The New Ninja Slushi might just be the next must-have kitchen appliance. That is... If you don't have a problem with the sugar. If you liked this video, you might like this Ninja Creami Deluxe Review as well! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2kLZ0wnnGjg.html
I'm too scared to look at the price in Australian dollars. I'm thinking $500-$600..😢 I'm sure you can make less sugary drinks, though. Maybe a ball of blu-tak could fix the immediate problem with storing the disc on the side.
@jaggirl I ordered in some sugarless mixes to see how they work in this.... If they do, I can adapt the ingredients from it to maybe work in other stuff.
When you add regular cola to the machine, the ice that has formed on the condenser is already there, and if it doesn't melt, the machine will continue to detect that there is not enough sugar. In my opinion, you should either wait for the ice on the condenser to melt or start the experiment over from the beginning with a 1:1 ratio
Excellent review Joe. In fact the best most well rounded and informative on the internet so far. Thank you. This machine was a "must have" when I first saw it, but the sugar issue makes it a "no go" for me. I'm not a diabetic yet, and I don't want to be either. This machine would be a disaster in the making for me. I'll just have to rely on my Ninja Creami for all my sugar free Frappuccino's, Slushi's, Milkshakes, Italian Ice's, etc. They may not be the "fine" consistency that this machine is capable of. But they are really, really, yummy. 😋 Well worth the sugar free benefits for me.
Thank you so much. You just savede me a lot of money. I'm adiabetic, and I almost bought the Ninja shush machine. I can't have sugar. So you video was a big help. Thank you from Kiki in Denmark 🇩🇰❤️
You're welcome. Glad to help. I am doing some testing on it coming up with sugar free recipes...I also got some suglarless slushie mix that I using for a video this week
Here's a tip if you really really want the machine: In Norway we have sugarfree slush syrup you can buy, same slush syrups that commercial slushmachines use. Its sugarfree, and it works because they added another molecule that acts as a barrier, the same way as sugar-molecule does. I bet you can find the same product in denmark! :) I own a commercial slush-machine, and use "home-brew" is a strict no-no, on these very very expensive machines, so I only use slushsyrup which I buy online, and mix with water. :)
@squirrelforest1986 good tip! We have a copy out here called jolly rancher that makes some sugarless ones and they work in the machine pretty good.... Surprisingly high calories anyways though from other sources.
~What exactly happened with the milkshake turning it into soft serve? You put it on the top setting and the unit would stop, it wouldn't let you select it, or what was the issue? How long did you let it go before trying it the second time? Maybe you needed it to go for much longer?` One of the videos I saw, they mentioned it was 1.5 hours for one of the items they were making. I would think ice cream would require a long time.` Thank you for your review/tests!
It kept stopping when it got to a thickness that made it hard for it to push it out of the machine. The slushi mostly relies on gravity for the dispenser, so it does make it a little weird, but scaling it back about 2 levels turned it into a fantastic milkshake.
THere are several sugar-free recipes for the Ninja Slushi on the Ninja website. They all rely on allulose powder as a sugar substitute. Allulose doesn’t affect your blood glucose or insulin, making it a viable substitution for people living with diabetes. It also isn’t metabolized in your mouth, which can help keep cavities and other dental problems at bay. It's biggest weakness is cost - it typically costs about 5 times as much as regular granulated sugar (sucrose).
i just bought this for a family member who's always having gatherings. curious about if your doing something simple with one or two ingredients can you re add when its getting low while its running other then emptying it out.
As a FYI, most commercial slushy machines will tell you the brix measurement range supported by the machine (this tells you if the Slurpee will freeze, or be to runny). Typically a brix level of 13-18 is what is supported/suggested by most machine, some as low as 11. I'm unsure what the Ninja Slushi is, but would be interested in finding out (maybe an update video? hehe). The brix refracto meters are pretty cheap (20$-40$) so you can measure yourself, and keep in mind stuff other than sugar will affect the brix level, so, you can likely find a mixture/recipe that is less sugar if you experiment a bit and just test with a brix meter (so you can tell if it'll work or not pretty much immediately instead of waiting ~an hour to find out). For example alcohol will affect the brix level a lot, sugar of course, some flavorings will too (mostly sour/acidic stuff, pectins, organic acids, amino acid, etc) but usually to a smaller degree. Keep adding stuff till the brix hits the ~13 range!
@@JoesPhenomenal My experience with xylitol as the sweetener acts exactly like sugar. I use 130g of xylitol and two packets of any flavor koolaid unsweetened. Mixed with 2 liters of water gives a brix of 13. It slushes just right for me in a commercial slushie machine and a Ninja Creami
Thank you. I'm going to spend money on this. I'm a diabetic but I don't give a fuck. You only live once. You're video is a big help and I will enjoy delicious drinks.
