Nutri ninja or nutribullet 600w

gerry26

Hi
I Would like to get one of these each costs around 100 quids. do you guys have any ideas which one is better than the other. i need it for green smoothies. because its very confusing to read the reviews both of them got good reviews in general. which one you would go if you have to buy one. thanks

GladWrap

The Ninja and Bullet are all the rage down here too. Well, the ads are all the rage anyway. They make some very misleading claims.

Seriously? Save your money and buy a simple blender.
A simple blender will make a great smoothie and cost you only a fraction of the price.

Because that's what the Ninja and Bullet are - they're blenders - only that they're all dressed up to make them look much hotter than they really are.

gerry26

Thanks Gladwrap for the advice. I know it's a bit of hype.

dan185

I just bought the revile juicer from Argos for 26 quid and it's great. Convenient for cleaning, my old blender was tough to clean.

texas star

Hi did you buy on in the end I want one too.Went to get the Nutri Ninja in Currys today and there sold out.This got better review then the nutri bullet on most youtube sites.I have a blender but it doesn't make the veg as fine as id like.Might be gimmick but i'm a sucker for gadgets.Anyway let me know how you got on.:D

gerry26

Hi ya, yes I did get the nutri ninja from curry after seeing the review s from the YouTube. I d say I love it. I made smoothie with frozen berries and banana I still can feel little seeds but overall the performance is good I love 900 w motor power. I got it for 99 euros. I saw good few left in limerick currys. Let me know if you need any further details.

texas star

Cool I've ordered mine online cant wait to have a go with it

gerry26

Good luck with your new baby

feelgoodinc27

gerry26 wrote: »

Hi ya, yes I did get the nutri ninja from curry after seeing the review s from the YouTube. I d say I love it. I made smoothie with frozen berries and banana I still can feel little seeds but overall the performance is good I love 900 w motor power. I got it for 99 euros. I saw good few left in limerick currys. Let me know if you need any further details.

If frozen berries are imported they need to be boiled first:

https://www.fsai.ie/faqs/berries_hepatitis_a.html

texas star

No berries for me so.I had a few veggy smoothie Kale,carrot,and Apple and cimmamon came straight back up so im giving them a break for a while.Think I was over doing it.

Monife

Sorry to pull the thread off topic, but when are they going to sort out the frozen berry issue? Been going on for years at this stage! Surely all frozen berries should be taken off shelves and destroyed.

gerry26

Monife wrote: »

Sorry to pull the thread off topic, but when are they going to sort out the frozen berry issue? Been going on for years at this stage! Surely all frozen berries should be taken off shelves and destroyed.

Hi I was thinking of posting the same question. I have recently started having smoothie for breakfast. So it will be really helpful if anyone can share their opinion on frozen berries. Looking forward to hearing some tips here

LeinsterDub

gerry26 wrote: »

Looking forward to hearing some tips here

You could try eating actual food instead of buying into the latest fad?

COH

LeinsterDub wrote: »

You could try eating actual food instead of buying into the latest fad?

Yeah - blenders are new alrite :rolleyes:

dastardly00

LeinsterDub wrote: »

You could try eating actual food instead of buying into the latest fad?

Are frozen berries not real food??

LeinsterDub

dastardly00 wrote: »

Are frozen berries not real food??

I said eat as opposed to drink

LeinsterDub

COH wrote: »

Yeah - blenders are new alrite :rolleyes:

They aren't but the "nutribullet the super nutrition extractor" certainly is a fad

gerry26

LeinsterDub wrote: »

They aren't but the "nutribullet the super nutrition extractor" certainly is a fad

I wont accept this as i now tried both kenwood and nutri ninja, i found nutri ninja does a better job than kenwood but still cant justify 100 euros for it. but bought it as i bring smoothie to work.
it blends the greens no problem but still you can feel the berries seeds.

Batesy

What's the issue with frozen berries?

accensi0n

Batesy wrote: »

What's the issue with frozen berries?

They're really hard.

dudara

I bought a Nutri Ninja after debating it for a while. end of the day, it's just a really powerful blender, but it does work really well. I have a veggie shake in the morning, but I've also used it to purée soups (where it did a much better job than my Kenwood).

Chancer3001

I bought a nutri ninja.

It's the extra power, 1000w in a small container that's the added bonus.

Blended up my cashew nuts into liquid basically. Zero lumps in my shake.

I'm gonna use it as an easy way to increase veg in my diet.

Cucumber, kale, rocket, kiwi, coconut milk and almonds.

Easy

gerry26

Chancer3001 wrote: »

I bought a nutri ninja.

It's the extra power, 1000w in a small container that's the added bonus.

Blended up my cashew nuts into liquid basically. Zero lumps in my shake.

I'm gonna use it as an easy way to increase veg in my diet.

Cucumber, kale, rocket, kiwi, coconut milk and almonds.

Easy

Wow. Good decision. I bought the 900 w. Still great

longshanks

Chancer3001 wrote: »

I bought a nutri ninja.

It's the extra power, 1000w in a small container that's the added bonus.

