TechRadar Verdict
The Ninja BlendBOSS is a small but mighty blender that makes it easy to blend your favorite smoothies and iced beverages on the go. The powerful blades make quick work of ice and other frozen ingredients, as long as you have enough liquid in the tumbler to let gravity do its thing.
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Quick and easy to use
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Powerful blending
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Four blending modes
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Easy cleanup
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Blends right into tumbler
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Fairly small footprint
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Must have a good amount of liquid
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Minor flaw in lid design
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Fairly pricey
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Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: one-minute review
The Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender with 26oz Travel Tumbler is ideal for people who want to quickly make smoothies, iced coffee, and other frozen beverages on the go. Just put your ingredients into the tumbler, screw on the blade lid, screw the blade lid onto the 1,200-watt motor base, and press one of the four blend mode buttons. There are three intelligent preset programs: Smoothie, Ice Crush, and Blend. These modes combine pulsing, blending, and pausing so you don't have guess. Unscrew the tumbler and screw on the drinking lid, grab a straw if you like, and you're on your way.
The Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender is aesthetically pleasing, with four whimsical colorways. The travel tumbler resembles trendy water bottle styles.
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: price and availability
- List price: $119.99 (about £90 / AU$180)
- Not widely available outside the US
The Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender with 26oz Travel Tumbler is available at all major retailers in the US, both online and in brick-and-mortar stores. Find it at Ninja's own website or at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and many more. It comes in four fun colorways: Lavender Lemonade (purple and yellow, as seen in my photos), Blue Raspberry (light blue and seafoam green), Watermelon Bubblegum (sage green and pale pink), and Cyberspace (gray and steel blue). It retails for $119.99 (about £90 / AU$180)
It's not widely available outside the US at the time of writing, though you may be able to find it imported via Amazon Marketplace.
- Value score: 4/5
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: specifications
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$119.99
Blending functions
Three intelligent programs blend automatically: Smoothie, Ice Crush, and Blend. A fourth button, Pulse, lets you choose.
Size
7.2 in L x 6.69 in W x 12.91 in H
Container material
Plastic
Container included
26-ounce travel tumbler
Color options
Lavender Lemonade (purple and yellow, as seen in my photos), Blue Raspberry (light blue and seafoam green), Watermelon Bubblegum (sage green and pale pink), and Cyberspace (gray and steel blue)
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: design and features
- Blend directly into the travel tumbler
- Four blending modes (three are automatic)
- 1,200-watt motor
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender with 26oz Travel Tumbler is well-designed for its purpose. The powerful 1200-watt motor quickly and easily blends ice and frozen fruit for smoothies, iced coffee, and other frozen beverages to go. The tumbler is large but the tapered base fits into most cars' cupholders.
The tumbler has measurement markings on it, so you can combine your ingredients directly into it. The six-ounce marking also serves as the minimum liquid marking, since you must use at least six ounces of liquid in order for the BlendBOSS to blend properly. There is also a max fill line near the top, at the 24-ounce mark. This gives you space at the top to add whipped cream or other toppings after you're done blending.
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)There are four buttons on the base of the Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender. Three of them are automatic settings that use a combination of pulses and pauses to take the guesswork out of blending. The first button, Blend IQ, runs for 60 seconds. The second, Smoothie IQ, runs for 55 seconds. Ice Crush IQ is the third button, and it goes for 50 seconds. The fourth button, Pulse, is the only manual button. Any blender can be pretty loud, though this one isn't louder than others I've used. The IQ buttons allow you to walk away while your treat is blending, so you don't even have to listen to it up close.
The base is pretty big and heavy for a tumbler blender, probably due to its 1200-watt motor. It does have two suction cups on the bottom to keep it from moving around when you blend. The blade lid and the travel lid both screw on securely and easily. The travel/chug lid has a button so you can pop it open, revealing the chug opening. When you close it, the lid is leak-proof.
I did have one issue with the chug lid. If you do indeed chug directly from the lid (as opposed to using a straw), the top of the lid falls down on your head when you're taking your last sips. I found that pretty annoying, and found myself either using a straw or removing the lid entirely and just drinking directly from the tumbler.
- Design score: 4.5/5
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: performance
I made a number of different recipes to test out the Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender, including several different smoothies, pancake batter, pasta sauce, and an iced drink. In every case, the blender was super fast and blended everything completely. Even the spinach in one of my smoothies was blended so fine that I couldn't see or taste the spinach at all. The ice in my iced lemonade was essentially turned to a slushy snow. I did try blending smoothies with less than the recommended amount (six ounces) of liquid, and ended up having to stop the blender, take off the blending lid, and stir around the contents. Everything else I made (with the proper amount of liquid) blended just perfectly without my having to do anything besides press the start button.
In the images below, I was making a smoothie with frozen blueberries and spinach, and it came out perfectly smooth. There were no chunks of blueberry skin or spinach.
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)Below are photos of the iced lemonade I made. The BlendBOSS turned ice into snow incredibly quickly and thoroughly.
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)I got a little creative below, making a protein pancake batter from cottage cheese, eggs, and oats. The result was a smooth liquid with no chunks at all.
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)Next I made some pasta sauce. Here I blended a can of whole tomatoes and cottage cheese. I didn't even do a whole blend cycle, a few seconds was all it took to turn that into sauce. I poured the contents of the blender into a pot I had on the stove with olive oil and browned garlic.
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(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)
(Image credit: Karen Freeman / Future)- Performance score: 5/5
Should you buy the Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender?
Swipe to scroll horizontallyNinja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender report cardAttributes
Notes
Rating
Value
This is fairly expensive for a tumbler blender, but it's also pretty powerful.
4/5
Design
This is a cute blender; it all works well except for the chug lid dropping on my nose when chugging.
4.5/5
Performance
Blending performance was excellent, whether using the automatic IQ buttons or the manual pulse button.
5/5
Overall
This small but powerful blender will fill just about all of your blending needs as long as you use enough liquid.
4.5/5
Buy it if
You want to make smoothies and iced beverages on the go
Iced coffee, smoothies, protein drinks, or other frozen beverages are made perfectly smooth and ready to go in seconds. The included tumbler is cute, holds up to 26 ounces of liquid, and fits into most cars' cupholders.
You want to make other blended foods too
Make sauces, soups, batters, salad dressing, and more. As long as you put in enough liquid (about 6 ounces), this blender can handle it.
You want easy cleanup
Cleaning up couldn't be easier. Blend a drop of liquid detergent and water to quickly hand wash the tumbler, blade lid, and chug lid. Or, put all three in the dishwasher if you prefer. A quick swipe with a damp cloth is all you need for the base.
Don't buy it if
You like super thick smoothies
Since this is a gravity blender, you do need sufficient liquid. I tried using less and had to stop mid-cycle to scrape down the sides. It did work, but it's pretty messy to stop in the middle like that. You definitely want to use more liquid.
You like to chug directly from the travel lid
When I tried that, the flap kept falling on my nose, which was annoying. That's a problem easily solved by using a straw or just removing the lid entirely. But if you're a dedicated chugger, it's something to keep in mind.
You don't need that much power
There are definitely less powerful portable blenders you can buy that are substantially smaller and cheaper. If you're mixing protein powder or making mostly liquid drinks with just a little ice, save your money and get one of those. The BlendBOSS will be more blender than you need.
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: also consider
If you're not sure about the Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender, here are some other blenders you might like
Vitamix A3500
Vitamix has been my own blender of choice for over a decade. If you need power, you need a Vitamix. Love a thick, chunky smoothie with no liquid at all? A Vitamix can handle it.
Read our review of the Vitamix A3500
Nutribullet Magic Bullet Portable Blender
If you don't need as much power as the BlendBOSS has to offer, this cheap and cheerful little portable blender will be enough for you. Plus the whole thing is portable and rechargeable.
Read our review of the Nutribullet Magic Bullet Portable Blender
View DealHow I tested the Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender
- I tested all four blender buttons
- I used it for weeks to make a variety of beverages and foods
- I cleaned it after every use
I made a variety of smoothies, all of them with the minimum amount of liquid and heavy on the frozen fruit and ice. I made a cherry-yogurt-almond milk smoothie, a banana-yogurt-almond milk smoothie that included a number of powders and seeds, and a banana-blueberry-spinach-hemp seed smoothie. I made an iced lemonade beverage that included ice, water, and lemon balsamic vinegar. I made protein pancake batter with equal parts egg whites, cottage cheese, and dry oatmeal. I made pasta sauce with cottage cheese and canned whole tomatoes (added to browned garlic and olive oil on the stove.) Everything I made blended perfectly smooth with no evidence of seeds or skins.
Read more about how we test.
Ninja BlendBOSS Tumbler Blender: Price Comparison
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Karen FreemanFreelance ContributorKaren is a world traveler, writer, teacher, family woman, and occasionally a movie extra. She has been writing about Apple, consumer tech, and lifestyle products since 2010 for various publications including TechRadar, CNET, Tom’s Guide, iMore, Macworld, AppAdvice, and WatchAware.
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