I must admit that I never did hop on the Keurig bandwagon. My mom did and while I loved going to her house and being able to brew myself one cup of coffee, it just wasn’t that economical for my husband and I. We love coffee around here, so having the ability to brew a pot of coffee was pretty important to us. When the folks at Ninja contacted me about trying out their Ninja Coffee Bar, (which I was sent at no cost to facilitate this review) I will admit, I was a definite skeptic. But I figured if nothing else, I could gift it later as a Christmas gift for some of my other coffee loving family members.
After I whipped up this Starbucks Frappuccino within just a couple of minutes, I knew it was love at first sip. If you are a coffee drinker (and odds are if you are reading a review of a coffee machine, you or someone in your family most likely is), you won’t want to miss hearing about all this coffee awesomeness!
Upon opening the box you can tell by the packaging alone of the Ninja coffee bar that quality is of the utmost concern.
Ninja’s patent-pending Thermal Flavor Extraction™ technology is designed to deliver better, richer-tasting coffee with variable richness levels that are never bitter. Only the Ninja Coffee Bar™ brewer has Auto-iQ™ One Touch Intelligence technology, which draws just the right amount of water needed from the reservoir, based on the brew size you choose (cup, travel mug, half carafe, or full carafe) and brew type you select.
The way that the Ninja Coffee Bar uses its own scoop to assure you make the perfect cup of coffee every time just gets me. I’ve never had a coffee pot outsmart me, but this one – does.
Features of the Ninja Coffee Bar:
- Brew directly into your favorite cup or travel mug or make a half carafe or full carafe.
At the touch of the brew button, Thermal Flavor Extraction enables you to dial up flavor richness from Classic Brew to Rich Brew to Over Ice Brew in the size you want.
You can also select Specialty Brew Concentrated Coffee for hot and frozen blended specialty coffeehouse-style drinks.
The Precise Temp Warming Plate keeps your coffee at the ideal drinking temperature.
I loved how easy the Ninja Coffee Bar was to set up, too. After removing my old coffee pot, I simply pulled the machine out of the box and set it up. After washing out the filter and carafe I was ready to go!
I loved that the Ninja Coffee Bar comes complete with the coffee machine, Ninja Easy Frother, Ninja measuring spoon, glass carafe, reusable filter, and easy-to-use instructions for setting up and using your machine.You’ll even get a free booklet filled with coffee recipes for you to try in your own home!
And, even though we generally make a pot of coffee, there are some days that we only need a cup of coffee. Particularly Sunday mornings, when we’re running around (usually late….) and just need a cup rather than making a whole pot. With the Ninja everything is so easy to get that going.
For everyday use, I use the Classic Brew option, especially when I want more coffee flavor and just use my half-and-half. And, when Pumpkin Spice creamer hits the shelves I can brew up a cup of Rich Brew, and when Summer hits, I can’t wait to try out the “Over-Ice Brew” – I LOVE cold coffee with a splash of sugar free vanilla syrup.
I must mention that in receiving the Ninja Coffee Bar one of my first questions was, does how do I use the Ninja Coffee Bar Delay Brew. I would consider myself a morning person, but things go so much smoother when I smell the coffee brewing for me. It’s like I have a personal butler (for like a hot minute ’till things get real!) So every night I prepare my coffee so it’s ready to start in the morning and brewing as I am waking up.
It’s easy to set the delay brew on the Ninja Coffee Bar. Simply hit the “Delay Brew” button, click the “H” button for the hour and the “M” button to the minute, click which brew you’d like (Classic, Rick, Over-Ice, or Specialty) and then hit the “Delay Brew” button again. Your Ninja will give a little beep to let you know it’s got you covered and voila, your morning coffee is set to brew at the time that you set it to.
This truly is the smartest, easiest, fully featured coffee machine I have ever used. It even tells me when it needs cleaned – LOVE that!
If you’re thinking of grabbing your own Ninja Coffee Bar, you can see all of the benefits here and be sure to read more about the 5-year VIP product warranty as well – and follow Ninja on Social Media as well. You can find them on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest.
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