Ninja Professional Plus Blender with Auto-iQ vs Cuisinart Hurricane Pro Blender

Buy the Ninja Professional Plus for large family batches, crushed-ice drinks and preset one-touch blending at a lower outlay. Buy the Cuisinart Hurricane Pro if you want variable speed control, hot soup blending and a motor warranty measured in years, not months. The Ninja is plastic-bodied with a 1-year warranty and 3 presets; the Cuisinart is heavier, has an LCD timer, 4 presets and a 10-year motor warranty. Owners praise both for ice crushing; the Cuisinart draws complaints about noise and its taller footprint.

• Choose the Ninja Professional Plus if you want a big 72 oz pitcher, three Auto-iQ presets and simple button blending for smoothies and frozen drinks.
• Choose the Cuisinart Hurricane Pro if you want dial-in speed control from 1,500 to 30,000 RPM, soup and clean presets, and a long motor warranty.