Super Savings on This Unique Air Fryer That Cooks Food in Heat-Proof Glass

want to become The hero of your next Super Bowl party? Check out the Ninja Crispy Portable Glass Air Fryer, an interesting twist on the air fryer that’s a perfect option for air frying your favorite frozen snacks at your next potluck — it’ll help you win the day by frying up a batch of wings at your friend’s house. It’s currently priced at less than $150 on Amazon, depending on your color choice.

Basically, every other air fryer works by circulating hot air through a purpose-built, egg-like basket. But the genius of Crispy is that its glass fryer tray also serves as a serving tray and sealable fryer dish. The heating element and fan reside in a cap-like unit with clamps that are attached to a heat-shock-resistant borosilicate glass frying basket with a ceramic-coated tray. While the actual “Fry” setting may be a little intense, the “Bake” setting works perfectly for soft foods like vegetables. Either way, the results in our testing spoke for themselves, with crispy fries and nuggets even in freezing temperatures outside.

Our reviewer Matthew Korfage found the “ReCrisp” setting especially useful for bringing leftover pizza slices and noodle dishes back to life. This makes it a great option for office lunches, where you can leave the crisps in your desk drawer and take the leftovers home. You only have to wash a normal glass pot instead of the entire fry basket like most options, so this would also work well for a dorm or camping if there’s an outlet nearby.

Of course, you’ll have to make some compromises in order to carry your precious air-fried snacks with you while traveling. While the glass container does a surprisingly good job of insulating food during cooking, the temperature range isn’t as precise as some of our other favorite air fryers.

You also have to be a little flexible on your aesthetic choices. While the pastel-hued Cherry Crush, Frosted Lilac and Ginger Snap colors are marked down to a low $150 price, the less obvious Sage, Stone and Cyberspace Gray are a bit higher at $160, but still under the usual $180 price tag. There’s also a Racing Green bundle that includes all three sizes of glass crisping trays for $190, if you think you’ll be buying them anyway.