- The Ninja BlendBoss is available in the UK for £129.99 direct from Ninja
- It has a 1,200-watt motor to tackle tough smoothie ingredients
- Our US-based reviewer awarded it four and a half stars out of five
The Ninja BlendBoss – a funky-looking two-in-one blender and travel cup – is finally available to buy in the UK. Ninja has been teasing the arrival of the BlendBoss for several weeks now (a sneaky preview appeared on the company’s website last month), and if you’ve been dying to get your hands on one, it’s on sale now direct from Ninja for £129.99.
The BlendBoss consists of a circular base containing a powerful motor, with a travel cup that screws into place on top. Your smoothie is blended directly in the cup; once it’s ready, just take the cup off the base, and replace the blade unit with the sip-and-straw-lid.
The travel cup is designed to fit in most cupholders, and the whole blender comes in a choice of fun colour combinations, so you’ll actually want to carry it around. Options include Cyberspace (dark blue), Lavender Lemonade (lilac and pale yellow), Watermelon Bubblegum (pink and green), Stone Mint (grey), and Blue Raspberry (blue and turquoise).
The blender has three blending presets (smoothie, blend, and crush), which use different pulse, pause, and blend patterns to handle different ingredients. Want manual control? The BlendBoss also has a pulse button for exactly that.
I’ve tested a lot of portable blenders and smoothie-makers here at TechRadar, and although they all make light work of soft ingredients like bananas and strawberries, they often struggle with tougher customers like ice, frozen fruit, and kale. That’s largely due to their motors, which are usually between 800 and 1,000 watts, and can’t always power through anything especially hard or fibrous.
The Ninja BlendBoss is different. Although its base is larger than average, it’s packing a 1,200 watt motor to make light work of troublesome ingredients. That’s good news for anyone who enjoys slushies or green smoothies; trust me, having flakes of kale leaf stuck between your teeth is no fun at all.
Blending like a boss?
Our US-based writer Karen Freeman got her hands on the BlendBoss when it launched in the US, and was thoroughly impressed by its power — even when it came to tough ingredients.
“In every case, the blender was super fast and blended everything completely,” she wrote. “Even the spinach in one of my smoothies was blended so fine that I couldn’t see or taste the spinach at all.”
After putting the BlendBoss through its paces with various different recipes, Karen concluded that “making silky smoothies has never been so much fun,” and awarded the BlendBoss an impressive four and a half stars out of five.
I’m also putting the BlendBoss through its paces in my kitchen (a process that involves plenty of kale and blueberries), and I’ll bring you a full video review as soon as I’m done.
Want more blender recommendations? Take a look at my complete roundup of the best blenders to find my top-rated options for whipping up homemade smoothies, sauces, soups, and dips.
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