Be the star of summer potlucks with a Ninja Foodi multicooker on sale for up to $90 off

Hands lifting tray of chicken out from ninja 12-in-1, with carrots still inside

SAVE 36%: Rather than cluttering up your kitchen with an appliance for every cooking method, get a Ninja Foodi 12-in-1 Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer to save time and counter space. While it normally retails for $249.99, as of April 29 you can snag one for just $159.99, which is a 36% discount. (If you want to gift it, you can also get 50% off the gift-wrap service with the code GIFTWRAP50.) If 12 functions are more than you need, check out the Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer, on sale for 35% off — you can get it for $129.99 instead of its usual $199.99.

Whether you're a Masterchef or a broke college student living off Top Ramen, you can upgrade your cooking game (or lack thereof) with a multi-pot. These nifty devices make for expedited, simplified cooking processes — rather than crouching in front of your oven waiting for your chicken to reach the perfect shade of brown, you can just pop it into the pot with all your other ingredients, set the machine, and come back in however long it takes. That's true whether you prefer your chicken fried, slow-cooked, or just, like, not raw and a risk factor for salmonella.

Of the many multi-pots and multi cookers out there, the Ninja Foodi line ranks among the best. Along with the Instant Pot, it dominates the market, and it even edges out its competitor in some key areas, like air frying (TenderCrisp technology has been refining for a while now). They may seem like investments, with price tags in the $200s, but considering all they do and the time they'll save you, they're well worth it even at sticker price. And on sale like these two are, they're a definite bargain.

The Ninja Foodi 12-in-1 Deluxe is the super-cooker you want if you're feeding a family (and/or small army) or intend to host dinner parties often. With an eight-quart capacity and a whopping 12 functions ranging from your standard pressure cook, steam, and roast to fancier ones like sous vide, dehydrate, and yogurt-make, it's basically the only appliance you'll need in your kitchen (except a toaster. But if you're fine with flipping bread, the "Bake" function will still get your slice nice and crispy). It's got a reversible rack for cooking multiple things at once and a ceramic-coated basket that's nonstick and dishwasher-safe. It also comes with a cookbook with 45 recipes, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Plus, for a limited time (until June 30), you can get the Foodi 12-in-1 gift-wrapped for 50% off. Just add the item to your cart and check the gift box, then select gift wrap during checkout and enter code GIFTWRAP50 for half off the gift wrap service price.

If 12 functions sounds like more than you need (i.e. if you're not going to be sous vide-ing your meat and are fine with "Bake" and "Roast" being the same setting), or if you aren't looking to cook for multiple people and would rather conserve counter space, the 1.5-quart-smaller Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer is a good alternative, also on sale at Amazon. Besides the two fewer functions mentioned above, it holds only a 5-lb. chicken rather than the 12-in-1's 7-lb. chicken capacity, but unless you're a chicken fiend or a parent of three, that's probably something you can live with. The recipe book it comes with also contains only 15 recipes, but Google exists for a reason.

Check out both the Ninja Foodi 12-in-1 and the Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 at Amazon for $159.99 and $129.99 respectively.