Ninja Kitchen System 1200 (BL700)

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1. Cy Birr Verified Buyer – 14 August 2024

   Cheaply made, not well thought out components, not a hygienic design. But does it chop? Yes, very well! The pros: The base unit seems well built, if a bit light. The suction cups on the base are a nice touch on surfaces that will work. The three speed selector is a nice bit of simplicity. Three speeds, it’s all you need on a blender. The cons: What non-cooking, non-cleaning, microwave only cooking, pre-packed meal preparing idiot engineer committee came up with the carafe, lid and chopper/mixer design? They are all but impossible to successfully clean! Our previous blender, what it lacked in power and mixing, made up for it at least in disassembly and cleaning. That unit had a heavy glass carafe that could be disassembled. The base, spinner and gaskets could be unscrewed from the bottom and the lid also taken apart so the individual components could be cleaned. The carafe itself was a heavy glass that went into the dishwasher, no problem. The Ninja’s is a poly-carbonate material that I question its durability. It is all press molded fittings that can not be disassembled for cleaning. The mixer/blade array, while very efficient at it’s job, has a deep inset for the drive shaft that defies thorough cleaning. And the lid? I almost want to toss the whole unit because of the nooks and crannies preventing a thorough cleaning. The accompanying photos I hope will show what I mean. My spouse is a neat-freak, germaphobe so despite her obsession with cleaning she can’t get this device as clean as it ought to be for food processing. What to look for is the thin discolorations and buildup in the photos where you can see it is impossible to get at. These are production seams on the carafe and along the blade base edges the user can not truly clean up. It is unfortunate because the Ninja is a great mixer as far as power and mixing. Things that would make it better. 1) Flat bottom, sealed lid. Food splashes on a flat surface, easy to clean. 2) A glass carafe with the base mountings that can be twisted off, leaving all parts easily exposed for cleaning. 3) The blade/mix array over-molded so the blades do not meet the plastic shaft at 90 degrees, making a tough cleaning surface. Imagine a 45 degree slope or concave surface around the blade bases and the shaft. Just a small one, maybe an 1/8 of an inch. But enough to make food easily removable. Not a good buy.

   

2. Rejeanne Verified Buyer – 26 November 2024

   Excellent !
   

3. fair judge Verified Buyer – 7 January 2025

   Although the larger jar does a great job with the fruit for smoothies, the lid for the smaller container does not fit and cannot be locked in place due to the ‘lip’ being slightly askew and not lining up with the lever. Since I want to use both containers and one does not work, I am returning this product
   

4. Amanda Verified Buyer – 10 January 2025

   I’m giving the Ninja Kitchen system such a low rating as it is not able to do the main purpose for which I bought it. I’m a fairly healthy eating person and I love making protein smoothies after a workout. I’ve been wanting to add some leafy vegetables to those smoothies but my normal $30 blender just turns it into something resembling salsa consistency. I’m willing to splurge on kitchen appliances but that $600 blender seemed absurd to me. Surely I can find something for less that would work! After hearing so many other raves about Ninja products I decided this was the way to go for me. I even discussed with numerous people who own one (my friend uses hers to make baby food and it works great). I did see some reviews stating it doesn’t pulverize things but I decide those reviews were a fluke. So I started watching sales and on black Friday I bought myself the Ninja Kitchen System. I was so excited to receive it! The night it came I immediately got it out and made my son and I slushies. For this purpose it is wonderful!! Ice literally becomes snow! The next morning however I broke out the spinach for what I hoped would be an awesome smoothie. My spinach was NOT pulverized and instead simply torn into tiny pieces, leaving my smoothie not very smooth. I thought maybe I didn’t do it right so that night I read the manual front to back and read around online on how to get it to pulverize. Everything said to push #3 and let it blend until the desired consistency. Next morning I tried again. Still just tiny pieces. Since then I’ve also tried kale and lettuce. I’ve tried adding more water. I’ve tried adding ice. I’ve tried making smaller batches. I’ve tried larger batches. I’ve added bananas to help emulsify. No matter what I’ve tried IT WILL NOT PULVERIZE LEAFY VEGETABLES!!! Which was the only reason I bought this thing. I’ll be saving my money and purchasing the Vitamix. I’m undecided on whether I will keep this at all. Probably not. I liked that it was also a food processor but I can buy one of those for half the price. Also for mixing cookie dough or such things, I own a Kitchenaid mixer so that doesn’t benefit me at all. Now that I’m writing this out I can’t really think of a reason I would keep this…. Now if you think green smoothies are disgusting, and you have no need to go pulverizing vegetables then this is probably the way to go. Also maybe you don’t own a mixer or a food processor. How convenient that this does all of that…. To its credit It is quite powerful. All the pieces seem sturdy. And the suction cup on the base is a nice touch. Otherwise if you want a Vitamix, I’d suggest saving your money like me, and go buy a Vitamix.

   

5. Kindle Customer Verified Buyer – 7 March 2025

   I like the large container because it DOES crush ice as the ad said but if you are making something small it throws a large amount of stuff to the top which forces you to stop and scrape down the sides in order to get all the ice crushed and to completely mix the ingredients. For daily use, it is agnoying to use.

   I like the small container for that reason only… it is small. But it is terrible for making smoothies. It does NOT crush ice unless you stop at least twice to stir the ingredients and let it run a long time. If you are not using ice, then it mixes quite well. This was very disappointing since the only reason I wanted this was to make smoothies every morning. My old cheap blender from Walmart crushed ice better than this one. The blender paddle insert works very well.

   The other reviews are dead on…. it is very loud. My neighbor (house next door) can hear me use it every morning. I feel sorry for people using this in an apartment complex.

   Considering the pros vs cons it is over priced.
   

6. Shannon Verified Buyer – 15 March 2025

   All around good experience. The seller was quick and efficient and the product is awesome. I make shakes/smoothies, baby food, cookie dough and i have only cut myself once! Watch out for the blades, they are sharp!
   

7. coolJOE Verified Buyer – 25 March 2025

   i am using it for 7 months. 5 daily shakes a week. I shake juice with chia seed, seasame seeds etc. it works effectively and i am getting the results i am expecting. The matters i am not satisfied with are: 1) the top rubber sealing is melting (see attached)…maybe because i am pouring hot water – from the tap – into it <?> 2) the opening is not sealing effectively (liquid as low as 1” below the top) see attached i reached out to customer service and they are sending a replacement for the cup, knives and lid. the customer service is top notch!! Received the parts. Integrity restored

   

8. sa-de brown Verified Buyer – 5 April 2025

   So to start off I never do reviews and this time I had to do it. And no no one payed me to do this. When unwrapping be careful of the blades!!!!! First off let me say that I got the blender with the mind of juicing, smoothies and blending for I’m a diabetic and so is my mom. I recently found out my sugar went up and that scared me a lot and so I said no more I need to change how I eat. So I brought the ninja with in mind to not go and get snacks and eat out, but to make a smoothie, with fruit and veggies and let me tell ya after mixing my chicken salad (used the mixer) my smoothie, and some water I had the best lunch ever and I was full till dinner and I had energy. Clean up was quick and easy and I was done in 20 min. When your mixing be aware that you must build upward, meaning if you were making a smoothie with veggies, put soft spinach at the bottom, kale, carrots and frozen fruit, then yogurt, (feel free to leave out something) . Now it took like five minutes but when it was done I had a smooth smoothie. For the lemon orange chicken salad, layer chicken and carrots, some lemon juice about a teaspoon, and a teaspoon of orange juice, a spoon full of mayo, or advicado you can put two for creamy and let me tell you it was amazing with toast. This is a keeper, and I can’t wait to update you all.