse more flavor than other methods by keeping pellet smoke circulating throughout the grill. This also means you can cold smoke with the FlexFlame by turning off the gas.
Swap out the grill plates for the FlexFlame griddle, and you’ve got a flat-top grill for smash burgers and breakfast. The rust-resistant carbon steel griddle plate delivers edge-to-edge heat and enough space to feed a hungry crowd.
The innovative gas grill’s added convection fan and pellet hopper box, paired with the interchangeable grill plates, griddles and pizza stone, are intended to make five different types of outdoor cooking easy—even for novice grillers.
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Ninja's new gas-pellet grill combo is also compatible with griddle and pizza stone accessories.
The FlexFlame propane grill and outdoor cooking system is now available to shop on Ninja for $1,000. If you want to add accessories like the griddle top and pizza stone, you can buy the whole FlexFlame cooking bundle for $1,275. The bundle costs less than buying the accessories individually.
