Let me tell you why this works: The Ninja "Blender" is really more of a food processor, with several large blades that can chop as well as blend. The blender? It needs liquid to pull the food to the small blade. The Ninja takes the blades to the food, like a food processor, and thus works better for chopping.

I love how he throws things in a blender (or like he did the salsa in the magic bullet) and then talks about how it tastes like the blender is going to inject flavor into it somehow. If it tastes bad its your fault not the blender's.

The Ninja is a processor/ The Oster is a blender. Blenders puree and liquefy, they are horrible choppers

Next, you should compare your toaster to your microwave to see which is better at making toast. How do you have a cooking channel and not know these appliances are meant for different applications?

Lol I watched this while a ninja commercial was on in the background😆!

So, I know I'm coming to the game a bit late with this comment, but... I see all these people commenting that the ninja is a food prep machine and "not a blender" and that he's comparing apples and oranges, but my take on it is this: The ninja is a multi-purpose tool that includes operation as a blender. Since the ninja blends better than the blender, I think the product review is solid. It shows that the ninja can blend as well or better than a cheap blender, (which is what the initial goal was), and that the ninja can also serve multiple purposes. The ninja is not a vitamix. It's also not trying to be, and it's 4+ times less expensive, depending on the model. The ninja is not trying to be a juicer, or a comparable product. As far as I'm concerned, crushing ice is a blender's biggest challenge and my ninjas, and I own like 3.. 1 for work, 2 for home, have all worked for years, and can turn ice into "snow". I've never had one die on me, and I'm hard on them. I'm a fan.

A traditional blender isn't the appliance you want to compare the Ninja to. Gotta use a food processor for salsa. Save the blender for milkshakes.

Thanks Jack! I love the product reviews, keep them coming!

wow jack, really love how you compare the two. Best part is how you also told the viewers where to buy their for cheep. Thank you

LOL, your Mother in law's Ninja! Hahaha! I love watching your vids & bloopers! You rock, Jack!

i love the size of the bag of chips

Thanks for the review! I just saw the informercial for this and I want one but went straight to your review first! I love your reviews and now I just have to put this on my birthday list, haha.

Frigging LOVE my Ninja blender! So glad you did a review on it!! ^^

The cool thing about the Oster blenders since the bottoms screw off you can screw it on a mason's jar so it's more compact

Jack, I am glad you liked the Ninja blender. I have had one for about one year after my "traditional" blender bit the dust. I make Salsa weekly and smoothies once in a while. I have also used it to "mash potatoes". It is definately a Must Have in our house.

I love the review. I just got my Ninja and absolutely love it. One thing this review didn't mention is how incredibly easy it is to clean. Thanks for the review.

Actually I would have to say it can be considered both as you dont usually use a food processor to make frozen mixed drinks which is one of the main things i use mine for LOL

I have the ninja, only good thing it does is crush ice. All the frozen fruit goes to the side so you have to constantly shake it up after like 5 seconds

I've had my Ninja for a year now. I make daily green smoothies, we entertain & make lots of iced drinks ( the Ninja makes 'snow' in seconds), I also make a coconut custard pie (mix it all in my Ninja) which is everyone's fav. I would recommend it... Love it & can't live without it!

I've had that little Ninja for a year. lt's the best as seen on Tv Thing I've gotten. America's Test Kitchen, found that a more powerful blender will chop veges rather than puree them.

@thatgirlisflyytt Jack is just a pioneer in the cooking industry. Nothing goes better with fresh salsa than a nice brick of charcoal, and now everyone knows it!

Me and my family got this for my birth day we love it so much it makes amazing smooties and great with making snow its a great thing to have in the kitchen I 100% recomend it for people :D

Just a suggestion but you might want to test the Ninja against a food processor in the salsa experiment for a more "fair" test, because blenders are, by their design, used to blend foods together. I just found your videos and like them very much.

Yes, the blade design is what makes the Ninja special. It does a great job and does it really fast. With the blades on the bottom only, the stuff near the blades gets pulverized before the top stuff can get cycled down. I love that just a couple of pulses and you have salsa. If you want it more blended, just give it more pulses.

What I liked about the Ninja, was that it chopped / diced the salsa ingredients and didn't liquidfy 'em. I make my oun cabbage cole slaw, always putting in minced carrot. This product would no doubt do a grand job IMHO. When my mini cuisenart dies, I WILL get one! :-)

I have a ninja and it is amazing for frozen drinks. You NEVER have a typical blender problem with the ninja.

The Ninja is awesome!!! I got mine at Wal Mart for 40 bucks. Makes the best blended drinks and smoothies. The small one does a great job of chopping stuff and making salsa and dips!

