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Reviewed: Ninja KS 1100

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OK, here’s my review of the Ninja KS (Kitchen System) 1100. As you might recall I got this back in December. Since the holidays, I didn’t get to do much with it. Especially since it was “back-ordered” and all that. The cookbook arrived before the actual system itself, which was in a way Really nice, but in another way very cruel, since you could not make some of the great recipes in the book.

The Ninja is dishwasher safe, so cleaning is a snap. Although I admit that you can also clean the system by putting some hot water in it, and a drop of detergent. Blend it and voila, clean. It was a suggestion in the care and cleaning of the Ninja. It works great, but I still like washing things by hand.

I decided to make the pizza dough from the cookbook. This was a success! Making the dough was very easy. At first, you have doubts, only because it’s not normal. But after it comes out, it’s great. I even refrigerated the dough and made the pizza the next day. It was very tasty, and like the cookbook says, it’s pretty much a starter dough for just about anything. I also managed to make bread sticks with it as well. I just rolled out the dough in sizes of bread sticks I’d like and put salt and garlic powder on them. Baked them just like I would a pizza. Turned out great.

My sister was visiting me, and wanted to make a protein shake, and she blended some yogurt, water (I had no milk) and some frozen fruit I had. It turned out pretty good, and it blended very fast. Although, she admitted the milk would have made it taste a bit better.

Also from the cookbook, I decided to make a Mocha shake. It turned out awesome. I think in the future, I’ll probably end up using the Ninja to make any blended coffees. This is a great bonus, since Meesh already loves her coffee. We also tried the candy bar crunch recipe in the cookbook as well. Wow, this turned out to be a success! Actually, what I did was in essence, create a Tagalong blizzard! Eat your heart out Dairy Queen! This was awesome. The possibilities are endless!

All in all, I think the Ninja KS 1100 is an incredible product. I’m Really thinking I can safely get rid of my old blender. I would recommend this to anyone out there. You can also buy the Ninja at your local Target as well. They usually have a pretty extensive “as seen on TV” section.

Ninja KS 1100 update and mini review

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Ok, I received my Ninja Kitchen System 1100 yesterday. It was a pleasant surprise, as I expected, and here are my first impressions without actually using it just yet.

Taking it out of the box was very easy and straightforward. It came with a quick start guide that shows you all the pieces which were all there and what they did. Very straightforward and very informative. Kudos to them. I read the full instructions, including the care and cleaning information. Yes, the Ninja accessories are machine washable. So that’s what I’m doing. I Really don’t see how it wouldn’t be, unless the plastic parts melt in heated drying conditions. Luckily, I’m not a fan of the heated air dry and I don’t plan on testing it either. If someone has a Ninja KS system they’d wish to contribute to try it, I’ll do it then.

So there is the mini review. Right out of the box, it looks impressive and very big actually when you put the dough attachment on. I’m not Really sure why you can’t have the dough attachment on all the time except to conserve space on your counter. (Like me) I’m looking forward to trying some of the recipes they sent in the very thick cookbook I got days earlier. Full review to follow soon!

[UPDATE] You can find my full review here.

Ninja KS Update

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Ok, so far, I’ve gotten another email telling me that my order is now on back-order, and earlier this week, I actually received the Ninja KS cookbook, labeled on the packing slip with the Priority Processing. So does this mean the Priority Processing was put towards the cookbook? I thought the cookbook would arrive with the actual Ninja 1100 Kitchen System. I don’t even remember the cookbook even being a separate part of it. I guess this is their way of legally getting around it.

In other news, I also received my Wonder File as well. I haven’t used it quite yet, as I’ve been busy with Christmas stuff. I’ll have a review of it soon. My first impressions are pretty good so far.

Ninja 1100 Kitchen System Backordered!

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Remember when I decided to order the Ninja 1100 Kitchen System last week? Here’s the email I received today:

Due to a larger than expected response, the item(s) you ordered are temporarily out of stock. Please be advised that your order will ship once the merchandise is available. If you have any questions regarding this message, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1- 800-xxx-xxxx. Our Agents are available Monday through Saturday, from 8 AM to 10 PM.

I’m pretty sure I predicted this would happen. As a matter of a fact I went back and read the post and sure enough, like my Yoshi-blade, I predicted it. So I’m gonna have to call and ask them if I get a refund for the “priority processing”. It’s only 9.95, but it’s 9.95 I could use. It saddens me that I was able to predict this.

Now I guess I’ll be pleasantly surprised when it comes in. From my experience with the Yoshi-blade, it showed up a week after I received the “back-ordered” email. This is such a ploy to steal your money. Also notice how they don’t tell you what time zone the hours are for in the email. Makes me wonder why I even order this stuff. It makes me wonder of the quality of the product. Although I admit the product itself probably has nothing to do with the shipment center or distribution company.

As seen on TV madness!

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Ok, if you’ve been coming here pretty often, or you just plain know me, I’m a total “As Seen on TV” junkie. I just have to buy stuff for the sake of buying it sometimes. But deep in my mind, I have a use for the product I decide to buy, and so I get it. Never mind that I might only use the product once, it was a good buy. I mean, 19.95?? Wow! But Seriously, I know the little tricks and silly things they do to get you to buy one.

Anyways…

I ordered a Ninja Kitchen System today. You might remember I was on the fence about getting one. Well, after very little thought and no one Really telling me I shouldn’t get it, I decided to just go for it and  buy one. You’ll find a review for it soon enough. I was a bit wary of the “free shipping” since that’s usually where they make the money. But at $159.80 (or 4 payments of $39.95) I think they’re doing ok. I went for the lump sum payment. The only reason I do that is because when they do have payments, they have a processing fee (which isn’t shipping!) and it all adds up anyways. While checking out, they do throw a million add-ons at you which you probably don’t need. Like a second Ninja Kitchen System for $79.95. But I just couldn’t see my mom using it very much. I did order priority processing and it said “get it in 5-7 days!” I decided to get it since it was $9.95 and wasn’t so bad, even if it was technically a “shipping” cost. I suspect that it means the blender will be sent within 5-7 days (without telling me it’s back-ordered like my Yoshi-blade) and then it will get here using the slowest and cheapest shipping possible. Probably UPS ground, as they are often cheaper than even the US Post Office sometimes. We will see within 5 to 7 days what happens. I would be pleasantly surprised if I actually received it on my doorstep in such time.

On top of all this I also ordered the Wonder File. Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials. If you haven’t, you can watch it after the bump. This just looks too cool to pass up. I need a decent organization system and this could be it. You get 2 for the price of 1 essentially. Here’s a good example of when they rape you on shipping and handling. While the Wonder File costs $19.95, S&H will cost you $13.98. That’s almost as much as you are paying for the product! Something to consider when you decide to buy this product. I’ll review this as well and let everyone know how it turns out.

I just want to add that no one is paying me to talk about these products. I will gladly talk about them and review them (bad and good) if you pay me. All this is coming out of my pocket!

So what products have you bought recently from the internet? Are you a junkie like me?

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