Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is def an upgrade from my Oster. This thing screams! I make a lot of smoothies and this is waaaay better than a regular blender. Like the additional buttons for ice cream and other options. Would like to have a little bit more manual control but I am NOT complaining. Bought this on sale. Worth every penny.

It works wonderful the best I’ve had it has a lot of power and the screen is nice

Because I am a Grandpa, my six young Grand Children frequently visit to play in Grandpa and Grandma's huge yard. Snacks and treats are always in demand. When I found out that this Ninja Smart Screen Blender, Model CT650, makes Ice Cream, Smoothies, and Snow Cones, I was impressed. Only a few, high-priced blenders, are able to do that in addition to routine, kitchen, food blender tasks. So, I anxiously looked forward to receive and use this complimentary Ninja blender in exchange for an honest review. And, after three weeks of almost daily use, I am super-pleased. However, it is my Grandchildren, who are this Ninja Smart Screen Blenders' greatest fans because of all the frozen, fruity treats, they now look forward too. WooHoo! Out of the box Grandma had this Ninja Smart Screen Blender running in less then thirty minutes to include thoroughly hand washing the blender and lid with warm, soapy water and air drying. While the pitcher and lid air dried we both read the included Instruction Manual. At first we were a little skeptical at how simple the operating instructions seemed to be, detailing the assembly, use, and cleaning/maintenance. But, after a couple of dozen blending tasks, this baby is designed to be uncomplicated and user-friendly. Grandma now has a knack for making the fruitiest and bestest ice cream combinations the Grand kids love. Their favorite is Grandma's 'Razzle-Dazzle-Berry' ice cream. She makes this ahead of the kids visit using frozen red raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, and blue berries, powdered sugar, heavy cream and half and half. She freezes the heavy cream and half & half in ice cube trays the night before, enough cubes for two batches. After blending in the Ninja along with the frozen berries she serves the blended mix as a 'soft-serve,' style ice cream. There usually is enough mixture left to pour into a paper-lined bread pan, or, into an ice cream mold with sticks, and, back in the freezer to harden. After three hours it is ready for the kids, who can't wait. YUM! What do Grandma and I love about this Ninja Smart Screen Blender? ** Simple To Use – When you open up the box of the Ninja Smart Screen Blender, you will immediately notice a 'Quick Assembly' guide on one of the top box folds. It is pretty detailed, concise, and most of all the information you need to know to assemble and operate this kitchen marvel. It is so simple even a Grandpa like me can be skillful at making great desserts, soups, and blends of ingredients for delicious and healthy eating. ** LED Touchscreen – The Intuitive, black, LED Touchscreen displays the illuminated Power Symbol and Auto-IQ Programs: Smoothie, Puree, Frozen Drink, and my favorite, Ice Cream. I found that using these automatic 'presets' combines specific pulsing, blending and pausing patterns for each one I select. A preset amount of time is counted downwards on the LED Timer display for each individual selection. Additionally, I can use this blender manually by touching the Low, High, or, Pulse Symbols to activate. I can stop my manual selection by touching the same symbol again. Manual selection is so easy to use. Simply check the pitcher for your desired consistency, and, stop by touching that same symbol again. In manual mode the clock counts upward in seconds for that particular blending duration. ** Power – This is what this Ninja Blender is all about. At one thousand watts of power this baby turns hard, frozen ice into pulverized ice flakes, rock hard bread into fine breadcrumbs, and any combination of frozen smoothies, drinks, or purees to the exact texture and consistency you desire. It excels at converting ice into shaved ice for Icies. Since we live in North Florida my Grand kids love Snow Cones on warm days. Grandma makes them by pureeing a jar of fruit jelly or preserves with a touch of lemon juice and a small amount of water in the Ninja Blender. Then, pours the flavored syrup over the shaved ice from the Ninja Blender. SUPER-YUMMY! ** Desserts – The Ninja engineers designed this blender mainly for frozen treats. I have made Tangerine and frozen fruit Smoothies, Fruit-Flavored Ice Creams from the freezer, and Soft-Serve right out of the blender. This Ninja blender allows you to be imaginative with your own blend of chosen ingredients. Icies are a big Grand kid favorite, not to mention ice cream, and the flavor combinations we can make are endless. This Ninja Smart Screen Blender is worth its purchase price just for the many tasty and healthful desserts you will be able to create for you and your family. ** Rugged & Tasteful Design – This Ninja blender is built to last with quality components. The powered base unit has four suction cup legs, which require a flat surface to properly adhere too. They provide stability while the blender crushes ice and blends your ingredients to the desired texture and consistency in the large capacity pitcher. My blender looks good in my kitchen with its contemporary design and smooth, black, LED Touchscreen. It is too tall to fit under my cabinets fully assembled. However, I store it under my cabinets in two pieces, motor base separated from pitcher with lid. It works well stored in the 'open' on my counter and under the cabinets since we use it so much. ** Lightweight Pitcher – It is made from Tritan Plastic, which is BPA-Free and BPS-Free. It is Shatter Proof and safe with young children present. It does NOT shatter into dangerous pieces like the majority of heavier, glass-made, blender pitchers when dropped. It is also just as clear as glass and resists stains, dishwasher discoloring, even after hundreds of dishwashing cycles. It is easier for me and Grandma to handle because it is much lighter then glass. The pitcher is graduated into measurements of Liters and Milliliters on one side and Ounces and Cups on another, which accommodates any and all my recipes. It has a capacity of seventy-two ounces. However, Ninja recommends only filling it to the Max-Fill line, sixty-four ounces. The pitcher also features a locked pouring spout, which can be opened to add liquid for further blending if desired (with power OFF for safety). ** Safety Features - It won't work unless the container and lid are on properly, and locked into the base. There are locking symbols on the base, lid, and handle to insure correct alignment and placement. ** Blending – At the heart of this powerful blender is the Stacked Blade Assembly. It has six ultra-sharpened blades, which are fixed into position on a shaft. The Stacked Blade Assembly fits loosely onto the drive gear on the bottom of the pitcher. While blending it creates a vortex when I load the pitcher with heavy ingredients, or ice, at the top, and much lighter ingredients towards, or, at the bottom. This Ninja Blender is loud and noisy, especially while blending ice. But because it is so powerful the various blending processes take a short amount of time. ** Clean Up – I simply assemble the Stacked Blade Assembly back into the pitcher and lock the lid. I pour warm water and a small amount of dish detergent in the spout and touch the Pulse Mode for about twenty seconds. Then, I rinse it out and let it air dry. Cleans up thoroughly and easily. However, you can place the pitcher, lid, and blade assembly in your dishwasher too, since those parts are dishwasher-safe. The black LED Touchscreen is easy to clean with just a moistened soft cloth. Some points about this particular Ninja Blender to consider before you purchase: * No Individual Servings – This Ninja is designed for larger blending mixes. I have six Grand kids, so that is not an issue for me. However, you may not need all this extra capacity. * Requires Extra Care – When handling the blade shaft for removal after blending and for cleaning, extra care and caution must be used concerning your hands anywhere near these super-sharp blades. Definitely not to be handled by children or folks, who have arthritic issues, or limited dexterity. Over the past three weeks for desserts we have made a couple gallons of fruity ice cream, dozen batches of Icies, and fruit smoothies (see attached Tangerine Smoothie pic). I love fresh, homemade creamy soups. So, I made creamy Butternut Squash, Asparagus, and Broccoli soups (see attached pic). We have also concocted several frozen adult beverages, and pulverized hard bread into bread crumbs (see attached pic). I highly recommend this Ninja Smart Screen Blender as a purchase for yourself, gift to a family member, newly weds, or to a special friend. This blender is the gift that keeps on giving and a 'Must Have' in my kitchen, and, all the frozen desserts Grandma creates are a hit with my Grand kids. YooHoo!