Should be able to to the coladas. Gonna try it out. The soft drinks can go in unchanged as long ad they are the regular sugary kind... You want them as cold as possible going in though to limit the amount they go flat.
It looks like you still need to do some planning with this machine. Question 1 can and how do you store leftovers? Can you just put in a container and scoop out? Question 2 other than the 24 hour freeze with the creamy, how do the 2 compare? Final product wise that it.
For the leftovers, if your fridge is set pretty cold, it will keep in there and still be pretty Slushi over night. However, you can do slushis all the way down to 16oz I think, so you can avoid too much of that. For the creami, I was planning on doing a Slushi comparison between the 2 machines to see how they differ.
I worked at Orange Julius way..uh...way back when....We sold the best fries around...Hot dogs too....the reason the the juices had that froth on top was we used sugar water and added a scoop of something....I have been told that it was powdered milk...my manager said it was some protein mix...whatever it was is what made it froth up like that.....I get my Ninja Slushy on Friday and I can't wait. Thanks for all of these vids...they're great.
You got it! Thanks fo the cool story. I miss the old mall days. Good memories. Too bad those days are gone forever it seems. I think you'll like that Slushi.
To my understanding, sugar alcohols do have an effect on freezing. Maybe do a follow-up video where you explore the sugar free viability a little deeper?
@@JoesPhenomenalyeah it sounds like you'll need to add some sugar alcohol to it or something. I mean there has to be a way because how exactly does 7Eleven or some gas stations do it to their sugar free slushes? It really makes you wonder
The truth is it is more about the BRIX levels and the machine (most granita style machines) require a minimum of 18 BRIX and not more than 25% BRIX. There are some things you can do to increase BRIX without using sugar and their are alternatives for sweeteners with a low glycemic spike like agave nectar - yes, still sugar but better for diabetics. Thanks for the video
@@-whackd brix testing uses a refactometor and is not built into the machine. Typically 18-20 % sugar works well. Many factors can add or change the brix. Non sugar sweeteners do not work. They have no sugar. Hope that helps. Oh, also. If the Brixx is too high then it will not freeze at all. So no sugar you get solid ice and too much sugar it won’t freeze.
@-whackd I'm thinking that it's reading the tension on the paddle and maybe a temp measurement.. Don't think it can actually detect sugar content or alcohol content. I'd image it would have to be more expensive for that?
@philipraimondo Ninja was recommending 4-10% on the sugar percentage.. Seemed to work pretty good for me in that range.... I did the 4 with the sugar and filled in the sweetness gap with artificial... I hear allulose by itself will work too, but I haven't played with that yet
You can... and that would help quite a bit. The problem I always had was moisture pooling and sitting around the metal screws while it was sitting in there, and over time corroding those a little.
Hello, I have this machine, I got it the first day it came out. I have tried making Frappuccinos, my problem though has been is been so much air in my drinks. I can't get that thick texture you had in your drinks. Would you please help me out? Thanks. 😊
@JoesPhenomenal could be my problem. I put it up pretty high because I figured the colder it is the thicker it would get. But milkshake setting is really high naturally so not sure why that would cause it to always be so airy. I'm also using coffee drinks that are premixed from the store. Such as Starbucks, international delight iced coffee. I don't know if it's because I don't mix everything up before I put it in the machine?
After reading over all 3 instruction manuals (owners guide, quick start guide and recipes guide) I found in tips and tricks it says "when using milkshake or frappé preset, dispense within 30 minutes of preset ending up avoid a foamy output". Hopefully that is what the problem is. I hope this helps someone else too.
If the sugar content is greater than 4% of the total volume, than it should for sure work, since that's Ninja's stated minimum ratios. I'm doing osme experiments with allulose to see if we can do something about that though. Those other ingredients might help tilt that scale too though!
I tried sticking it in upside down and it still just kinda fell out. Someones else mentioned that theirs doesn't do that, so maybe mine is just an anomoly?
Damn really wanted this. Why do we need sugar?! I want to watch out how much sugar intake i have .is there any work around? I really want some 0 sugar or LOWWWW sugar choices
I just ordered in some sugar free slush mix online... Gonna try it out and see what it does.. Might be able to adapt the ingredients to other things too if it's good.
I just became aware of this product, and I have always loved slushies & was very excited about this. At $299, I wondered if it would be a wise investment. I just got an email that it will be back in stock at 2PM today. I do wish it would freeze coke zero because I lived for frozen coke when I was a young girl, but as a type 2 diabetic, I have to avoid sugar as much as I can. Very informative, and I appreciate you doing such a thorough review.
