What do you think of Ninja kitchen appliances?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

After many years, my KitchenAid food processor sounds as though it's about to quit. So here we are at Cyber Monday, and I'm browsing food processors on sale. I don't need a large size, but I do need power sufficient to grind almonds. I want to keep the price down as much as I can. I'm seriously considering a 9-cup Cuisinart with 600 watts, but it's been discontinued, and I don't know if that should be a concern or not.

Then along came the Ninja BN601 Professional Food Processor, with 1000 peak watts (what does "peak" mean?) and a slew of reviews from happy consumers. I haven't had any experience with the Ninja brand. Well, maybe that's not true. I bought a "bullet" blender some years ago that might have been made by Ninja, and I returned it because black specks appeared in my smoothie. But that's not a fair evaluation of the brand, and I wonder if some of you have had Ninja experiences to share.

The price is lower than I expected, and it's not even a Cyber Monday deal. This is good . . . or is it?

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blubird

2 years ago

I know it's not a food processor, but I recently bought the Ninja toaster oven/air fryer. It's the one that you fold up after it cools. I had wanted to try air frying, but didn't want to commit to a one use appliance and had no room on my counter for a heavy appliance. This makes awesome toast and seems to work well for my occasional air fryer use. It has a nice, large 13x13 baking tray and fits 4 slices of toast....and I got it at a decent price at Kohls with various discount and Kohls cash.

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Elmer J Fudd
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
"1000 peak watts (what does "peak" mean?)"

Some electrical devices start with a power surge and then consumption drops. Or use higher power at, for example, higher speeds or higher loads.

Peak power suggests what the maximum electricity draw is. Standard home circuits are 15 amps - about 1600 watts - so as long as you don't have much else turned on, on the same circuit at the same time, it wouldn't trip a breaker.
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joann_fl
2 years ago
I have the Ninja Blender with the small chopper I bought years ago. I love it, I also have the ninja coffee maker when it first came out. I don't use it very often but it's nice.
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Elizabeth
2 years ago
The Ninja coffeemakers have very good ratings on many websites. I have had coffee from one and it was quite good tasting.
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breenthumb
2 years ago
have the same Ninja blender and small chopper. Love mine too. Double sets of sharp blades eliminate having to push things down towards the blades of the old blender. No more tiny bits of rubber in my cranberry sauce.
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Jasdip
2 years ago
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We bought a Ninja blender and I didn't like the way it still left pieces of fruit that wouldn't blend. I was having to chew my smoothies. I sold it, then bought a Harley Pasternak blender, which works great.

So based on that, I wouldn't buy another Ninja......however, people I know love their Ninja air-fryers.
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hounds_x_two
2 years ago
I have the Ninja Food Processor, and i love it! Had a Cuisinart for years, and when it finally broke, i replaced it with another Cuisinart, and it just wasn’t like the old one…hated it so much i added it to my “things to donate” collection. Decided to give the Ninja a whirl, and am so happy with it. Gave one to my son last year for Christmas, and he loves his, too!
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amylou321
2 years ago

I have this ninja blender thing. I love it and NOT just because of its beautiful color.
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cooper8828
2 years ago
I have a Ninja air fryer and it's great. When I was picking out an air fryer, I went with Ninja because they also make shark vacuums, and I love my shark vacuum.
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llitm
2 years ago
Love my Ninja food processor and mini chopper. Finally, appliances with double blades...why- oh-why did it take so long?
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Indigo Rose
2 years ago
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I had a Ninja something years ago which I loved for sometime until I discovered black specks, too, That really turned me off to the brand. I wondered how long I was ingesting black pieces before noticing. I have not wanted to consider their products since.
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jane__ny
2 years ago
I love the Ninjas!! I have so many of their products and use them almost every day. Makes a fabulous smoothie. I keep the small one on my counter to chop onions, garlic, celery.

I love their blenders.

I've had them for years. They are work horses. I have an old Kitchen-aid but when it dies, Ninja!

Jane
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Alisande
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks so much for all the responses--you've convinced me!

When I headed for bed last night, Amazon's price was $79.99, and the $12 coupon they offered brought it down to $68. I wasn't quite ready to order at that point, and I wondered if I was risking the coupon disappearing in the morning. Well, by this morning the whole price had disappeared. They must have sold out, and now the lowest price from outside sellers is about $130.

But last night I noticed the Ninja website had an upgraded model, the Advanced. It comes with three disks instead of one, and something to store them in. I was tempted at the time because I wanted more shredding/grating/slicing options, but wasn't sure I wanted to pay that much more for them. Today, the game had changed, and Ninja was still offering its 15% off Cyber Monday coupon, bringing the price to $110. Still a good price for a food processor. So I bought it. Thanks again!
breenthumb
2 years ago
QVC shows it for $69. in stock, Pro model, DD has that one, very nice.
Alisande
Original Author
2 years ago
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On my computer, QVC has the Pro model (same as Amazon) for $99 + $7.50 shipping. I would have gotten a discount for being a new customer, since I've never bought from QVC. But I'm glad I went for the Advanced with the extra discs. I'm used to having two reversible discs, and I'm too old to adapt. :-)

By the way, if anyone's interested, Bed Bath & Beyond has the Advanced model. Same price as Ninja's website, but their 20% off coupons are pretty famous. I wasn't able to access one, maybe because I've never bought from them either.

Cooper, I had no idea Ninja and Shark were related. I love my Shark vacuums too! Learned about Shark vacuums at the KT a long time ago.

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