The catch
Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
The main pitcher serves both large blends and disc processing.
Side by side
Ninja Foodi SS401 vs Ninja Professional Plus BN801: BN801 separates processor work, and SS401 adds thick bowls and discs
Quick verdict
Ninja SS401 fits when sliced or shredded vegetables and thick smoothie bowls both belong in the same appliance brief. BN801 fits when you want a separate processor bowl and two 24-ounce travel cups. A 72-ounce pitcher with a 64-ounce liquid limit comes with both, but the food-prep accessories lead to different workflows.
Before you buy
Why, and what it costs you
Different tools are called for by coleslaw and smoothies
For sliced cabbage or shredded vegetables, the feed-chute and disc system for that job is included with SS401. BN801's separate processor bowl handles chopping and dough, but its standard package lacks those discs. The tradeoff is that SS401 processes through the same main pitcher used for large blended drinks. Plan the order of those tasks and any washing between them, and do not expect the disc package to create a second processor bowl.
Where this comes from
The cutting methods and shared vessel are established by exact package contents. No slicing-uniformity test is made, and no claim that chopped food is nutritionally or culinarily equivalent to sliced food.
The catch
Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
The standard package has no slicing or shredding discs.
Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Why pick it
- Included slicing, shredding and grating discs are what you want.
- An 18-ounce bowl maker with a built-in tamper appeals to you.
- The catch
- The main pitcher serves both large blends and disc processing.
Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- Why pick it
- You’d rather do processor work in a separate 8-cup bowl.
- Two different drinks fit in two 24-ounce travel cups.
- The catch
- The standard package has no slicing or shredding discs.
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What this page compares
Feed-chute slicing and smoothie-bowl tools are set against a separate processor bowl and two travel cups in the exact Ninja system packages.
This one comes down to food-processing vessel and supplied disc tools first, then to the limits of your own setup.
Which one fits
Pick the situations that sound like you
You want slicing and shredding discs supplied
BN801 does not include them, but SS401 does.
- Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Better fit
- Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- Caution
The daily routine is two separate travel smoothies
Two matching 24-ounce cups are included with BN801.
- Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Good
- Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- Better fit
You want a vessel dedicated to thick smoothie bowls
The bowl maker with its built-in tamper comes with SS401.
- Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Better fit
- Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- Good
A separate processor bowl is what you want
An 8-cup processor vessel is included with BN801.
- Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Good
- Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- Better fit
In practice
Differences you will notice
Different tools are called for by coleslaw and smoothies
For sliced cabbage or shredded vegetables, the feed-chute and disc system for that job is included with SS401. BN801's separate processor bowl handles chopping and dough, but its standard package lacks those discs. The tradeoff is that SS401 processes through the same main pitcher used for large blended drinks. Plan the order of those tasks and any washing between them, and do not expect the disc package to create a second processor bowl.
How we worked this out
The cutting methods and shared vessel are established by exact package contents. No slicing-uniformity test is made, and no claim that chopped food is nutritionally or culinarily equivalent to sliced food.
The second cup may matter more than discs to two commuters
Two people making different smoothies get two 24-ounce cups from BN801. SS401 includes one travel cup and an 18-ounce bowl maker, a different vessel with a different purpose. Blends still run in sequence, since both use one motor base. BN801's advantage is having two supplied travel cups available after blending, while SS401's package better serves someone making a spoonable bowl.
How we worked this out
The listed one-versus-two travel cups and the separate bowl-maker attachment are what the conclusion rests on. Cup labels are not a promise of finished-drink fill to the brim.
At the liquid limit, the pitchers tie
A 64-ounce maximum liquid capacity is specified for both selected 72-ounce pitchers. A choice between these systems for a liquid batch should therefore focus on the recipe and accessory workflow.
How we worked this out
No additional 8 ounces of safe liquid capacity is inferred from the larger molded-vessel label, because the two stated limits are equal.
Option A
Ninja, SS401
Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
Made for thick blends, it has a powered bowl maker, an extraction cup and processor hardware next to the large pitcher.
- Best for
- Included slicing, shredding and grating discs are what you want.
Facts we checked
- Main pitcher of 72 ounces, 64 ounces max for liquid
- Food-processing vessel is the main pitcher with a processing lid
- Supplied disc tools are a slicing/shredding disc and a grating disc
- Personal travel cups come as one 24-ounce cup
Option B
Ninja, BN801
Professional Plus Kitchen System
A time-tested 1,400-peak-watt bundle: large blender, processor bowl, dough blade and two travel cups.
- Best for
- You’d rather do processor work in a separate 8-cup bowl.
Facts we checked
- Main pitcher of 72 ounces, 64 ounces max for liquid
- Food-processing vessel is a separate 8-cup processor bowl
- Supplied disc tools include no slicing or shredding disc in this package
- Personal travel cups come as two 24-ounce cups
Spec by spec
Where they really differ
| Spec | Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System | Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System | In practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main pitcher | 72 ounces, maximum liquid 64 ounces | 72 ounces, maximum liquid 64 ounces | 72 ounces of liquid working capacity is not what the headline pitcher size means. |
| Food-processing vessel | Main pitcher with processing lid | Separate 8-cup processor bowl | BN801 separates the vessels, while SS401 shares its pitcher across jobs. |
| Supplied disc tools | Slicing/shredding disc and grating disc | No slicing or shredding disc in this package | A disc produces controlled slices that BN801's chopping blade does not. |
| Personal travel cups | One 24-ounce cup | Two 24-ounce cups | Two separate travel drinks can be held in BN801's supplied matching cups. |
| Thick-mixture vessel | 18-ounce bowl maker with built-in tamper | No bowl-maker vessel supplied | An ordinary travel cup is not the same as the SS401 bowl maker. |
| Auto-iQ programs | 7 | 5 | Differing vessel and attachment packages account for the program counts. |
Trade-offs
What each pick costs you
With Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System
- Just one 24-ounce travel cup is supplied.
With Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System
- A dedicated tamper-equipped smoothie-bowl vessel is absent.
Change of plan
When the answer changes
A required task is slicing or shredding
Go with Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System. The feed-chute disc tools are included with SS401.
What matters most is two travel cups and a separate processor bowl
Go with Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System. The BN801 package is laid out that way.
Decision guide
How to decide
SS401 is the fit when sliced or shredded vegetables and thick smoothie bowls share the same appliance brief, and BN801 is the fit for a separate processor bowl and two 24-ounce travel cups. Each includes a 72-ounce pitcher with a 64-ounce liquid limit, while their food-prep accessories create different workflows.
Work out which cut you need
Chopping, slicing and shredding each call for something different. If a recipe needs slices or shreds, the disc package on the SS401 is a decisive advantage. Don’t describe a chopping blade as the same capability.
Cups and bowl makers differ
The second cup on the BN801 suits a further portable drink, while the SS401's bowl maker is for a thick mixture worked with its built-in tamper. Counting both packages as just three containers would hide that difference.
Map out the order of prep
On the SS401, the pitcher handles large blends and disc-based processing alike. The BN801 gives food processing a bowl of its own. Neither has two motors, though separate vessels can keep ingredients apart between sequential tasks.
What this page can’t tell you
- No test of blending, slicing, cleanup time or smoothie-bowl texture is claimed. Within each system, all the attachments still share one motor base.
By the numbers
What the data shows
What we found across the high-end blenders we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
Show the facts and the math
| Product | Needs it meets | Facts we checked | Sources |
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You’d rather do processor work in a separate 8-cup bowl.
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