When I was a little kid, my parents taught me how to make homemade milkshakes with our blender. The device wasn’t much to brag about — just a simple run-of-the-mill blender that they picked up from a department store. It has simple functions on it and it got the job done — for the most part. There were some things it just didn’t handle very well and that was because it was underpowered for what we were asking of it. Could we make milkshakes with it? Sure, but were they more milk than ice cream? Yes — the blender just couldn’t handle mixing up large scoops of the frozen treat. If you have the Ninja Smart Screen Blender (CT650), you don’t have to worry about that being a problem. Not only does it feature 1000 watts of power, it’s designed specifically for blending smoothies and frozen drinks. As a matter of confession, I hadn’t even heard of Ninja as a brand until a few years ago. It just wasn’t something paid much attention to until a co-worker had complicated-looking smoothies everyday. I asked what she used to make them and she said her Ninja blender. She explained that it’s a bit pricier than other brands, but it’s totally worth it. My first experience with a Ninja on a personal level was with the Ninja Chef blender, which is a 1500-watt machine. The Smart Screen model is perfect for people who just want to blend simply with the power of a Ninja motor. It has 4 pre-set Auto-iQ programs for blending. So, the user doesn’t have any specific control over the blending time, but they can still do a low, high, or pulse setting for getting their drink just right. I really like this blender for simplicity-sake. You can plug it in and be ready to blend within a few second after getting the blender unpackaged. The 1000-watt motor can tear through ice and fruit with no problems. The control panel is sealed and therefore it’s waterproof. That makes clean up a very easy process. That was always one thing that bothered me about other older blender models — the mess that would get into the button crevasses. The cap forms a nice seal, but can be a little tricky to align. Once you do, you shouldn’t have any issues with it coming loose or causing a mess. I’ve made milkshakes, smoothies, and even some purees for holiday meals and the Ninja Smart Screen has handled it all like a champ. For the price, you won’t find a better option for an easy-to-use blender with the power of a Ninja.

