Ninja BN701 Professional Plus Blender with Auto-iQ

Plan around sixty-four ounces, not the headline seventy-two

The BN701 package supplies a 72-ounce Total Crushing pitcher, lid and removable stacked blade assembly. Its maximum liquid capacity is 64 ounces, which is the useful distinction when planning drinks. Do not turn the larger nominal jar size into a fill instruction or a guaranteed number of servings. This exact package does not list personal blending cups; other Professional Plus systems and Duo bundles are different packages.

Three food programs and four manual choices

The BN701 quick-start guide shows Smoothie, Ice Crush and Ice Cream programs, alongside Low, Med, High and Pulse. Auto-iQ combines timed blending, pulsing and pauses. It is not evidence that this model senses the texture you personally want, and the Ice Cream label does not describe a freezing appliance. Use the supplied recipes and suitable prepared ingredients rather than expecting a preset to correct every mixture.

Ninja's current technical panel distinguishes 1,200 operating watts from the 1,400-peak-watt headline. Those figures are not our measured blade power, electricity use or a guarantee of performance relative to another blender. Some current maker bullet copy describes nutrient extraction instead of the panel's Ice Cream mode; this guide follows the actual BN701 quick-start controls.

The stacked blade changes how you pour and wash

The quick-start guide warns that the sharp stacked blade is not locked into the pitcher. It says to keep the lid locked when pouring, or carefully remove the blade assembly first when pouring without the lid. That removable assembly is an important handling difference from a permanently mounted bottom blade. Read the complete owner instructions before use and do not treat a dishwasher-safe label as protection from sharp edges.

For cleaning, the quick-start guide requires unplugging first and removing the blade assembly before placing parts in the dishwasher. The lid and blade assembly are top-rack only. Its hand-washing instructions call for a handled dishwashing implement that avoids direct contact with the blades, followed by rinsing and air-drying. Choose this design only if its blade-handling routine suits you.

Keep hot ingredients out

The supplied quick-start recipe guide explicitly warns not to blend hot ingredients. Consider this model for appropriate cool or frozen preparations rather than for transferring a hot pot of soup into the pitcher. A recipe or review that mentions soup is not permission to ignore that restriction. Follow the supplied owner guide for the complete operating and safety requirements; the source linked here is a quick-start guide, not the full owner manual.

Confirm size before choosing it for a tight cabinet gap

The current Amazon listing gives a 17.5-inch height, a 6.75 by nine-inch footprint and an 8.1-pound weight. Ninja's exact BN701 product panel instead lists 16.22 inches high, 11.3 by 9.8 inches and 9.63 pounds. The inspected sources do not resolve that difference, so this guide does not promise a particular assembled fit or select the smaller measurement. Confirm the supplied unit's size and allow working room to lift the pitcher and lid. The maker lists a thirty-inch cord.