Ninja Toastie Maker: What Ninja Sells for Toasties in the UK

By toastiemaker.com · Updated 16 Oct 2026

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Ninja does not sell a traditional sealed toastie maker in the UK. The closest thing is the Ninja Foodi 3-in-1 Toaster, Grill and Panini Press (ST200UK in black, ST202UK in stainless steel), a slot toaster that flips flat to press sandwiches. It makes excellent pressed toasties, but not the crimped, sealed triangles of a Breville-style sandwich toaster.

"Ninja toastie maker" is a common search because Ninja (SharkNinja) dominates UK air fryer and multi-cooker sales, and people assume it makes a sandwich toaster too. At the time of writing, Ninja UK's range includes toasters, health grills and air fryers that can all make toasties in different ways, but no clamshell sandwich maker with cut-and-seal plates. If that changes, this page will be updated. For dedicated machines from every brand, see our best toastie maker guide.

Ninja's toastie options at a glance

Prices vary widely with promotions; Ninja products are discounted heavily around Black Friday and in Ninja's own sales. Check the current price before buying.

The Ninja Foodi 3-in-1 Toaster, Grill and Panini Press

This is the Ninja product built for sandwiches. Upright, it is a two-slot toaster. Tip it onto its back and it becomes a flat cooking surface with a hinged lid, and the supplied panini press plate sits on top of your sandwich to weigh it down. Ninja lists seven functions: Toast, Bagel, Defrost, Grill, Panini, Bake and Reheat. In the box you get the panini press, a bake tray, a crumb tray and a recipe guide.

What toasties are like

Independent reviews (Trusted Reviews among them) rate the panini function highly. You get a properly hot, crisp, evenly pressed sandwich with grill marks, and it copes with thicker bread such as sourdough and ciabatta better than most clamshell toastie makers. What you do not get is a sealed pocket: edges stay open, so very runny fillings such as beans can escape. For pressed sandwiches with cheese, ham, pesto, chicken or vegetables, it excels. For the difference between the two styles, read toastie maker vs panini press.

Space and cleaning

Because it replaces a toaster, it earns its worktop space better than a single-use sandwich maker, but it is larger and heavier than a 2-slice toastie maker. The crumb tray pulls out, and the press plate and bake tray wash separately; the cooking chamber is wiped once cool. Melted cheese on the chamber floor is the main cleaning job, so keep fillings a centimetre from the crusts.

Making toasties in a Ninja health grill

Ninja's indoor health grills can make a good grilled toastie on their flat or ridged plates. Most have a lid that sits above the food rather than clamping it, so you get grill marks and crisp bread but little pressing. A heavy, heatproof dish or a second small pan on top of the sandwich helps, if your model's instructions allow it. Results are closer to a pan-fried toastie than a sealed one. If a grill that does sandwiches as a sideline is what you want, compare with contact grills in our toastie maker vs health grill guide, and look at George Foreman, whose floating-hinge grills press sandwiches more effectively.

Making toasties in a Ninja air fryer

A Ninja air fryer can make a good toastie: around 180°C for 4–6 minutes, turning halfway. The problem is the fan, which can lift the top slice, so secure it with a cocktail stick or a small metal rack if your model permits. Our air fryer toastie recipe has exact steps, and toastie maker vs air fryer explains why a dedicated machine still makes a better sealed toastie for less energy.

Ninja vs a dedicated toastie maker

If you want flexibility without Ninja's price, a 3-in-1 sandwich maker with panini and waffle plates is the budget route: see the Breville 3-in-1 or our best 3-in-1 toastie makers. For pressed sandwiches specifically, our best panini press list includes cheaper floating-hinge options.

Best fillings for a Ninja press

Because the Ninja Foodi 3-in-1 presses rather than seals, choose fillings that hold together: cheddar and ham, mozzarella and pesto, chicken and spinach, or the classics in our Cuban toastie and Reuben toastie recipes. Pressed sandwiches made with ciabatta or sourdough suit it particularly well. Save sealed-pocket fillings such as beans, chilli and tinned spaghetti for a deep fill toastie maker.

Where to buy Ninja

Ninja sells direct through its UK website and through Argos, Currys, John Lewis, Very and Amazon. Ninja's own site frequently runs sales, and retailers price-match each other closely, so compare two or three before buying. Check that the model code ends in UK, which indicates a UK-plug version. See our where to buy hub for store-by-store advice.