You're welcome! Yes.. The coke zero thing is tough to work out... I can add something to make it slush, but it messes with the coke... Was thinking about adding xanthan gum to it to see it it will slush it.
There are sugar free mixes you can get that will work. Jolly Rancher brand has some sugar free flavors. I work on commercial versions of machines that operate pretty much the same way.
Agreed.... Unfortunately for me, allulose has a laxative effect on me that's pretty extreme... Most sugar alcohols can, but that one is the one that really gets me. Too bad, because it does work really well and tastes good. 👍
Those creami settings are good. I'm gonna do a video comparing the results on those 2 things since it just seems like it would be really interesting. So far though, I'll say the the frappe came out really great in the creami when I did it way back, but it was still better in the Slushi and a lot faster obviously. Need to do them side by side though.
Funny that you say that. I just finished the unboxing for that with a short demo that will be posting tomorrow... Will have the review up in a couple of weeks.
To make ice cream, just churn it in there as much as you can for 2 hours, then transfer to a ice cold container and freeze. Best you'll get. I assume it has a temp sensor or maybe a pressure/torque sensor on the churner.
@@JoesPhenomenal sweet! Any word on when we should be expecting these to hit the shelves? Hopefully you have an affiliate link for that 🙏 I’d like to toss you some credit for putting me onto it! Sugar isn’t an issue for us, is this thing better than the Creami? I’ve seen the comments about the sugar free stuff
@peanutheadrules well... Tough to say with Ninja. If it's like the Creami rollout, it took then about 2 months to get it to the point where they could keep it in stock. After that, the Amazon suppliers were able to order in bulk, and it showed up there too.... So... Maybe another month I would think? Just in time for the weather to turn cold. Lol
@JoesPhenomenal but they should still be showing on amazon or am I wrong. I have heard people ordering them online and not getting them even when the site said they have been delivered.... Also heard there is no release date for the UK yet some say 2025.
@DerekMatthews well.. I think the Ninjas sold on Amazon are actually 3rd party resellers... Maybe not Ninja Directly. I could be wrong on that though, but I haven't seen the Slushi on Amazon at all yet. The Ninja Creami went trough that too when it got released. Haven't heard about the delivery drama though.
The zero sugar limitation isn't for this machine specifically its for all machines like this. I think its a little unfair to blame the Slushi and not the technology/form factor itself. That would be akin to saying the Slushi has a limitation because it can't make popsicles, well, no slushie machine can make popsicles! It becomes very scientific when you get down to why something will freeze right or not. It has to do with the formation of ice crystals. They talk about Allulose being able to help slush in the sugar free category in the manual. Maybe using that and no sugar works. Or that and a little bit of sugar. I would guess Allulose + Alcohol might be a winning combination for Sugar-Free Slushes. Sugar Alcohols might also be a possibility. Xanthan Gum is also a natural ingredient could also aid in the formation of smaller ice crystals as well as prevent separation of the frozen and melted layers after serving the drink. I plan on doing some tests with it soon as it can help with Sugar slushes too. There must be a way to do it because 7-11 does and their machines are built on the same principle. All that said - don't give up on Sugar-Free. Where there is a will, there is a way.
@@JoesPhenomenal Fair! I got jaded by all the comments saying my new pride an joy was a wasted purchase because of 1 limitation that might have some workarounds!
I worked in gas stations for a decade, and we had both regular soda type slushies, as well as ones like this one. We DID have frozen lemonade btw. Anyway, it was explained to me by the manufacturer that sugar is a type of anti-freeze, so it's needed to keep everything from freezing solid.
Appreciate you doing the coke zero test. Saved me the heart ache of finding out myself lol. I wish there was some type of substitute besides sugar you could combine with it to make zero sugar drinks work.
Right now it's only available directly from Ninja.... They are in and out of stock quite a bit though... Get on their notification list, and they will let you know when it's in again... Juts have to be quick though.
No.. It's only for softer stuff. Shakes and Frappes at it's thickest. I only did the soft ice cream test because I had a few people that had asked about it when I was recording this video, and I figured it would be helpful for people to see. Definitely want an ice cream machine like a Creami for that.
@@elainefinneran5773 I tried that.. It make it a little too thick.. I just used a little piece of electrical tape over the side and it fixed it right up. Doesn't look like others are having that problem, so it must just be me.
This looks like a good consumer level product (I'm thinking margaritas for days), as long as there's good parts support for the plastic parts as they wear and inevitably break.
