Introduction
Imagine a product that converts your favorite solid foods into liquid and mix them up so that you can prepare a healthy and quick meal in a short time or make a tomato sauce for the winter or make a potato puree for your gorgeous meal. How convenient right? That is why blenders are essential for our kitchens.
The description above was for the classical, old blenders. Imagine a product with special cups for smoothies, chops the ingredients off even when they are frozen, compatible with the cups & lids of other Ninja products, and has a dough program, which is much quicker than rolling out the dough manually.
Ninja BN801 and Ninja BL642 are that kinds of blenders. However, these are not the only features Ninja BN801, and Ninja BL642 have. They have differences in various ways, bringing us to this article’s main subject: Ninja BN801 vs. BL642
1- Auto-Programs
One of the most tiring things about the blenders is that we cannot always know exactly how long we should keep the blending process. If you keep it short, your drink will contain tiny food particulates. If you keep it long, you will spend time and effort needlessly. Also, you must wait there and focus on the process, as you are the timer. With the auto-program feature, you do not have to be the timer, as it perfectly times the process, or wait for it to be done, as the blender does it on its own.
Ninja BN801
Ninja BN801 has 5 auto-programs. The first one is “Smoothie.” As the name implies, the auto-program times the process for smoothies without any problem. The second one is “Ice Crush.” This is the auto-program for making snow out of ice in seconds. The third one is “Extract.” This is an auto-program with a separation process that extracts the juice from the food.
The fourth one is “Chop.” This is the auto-program for chopping foods off, a perfect feature for chopping onions off while avoiding lacrimation. The fifth and the last auto-program is “Dough.” With special dough blades, this is the auto-program for making dough in seconds.
Ninja BL642
Ninja BL642 has 3 auto-programs. The first one is “Frozen Drinks / Smoothies.” This auto-program can be used both for crushing ice and making smoothies. The second one is “Food Puree.” This auto-program is, as the name implies, for making purees. Its strong engine can even puree cooked meat with no bones. However, one thing you should consider is that blending hot ingredients could cause a problem. Therefore, it will be safer if you leave them cool before blending.
The third one is “Pulse.” In most of the blenders, this program is not automatic. We are used to using it manually, but with Ninja BL642, you can reach the easiness of automatic pulsing. “Pulse” is the program you should use when you need a brief blade show at the highest speed.
2- Manuel Programs
We said above that one of the most tiring things in blenders is that we should guess how long we should blend the ingredients. Well, it is not like that all the time. It is a very good privilege to use auto-programs, but it is always good and safe to have manual programs on the bench.
Then, when you try something new or just need one single burst of power, you can arrange the tool in whatever way you want. You can do whatever you want manually with 4 manual programs of Ninja BN801 and 5 manual programs of Ninja BL642.
Ninja BN801
Ninja BN801 has 4 manual programs. The first one is “Low.” This program functions at low speed. It is used when you have hard ingredients, doubt the blades function properly, or worry that they will be damaged on the fast program. Run them on the low program. The second one is “Medium.” This program functions at default speed. It is used when your ingredients are not completely liquid but not too hard.
The third one is “High.” This program functions at high speed. It is used when easy-to-blend ingredients must be blended very well. You can use the high program. The fourth one is “Pulse.” Unlike Ninja BL642, the pulsing function of this ninja is manual. This manual program is used when you need a quick burst of power from the blades at the highest speed.
Ninja BL642
Ninja BL642 has 5 manual programs. 3 of them are the same as Ninja BN801’s. The first one is “Low.” This program functions at low speed. It is used when you have hard ingredients, and you are worried that they will be damaged on the fast program, run them on the low program. The second one is “Medium.” This program functions at default speed. It is used when your ingredients are not completely liquid but not too hard.
The third one is “High.” This program functions at high speed. It is used when you have easy-to-blend ingredients that must be blended very well. You can use the high program. The fourth program is “Blend.” It has an Auto IQ, but you select the setting and arrange the time. The fifth program is “Ultra-Blend.” It is the faster one of the fourth program.
