Both parts are made of plastic, so you don’t get the same rugged feel as you do with KitchenAid’s blenders, but the advantage is that Ninja’s jug is lighter and less likely to break if you drop it. However, you can’t use Ninja’s jug for hot liquids, so you can’t finish off a soup in this model. With its 1200W motor, this blender is stupendously powerful and can cope with the toughest ingredients: great news for anyone that regularly uses nuts or frozen ingredients.

Ninja provides pretty much everything you could want in the box, including a 2.1-litre Total Crushing Jug for larger portions and a 700ml Single-Serve Cup, which also has a travel cup lid so that you can blend and go.Ninja has a very powerful 1200W motor in the base, which is just about as powerful as blenders go in the UK. There are simple controls, too. There are three speed settings that you can use yourself for constant speed (Low, Medium and High) plus a Pulse button that runs at full speed. While the Single-Serve cup has a traditional screw-in blade system, the Total Crushing Jug uses Ninja’s multi-bladed attachment, which cuts ingredients at different heights throughout the jug. This assembly pulls up and out for easy removal and cleaning. If you don’t want to work things out yourself, there are three Auto IQ modes, too: Crush (for ice), Blend and Max Blend. The difference between the latter two is that the first programme is for softer ingredients and the latter for tougher ones. Each programme follows a set run of pulses and longer runs to give you the optimum results with the single press of a button. Ideal for tougher ingredients including skins, seeds and stems or when you want an even smoother result. Auto-IQ takes the guess work out of common tasks, letting you tap one button to get perfectly crushed ice or the best smoothies. You should not buy it if…

No more guesswork with Auto-iQ Technology. Exclusive to Ninja, these intelligent blending programs are tailored to deliver the results you want at the touch of a button. Three unique pulse, pause and blend patterns do all the hard work for you. You can also take control with manual settings. A multi-serve blender and personal blender in one, make enough to share in the 2.1L jug or blend straight into the 700ml cup to enjoy a drink on-the-go.This blender is loud. Really loud. In fact, it’s not much fun to stand next to when it’s operating at full speed. The results are good but if you want something quieter, look elsewhere. To finish the drink, I added a handful of ice, a tablespoon of mint leaves, half-a-cup of coconut milk, quarter-of-a-cup of plain yoghurt and a cup of chopped pineapple including the tough core. Using Max Blend, everything was crushed down into a fine smoothie. Ninja’s precision-engineered blades are built to last, made from durable, high-quality stainless steel and put to the test with 1000 ice-crushing cycles. We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.