Ninja Swirl Review

Tom's Guide

The Ninja Swirl has taken over the internet, expanding the popular Ninja Creami family with a soft serve-style system. In this video,  @paulAntill   takes us through the Ninja Swirl from start to finish, including a Ninja Swirl unboxing and setup, Ninja Swirl recipes, and how to use the Ninja Swirl to serve up some ice cream. Considering this is a full Ninja Swirl review, you'll see the biggest reasons to buy and skip. Spoiler: the sound level definitely supports the latter.

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00:00Today I've got my hands on the Ninja Swirl.

00:03It's been taking over the internet

00:04and now people want to know how it compares

00:06to the Ninja Creamy and if it's worth $350

00:09for another appliance that, let's face it,

00:11is going to take up a lot of valuable counter space.

00:13So today I'll be setting it up, checking it out,

00:16and finding out if you should buy or skip the Ninja Swirl.

00:19If there's one reason that people love Ninja appliances,

00:22it's that they're all relatively simple to unbox and set up.

00:25Just like the regular Creamy and other Ninja appliances

00:28we've tested on this channel,

00:29including the Ninja slushy,

00:31it takes just a few minutes to get all the parts out

00:33and ready to use.

00:35We have the base, the creamerizer paddle,

00:38yes, that's what it's actually called,

00:39the outer bowl with a lid,

00:42two 16 ounce swirl pints with their storage lids,

00:45and then finally the dispense lid

00:48with a swirl press attached.

00:51That said, right off the bat,

00:53I can tell that compared to the original Creamy,

00:55the swirl is even bigger and that's because

00:57the added soft serve station built right here into the base.

01:00This whole thing weighs about 20 pounds.

01:02So instead of lugging it all the way to the kitchen,

01:04I'll get everything set up here.

01:06Just like Ninja's other appliances,

01:08you're gonna really appreciate this little booklet.

01:10Ninja clearly put a lot of effort into creating

01:13a convenient manual to get started quickly,

01:16from general tips to some very delicious recipes.

01:19So especially for our first time,

01:20let's go ahead and try out one of Ninja's recipes.

01:22We're going to start off with the Easy Vanilla Soft Serve.

01:27I like how many of these recipes use ingredients

01:29that you probably already have on hand,

01:31from Greek yogurt, milk, et cetera.

01:34I know a lot of people are gonna use this

01:35to make protein style ice cream with protein powders,

01:38and for that, there's a Creamy Fit mode.

01:41The guide includes everything that you'll need to know

01:43about what ingredient swaps you may need to make

01:45for something non-dairy,

01:47and what all those different modes mean.

01:49We're gonna start off with the easiest one,

01:51the one ingredient frozen yogurt.

01:53I mean, it's gonna be really hard to mess this one up,

01:54but we've got our Greek yogurt,

01:57our Greek mixed dairy yogurt,

01:59and all we have to do is fill up our yogurt

02:02to the max fill line.

02:04So we can put the lid on and move on to our next recipe.

02:08We're going to start by, in a large bowl,

02:10whisk together our sugar and our pudding mix.

02:13We're gonna add our cup of whole milk,

02:19lactose-free for all my tummy trouble buddies.

02:22Heavy cream, one tablespoon of vanilla extract.

02:26Nearly there.

02:27We're gonna slowly pour this in.

02:30Careful not to spill.

02:36And now for the hard part,

02:37we gotta put these in the freezer and wait 24 hours.

02:40In the meantime, I'll throw these recipes on our socials,

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03:04Okay, with everything frozen, it's time to get swirling.

03:07This is going to be a two-step process.

03:09First, I have to process the mixture

03:11so that it can be dispensed.

03:12I'll do that in the processor over here

03:14on the right of the machine.

03:15This is pretty similar to the Ninja Creamy.

03:17Basically, I'm gonna pull out the outer bowl.

03:19I'll pull back and hold the white paddle latch on the top,

03:22then flip over and insert the paddle

03:24on the bottom side of the processing lid.

03:27I'll put the frozen pipe in here, storage lid off,

03:30and install the processing lid by aligning these lines.

03:33Then, sliding the outer bowl onto the base

03:35with handle centered first.

03:36Twist handle to right to raise the platform.

03:39We're gonna hear that click.

03:40Perfect.

03:41Now, we're gonna pick our mode.

03:42We're going with soft serve, ice cream,

03:44and again, that guidance comes from our manual.

03:47And the countdown begins,

03:48and you can tell it's already pretty loud,

03:51but to tell you exactly how loud it is,

03:53we have our sound level meter.

03:5582, 83, so about 93 decibels.

04:04Not quiet, but let's see what everyone else.

04:07Yeah, a couple eyes here.

04:09We're just making ice cream.

04:10It's okay.

04:11It sounded like a computer fan was dying or something.

04:14Oh, basically.

04:20Oh, now it starts to quiet down.

04:21You can maybe hear me a little bit better now.

04:23I'm glad we're in a soundproof studio

04:24because everyone in our office,

04:26they do hate me right now,

04:28but it's all in the name of getting good ice cream.