Blended up my cashew nuts into liquid basically. Zero lumps in my shake.

I'm gonna use it as an easy way to increase veg in my diet.

Cucumber, kale, rocket, kiwi, coconut milk and almonds.

Easy

Could you not just eat the cucumber, kale, rocket and kiwi, drink the coconut milk, eat the almonds?
Save yourself €100 and buy a pair of runners instead?

Chancer3001

longshanks wrote: »

Could you not just eat the cucumber, kale, rocket and kiwi, drink the coconut milk, eat the almonds?
Save yourself €100 and buy a pair of runners instead?

I could indeed.

And when I have a stir fry I could eat all the individualpieces separately. But I still mix them together. Flavours compliment each other ya know.

Also, variety is the spice of life.

Also, I find it easier to drink the veg than eat them so this way I personally get more veg.

Also, I have enough runners

Plates

longshanks wrote: »

Could you not just eat the cucumber, kale, rocket and kiwi, drink the coconut milk, eat the almonds?
Save yourself €100 and buy a pair of runners instead?

Someone clearly hasn't heard of soup, or maths. If a man has €100 and buys a pair of runners, will he still have €100 after the transaction.

longshanks

Plates wrote: »

Someone clearly hasn't heard of soup, or maths. If a man has €100 and buys a pair of runners, will he still have €100 after the transaction.

In your rush to be a smart arse you missed my point. They could save wasting money on a fad, instead putting the money towards something with a proven track record.

Plates

longshanks wrote: »

In your rush to be a smart arse you missed my point. They could save wasting money on a fad, instead putting the money towards something with a proven track record.

Indeed. If you hadn't been in a rush to promote a particular lifestyle choice that you prefer you might have articulated your point more clearly.


And the interest in drinking fruit and vegetable juices is no more of a "fad" in January than running is. Although I do like the pun (even if it was accidental) - "track record", running. Very clever.

Chancer3001

longshanks wrote: »

In your rush to be a smart arse you missed my point. They could save wasting money on a fad, instead putting the money towards something with a proven track record.

Adding more veg to my diet is such a fad

Frigga_92

Why does anyone care if someone else buys a new "fad" blender? It's their own money they're spending.

dines08

longshanks wrote: »

In your rush to be a smart arse you missed my point. They could save wasting money on a fad, instead putting the money towards something with a proven track record.

Fad blender makes its way to the back of the press and is never used.
New runners look lovely under the bed. Never been more than a mile from home.

Both cost €100, who cares what you spend your money on as long as you get the use to justify the investment. Not much point buying a pair of new runners if your not going to exercise in them

Ninjakettle

Have had and used my fair share of juicers and blenders over the last 20 years, from hand mills to trituating juicers . I've just bought one of these nutri Ninja IQ's because I simply don't get enough veg or leafy greens in my diet and i'm interested to see if keeping all this plant fibre in the drink (unlike juicing) has a positive effect on my flaky digestive system.

It's loud as all hell but the power is welcome, the drinks are smooth and it's ridiculously easy to clean up. In the past, i've found lenghty "clean up" has been the most significant barrier to establishing a consistent routine.

I hope to replace my breakfast with this most days and this is where the speed of preperation and subsequent easy cleaning is a bonus. We'll see...

groovyg

Batesy wrote: »

What's the issue with frozen berries?

There was a food poisoning outbreak of hepatitis A virus which was linked to imported frozen berries, hence you should boil frozen berries for a minute before you eat them.

murph226

I don't eat much if any fruit and veg at all and I have been looking for something like this for a while, I like the idea that its just blending up the ingredients and nothing is left out.

I'm a very fussy eater but would manage to wolf down a pint of liquid alright without being too worried about the taste.

I'm going to try and pick up one of these Nutri-Ninjas after hearing that they liquidize everything well and are easy to clean.

Chancer3001

So easy to clean. And yeah they blend up nuts and ice no hassle.

MiaG

groovyg
That's scary, thanks for the info

I have ninja. I like it. Good blender will work just as good

murph226

Picked up a Nutrininja last week and its great, feeling better already!

I'm a seriously fussy eater, I've gone from never having any fruit to having, apples, bananas, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, and grapefruit.

Have to start sneaking a bit of veg in there now too!

Muahahaha

Got the Breville Active Blend from Amazon a few days for £20. Its got the same system of blending in a cup as the Nutribullet though arguably the sports bottle shaped containers are better to drink direct out of than the cups that the Nutribullet comes with. Power in them is obviously a lot less at 300w but it is capable of crushing ice which is good. Frozen berries were no problems either. Pretty happy with it and also the small footprint means I can leave it on the kitchen counter all the time whereas blenders I had in the past were often very cumbersome so spent most of their life in the kitchen press.

I did consider a Nutribullet but found it hard to justify the cost. That said I haven't tried the smoothies from it, do users feel there is a big jump up in the quality of smoothies made over using a 300w machine?

zsha

I got the ninja about a mth ago now id say, so good. Absolutely delighted with it, and so so simple to clean. I'm getn greens into my fussy toddler and he thinks they're lovely, as there's no bits.
Just delighted def recommend it

angela8915

Thanks for the advice. I know it's a bit of hype.