Ninja - Smart Screen 72-Oz. Blender with Auto-IQ: This recent Ninja is a great opportunity to get a slightly simplified version of Ninja’s great blenders. If you can live with only 4 programmed settings, this blender delivers a collection of features that I find easier and more useful. I really like the improved cap design. It’s a bit fussier to align because it has clips, but the upside is it stays tightly attached. It has a separate spout which stays closed. I much prefer this cover design which gives me more control over the pour and is more comfortable to maneuver. The control panel of the Ninja is completely sealed and, therefore, waterproof. The controls are brightly lit, making reading the preset programs easy. The manual controls are easy to find and understand. Those preset programs offer fascinating choreography that is matched to the desired outcomes. It’s all fun. Sure, you don’t get the chromed base, but it’s sleek and professional looking. The motor is Ninja powerful and the blades look extremely well suited to crushing, chopping and pureeing anything. We’re impressed.

This Ninja Smart Screen blender with it's big pitcher and powerful motor make it easy to make drinks or smoothies for more people at one time. The Smart screen is easy to read and use and gives the blender a nice modern look. I used the Smoothie and Frozen drink settings and while both worked good I found myself pressing the button again to get the consistancy that I wanted especially with ice. The blades are a couple of inches apart roughly so I think that's why it takes more time to blend down/crush things like ice. The pitcher is big! I got 6 medium sized cup smoothies out of it easy.. While not quite "Ninja" quiet the blender is not as loud as I was expecting and actually about half the noise of our older single serve blender. If your looking for a Big Pitcher blender and don't need smaller cups the Ninja Smart screen blender with it's Modern look, Good power and ease of use make it a great option

This blender is awesome! We had/have the small nutri -ninja and this is a fantastic upgrade. The amount that it holds is great and it blends different consistencies. My husband and I think this has been the best blender for our smoothie making that we have purchased. Just be careful with the blades when washing and drying, they are Super sharp as they should be for a powerful blender. It is very easy and simple to clean! I would recommend this blender without a doubt!

So far the only thing I could possibly have to complain about is that it's loud. It is a blender grinding ice so I can give it a pass on that. It has plenty of power for what I have made so far and the preset features do a sufficient job. It is easy enough to clean so no issues there.

I got two of these, one for myself, another for a friend of the family. I've made plenty of fruit smoothies from chocolate banana almond to strawberry and blueberry. You can also make other cool deserts as well, and there's a small book provided for examples and inspiration. It does get pretty loud, but it cuts and slices just as well. What really stands out about this blender are the custom settings that times everything for you. I just hit the smoothie button and it'll run for the designated time with designated breaks. Sure you can time it yourself manually, but it helps free you up to make an accompanying meal or prepare to leave for the day.

I needed a blended to purée my frozen fruits and veggie with almond butter for my morning shake and this didn’t disappoint it’s touch screen is great and simple to use and it blended great and cleaning it was easy as well I definitely recommend this 5 stars all the way.

