The Best Things to Cook with New Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic Cookware

This affordable, nonstick cookware will make every meal better -- and the ceramic coating will heat food evenly, too.

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When’s the last time you updated your cookware? For a product that people are likely to use every single day, it’s also somehow one of the oldest things in someone’s kitchen. And when cookware starts to break down your food will stick, and weekday meals aren’t as easy as they used to be. Let us introduce an easy solution: the Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic cookware. It’s a nine-piece set that’s surprisingly affordable, especially considering its incredible quality – and it’ll last for years without wearing down or losing its nonstick benefits.

Most nonstick ceramic cookware actually breaks down pretty quickly; for those who do replace their frying pans when they start to wear down, that can take as little as one year. But with Ninja’s CeramicLock™, the dual-bonded coating will last at least five years – and it’s made with no harmful chemicals, PFAS, PFOA, lead or cadmium. This high-quality set isn’t just long-lasting, either; its performance allows it to do way more than your typical ceramic cookware set. The four millimeter aluminum base evenly distributes heat, it’s oven-safe up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit and it’s safe to put in the dishwasher. Unlike other ceramic cookware, it’s even safe to use with metal utensils and is compatible with gas, electric, glass ceramic and induction stovetops. It also is easy to wipe down and needs little to no oil or fat to produce nonstick results; so you can cook to your preference, not to prevent sticking.

This nine-piece set comes with everything you need to replace what you have – an 8-inch fry pan, a 9.5-inch fry pan, an 11-inch fry pan, a 1.5-quart saucepan with a lid, a 6-quart stock pot with a lid, and a user guide with recipes, too. It’s the perfect gift for so many people, too: from cooking novices to advanced cooks, everyone will find this versatile ceramic cookware set useful. If you’re interested in the Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic cookware, there’s no reason not to snag it now; and below, we give you some insight on the recipes you’ll want to cook immediately when it arrives.

Soups and Stews

The ability to produce even heat consistently makes ceramic cookware excellent for all sorts of soups and stews: you can simmer it on low for as long as you want to develop flavor without worrying it’ll begin to scorch on the bottom. The 6-quart stock pot also has a lid, so you can simmer it without anything bubbling over the top. Try a simple and quick chicken soup like the recipe below – when you cook the bones with the broth, it’ll create a complex flavor without a lot of hard work.

Recipe To Try: Simple Chicken Soup

A Sunday Roast

The additional benefits of the Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic cookware makes it perfect for cooking pot roasts – unlike other ceramic cookware, it’s good for searing meat and can be oven-safe up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit. You’ll be able to brown the onions, brown the roast meat and reduce the wine right on the stove top before adding it to the oven to cook to fork tenderness.

Recipe To Try: The Best Pot Roast

Quick and Caramelized Stir Fry

Nonstick fry pans are a match made in heaven with meals like stir frys – and stir frys happen to be a match made in heaven with quick and easy weeknight cooking. Using any of the three fry pans here (depending on how many people you’re cooking for), you can quickly caramelize and cook proteins and vegetables on high, even cooking. Cook up some rice in one of the pots (with no risk of anything sticking to the bottom!) and dinner can be on the table in as little time as fifteen minutes.

Flaky Fish

Cooking fish is a delicate matter – one wrong move and it’ll end up stuck to the pan or with a filet that’s somehow in three pieces. But use a good, solid nonstick fry pan like the ones in the Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic set, and making cod, salmon or tilapia will soon be your go-to for a restaurant-quality weeknight meal. It's even heating will help to create a nicely browned crust and a flaky inside; just how fish should be.

Recipe To Try: Pan-Fried Salmon

Omelets + Eggs

Cooking eggs and omelets on anything but a nonstick pan can equal quite the headache: there’s a good chance you’ll either have to add a hefty amount of oil or butter to cook it successfully or you’ll have to be fine with a breakfast that’s half stuck to the skillet. With a Ninja Extended Life™ Premium Ceramic fry pan, you can add as little (or as much) oil or fat as you prefer – and your sunny side egg, your omelet or your scramble will come out diner perfect. And cleaning up is as easy as wiping the pan down, too.

Recipe To Try: A Perfect Omelet

Pancakes + Crepes

Sunday breakfasts just got less frustrating: because making delicious pancakes or even crepes just got a heck of a lot easier. Your savory crepes or blueberry pancakes will cook quickly and evenly without sticking to the bottom, giving you time to start to master a mean pancake flip. Plus, when you’re done – just put it in the dishwasher and move straight to the couch for a relaxing end to the weekend.

Recipe to Try: Basic Crepes

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