Ninja Is Dropping a First-of-Its-Kind Countertop Appliance You'll Want In Your Kitchen Now
For all the fancy kitchen gadgets that come and go, the microwave still earns its spot as the MVP of busy days. It's there when you're reheating last night's pasta at 2 p.m., reviving a forgotten cup of coffee, or popping in a frozen meal because cooking just isn't in the cards tonight. Sure, microwaves have spent years getting side-eyed as the home of TV dinners and questionable leftovers, but let's give credit where it's due: they've rescued countless meals and busy schedules.
It's comforting knowing you can press a few buttons and have something hot to eat in minutes. There's the convenience you don't have to think twice about, and sometimes that's exactly what you need. New models are starting to borrow tricks from air fryers, adding crisping technology that promises food with a little more crunch and a lot less of that soggy, just-microwaved texture.
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Ninja has made everything from blenders to ice cream makers household favorites, but somehow it never ventured into microwaves until now. And instead of releasing a standard model, the brand is shaking up the category. The new Ninja microwave uses its FusionCrisp technology, which starts by microwaving your food for speed, then automatically switches to air frying to finish the job. Ultimately, the result is frozen foods, leftovers and snacks that come out crispy instead of disappointingly soggy, all in a fraction of the time it would take to use a conventional oven.
Let's face it - almost none of us microwave pizza because we want a bit of crisp instead of a super soggy crust. This takes those worries away.
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How Much Does the Ninja Crispi Microwave Cost?
As of July 16, the Ninja Crispi Microwave is available for $449. Now that may seem steep for a microwave when you consider you can get many other versions for under $60. But do those come with Ninja's FusionCrisp technology? They do not.
Not to get all car salesman on you, but this isn't just a microwave. It packs 14 cooking functions, including familiar microwave presets, along with air fry, air roast, air bake, air broil and max crisp settings, into one small appliance. The roomy glass cooking basket is another standout, with enough space to fit an eight-pound chicken, a nine-by-11-inch casserole dish or four slices of pizza.
Between the generous cooking capacity, faster cooking times and the promise of finally giving microwaved food a crispy finish, Ninja's first microwave feels less like a reheating machine and more like a true all-in-one countertop cooker. As someone with very little kitchen counterspace, I appreciate that.
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This story was originally published July 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM.