The Smarter Home Cooking team was discussing small kitchen appliances we love (as well as those we really want to get) and realized that collectively, we own a lot of one countertop brand – Ninja!
Of course, there are many other brands we each see on repeat all over our kitchens, but Ninja seems to have emerged in new and fun ways over the years that captured our attention and desire to add some innovation to our cooking and meal prep.
Ninja’s first product was a blender in 2009. That came at the time when the smoothie revolution was starting to peak. Since then, Ninja has expanded and evolved its blender offerings. Even including slushies and ice cream. A SmarterHomeCooking colleague recently bought the Ninja CREAMi. The only thing that would make me more jealous is if they got the Swirl. I'm soft-serve sucker.
Ninja was also there at the start of the air fryer movement. It took me a while to get on that bandwagon, but once I did, I was all in. I immediately bought two of the same models I owned – one for a friend across the country so he could eat healthier, as well as one for my Mom to make cooking as a senior easier for her.
Here are some of the Ninja appliances we love.