3- Easy to Use / Clean
We all had that problem when you prepared a good meal with your blender, you enjoyed your meal, and now the dishes need to be washed, but it is so tiring because you cannot wash them properly due to their unremovable pieces. Just to think that you are going to wash them feeling like it is a punishment would make you avoid using them. Therefore, a blender needs to be easy to clean.
Another thing aside from cleaning that makes you avoid using them is the complicated designs. A blender needs to be designed and easy to use. With their removable pieces and basic designs, Ninja BN801 and Ninja BL642 are easy to clean and use.
Ninja BN801
With its removable pieces, Ninja BN801 is very easy to clean. By removing the blades gently, you can wash them like you are washing a water bottle. However, you need to be very careful while cleaning the blades as they are very sharp and can cause severe cuts.
It is also very easy to use. You only need to line up the arrows to place and lock them before using them. It is important because you won’t be able to close the handle if you don’t align the arrows. This prevents the misuses that cause damage to the tool. After placing them, you can do whatever you want from the touchscreen in which all the programs are included. Just adding the ingredients and touching the button of the program you want is enough.
Ninja BL642
Ninja BL642 is very similar to Ninja BN801 in cleaning and using features. With its removable pieces, It is very easy to clean. By removing the blades gently, you can wash them easily. Like Ninja BN801, you must be careful while cleaning the blades. It is very easy to use, as well. All you have to do is line up the arrows to place and lock them before using them, just like mentioned above. It is a necessary condition because you won’t be able to close the handle if you don’t align the arrows.
4- Versatility
Before, we said, “I make orange juice every morning with this blender,” and we saw this as an incredible feature. It was actually for those times. But now, the era of “just” blenders is over. Now our sentences are like; “I crushed the ice with the blender,” “I made a potato puree with the blender,” “I rolled out the dough with the blender,” or “I chopped off the onions with the blender.” None of them were default blender features. Instead, we are handling more things with fewer tools by producing versatile kitchen tools. Ninja BN801 and Ninja BL642 are that kinds of tools.
Ninja BN801
The thing that makes Ninja BN801 versatile is that there is no such thing as just blending. Whatever program you choose, it will blend. The program’s purpose is to determine what you want to do besides blending. For example, if you’re going to make a salad, put in the ingredients of your salad, watch it chop them off, and blend them simultaneously. Another example is rolling out the dough. You don’t have to roll out the dough yourself, just put the ingredients in and watch the blender do it with its special dough blades. Versatile right?
Ninja BL642
Like Ninja BN801, ice-crushing programs, rolling out the dough, and making smoothies are present in Ninja BL642. It has a “just blending” program as well. It has a special program for puree, as well. Even though it has the “High Speed” program manual program, it also has an “Ultra Blend” program. What more could you expect from a simple kitchen tool?
With the 3 auto-programs, 5 manual programs, and additional cups & lids of Ninja BL642, you have millions of combination opportunities for your meals. The only thing that will give you a hard time will be choosing what you want to do. Also versatile, right?
5- Blades
Many features, automatic & manual programs, and methods are mentioned above. We talked about how versatile they are, how easy to use, how easy to clean, and how to use their programs. But have you ever thought that if the blades of these products are blunt, what is the point of those incredibly useful features?
Of course, without sharp blades, none of those features are important. But no need to worry. The blades of Ninja BN801 and Ninja BL642 are so sharp that we even have to warn our customers to be careful about the blades.
Ninja BN801
With its sharp blades, you can use it for any recipe. If you are going to bake bread, place the dough blades, and watch it do for you in seconds. If you make a salad, place the chopping blade, and let it do for you perfectly.
Aside from saving time, you also give less effort to making a meal. Nevertheless, you give a little effort to do so. You need to drink something cool after all that effort. With the powerful crushing feature of the blades, you can crush ice and prepare something cool quickly.