04:30So far, this seems to be about as loud or even louder

04:33than the original Ninja Creamy.

04:35It's down to about 84 decibels,

04:38so still pretty loud even as it's finishing up its cycle now.

04:42So I will say it is also cool

04:43that we do get the nice countdown there

04:45telling us our progress and how much time is remaining.

04:51And like a lot of other people were commenting

04:52on our first TikTok video on this,

04:54it is pretty loud.

04:55So if you're in a smaller space,

04:56that could be a concern.

04:57And take it from me,

04:58someone who even gets a little subconscious

05:01about using just a regular blender,

05:02this thing is insanely loud.

05:05Now with that done, I'm pressing the release button

05:07on the left of the bowl here

05:08and twisting it to take it out.

05:09And looking at its texture,

05:10it does appear to be creamier

05:11than the original Ninja Creamy,

05:13which often needed another re-spin or two

05:15to get that soft texture that we have here.

05:17At this point, you could just go to town

05:18and enjoy your treat straight from the pint,

05:20but we're gonna get it ready for swirling.

05:22Now I'm aligning the blue pint tab

05:24with the blue tab on the dispense area

05:26and twisting clockwise until I hear that click sound.

05:28And surprise, there's also a drip tray here

05:31to pull from the bottom.

05:32Then you twist the white part here clockwise

05:34until it's fully extended.

05:37To dispense, I'm grabbing a cone

05:39and I'm just gonna pull the handle forward.

05:42It'll take a few seconds,

05:43and you can control the speed by how far you pull.

05:46You'll notice a blue disc inside,

05:47which is pushing the ice cream forward towards the nozzle.

05:50And if you're done, you even have a retract button

05:52that'll slurp up that excess ice cream

05:54back into the container so it doesn't go to waste.

05:56This is good,

05:57but I don't think we'll run into that today.

05:59So let's get serving and see what everyone else thinks.

06:03All right, anyone want ice cream?

06:05Should we let it in for it first?

06:06You gotta scream for it.

06:10I don't like that sound.

06:11I don't like that sound, it's still going.

06:12It's really good.

06:13Yeah.

06:14It's good, it's,

06:16the flavor's really good, but it's like,

06:17the consistency is.

06:18Would you put this in your apartment?

06:20No.

06:20I couldn't fit that in my apartment.

06:21Whatever the general happy feeling of ice cream is,

06:25the sound that that makes is the opposite.

06:27All right, that was a success.

06:29We're gonna do the same thing,

06:30but it's really good.

06:31It's really good.

06:32Yeah.

06:33It's really good, it's good.

06:34The flavor's really good, but it's like,

06:35the consistency is.

06:36Yeah.

06:37Would you put this in your apartment?

06:38No.

06:39I couldn't fit that in my apartment.

06:40We're gonna do the same thing all over again

06:42with our one ingredient, frozen yogurt.

06:44But there's a big problem that I'm running into here,

06:46and it's that the Ninja Swirl can't actually produce

06:48soft serve to feed a larger crowd.

06:51Like I was thinking, this would be really fun

06:52for a smaller party, but realistically,

06:54we only got a few servings from both flavors

06:57because of the smaller pint size.

06:59One solution would be to stock up on additional pints.

07:01You can get a two pack from Ninja for $34.99,

07:04but you've already spent $350 on this.

07:07Not to mention, these things will start

07:09to crowd your freezer space really quickly.

07:11So if you're hoping to become

07:12the resident ice cream social host,

07:14this, unfortunately, isn't the answer.

07:17Now that we're done with ice cream,

07:18I just gotta make sure I clean all these parts properly

07:20so that they're ready for next time.

07:22That includes the paddle latch,

07:23the parts of the swirl cups,

07:24including the nozzle and the swirl press lid.

07:27All these parts, luckily, are BPA free

07:29and safe to throw on the top rack of your dishwasher,

07:31which I would 100% do if I were using this regularly.

07:35Otherwise, hand washing only takes a few minutes.

07:37You may also wanna wipe down the drip tray

07:39and the controls in case anything got sticky.

07:44Compared to getting the standard Ninja Creamy for $199,

07:47is the Ninja Swirl worth the extra $150?

07:50Well, if you regularly make soft serve,

07:52the improved consistency and the dispenser

07:54might be worth the extra cash.

07:56Otherwise, you probably wanna stick

07:58to your regular ice cream shop.

08:00You can save the cash and just get the Creamy.

08:02The swirl is a fun way to make a whole range

08:05of delicious ice cream treats at home

08:07and can be a good investment.

08:08Just make sure you have enough counter space for it.

08:11Do you already have a Ninja Creamy

08:12and are you considering an upgrade

08:14or did this video confirm that you can just save your money

08:16when it comes to the Ninja Swirl?

08:18Let me know what you think

08:19and stay subscribed for more cool tech.

08:21You can follow me to see what else I'm reviewing.

08:23Until the next one, I'll catch you later.

08:30Bye bye.

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