Ninja Blenders for Kitchen | Smoothie Blender, Mixer, Grinder - Premium Blending Performance for Sauces, Frozen Drinks, and More | 1200 Peak Watt Motor | SS101 Foodi Personal Smoothie Maker

My husband purchased this for me almost two years ago, let me tell you, it still lives on my kitchen counter and is out to work weekly if not daily! We like to make protein shakes, smoothies, and the occasional milkshake. It make fast work out of everything. It’s high quality. The blades are sharp and have no problem getting though ice, frozen fruits, nuts, lettuce and everything else we’ve tried. The capacity is defiantly a one to two serving max, but that’s exact what we we looking for. We love the travel lids. And I like the flat storage lid if I make a smoothie and want to save half for later in the fridge without fear of it spilling. It’s a great value. The only drawback is that it is LOUD. You will definitely wake someone in the next room. It can be quite abrasive if it’s something you use first thing in the morning. However, because of the reliability and durability we’ve decided that it can be as loud as it needs to because we can always count on it to work and to have our shakes ready quick so we can get on with our day.We would purchase this again. And we would even purchase additional blending cups to the three it comes with just because we use them all so frequently.

We used for the first time this morning, it was great! So much easier to make smoothies, blended everything easily. We used the extract and smoothie presets. About the same results, extract blends for 60 seconds, smoothie 30 seconds. Smoothie was slightly thicker. Easy to clean. Cups are large, no problem hand washing them, and less dishes to wash since you are using one container. The smoothie bowl attachment, I can see how it maybe a pain to clean, not sure how much I will use it.No more struggling to get the smoothie out of a large pitcher into a cup. Plenty of power, I have no doubts it will be able to handle anything I put in it. I've had the same blender for years and no where near the power of this one. We didn't know what we were missing, totally worth upgrading. I went with this blender because I wanted to make it easier to make a smoothie for on the go. I don't use my blender pitcher/food processor enough to justify buying a whole new set up. I wanted the personal size cups, but I'm not sure about those rechargeable portable blenders being able to blend well. This is exactly what I wanted without spending too much money on accessories I probably wouldn't use often or getting a gadget that may not measure up.

I bought this blender for the RV. It's small but mighty. It has no problem blending frozen fruits for my smoothies. It has 2 suction cups on the bottom so it doesn't shimmy off the counter. It is noisy, but I have never owned a blender that wasn't.

Just buy it! Perfect for our family of 4 so we can make individual smoothies. I bought two extra cups and when I do make all of ours at once I just line the cups up and throw everyone's favorite ingredients in. Works great!

Okay deep breath- I have tried at least 5 blenders in the last couple of months. I just wanted one that would blend chickpeas for chickpea blondies and smoothie bowls. I kept running into issues with it stalling or one even started smoking! This one has totally surprised me because I got a similar version just with the larger turning cup. However, definitely not the same. This one works great! It blends really smoothly and easily. No funky burning smell at all.

We very much like this blender as it meets our specific needs very well, much better than a large blender, a glass blender, or a less powerful blender of any kind. Since we are two adult smoothie-lovers who like large smoothies daily, the provided 3-cup smoothie cups with drinking lids that can be closed after each sip easily are perfect for us. It's so much easier and faster to get great nutrition from a super fast and easy smoothie than to cut up everything and eat each chunk and leaf one by one.Also, we are super excited about using the smoothie bowl maker to make almond butter, tahini (I hope), hummus, guacamole, and other thick things like that. We haven't done it yet, but we're foodie types with tons of spices and other healthy ingredients on hand, so this is a great part of this blender.Now, I want to say that I went back and forth about whether to get a large glass blender as I'd had before or whether to get this BPA-free plastic individual smoothie cup blender with the nut butter cup included. Because the glass jar on our previous blender was so heavy and yet the jar wasn't quite big enough for us each to get a large smoothie, and because we really only used it for smoothies, it made far more sense for us to get this blender. As a professional writer, my hands have been overused, so avoiding the heavy, full glass jar is great. Having said that, the smoothie cups are so large that we can actually use only one of them and then pour nice servings for each or pour out half for each and then add some juice or plant milk. So, it's really perfect for us in terms of the capabilities and provided containers.We're very happy we bought it, but there are two downsides to be managed:1) The powerful motor is loud no matter what you make. This is typical of strong motors. Most blenders do not have noise shields though some are better sound insulated. I strongly recommend that everyone in the vicinity uses well-fitting earplugs. I got some soft ones that can be rolled into a small log and placed in m petite ear canals before expanding to reduce sound by 32db. I keep them in the drawer below the blender and either shut my son's door or make sure he has his noise-cancelling earbuds in or both. Again, this is not unique among blenders. The programs don't need any attention, so you can just push one button and walk away for the minute it takes to do it's job. It's not a big deal.2) The powerful motor does produce heat as is true for other powerful motors. If you're going to use the extraction mode for a large smoothie without a lot of frozen items on a hot day, the tabs on the smoothie cup might soften due to the heat. It's not hot to the touch, mind you. But, I would take care in that instance to use a lot of frozen items and chill the liquid and other items if the kitchen is hot. Also, make sure there is plenty of ventilation around the blender to allow it to spit out the warm air and bring cooler air in. If you place this on a clean, dry counter on an island with a fan or breeze blowing on it and use plenty of very cold and frozen items, you should be fine. Just know that with any powerful blender (or juicer), the food will warm up due to the power of the motor. So, start with the items altogether being colder than what you want the final item to be. Another choice would be to peel the fruit, use less hard fruit unpeeled fruit, use more liquid and less solid food or maybe do this in a cold room.Here are a couple of additional tips:1) Rinse out the smoothie cups, lids, and blades immediately after use. If there isn't any fat in the smoothies, they should rinse to look clean. Leaving them longer or letting the residue dry on means you'll have to use a sponge or cloth to remove the bits on the inside. You'll still want to use dish soap, but rinsing immediately is very easy and fast.2) After carefully washing the sharp blade assembly holding it in one hand and rinsing under lukewarm water, only using a sponge on a stick or soft brush if needed, gently shake off excess water and place at an angle upside down inside a clean 24 oz. yogurt container without the lid. That will allow the blades to drip dry and get ventilation to complete drying. Never toss it in the sink with other dirty dishes as the blades are sharp. I'd definitely keep this locked away from small children and supervise/assist older children until they are reliably safe with the blades. That's true for any blender blade aIf somehow the blender was quieter and didn't warm the ingredients noticeably, I'd give this five stars. That's a little bit unfair as the power of the motor and the price I paid ($89) was favorable compared to many other options. You can't really get a quiet, powerful blender without dealing with noise. Also, I haven't experienced the softening of the smoothie cup tabs except when using the longer extraction program to make smoothies from hard fruits with tough skins along with other ingredients. I suspect that most people will never encounter this concern, so it wouldn't be fair to really consider that a fault. I may be stretching the capabilities a little. You can't get all the features of glass in plastic, and I needed less weight in the container. So, I'm content so long as I can use a workaround such as using the shorter smoothie program, using more cold and frozen ingredients, providing more ventilation, etc. I consider this a problem I can probably avoid.Overall, we are very happy with the blender. I don't recommend this or other powerful blenders unless you use ear protection of some kind, though.