You can choose from four pre-programmed blends — Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Dessert and Milkshake — or set your own blend manually, using the the Blend and Pulse options to follow your own recipe. It also comes with a handy cleaning brush to help in case it has a hard time cleaning off any stubborn bits. The chop and sauté functions keep the whole process contained in the jug and it makes a great soup while you put your feet up. As mentioned above, we used the manual cooking mode to help make our homemade nut butter and hot chocolate. Similar to the blender function, the Foodi offers four pre-set cooking programmes — Smooth Soup, Chunky Soup, Sauce and Jam — as well as a manual mode.

I blended frozen cherries with flaxseed powder, protein powder, milk, spinach, peanut butter and ice. While this option is definitely not on the cheaper side of the Ninja Foodi, it offers all the same awesome technology and even features a few extra benefits. Next I selected sauté and the blender heated up, gently sauteing the onions for five minutes, to get even results you’ll need to push down any bits of onion stuck to the side of the jug. Almost like a slow (but not that slow) cooker with a built-in food processor, this blender and soup maker offers the functionality of two classic kitchen appliances in the space of one.

The site and services are provided "as is" with no warranty or representations by JustAnswer regarding the qualifications of Experts. Would you believe it if we told you the Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker ​​HB150UK cleaned itself? A KitchenAid stand mixer is one of the most popular pieces of equipment an avid baker can invest in. JustAnswer is not intended or designed for EMERGENCY questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals. When I switched it on, the first thing the blender did was display a prompt on the screen telling me to put the lid on.

We consider how easy to clean and control every model is and also check the accuracy of built-in measuring scales. You add water and washing up liquid and then it spends almost seven minutes heating and blending to get rid of all the residues.

I followed the instructions in the recipe book for how to create custom chunky soups and made up my own recipe.

With it’s sturdy glass jug, sharp blades and Auto-iQ programmes, this versatile 2-in-1 appliance can take on a wide range of recipes.The Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker HB150UK really shines when it comes to its other main function: cooking.

Who needs a slow cooker when you can make a soup from scratch (set it and forget it style) in under an hour in your blender? Ice is no match for the Ninja, it completely crushed a handful of ice cubes in just five quick pulses, so it’s great for making cocktails or cool summer drinks. Aside from a few plastic bags, this Ninja blender comes neatly packaged in cardboard, so everything in the box is easily recyclable, which definitely gets a thumbs up from me. While it boasts plenty of useful programmes, we were especially keen on the cleaning programme and brush. Having cooked the soup quickly, we then run some taste tests that assess the soup's depth of flavour.And one of the great safety features of this blender is that it doesn’t let you start any of the programmes until the lid is locked in place. The Ninja Foodi Blender and Soup Maker is a 2-in-1 blender that can do all the usual cold blending, plus it has an integrated heating element which means it can be used to make soups from scratch too. The sauce programme takes just over 30 minutes, the blades spin at regular intervals during the cooking process to mix and chop the ingredients, but the finished sauce still had some texture. Though you can’t submerge the blender jug in water due to the base’s built-in heating element, this isn’t the end of the world as the blender does clean itself. Known for being a cut-above when it comes to kitchen appliances, though it’s a steep upfront cost, we're sure this device will last for years to come.