Ninja Professional Plus Blender with Auto-iQ Blender Review

The Ninja BN701 is a large blender, so it takes up a lot of room on your counter. You can store it on your kitchen counter or in a large cupboard, and you can also remove the main jar for easier storage.

The Ninja BN701 has an impressive build quality. The body of the motor base and the transmission are made of plastic, which feels solid. The main jar is also made of plastic, and it also has a durable feel. There are two suction cups on the bottom of the blender to help keep it in place; however, there's still a bit of movement when blending.

The main jar has a large, 72-ounce capacity, so you can use it to make large batches of your favorite foods. The manufacturer advises that you shouldn't put more than 64 ounces of liquid into the jar, however. The jar only clips into place if it's oriented into the base correctly. It's also top-rack dishwasher-safe, but you should remove the blade assembly from the container before placing them both in the dishwasher separately.

This blender doesn't have an additional jar.

The blade assembly has six sharp blades, and you can remove them for cleaning. You can wash the blades in the top rack of your dishwasher, but you should remove them from the jar and wash them separately.

The lid is made of plastic, and it has a small, window-like spout. It clicks into place, but only if it's in the proper orientation with the triangle symbol on the lid aligned with the triangle symbol on the handle. However, it isn't a two-part lid, so you can't add ingredients mid-blend without stopping the blender and removing the lid entirely.

The power cord is long enough to reach most outlets. You can wrap the cord on a stowaway unit on the back of the blender when it's not in use.

• 72 oz Total Crushing Pitcher with lid
• Motor base
• Blade stack assembly
• Manual

This blender comes with several preset modes and preset speeds. There's also a dedicated Pulse mode.

The Ninja BN701 is disappointing for almond butter. Moving from the 'Low' to 'Medium' to 'High' settings, you get a dry butter that's very difficult to spread. Even if you stop the blender and use a spatula to scrape dry bits towards the blades, there are still unprocessed chunks in the mix.

This blender is adequate for smoothies. Using the 'Smoothie' preset, it blends a thick, foamy smoothie. You may need to stop it and scrape unprocessed ingredients towards the blades to get them incorporated into the mix. It also doesn't fully blend leafy greens like kale, so there are small bits that add a grainy texture to the smoothie.

This blender doesn't have an additional jar.

The Ninja Professional Plus Blender is fantastic for crushing ice. Using the 'Ice Crush' preset, it can easily make snow-like ice.

This blender has several preset modes: 'Smoothie', 'Ice Crush', 'Ice Cream', 'Low', 'Medium', 'High', and 'Pulse'. However, there isn't a timer, so you can't see how much time is left when using the presets.

This blender is incredibly easy to clean. Warm water and soap clean up most messes, and the removable blade assembly makes it easy and safe to scoop out stickier messes. The jars, lids, and blade assembly are all top-rack dishwasher-safe, too.

It doesn't come with any extra features or attachments, and it can't hot blend. If you want a similar blender with more accessories, check out the Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System with Auto-iQ.