Ninja BL642
With its sharp blades, enough to crush ice into snow, you can make the best of smoothies. Not just ice, these blades can also crush a whole fruit and extract the maximum amount of nutrients and vitamins. If you are a gym person, you would like the sound of maximum protein amount in a good shake.
Besides crushing, you can also roll out the dough with the dough program, even though it does not have special dough blades. But you need to handle them with care while cleaning, as you would not want to blend your fingers with them.
Conclusion
In conclusion, according to the features we determined above, we can say that a blender must be versatile, easy to clean, and easy to use; have powerful crushing blades, extracting blades, chopping blades, and dough blades. This is the definition of a blender based on this article. By evaluating these factors, Ninja BN801 would be better than Ninja BL642.
Thanks to the food processor function, it is one step ahead already. Besides food processing, it also has special blades for dough, so you do not need to use the same blade. This variety of blades means that the workload per blade would be low, and their chances of becoming blunt would also be low.
When you add the variety of the automatic programs to the features above, it becomes the obvious winner of the Ninja BN801 vs. BL642 comparison. However, that does not mean that Ninja BL642 is a useless product. None of the ninja blenders are useless. There is always a reason to choose a ninja product. For example, if you are a manual program using-type person, this would be the winner because it is a more manual product despite having an Auto IQ feature.
Top Amazon Customer Comments
Ninja BN801
Julio Rodriguez – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Got this for my wife to use, and she absolutely fell in love with it after our Blender of 6 years finally broke, this thing is strong, but it is loud so take that into account. The IQ settings are cool because spending on which thing you use it lights up the option so there is no confusion. the blades are extremely sharp so be very careful. My recommendation would be if you use it for anything make sure you rinse out the blades in warm water right after using it to avoid cleaning them manually or throw them in the dishwasher if you can.
Malay Patel – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Just everything you need in one machine. Supper handy for smoothies and juices. It comes with to go glass container for travel purposes. Food processor is just the right size I was looking for.
Malay Patel – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: This blender is amazing. It’s so powerful and makes the best smoothies. It’ll handle ice and root vegetables. One of my favorites is Turmeric ginger carrot smoothie with dates and banana. It also makes delicious cold coffee drinks.
Kaffeelvr – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: My first ninja buy was a smoothie set, then after that I started to like this brand. This set is great and everything was in perfect condition.
Kaffeelvr – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Love the chopping feature for making soups. Smoothies turn out perfect! I don’t know how I lived without it before!
Martine Philistin – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Quite powerful motor.
Martine Philistin – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Great power in making frozen Adult drinks or kid friendly drinks. Love the single 24 oz options. Great value.
Ninja BL642
Scott McDonald – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: Great blender, make sure you have clearance before ordering. This thing is pretty big. Outside of that, not really a complaint, it’s a great blender. I did a few milkshakes, one with frozen strawberries and it did unbelievable. You could barely notice the seeds it blended so well. Excellent texture.
Kimberly Price – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: First, I have never owned a blender. But I introduced my wife to smoothies (from a shop) and we were spending $20/day for us both to have one. After a week of that, I knew I had to do something! I searched the web for the one that did outstanding for blending frozen fruit and ice. I read tons of customer reviews and then settled on this model BL642 Nutri Ninja / Ninja Blender Duo with Auto IQ (note the owner’s manual has BL640).
Sarah – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: This thing is so perfect. Gifted it to myself for my wedding. I love the different size bullets. I do find that cleaning it is a bit of a pain, I sometimes find that it’s hard to get the smoothie out of the threads where the lid screws in.
Sarah – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: I had one of these for over 10 years before I burnt it out with regular rigorous daily use. Bought another one of the same model immediately. (Seriously, immediately)
Maddie – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Review: We knew we wanted to get more vegetables and fruits into our diet, and were close to getting a juicer. Infomercials on the Nutribullet changed our mind about that – it became pretty clear that the quantity of fruits/vegetables to make juice equated to a whole lot of clean up, a whole lot of wasted nutrients, and a whole lot of calories.