Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 stars5 star.. more like 10 star!
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017
Disclaimer: I have only had this for 2 days. If I find out later on the line that this wonder doesn't deserve a 5 star rating, I will update.
I was originally given another blender/food processor as a gift. Long story short, the Oster Versa got sent back. I did extensive research, read every review I could find and watched multiple YouTube videos for this one. I wanted to make sure that the next one I got would be the right one. After 2 days of use, I would say this system lives up to the hype. I make myself green smoothies every day. This thing cuts through frozen strawberries and other fruits very well. It has no problem finely chopping the spinach and kale. With my old blender I had to blend the green before I could put anything else in. With this, I throw it all in at once. The blender has different settings than what I am used to, so I haven't played with them all yet. I used the extract setting on try #1, it worked well. Today I used the chop setting and I would say that is what one needs to use for smoothies. It has a countdown on it, so it sets it at 75 seconds or whatever, and then does all the work for you. You can walk away while it blends and it stops automatically when its done blending.
I haven't the 24 ounce cups or the stainless steel one yet, but after looking them over, I see no reason why they won't be great. The Oster Versa came with 2-go cups, but they had these funky little grooves in them, that made it impossible to clean. Even in a dishwasher those grooves never came clean. The ones that came with this Ninja do not have that, so I do not anticipate cleaning being an issue. One thing I really like about this is the blade set up. Most traditional blenders the blade is screwed in with the bottom jar cap and o ring. With this, the blade sits inside the jar (much like how a food processor works). To clean, you just take the blade out (no locking, or complicated system). You don't have to deal with taking the bottom off, and cleaning an o-ring.
Yes it is loud, but I don't find it to be much louder than my previous blender. With any blender, I would try not to use it if someone was sleeping (but that is just out of common courtesy).
If you are looking for a powerful blender to make drinks, salsas, hummus, cookie dough, then I would highly recommenced this product. Mine came with everything pictured and a small book of recipes.
