I went hands-on with the new Ninja Crush BOSS — and this three-in-one food processor and blender crushed through every food prep test I threw at it | Tech Radar

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I went hands-on with the new Ninja Crush BOSS — and this three-in-one food processor and blender crushed through every food prep test I threw at it

It's a food processor, full-sized blender, and personal blender all in one

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The Ninja Crush BOSS is a single base that comes with a food processor bowl, blender pitcher, and a blending tumbler. This single appliance covers all of your blending and processing needs.

+Blends and processes a huge variety of foods and beverages

Blends and processes a huge variety of foods and beverages

+Comes with lots of different blades for dicing, slicing, shredding, and more

Comes with lots of different blades for dicing, slicing, shredding, and more

+Smaller blending tumbler is perfect for smoothies on the go

Smaller blending tumbler is perfect for smoothies on the go

-Sometimes you have to run a second cycle to full blend or process foods

Sometimes you have to run a second cycle to full blend or process foods

-Quite a learning curve to figure out all of the features

Quite a learning curve to figure out all of the features

-Needs a significant amount of storage/counter space

Needs a significant amount of storage/counter space

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The Ninja Crush BOSS is an impressive three-in-one kitchen system. The largest container, a 72-ounce pitcher blender is made for blending big batches of whatever foods and beverages you like. The medium-sized 64-ounce container is a food processor, to which you can attach a handful of different blades that slice, dice, and shred various foods. The food processor bowl also has a tower blade for blending and a dough blade for making breads. The smallest vessel is a 26-ounce tumbler is perfect for single-serve smoothies, iced coffees, and slushies. It comes with a sipping lid and straw so you can just blend and go.

I put the whole system through its paces and was impressed with the results. If you're in the market for both a blender and a food processor, especially if you want both large and single-serve blenders, you can save money by just buying the Ninja Crush BOSS.

I have to admit that unboxing this system felt a bit intimidating. There are a lot of parts. That is the point of it, of course — to be everything for everyone — but be prepared to take some time to learn how all of the parts fit together and how it all works. You'll be washing a lot of dishes. Plus, some of the pieces do nest, but you're still looking at a lot of storage space for all the bits and bobs.

Available direct from Ninja, and from third-party retailers including Amazon

The Ninja Crush BOSS is being sold on Ninja's own website and third-party retailers in the US and UK, with a list price of

Thin slice, thick slice, shred, crinkle cut, french fry, julienne

Thin slice, thick slice, shred, crinkle cut, french fry, julienne

The Ninja Crush BOSS base suctions to your counter for stability. It comes with three different containers: a 72-ounce blending pitcher, a 64-ounce processing bowl, and a 26-ounce tumbler. Clean each of these containers by filling partway with water, adding a couple drops of dish soap, and blending.

The 72-ounce blending pitcher comes with a tower blade. There is a pour spout in the lid; for thinner liquids you can pop up the spout cap and pour from the pitcher. For thicker ones, you'll remove the whole lid and the blade before pouring out and scraping with a spatula if needed.

The 36-ounce processing bowl comes with a chopping blade, dough blade, and multiblade disc. There are optional attachments that fit into the multiblade disc, including thin slice, thick slide, shred, crinkle cut, french fry, and julienne. This bowl's lid includes a feed chute and pusher.

Finally, the 26-ounce single-serve tumbler comes with a sipping lid and a straw, so you can just blend your favorite frozen beverage and go.

The base suctions onto your counter for stability. It's sleek and classy-looking. The containers slide and lock into place securely.

Using the 72-ounce blender container, I made a smoothie using frozen fruit and juice in roughly equal proportions. I used the Smooth Sense setting, which automatically detects the amount of solids and liquids in the vessel. The motor will stop and start, using the appropriate speeds to deliver smooth results. This turned out great.

I also tried make a simple frozen yogurt with just frozen fruit and yogurt, this didn't blend up all that smoothly. If I had used any liquid, or possessed more patience, I could have easily made this a lot smoother. At the very least, I should have scraped down the sides and blended it once more. It's pretty chunky-looking but it still tasted great.

The first thing I did with the 64-ounce food processor container was to crinkle-cut some carrots. It took me a little time to assemble the blades properly and peel the carrots. But once I dropped them into the food chute, it took only a second or two to totally cut up three carrots.

Next I diced a sweet potato. Ninja's instructions say that you need to soften fibrous foods like sweet potatoes before processing. This is not necessary for regular white potatoes. I followed the instructions and air-fried the sweet potato whole for 10 minutes first and allowed it to cool. Again, once my sweet potato and the blades were ready to go, the Ninja Crush BOSS took only a couple of seconds to dice the entire sweet potato. Once diced, a quick air-fry (yes, quicker than I expected, I over-cooked it a bit) and it was ready to eat.

I shredded some hard parmesan cheese, using the shredding multiblade attachment. Like the other blades, it's super fast. However, a rather large chunk of parmesan got caught between the blade and the lid and wouldn't shred, as you can see in my photos below.

