From blending smoothies to making smooth or chunky soups, this is a useful two-in-one appliance.
With an ever-increasing range of innovative kitchen appliances under its belt, Ninja has fast become a recognizable and trusted brand in our homes. From some of the best Instant Pot alternatives to blenders as well as air fryers, Ninja knows how to make kitchen appliances. The Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker, which is known as the Ninja Foodi Cold & Hot Blender in the US. It’s a blender that can, well, blend cold and hot foods, making it ideal for creating soups as well as smoothies. Unlike other soup makers on the market that utilise the friction from the spinning blades to create heat, the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker has a built-in heating element, which makes the appliance less noisy in use, and also ensures you can create chunky as well as smooth soups. With 10 Auto-IQ pre-set smart programs for all your favourite foods (12 on the US model), this blender takes the thinking out of creating delicious smoothies and soups. It aced most of our tests and was simple to use. It’s not too big and the glass pitcher feels sturdy, but it is heavy. It’s ideal for making small batches of soup and sauces as well as taking care of all your other daily blending requirements. However, if you’re looking to purchase this or any other Ninja blender, it may be wise to wait for a few weeks as Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost here. We’ve previously seen substantial savings over the holiday sales period on these items and we anticipate this year will be no different. Check out our round-up of the best Black Friday Ninja blender deals to get the latest discounts as soon as they appear. As we mentioned above, in the UK it’s called the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker and it’s known as the Ninja Foodi Cold & Hot Blender in the US. It’s available from the Ninja Kitchen website in both countries, as well as retailers including Amazon, and will set you back £149.99 / $159.99. It’s one of the most expensive blenders offered by Ninja, but the addition of a heating element and soup programs also makes it much more versatile than the standard blend-only models. 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. It measures 45 x 20 x 21.5 cm / 17.9 x 7.9 x 8.8 inches (h x w d). 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.
