![]() ![]() ![]() The recipe book gives advice on how to create custom smooth soups, so we followed the guidance on the ideal quantities of liquid and vegetables to create a carrot and coriander/cilantro soup. It did a good job at removing most of the mayo so all it needed was a quick wipe and a rinse afterward. The program takes quite a lengthy six and a half minutes but uses heat and blending to clean the pitcher. We followed the directions in the manual for water and dishwashing liquid and let it clean off the worst of the oily mayo residue. This was when the automatic clean program came in handy. But it was tricky to scrape all the mayo out from under the blades. The blades reach low enough to mix even small quantities sitting in the base of the pitcher. Using the low-speed setting we made an impressive thick mayonnaise in just two minutes. Furthermore, when we filled it up with water to the maximum capacity and set it to blend on high speed, there was no leaking. There’s no ice crush program but nevertheless, the Ninja was able to produce evenly crushed ice with just five quick presses of the pulse button. However, as it’s only for a short period of time, we feel this is more than acceptable. This was the noisiest of all our tests, with the noise meter reading 86dB, which is equivalent to the sound level created by a vacuum cleaner. Some had been over chopped and turned into powder, but overall, we were happy with the result. In just 20 seconds the nuts were finely chopped. Next up we chopped some hazelnuts, using the manual pulse setting. But otherwise, the smoothie was the perfect texture, with a smooth mouthfeel and no obvious fibrous pieces that hadn’t been liquidized. It took 45 seconds and at the end we did spot a few tiny pieces of spinach that hadn’t been completely broken down. We liquidized pine apple, spinach, banana, yogurt and apple juice using the preset smoothie program. ![]() To try out the blending capabilities of the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker, we first made a smoothie. The pitcher does have a non-stick coating though and there’s also a clean program that uses a combination of heat and rapid pulses to remove residues and minimize the amount of cleaning you have to do by hand. The lid center cap and tamper are dishwasher safe, but due to the heating element, the pitcher can’t be submerged in water. There’s also a manual cook setting where you can choose between low, medium, or high heat. But if you prefer to have more control, there's a manual blend setting with the option for low, medium, or high speed as well as pulse. On the US model, there are three additional infuse programs that use heat to infuse flavors into liquids for cocktails, mixers, and water.Īll the Auto-IQ programs use automated patterns of pulsing and pausing over a pre-set time to create the perfect results. After cooking, keep warm will switch on and keep your creation warm for up to 60 minutes. There are four cold blending programs and four cook programs, the cook programs are complemented by two pre-cook programs: chop and sauté. It also comes with a small recipe book that has guidance on quantities for creating custom soups, which is helpful if you want to use it for your favorite soup recipes. There are no additional accessories in the box, just a tamper, and a cleaning brush. Our other gripe with the pitcher is that it can only be positioned onto the base with the handle to the right, so it’s not ideal for left-handed people. The glass pitcher is made from thick heat-resistant glass which, while it’s not too heavy to store away, does mean it's heavy to use, especially when you start adding lots of ingredients or pour hot soup. The overall weight of the base with the pitcher is 5.6kg / 12 lb so if you do want to store it in a cupboard, it’s not too heavy to move. Having said that, it’s certainly not a blender you’ll feel the need to hide away in a cupboard. The black and stainless-steel styling makes it look like a practical appliance that means business, not one that’s just there to look pretty. The Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker is no bigger or smaller than an average blender in terms of the footprint on the counter, but the base gets wider further up and it starts to feel quite chunky. ![]()
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