Then I tried a slightly softer cheese, a Swiss. This one also shredded in just a few seconds, and the chunks left after shredding were much smaller.

Next I tried the blade tower, which is centered inside the food processor bowl, just like a blender blade (as opposed to the multiblade system, which sits just under the lid). I made some coarse oat flour. Again, this was super fast. I probably could have run it again if I wanted the flour to be finer, but this was fine for me.

Next I blended some protein pancake batter in the food processor bowl. Of course, the Ninja Crush BOSS made quick work of this. The batter came out pretty smooth and cooked up beautifully.

I made some hummus, which made me question why I ever bought pre-made hummus from the store! It's so quick and easy with a blender/food processor like the Ninja Crush BOSS. And it's much tastier. I did scrape down the sides after the initial processing session and process it again. It was worth the extra cycle to get a totally uniform result, though if you like it chunky, that's not necessary.

The single-serve tumbler cup assembly is just like the Ninja Blend BOSS. Just put in your ingredients, screw on the blade lid, and twist it into place on the power base. You do need to have a bit of liquid in order to blend properly, but as long as you do, everything comes out great. Even ice is totally obliterated. I made this banana peanut butter smoothie which came out totally smooth.

I made a very similar smoothie, this one was banana chocolate. It was also amazing.

I made a simple lemonade slushie, just ice, water, lemon juice, and vanilla syrup. This was a quick and tasty treat. Though the ice was thoroughly crushed, the mixture wasn't totally homogenous. The icy part and the liquid part tended to separate as I drank it.

I also used this smaller blender cup to prepare some frozen treats in the Ninja Creami Swirl. I started with a pistachio-flavored healthier ice cream, which included whole pistachios and dates. These can be challenging to blend, but the resulting mixture was smooth. There was a bit of "dust" at the bottom (I probably could have run it twice), but once frozen in the Creami pint, you couldn't tell. This turned out amazing.

I also made a healthier version of Dole whip for the Ninja Creami Swirl. This blended up perfectly and turned out fantastic.

While not cheap, the Ninja Crush BOSS replaces three different kitchen tools.

While not cheap, the Ninja Crush BOSS replaces three different kitchen tools.

It's well-designed to do the work of three appliances in one.

It's well-designed to do the work of three appliances in one.

The Ninja Crush BOSS performs as expected, making quick work of a variety of foods.

The Ninja Crush BOSS performs as expected, making quick work of a variety of foods.

The Ninja Crush BOSS is an excellent 3-in-1 food processor, blender, and mini blender.

The Ninja Crush BOSS is an excellent 3-in-1 food processor, blender, and mini blender.

If you're in the market for even two of the three: full-sized blender, mini blender, or food processor, then you'll find this a worthwhile purchase. Any two of the three would likely cost at least as much and take up more space. Need all three? This is a no-brainer.

Frankly, even if you just need one, you still might consider the Ninja Crush BOSS. Its 1200-watt motor made lightning quick work of everything I tried, from ice to nuts to sticky dates. You might just find some use for the other functions once you have this in your kitchen.

The Ninja Crush BOSS has some automated features that take the guesswork out of how long to run and how much power to use. Smooth Sense automatically senses ingredients and Prep IQ has individual programs for specific functions. Of course, you can just use manual settings if you prefer.

There are certainly cheaper blenders and food processors on the market, though they won't have some of the advanced features that the Ninja Crush BOSS does.

If you are easily intimidated by new appliances and tend to leave them sitting in the box for a while, this isn't the appliance for you. You'll have a lot to unpack, and you'll actually need to read the manual to learn how to assemble and use the Ninja Crush BOSS.

While he Ninja Crush BOSS has just one base, it has so many parts and pieces. You'll have to find space in your kitchen to store them all.

If the Ninja Crush BOSS isn't exactly what you're looking for, you might consider the following:

My go-to blender for decades has been a Vitamix. There's a reason you see these in bars and restaurants so often. It's "just" a blender, but it does the job well.

Here is another blender/food processor you might consider if the Ninja Crush BOSS seems like too much. While not as fully-featured, it's certainly more simple and compact.

Check out our review of the Breville the All in One

You really just want that single-serve blender and to-go tumbler? Ninja's Blend BOSS is what you want. It takes up minimal space in your kitchen and yet it's surprisingly powerful and fast for making smoothies, slushies, iced coffee, and more. It comes with that sipping lid and straw so you can just blend and go.

I tested all three containers and various multiblade attachments

I used the food processor bowl to crinkle-cut carrots, dice a sweet potato, shred both parmesan and Swiss cheeses, make oatmeal flour, blend up hummus, and blend pancake batter. I used the large blender to make frozen yogurt and a fruit smoothie. In the small tumbler blender, I blended two different mixtures to make frozen treats in the Ninja Creami (Dole whip and pistachio ice cream), two different yogurt/frozen fruit smoothies (banana peanut butter and banana chocolate), and a lemonade slushie.

Karen 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 Tech Radar, CNET, Tom’s Guide, i More, Macworld, App Advice, and Watch Aware.

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