The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is a full-size blender with a similar design to the Ninja Foodi Power Blender & Processor System and the Ninja Foodi Power Pitcher System. Like the other 'Foodi Power' blenders, it comes with a 72-ounce main jar and a dough blade. This model comes with the biggest variety of extra jars and attachments, including blades for slicing and grating. There's also a personal jar for single-serve smoothies and a 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' for thicker recipes like nut butter.
Our Verdict
The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is decent for multi-purpose use. Its big 72-ounce main pitcher is great for large servings and crushing ice. It has various accessories that add to its versatility, like a personal jar for single-serve smoothies and a 'Smoothie Maker Bowl' that works very well for thicker mixtures like nut butter. However, you can't use it for hot blending. Also, while it can make a silky green smoothie in the 24-ounce personal jar, it makes a grainy puree with fibrous ingredients in the main jar.
- Good build quality.
- Extra blades for dough, slicing, and grating.
- Sharp blades can make cleaning by hand difficult.
The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is excellent for single-serve smoothies. It can make a silky smoothie with fibrous ingredients like kale using the 24-ounce main jar. There's a resealable lid included for the jar, so it's easy to bring your drink with you on the go. The jars and lids are dishwasher-safe.
- 24-ounce personal jar included.
- Dishwasher-safe.
- Noisy.
The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is good for making multiple batches of smoothies. The 72-ounce main jar can hold enough to serve a crowd, and it has no problem crushing ice. However, it does a mediocre job of processing big batches of fibrous ingredients, and the results aren't as smooth as with the smaller personal jar, even after several minutes of blending.
- 72-ounce capacity.
- Dishwasher-safe.
- Not ideal for big batches of fibrous ingredients.
The Ninja SS401 is a fantastic ice crusher. It has a sturdy build quality and can make snow-like crushed ice very quickly in its 72-ounce main jar.
- Good build quality.
- Makes snow-like crushed ice.
The Ninja SS401 can't hot blend, so if you want to process ingredients for soup, they need to cool down first. The main jar also struggles to make a silky puree of fibrous ingredients, so recipes with vegetables like kale or broccoli have a grainy texture. That said, the 72-ounce main jar is a good size for big batches of soup or sauce.
- Can't hot blend.
- Not ideal for big batches of fibrous ingredients.
The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System is very good for professional use. It has a large 72-ounce capacity. It's well-suited for crushing ice and making small batches of nut butter. It's also okay for processing big batches of fibrous ingredients, although it doesn't produce a smooth puree in the main jar. Also, while it's well-built overall, it's not as sturdy as some other full-size blenders, which may be an issue if you plan to use your blender multiple times a day.
- Good build quality.
- 72-ounce capacity.
- Can't hot blend.
Changelog
- Updated Feb 20, 2026: We converted this review to Test Bench 1.0.1. We've added a result for Portable in the Dimensions section to indicate whether the blender has a built-in battery for cordless use.
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Updated Oct 18, 2024:
We've updated the results to more accurately reflect the blender's performance. The score for Fibrous Ingredients (Small Batches) processing changed from 9.5 to 8.5 because of the blending time, and the score for Fibrous Ingredients (Full Capacity) processing changed from 8.5 to 5.0 because of the blending time and the need to use a spatula.
- Updated Mar 13, 2024: Compared its performance for fibrous ingredients (small batches) to the Ninja Detect Kitchen System Power Blender's.
- Updated Oct 11, 2022: Added the 'Graphite' color to 'Variants'.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System generally comes in one color, 'Silver.' You can see the label for the unit we tested here. There's also a darker grey 'Graphite' variant available at Costco (U.S.). We expect our results to be valid for that variant as well. If you come across another variant, let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
Popular Blender Comparisons
The Ninja SS401 is similar to the Ninja Foodi Power Blender & Processing System and the older Ninja Foodi Power Pitcher SS201 and Ninja Foodi Power Pitcher System. This model comes with the most accessories and attachments, including blades meant for slicing vegetables and grating cheese. It also comes with a 24-ounce jar that makes silky smoothies and a 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' that works well for making nut butter. Like most Ninja blenders, it can't safely blend hot ingredients. Its blade design makes it difficult to clean the main jar by hand.
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Ninja Foodi Power Pitcher System and the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System perform similarly, but the Ultimate System comes with more accessories for food processing. Both models come with a personal jar for silky smoothies and an 18-ounce 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' that works well for thick mixtures like nut butter. They each come with a dough blade for forming bread or cookie dough, but the Ultimate System also includes blades for slicing and grating things like vegetables and cheese.
The KitchenAid K400 and the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System have different strengths. The KitchenAid K400 makes a smoother blend with big batches of fibrous ingredients, and it can hot blend, so it's better for multiple servings of smoothies and soups. On the other hand, the Ninja comes with lots of extra accessories, including personal jars for smoothies and a 'Smoothie Maker Bowl' that makes it easy to make thick mixtures like nut butter. There are also extra blades included for tasks like forming dough and slicing vegetables.
The Ninja Mega Kitchen System and the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System are both full-size blenders that are meant to act as food processors. They both include personal jars for single-serve smoothies. The Kitchen System is a little better for making single-serve smoothies since it makes a silkier puree with ingredients like kale using its personal jars. It also has a better build quality. The Ultimate is more convenient to make nut butter if you use its 18-ounce 'Smoothie Bowl Maker' jar, and it comes with a blade for grating cheese.
The included accessories are the biggest difference between the Ninja Foodi Power Pitcher SS201 and the Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System. The SS201 includes only a 72-ounce pitcher and a lid, along with a regular blending blade assembly and dough blade. The Ultimate System comes with a similar 72-ounce jar, plus a variety of extra jars and attachments that make it better suited for single-serve smoothies and nut butter. In addition to the dough blade, it has blades for shredding and grating.
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