Stylish and Powerful. Replaced my old Cuisinart with this ninja and glad I did. Mixes smoothies with ease and easy to clean. Only drawback is that it is so loud.

We've had cheap off-brand blenders for a while that could barely handle blending ice. We decided to spend a little more money and get a better blender. This one has done the job so far. There are far better blenders out there with a much higher price tag but this one has suited our needs just fine. When it comes to blenders, you get what you pay for. I think for $100 this blender works well.

I wanted this for years but thought it was pricey. Well it went on sale and I couldn't pass it up. I cant believe I went years without it. It blends everything so perfectly and in seconds! Like the instructions say...The blades are sharp. Be careful. "Remove the blade attachment before you pour anything out of the pitcher" I didn't and it fell out slightly hit the top of my hand and left me with a tiny sized cut that looked like a paper cut. As for the noise, it's kinda loud. So just like a lawnmower, use it from 8am-8pm...lol. ok, if people in household are asleep, then, the noise might wake them up. It's a powerful motor. Regardless, I love this blender!

This blender is amazing. I love how good smoothies and frozen drinks come out.. the touch screen is really cool. Looks very sleek. Easy to use and only take second to get what you need done. Very easy to clean. Everyone has their own opinions and I would highly recommend this blender to anyone.

I like that I can make my smoothies in less than a minutes and my fruits and power greens are all blended together. Easy to use and clean but the blades are really sharp so be careful not to cut yourself. Overall, it’s a powerful blender and great quality.

This is a great blender -- I highly recommend it. I was excited about this one, since it has a larger pitcher than most blenders, 72 oz, and can turn ice into snow. The blades are extremely sharp, and there are numerous warnings about these. Most blenders I've seen have the blades in the bottom. This appliance has a 'stacked blade assembly' that isn't actually attached to anything. It sits in a holder in the bottom of the pitcher, and then there's another in the lid to hold it in position during use, but doesn't snap in place. If you're careful, you can use and remove the blades without incident, and there are warnings to remind you of this. Some reviewers saw this as a safety issue, but if you use as instructed, you should be fine. The blender won't work if the lid isn't properly attached, which provides another safety feature. It also tells you how to wash the blades - using a brush that is away from your fingers, or in the dishwasher. That's probably the only concern I would have with this, but it's a blender. It has to have very sharp blades to do what it's supposed to, especially with the way it pulverizes ice. The blades are designed to do a great job of blending the ingredients, and they do exactly as expected. Smoothies, milkshakes, slushes, beverages like daiquiris and margaritas, sauces, soups -- it's a very versatile device, and it does a great job with these. It comes with a recipe book, and more recipes are available online, both from the manufacturer and other websites. The lid attaches securely, so you can pour as soon as you're finished by popping open the cover on the spout, or you can open the lid, remove the blades, and pour that way. If you just want one small drink, it might be too large for you, but for my household, the old blender was always too small, and this makes enough that I don't usually have to do a second batch. Cleaning up is easy, remove the lid, pull out the blades. You can remove the entire pitcher from the blender base first, or after removing lid and blades. The Smart Screen feature means you can use one of four different buttons already programmed, based on what you are fixing, but it also has manual controls: high, low, and pulse. It includes instructions on what order to add ingredients for best results. This doesn't include other attachments, and some of those are not able to be used with this, but it's still a great deal for what it does, and it does such a great job at that. It has 1000 watts of power, which keeps up with regular use, and has more power than you need for most of the recipes you might try. It's an easy to use and easy to clean blender. I've found it to be versatile enough that it's the only blender/processor I need right now. You can find cheaper blenders, but they won't do what this one does, and this will outlast them.

I like it, but I can’t really say much about a blender. It does the job, better than my last one of a different brand. I saw a lot of complaints about it being loud, well it is......it’s a BLENDER!

The blender is easy to use, clean\wash and has multiple auto modes to make use even easier. It's powerful and I love the fact that the lid locks in place. I would recommend this blender to anyone.

Product performs as advertised. Great blender without spending a lot of cash. 1000 watt motor. Great ice crushing capabilities. Blends somewhat smooth but still not perfect.

Easy to use and easy setup 3-speed blender. Comes with 4 pre-set options for quick blending. We use it for smoothies all the time and it's made things much easier!