Ninja wins. I love my Ninja, it's a brilliant wee machine. It does everything to chopping, smoothies , salsa, ice cream, you name it & it'll make it.

I asked for a Magic Bullet re-do but this is what I got and I'm happy! Great vid JACK!

@BladeAssault the motor really impressed me. very easy to press, take apart and clean. It was a big surprise.

Wow that smoothie looks so good!

ive had the ninja for many many years. still works

But... you never explain, why would I want to blend Ninjas in the first place???

“The Ninja Master Prep is one simple-to-use product that has a revolutionary ice crushing capability that allows you to do things that other appliances simply can’t match. It outperforms any other blender, mixer or combination appliance in the industry and best of all it is at an affordable price.” It sounds like a blender to me.

I've never seen someone make salsa in a blender before. I always make it in a little food processor.

10:35-10:36, LMFAO! I'm dying. You jolt back whenever you press a button. (:

What a beautiful review!

@MooseOfReason my recipe didn't say to do it that way. It really turned out smooth. I was happy with it.

I have the ninja and love it. It chops diced pieces better than the magic bullet. I have the black one with four blades. It blends really well. I use the ninja for more than blending. I recommend it.

Jack, you seem like a really nice guy. Thanks for the videos

Only in America would you find a bag of Tortilla Chips that size.

I've had a Ninja for about a year now and I love it, although I have never tried a Vitamix to be able to compare. I use frozen fruit for smoothies (no ice), so you could try that. I use ice for frozen coffee drinks.

I've had my Ninja for about 4 months now.It makes a super smooth guacamole,and I use it to make my tuna salad.I throw everything in and let it rip.Another nice feature is the container doubles as a storage container for whats left over.The only limitation I have found was making my own grated parmesan with it,you have to make the cheese into fairly small cubes for it to handle.

Excellent review Jack! My next blender will be a Ninja. My current Kitchenaid suffers from blow out at the bottom around the blade. I wouldn't even attempt the salsa in it as would end up with soup. Thanks for another great video.

The better blender leaves a better taste, pretty simple. If the ingredients are not mixed up well enough, takes from the taste of the finished product. And the Ninja looked like it left the blend with a better looking texture, which again effects the eating experience. So I would say this is a pretty good test.

@cayen1234 I felt the same way. I realized that top blade cuts and pushes down what normally doesn't get cut. It prevents you from liquifying the bottom while trying to cut the top.

I love my Ninja blender set. My brother bought me one for Christmas a few years ago. Also, take the tip from the infomercial and break up the ice first then add in everything else, always going shy on the liquid. IDK what the Ninja does but it liquify really well so you don't need as much liquid in milkshakes etc. O and if your looking for a treat on a hot day, pulse ice to snow in your Ninja them top with syrup for snow cones =)

THis is by FAR the best product review I have seen on KZfaq!!!! You are entertaining and fun to watch. Looking forward to more, thanks.

Wow those Strawberries are huge!

thanks Jack, I'm sold!!

Hey Jack, love the show! Especially the Lazy Man's vids and the reviews. Hey, can you do a review on the FlavorWave? I think it's from TellSell... it's the silly oven with Mr. T in it. No, not in the oven but in the commercial ;)

@CaptainSaul18 were you the one who left the book review on Amazon?

Well remember there's 3 different versions of the ninja.... I always use my friends Ninja the same version as this one, I never get left with chunks and it always blends great, I guess some people just get different results haha :)

I give this video and the ninja master prep a 10/10.

@Morpun yes. you can. not sure of the flavor, but the consistency would be fine.

Just bought this on woot thanks to your review. :) a bit different version but the ninja blender looks solid. Thanks.

Thanks in the market for a blender & this helped me out

WOW! That Ninja thing whipped up the salsa in a flash!

@DeadlikeaPixel the big container is 6 cups just like my blender was. the small one is for small things. It's really easy to move the motor. lift and set down. I really was impressed.

Thank you for the review. I bought a Magic Bullet yesterday for $29.99 on sale but didn't use it because I was unsure of it. The Ninja Master Prep Pro is on sale here for $39.99 so I'm going to return my Magic Bullet tomorrow and pickup a Ninja. Thanks for the great video review.

I don't know what you consider a chunk, but the Ninja handles ice very well. It's an alternative for a Vitamix, but then again, it doesn't cost anywhere near a Vitamix. Get real: this is like complaining that a $500 computer isn't as good as a $2000 computer.

Great Review Jack

I've had the ninja for about two years now and it's gone from making smoothies and helping with potato salad to making my son's baby food. I love it, but I've been pretty rough on it and I think it's time to get a new system. IMO it was worth the money.

