Updated 21 Oct 2026
Is the Ninja SLUSHi worth it?
Yes — if you love frozen drinks.
It chills the drink itself rather than blending in ice, so slushies, frozen juice and frozen cocktails never taste watered down, and it keeps them frozen for hours. Juice or cola was slush in 15–20 minutes in TechRadar's test, it's quiet, and a rinse cycle makes cleaning easy. It's tall and heavy, needs at least 16oz (about 500ml) per batch, and drinks need real sugar to freeze.
88%of 347 owners give it 4 or 5 stars
- Slush in 15–20 minutes, no ice
- Never watered down
- Quiet, with a rinse cycle
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What owners say
Owners love how easy it is and how much the family uses it. The unhappy ones mostly had a machine that stopped freezing or never worked right.
Good to know
- Diet and sugar-free drinks need sugar or syrup added before they'll freeze.
- Frappés came out very frothy and frozen cocktails too runny in testing.
- Minimum batch is about 500ml, so no single small drinks.
- Weighs about 11kg.
From 347 buyer ratings at Best Buy (Canada) and Target (US), every complaint read by us, October 2026. How we do this
What they love
- Kids and guests love it, a hit at partiesMentioned a lot
- Easy to cleanMentioned a lot
- Easy to useMentioned often
- Makes great frozen cocktails tooAlso mentioned
- Quick: slush in 15 to 30 minutes, no ice neededAlso mentioned
What they complain about
- Stopped freezing or stopped working after a few weeks or monthsRare
- Didn't slush properly from the first useRare
- Cuts out partway throughVery rare
Get it if…
- You or the kids love slushies.
- You host summer parties.
- You make frozen cocktails.
Skip it if…
- You drink sugar-free: it won't freeze diet drinks.
- Counter space is tight.
- You mainly want milkshakes.
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How we reached this verdict
TechRadar found it made frozen juice in 15 minutes and Coke slush in about 20, at around 55dB, never watered down and easy to clean, but texture varied: frappés were too frothy and a daiquiri too runny. Its other gripe was height: it didn't fit under the tester's cabinets.
We compared independent expert reviews with the manufacturer's specifications, then checked it's sold at a major retailer where you live. We don't test products ourselves.
Sources: TechRadar, Ninja (specs), Homes & Gardens, manufacturer specifications.
Updated 21 Oct 2026How we decide