Ninja TB401 Detect Kitchen System Power Blender + Processor Pro

I was lucky Enough to receive a Ninja Detect Power Blender and Processor Pro last week to review. Came in a large box, packed well and no problems unpacking, everything present and packed in a logical manner. Read through the instructions, found the colour recipe booklet to be quite thin and lacking in recipes compared to the other booklets I’ve had with Ninja Products, but this may be because this is a preparation tool as opposed to a cooking tool.A lot of stuff in the box, nice touch to have 3 blender cups to share the love. This is what I started with, making a blended iced coffee drink. Filled with liquid, flavourings then Ice as in the guide book, put the personal blender attachment on and flipped onto the main power unit. The cup and blender attachment both ... MoreI was lucky Enough to receive a Ninja Detect Power Blender and Processor Pro last week to review. Came in a large box, packed well and no problems unpacking, everything present and packed in a logical manner. Read through the instructions, found the colour recipe booklet to be quite thin and lacking in recipes compared to the other booklets I’ve had with Ninja Products, but this may be because this is a preparation tool as opposed to a cooking tool.A lot of stuff in the box, nice touch to have 3 blender cups to share the love. This is what I started with, making a blended iced coffee drink. Filled with liquid, flavourings then Ice as in the guide book, put the personal blender attachment on and flipped onto the main power unit. The cup and blender attachment both felt nicely sturdy as I was worried about blending Ice Cubes in it. Fitted to the base unit and just pressed start. The base Unit is a simple wheel with 3 choices above it, and the main promise is that you can just push start and it will detect the consistency of the items and automatically adjust accordingly. I’ve had other blenders that have got stuck on a chunk of ice at this stage and was concerned about trusting the sensor, but no problems there. Completely blitzed the ice and a minute later had an excellent Blended Iced coffee that would have cost over a fiver at a Coffee Shop. Made a mango smoothie next with a bag of frozen mango. Pressed start, let it do its thing and it was perfect. Cleaned up very well, and onto the next task.I like fresh bread but cant be bothered with the mixing and needing, so popped the food processor bowl on and popped the dough blade in. It was very easy to attach and when in with a confident click. Used the recipe for bread in the Ninja 15 in 1 booklet as I was going to use this to prove and bake it. Again, the instructions were to put the liquid in first, then the dry. All went in, lid on, that took a couple of try’s due to the sealing ring, but this will be fine with practise and again pressed start. Mixed the ingredients very quickly to a dough, but that was where a problem occurred. Although the suction cups on the base unit were secure, the whole unit started rocking and moving due to the dough being formed, to the point that if I hadn’t have been there to keep a hand on it, it would have rocked off the surface. A large note in the booklet about this would be a good idea. Did the job though, a nicely kneaded blob of dough came out, and wen on to become a very nice loaf. To clean I put a small squirt of washing up liquid in the bowl, a cup of warm water and pressed start. It ran through a cycle and most of the dough remnants were washed off. Finished in the sink, and although there are a few nooks and cranny’s the dough was stuck in, there was no where near the number that I have seen in other processors, so washing was very easy. I don’t have a dishwasher, but handwashing did the job well.Onto the grating disc. I fancied making some coleslaw, so prepared some carrots, cabbage, onion and apple. It fitted in easy enough, on with the lid again and started feeding the food in. The hopper is small. I had to half the normal size carrot lengthways to fit it in the hopper. One in, made easy work of grating it up. Had to cut the other ingredients smaller that I would have though as well. Again, grated through them very quickly. Grated a piece of cheese, and it went through fine apart from the last bit that collided a bit with the plunger. Flipped the disc over to slice a cucumber and again, has to half the cucumber before feeding it in, but sliced well.Wanted to chop some onion, celery and carrots for the base of a bolognaise, so popped the chopping blade in (sharp, so be careful), popped the veg in and chose mince to get a fine chop. Did the job perfectly.Onto the large blender. Had cooked a leek and potato soup. Popped half of it in, and again it was like it know what I wanted and blended accordingly. Popped the rest in and pulsed a couple of times to keep it chunky. Perfect consistency.There is a lot of equipment here, but all is necessary and usable. Have moved on my old blender, personal blender and processor as they are no longer needed. Very happy with this system, and would recommend to anyone.

I have been using this machine for a few weeks now and I love it! It is so easy to use and gives lovely results. I have tried some of the recipes in the included recipe book and overall have had good results, although having said that the first recipe in the book for Blueberry power smoothie did not work at all. First of all the ingredients do not fit in the single serve cup which they were supposed to according to instructions so I had to put them in the jug instead. The finished smoothie looked like a horrible brown sludge although it didn't taste as bad as it looked.I have to say smoothies are not something I have made before and after checking online apparently spinach and blueberries together often go brown.The tropical smoothie though was delicious and a ... MoreI have been using this machine for a few weeks now and I love it! It is so easy to use and gives lovely results. I have tried some of the recipes in the included recipe book and overall have had good results, although having said that the first recipe in the book for Blueberry power smoothie did not work at all. First of all the ingredients do not fit in the single serve cup which they were supposed to according to instructions so I had to put them in the jug instead. The finished smoothie looked like a horrible brown sludge although it didn't taste as bad as it looked.I have to say smoothies are not something I have made before and after checking online apparently spinach and blueberries together often go brown.The tropical smoothie though was delicious and a definite favourite it has changed my opinion on smoothies in general and I want to try loads more.My favourite recipe in the book is chicken and veg meatballs. I couldn't get chicken mince so minced thighs in the processor bowl which worked perfectly. Then I carried on with the recipe in the jug and it was so easy with brilliant results, my husband absolutely loved them and has requested them again and again 🙂Tried the dough setting also and made cheese scones which also turned out perfect cooked in my Ninja air fryer.The processor bowl is a bit smaller than my previous model and is a little more basic but having said that it is adequate for what I need to use it for and the blender more than makes up for any capacity it lacks. The BlendSense setting is incredible and takes the guess work out of perfect smoothies.All in all I am extremely pleased with this machine and am enjoying my new found love of smoothies.. Think I need to try the Pineapple Mango Margarita next. 😋

I received this about a week ago as a tester. I wasn't sure what it would be like at first as other blenders I've had haven't been the best and I've never had a proper food processor before. However I can honestly say I'm blown away we've tried a bunch of different things with it such as an alcohol slushie, fruit smoothies, milkshakes and then using the food processor I've shredded some carrots and cheese to make a cheese savoury spread and I used the dough blades to crush some biscuits to make a cheesecake base. When the colder weather comes I'm looking forward to making soup with it. The product is incredibly easy to use with a manual setting and with its automatic blendsense setting which is my favourite as it reads what is in the blender or processor and sets ... MoreI received this about a week ago as a tester. I wasn't sure what it would be like at first as other blenders I've had haven't been the best and I've never had a proper food processor before. However I can honestly say I'm blown away we've tried a bunch of different things with it such as an alcohol slushie, fruit smoothies, milkshakes and then using the food processor I've shredded some carrots and cheese to make a cheese savoury spread and I used the dough blades to crush some biscuits to make a cheesecake base. When the colder weather comes I'm looking forward to making soup with it. The product is incredibly easy to use with a manual setting and with its automatic blendsense setting which is my favourite as it reads what is in the blender or processor and sets the speed, the time and the force used if it has ice. And when it's all done the product is incredibly easy to clean as every component other than the "Base" is dishwasher and hand-wash safe with the blades being easy to remove and clean safely. The product arrived well packaged and was divided into the different components. If I had any complaint it would be that when using the "cup blender" and inserting it into base it can be a little awkward lining up the locking part however other than that I really can't fault it.