How Do I Cook 500g Beef Joint In My New Ninja Foodi

[TheSoloChef]

I’ve got the Ninja Foodi Mini and I have a small beef joint (500g) and I want to be able to slice the leftovers for sandwiches after I’ve had a roast dinner for one - what’s the best way to cook it medium? So far I've only baked a loaf of bread in it so not sure of timings as all the guides assume I'm putting in a 1kg beef joint but for one person that's too much!

Im assuming either the Pressure Cooker or Air Fryer options would be best, just need to know timings etc.

 

[Morning Glory]

I'm not an expert here with Ninja or beef joints but I think pressure cooking is wrong. That is for meat that would otherwise take a very long time to cook. Usual advice is to reduce the time by one third in an air fryer compared to a conventional oven.

The question is, do you want your beef rare, medium rare or well done?

 

[karadekoolaid]

To be brutally honest - if you want proper roast beef, then roast it in the oven.
If you've got a meat thermometer, then that's the way to go - about 145F (63C) for medium rare.
But then who am I to tell you, if I don't eat the stuff? I did cook a 4kg roast for some people about 3 years ago, and they loved it.
If they'd seen me poking it with a thermometer every 10 minutes, they might have had second thoughts

 

[TheSoloChef]

I'm not an expert here with Ninja or beef joints but I think pressure cooking is wrong. That is for meat that would otherwise take a very long time to cook. Usual advice is to reduce the time by one third in an air fryer compared to a conventional oven.

The question is, do you want your beef rare, medium rare or well done?

The instruction manual says for a 1kg joint of meat, 60 minutes in the Pressure Cooker is the required time. As my joint is 500g do I reduce it by half? Even Ninja don't know, it seems they only provide cooking times for a 1kg joint that is suitable for 4-6 people in their Ninja Mini which is suitable for 1-2 people so nothings making sense - I can't be the only person in the world to have ever cooked a small roast joing of beef!!

To be brutally honest - if you want proper roast beef, then roast it in the oven

My gas/electric bill has more than doubled in the last 3 years so using a massive oven (compared to a 1-2 person Ninja Foodi) is prohibitly expensive and not only wastes money for such a small meal, it's carbon footprint is high too so it's bad for my wallet and the enviroment.


Any way, as I appear to be the only person in history to cook such a small roast joint this way, I bunged it in for the same time as a 1kg joing and hoped for the best and it was delicious so 60 minutes is the answer.

 

[karadekoolaid]

My gas/electric bill has more than doubled in the last 3 years

Ah yes. I'd forgotten about British gas/electricity/water bills!! I pay about $12 a month, so never really an issue.
As for carbon footprints; Venezuela is light years away from anything even remotely related. No recycling, all the rubbish is the same bag, etc.

 

[JAS_OH1]

Ah yes. I'd forgotten about British gas/electricity/water bills!! I pay about $12 a month, so never really an issue.
As for carbon footprints; Venezuela is light years away from anything even remotely related. No recycling, all the rubbish is the same bag, etc.

Your power surges and outages would drive me bonkers.

 

[Morning Glory]

The instruction manual says for a 1kg joint of meat, 60 minutes in the Pressure Cooker is the required time. As my joint is 500g do I reduce it by half? Even Ninja don't know, it seems they only provide cooking times for a 1kg joint that is suitable for 4-6 people in their Ninja Mini which is suitable for 1-2 people so nothings making sense - I can't be the only person in the world to have ever cooked a small roast joing of beef!!


My gas/electric bill has more than doubled in the last 3 years so using a massive oven (compared to a 1-2 person Ninja Foodi) is prohibitly expensive and not only wastes money for such a small meal, it's carbon footprint is high too so it's bad for my wallet and the enviroment.


Any way, as I appear to be the only person in history to cook such a small roast joint this way, I bunged it in for the same time as a 1kg joing and hoped for the best and it was delicious so 60 minutes is the answer.

Its unusual to cook a roast joint in the pressure cooker. Was it not falling apart?