@angmoo i'm not sure. Let me go look. They both hold 6 cups (48 oz.)

thanks in the market for a blender. helped a lot.

lovee the product reviews

the ninja is both a blender and a food processor so those of you that are complaining its not fair grow up its a wise choice then spending 500 bucks to get newer model appliances when you can spend around 50 to 100 hundred bucks when you can get one thing that does everything else better

Glad this worked better than the Magic Bullet. Thanks for doing a similar "re-review" so to speak with a different product.

Just thought l would add, nice review of the Ninja Blender by the way.

The Ninja Pulse would be the one that's comparable to nutribullet. They're both great. The Ninja is 700 watts while the nutribullet is 600 watts (both very powerful) But for the same price range, the Ninja makes individual smoothies AND can also make the bigger batches AND it also comes with attachments to knead dough. Smoothies AND cookies? Yes, please :-)

You have to chop veggies small for the blender..the blades on the Ninja are very very sharp.

the ninja blender acts more like a food processor than blender

I love my Ninja! And yes, it does blend.

wow! love ur show keep up the great work!

@katieKMO sorry. I have to think about it. I just don't want to say I love it unless I do.

i'm probably going to shell out the extra $ for the Breville hemisphere one because i can't afford the Vitamix 5200 that America's test kitchen recommends

@enrikejs That bag at Costco is only $3.50. If you go to a regular supermarket a smaller bag 1/2 of the big bag is also $3.50. You might as well get more for your money. That's my logic. BTW, it is a crapload of tortilla chips.

I LOVE MY NINJA !!! Iv had mine for about 2 years now. It does a great job at chopping in like 3 pulses. I wish I had this before I bought a margarita machine (180.00 bucks :( ) the ninja does the same thing. Glad you did a review :) love your show.

@OneFeistyScorpio what a great idea. Thanks for the tips.

@MrDuckNipple I am always skeptical of these TV products. So yeah. I thought it would fail, but always give props when deserved.

So my initial thought on the ninja blade is this. It doesn't really look all that much like a blender. The ninja blade is more of a food processor that could probably blend and mix at a high speed. Whereas a blender is exactly that. The blades on a blender, yes are sharp and yes can cut stuff up, but they are bent in such a way to mix the bottom and pull from the top. The ninja blade just cuts. I will say this, what sets the Ninja blade apart from the Magic bullet is that it actually works

I can tell you right now- I have both a ninja and a vitamix, and the ninja is not a good alternative at all. For smoothies, the ninja works beautifully, but only until you add ice. This is more of a chopping machine than a blender. It will chop up the ingredients in a smoothie, but it doesn't actually BLEND them together. You will always be left with ice chunks in the ninja. It is, essentially, a glorified food processor.

@randomnoone the ninja I showed is only $35 on amazon. The Blentech is $400.

But will it blend? I'm not kidding around, send that ninja blender to Blend-Tec!

Better smoothie recipe: 3/4 cup tropical juice about 1/4 -1/2 cup yogurt (I use strawberry) About 1 1/2-2 cups FROZEN fruit Blend till smooth I use mine in my Magic Bullet so I just fill it to the top with fruit so that's just guessing on the amount

oh I forgot, Bless you Jack, you're a great guy

I've had my Ninja for over a year, and it's still great. The only mistake I made was using it to grind cinnamon. While it did the job, it scratched the hell out of the container. Now I'm looking at a dedicated coffee and spice grinder.

@poool157 next week I will talk about the tomato planter.

I've had two different versions of the Ninja, the two blade and later, three blade and both are fantastic. For better salsa, chop the tomatoes first, then add the minced garlic, onion, cilantro and jalapeno to the mixture. Same for making guacamole. Do the avocado first. I'm probably going to get the New Ninja KS1200, which not only blends and chops, but makes dough and juices for a little over $100.

my dad uses the ninja for milkshakes and they are delicious he absoulutly luvs it u can also make othr things besides smoothies and salsa it is a really awesome machine

Lol, i have both those blenders. The ninja definitely rocks :D

@Tippmann9868 thanks for watching. It's cool we have the same glass bowls. I'll send you some tortilla chips.LOL

i love that it's such a healthy snack

wait a minute...if it's a ninja blender...that means it blends ninjas! I WANT ONE!

Hmmm, making me rethink my purchase of The Magic Bullet. It's due to arrive in the mail soon, but I think I should have gone with the Ninja. Ah, oh well.

I know this is an old video but.. Will It Blend?

I've never tried salsa..but after watching this i wanna try it now:p

I really like the Ninja. It doesn't do a ad job for the price.

@6:50 peter griffin says : its ok righttt rightt ?? XD

What is the name of that particular ninja blender? I mean there's the food chopper, the blender, that one looks like it has different bottoms to attach so I'm just wondering.