Salter Verticook Rivals Ninja Double Stack at Half Price

The Salter Verticook, a newly released vertical air fryer, has emerged as a budget-friendly rival to the established Ninja Double Stack, delivering similar cooking capabilities at less than half the price during a limited Black Friday promotion. Priced at £74.99, the device closely mirrors the design of Ninja's higher-end model, which typically retails for £269.99, providing consumers with an accessible entry into compact, multi-level air frying.

The Verticook features a dual-drawer system with a vertical stacking configuration, allowing users to cook two separate meals simultaneously without sacrificing counter space. This innovative layout, first popularized by Ninja's Double Stack upon its launch, earned widespread acclaim from industry experts for its efficiency in smaller kitchens. The Salter model adopts the same meal rack system in each drawer, effectively doubling the cooking surface area to accommodate more food. With a total capacity of nine liters, it falls just short of the Ninja Double Stack XL's 9.5 liters but surpasses the smaller Ninja variant's 7.6 liters, which still commands around £150.

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