Ninja - Professional 72-Oz. Blender - Black

I needed a new blender and had a gift certificate. I bought this after reading reviews. its pretty, its powerful and for the most part does exactly as advertised. it will really work for just about anything you need it to do. just dont expect miracles necessarily. I love making smoothies and margaritas. I haven't made other food items or ice cream but I hear it does well with that. ice pieces are a little bit bigger than I'd like and some ingredients it doesn't blend fine enough but its a minor gripe for the price I paid. Could a basic blender do more...maybe but mylast basic blender wasnt as good as this one. love the flat button face that is easy to clean..its all easy to clean! the ton of blades makes it a bit hard to load up and they are super sharp so be careful but overall I'd completely recommend this blender if you can get it for under $99 like I did.

Have already recommended this to friends and family. Love the ease of use and simple dishwasher clean up. It has super grinding-blending power. The large capacity is wonderful - no more making multiple batches of smoothies in order to have enough for family. In order to operate, the lid has to be on and locked in place - love that I'll never again hit the on button only to realize I didn't put the lid on yet. :)

I have put this Ninja through the ringer. I love it. It purees anything quickly and easily. It's SUPER EASY to clean. Which I love. I've gone from eating nothing fresh to consuming large amounts of healthy food every day. Whoever makes this Ninja is a genius. I love it.

This blender is really great. Very powerful, blades are nice and sharp, not a cheapo that is gonna burn out on you. Makes snow out of ice just like in the informercial! I've used it to make salsa, smoothies, margaritas and thats just the start. Only down point is a little expensive, but you get what you pay for.

I did not have high expectations for this blender because of the price but it appeared that it had a lot of features for the price. Compared to similar blenders the thing that I liked the most was the multiple blades on the main shaft. I got tired of blending everything at the bottom of the blender and having to stop and scoop it all out and move it down to re blend. Then, when consumer reports ranked it on par with the Vita mix I decided to buy it. They were not wrong. It has a lot of power and blends everything well the first time. Some have complained that it does not blend as smooth as others and maybe that is true but I'm not making anything that would require a perfectly smooth texture. I just want my shakes to blend up and then be able to pour it out. It crushes ice into powder if you want it to and doesn't seem to be struggling to do so. It is all plastic which makes me wonder if a glass jar wouldn't have been better but time will tell if it is durable. Overall, i highly recommend it and would buy it again.

We bought the blender on a recommendation from a friend. We've burnt out many other lesser blenders from daily smoothies for the family and summer frozen drink concoctions. I do not like purchasing appliances for my wife for the holidays but this has turned into her favorite gift (admittedly I didn't buy her any jewelry). Used daily now for 3 months and not a hiccup. This blender full of Ninjas is awesome. Clean it right after use so nothing gets stuck to the blades so you don't have to fight the ninjas to give them a bath. We simply make our smoothies and then fill full of warm water and a bit of ivory soap, blend and rinse. This usually takes care of it for the next day. BTW, my first test was to jam the thing full of ice. It made snow without a moment of complaining. Waldo

This is our second Ninja. We have one for our home and now have one for our vacation home. There is no reason to push things down as the spiral goes up into the blender. The cutting blade stays sharp. No more lost rubber washer as the pitcher unit is one piece and does not need to have a bottom screwed on. The drive is much larger so you won't strip the square piece that so many other blenders have. My wife and daughter look forward to using the Ninja. They seldom used the other blenders because of their problems.

I cook on a daily basis and I also make alot of milkshakes for my family. I've had 2 different Hamilton Beach milkshake makers and this thing blows them away! It EASILY makes shakes slushees, smoothies, health drinks, and whatever else you wish to create. Some may not like the noise it makes but most of us men will enjoy the roar of it's powerful motor. We wouldn't want our Lamborghini to sound like a Cadillac. The thing sounds powerful. period. I just turned 47 and decided to treat myself by buying this blender. My rationale for this particular purchase was "I want to get something well made so I'll never have to buy another in my lifetime". WOW! I hit a homerun on this one. It does everything well and I'm only scratching the surface of what this blender can do. The 1000 watts this model has under the hood is more than enough power to liquify virtually any food item. NO STUBBORN LUMPS THAT MOST BLENDERS ALMOST ALWAYS REQUIRE EXTRA BLENDING TIME TO BREAK DOWN. It's amazingly efficient and thorough. It has 3 distinct speeds plus a PULSE button for precise blending. Did i mention you'll never need a separate food processor once you buy this machine? This blender/food processor will not disappoint. I'd imagine the most demanding chef would find this useful in their own kitchen. This blender works every bit as well as claimed and then some. What you see in their tv ads is ABSOLUTELY what this beast can do. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this blender to ANYONE.