You usually need sugar cuz it stops the ice crystals from getting large. Only other thing I can think of that can do it well enough is alcohol, but then everything in there is now with alcohol. I dont know if you could use other types of sugars like fructose but I would just stay with regular sugar for a lot of other reasons.
It may fit under the cabinet but you have to pull it out to put the liquid into the machine. Would have been nice if they could have made the liquid opening as close to the front as possible.
The one thing I can see happening was bright to life when he showed the handle lever design. I'm almost willing to bet NINJA says that the whole assembly is dishwasher safe. Regardless of whether it is or not, plastic always seems to get damaged in the dishwasher and creates tiny micro fractures. Once that happens those pins holding the handle in are just going to slowly breakdown. Washing it by hand is my recommendation.
$299.00 price tag not that into sushi when I can buy large frozen coke at McDonald's for $2. It is pretty impressive how again they took machines that cost thousands of dollars and turned it into machine for hundreds of dollars.
The allulose might work since it crystalized the same way sugar does. Playing around with that now. Allulose wreaks havoc on me though, so I have to tread carefully... literally.
Haha. Fools. Zero sugar then contains aspartame, sucralose or saccharin which are far worse than real sugar. It's a marketing ploy. You'll have to not drink these items all together to get zero sugar and zero bioengineered poisons.
Orange Julius Secret is Orange Juice and Powdered Creamer that's it. I knew someone that worked at one back in the 90s if you watched them make it you saw them add a white powder its creamer. And Real Sugar or Alcohol (Alcohol started as Sugar) is needed for so many things you can't cheat science 😊
@@collg5880 it's just plain coffeemate or any generic powdered creamer unflavored, it has a lot of sugar in it already. You just have to add enough to sweeten it to your taste, definitely not healthy but nothing that tastes good is
@@collg5880 just the stuff you mentioned no extra sugar. YT keeps deleting my comments sorry if they show up later? YT doesn't like when I mentioned the brand you did???
I just bought a Creami at Costco, and now they do this to me. LOL! I'd like to see a comparison of the Slushi's milkshake mode compared to the Creami's milkshake. Since it has a "Spiked Slush" mode, I assume that means things like frozen magaritas?
22:30 I don’t think he understands how the machine works nor does he understand how sugar affects the freezing temperature. Machine giving a warning because it’s clear that ice was building up on the condenser and bending the plastic auger. No amount of sugar he adds will melt the ice that already built up. He needs to dump out the batch, take out the condenser and melt off the ice build up. Sugar lowers the freezing temperature of the mixture, that is all. It interferes with the ice crystals forming, just as alcohol does. What he needs to do is retest the Coke Zero, but set the temperature all the way down and closely monitor the ice buildup on the condenser. It probably still wouldn’t work, but the amount of sugar required would be significantly reduced. As for making soft serve, he needs to retry again, but dump out half the batch and slowly increase the freeze level. There are two issues at play. The more the mixture freezes, the more it’ll expand. Also, the strength of the auger is the limiting factor since it’s plastic. Increasing the freeze level too quickly causes the mixture to freeze too quickly and prevents the auger from scraping the ice buildup on the condenser. Wild idea for tinkerers: try 3D printing a stronger auger out of metal and replace the plastic one. Also modify the shape of the auger slightly so the edge is a little sharp to better help scrape the ice from the condenser. Caveat: the auger might be made of plastic on purpose to be the sacrificial part to save the motor. If it’s replaced with a metal one, there’s a chance the condenser and the auger would freeze together and overload the motor.
Ninja is great at making almost awesome products, but they always manage to mess it up. My creami won't power on unless I unplug the power cord and plug it back in. The new foodi grill has a problem with the thermometer throwing an error that it's not plugged in if you place it into meat that's 40 degrees or colder (the older model didn't have this issue). The blenders are ok, but they're pretty fragile and the lids are overengineered for "safety".
There always seems to be some sort of crazy flaw... I hear ya... Remember the Creami Breeze got cancelled mid-production due to fires, evidently. I feel like they need to slow down a little bit, and work on tweaking and perfecting their stuff before making new models. That being said, I personally have been really lucky. None of my Ninja products have ever failed me with the exception of one food processor bowl cracking, and one ninja creami lid needing a replacement due to a little plastic nub breaking off.
@@chrisavetrano was going to try doing that today... Ninja doesn't think it will work, but scientifically, I think it should since allulose crystallizes the same way sugar does. Allulose messes with my body in crazy ways though for some reason... So the testing will be "interesting" haha
Nice! Working on a few recipes for this one that will work sugar free also. Also, Jolly Rancher makes some zero sugar slushie pix pre made that I'm checking out as well.