Johro

Got the Nutri Ninja few weeks ago, love it, no regrets. Don't put too much stuff in at once, and add plenty of water. Also don't go overboard, don't use too much fruit especially, can be hard on the stomach if you wouldn't ordinarily eat much fruit.
I keep it simple, last one I had I put in a peeled and quartered kiwi, a pear, also quartered, a splash of real orange juice, about half an inch of fresh chili pepper, and a good lot of water, about a cup I guess, maybe bit more. Probably best not to add to much water coz you can always add water afterwards if you like your juice a bit thinner.
I also find its a good way to some greens down me, add some spinach leaves or kale or something similar, again not too much, easy to overdo it and end up with something that looks like a thick soup. I like to try different things in it, it's trial and error, but ultimately you'll like it and it's well worth buying.
Is it a fad? Who cares, I eat more fruit and veg because of it, and have less wasted food, can't be bad.

rubadub

Johro wrote: »

I keep it simple, last one I had I put in a peeled and quartered kiwi,

I don't even bother peeling kiwis in it. I read to make sure the skin was OK to eat and apparently the skin is very good for you. I wash it and cut off the top and bottom bits. I thought the weird furry skin would be noticeable drinking it but I could not sense it in the drink.

Tar.Aldarion

Got nutribullet for a friend recently as I've only heard excellent things about it from those that have it. ideally would get a vitamax but they are a few hundred more.

Zillah

I love my nutribullet, have had it about a month. As said before, the two main selling points are that it is ridiculously easy to clean compared to a normal blender (the blades are their own little segment that clips onto the 'cup' part), and the ridiculously powerful motor that reduces nuts to nothing in a few seconds.

The fact that you use the same container for blending and drinking only adds to how easy it is to clean up.

Anyone saying to just use a normal blender obviously hasn't tried one of these - they're similar but the nutribullet is in a whole league of its own in terms of how well designed and easy to use it is.

Gummy Panda

Zillah wrote: »

I love my nutribullet, have had it about a month. As said before, the two main selling points are that it is ridiculously easy to clean compared to a normal blender (the blades are their own little segment that clips onto the 'cup' part), and the ridiculously powerful motor that reduces nuts to nothing in a few seconds.

The fact that you use the same container for blending and drinking only adds to how easy it is to clean up.

Anyone saying to just use a normal blender obviously hasn't tried one of these - they're similar but the nutribullet is in a whole league of its own in terms of how well designed and easy to use it is.

What have you been making with your one?

boxty

Can these handle all nuts?

dastardly00

boxty wrote: »

Can these handle all nuts?

Are you thinking of some kind in particular?

Graciefacey

Bought my nutribullet today, dying to try it!

Johro

Zillah wrote: »

I love my nutribullet, have had it about a month. As said before, the two main selling points are that it is ridiculously easy to clean compared to a normal blender (the blades are their own little segment that clips onto the 'cup' part), and the ridiculously powerful motor that reduces nuts to nothing in a few seconds.

The fact that you use the same container for blending and drinking only adds to how easy it is to clean up.

Anyone saying to just use a normal blender obviously hasn't tried one of these - they're similar but the nutribullet is in a whole league of its own in terms of how well designed and easy to use it is.

Yeah I'd say the same for the Nutri Ninja, the Ninja is just a shade better according to online reviews, my main reason for buying though was the fact that the Ninja is cheaper.
I got mine from Curry's, it was on special offer at €99,- (normal price €129,99) for a 900W machine, where the equivalent 900W 'Pro' version of the Bullet was much more expensive at almost €200.
The Bullet has a couple more accessories, but I was happy enough with the large cup and smaller cup and 'sip and seal' lids that came with the Ninja. There's a recipe book, has some hints and tips and some do's and don'ts which you should read if you bought it.
They're pretty similar otherwise, really easy to clean and use.

Johro

Also I've been buying a lot more fruit and veg, and actually using it.
I bought a whole watermelon and cut it in six pieces rather than quartered it, keep it in the fridge. Watermelon is great if you prefer your drink a bit thinner, not smoothie-like.
Today I put in one of those pieces of watermelon, without peel of course,and scooped out the seeds), a slice of peeled pineapple cut into pieces, splash of orange or grapefruit juice, (just because I had some, optional) and a piece of red chili, about a half inch or so, to give it a bit of a spicy kick. Was lovely.
Kiwi is good also. I just try different stuff each time. I find fibrous fruit like apples make the drink much thicker so I add more fluid or real juicy stuff like melon.

murph226

boxty wrote: »

Can these handle all nuts?

Yeah my Ninja really grinds them up well, can barely taste them, I've tried cashew nuts, hazel nuts, almonds walnuts and Brazil nuts so far.


I would never have eaten nuts previously I hated them!


My usual morning smoothie consists of a banana or avocado, blueberries, strawberries or raspberries and blackberries, orange juice, watermelon, spinach, low fat yoghurt and a handful of whatever nuts are there.