PacoJet vs Ninja Creami

We put the new Ninja Creami to the test against the Pacojet to see how well it performs when making ice creams, sorbets, and gelatos. See how easy it is to make superior ice cream, and a few tips on getting an even better bite with our frozen treats enhancers. Scott and Janie reveal the tasty frozen results… on this week’s episode of WTF.

[moviesseries]

One costs 8k and the other 150. No comparison.

[ProfShyv]

It's actually amazing Ninja managed to cut the cost of a >$6K machine down to ~$200 while maintaining all the core function. Perfect for home use

[jenniferkrause]

The patent on the Paco jet ran out. Ninja jumped on it and adapted for home use. That's why they're almost the same

[Thecodexnoir]

Geez! They’re 8gs now?! Ya… I’ll hit that respin button a few extra times instead thank you 😆

[joanneq]

I just purchased the ninja creamy and I am very happy with it. I haven’t had anything turn out wrong and all the things that I have made are absolutely delicious! Also, I don’t have any ice crystals in mine.

[qLeila]

If your ice cream was powdery when it came out it was simply too cold. Just let it thaw out for 5-10 before spinning and it gets perfect smooth results every time

[FreiCasull]

I found letting the container for the Creami sit for a little bit at room temperature to allow it to get to the right temperature before spinning helps.

[miguelchavez]

What i do, is add a little bit of liquid on my first spin to make it creamy and smooth. For my mango ones, I use mango juice, or sometimes water, just a little to get it creamy!

[santonioshand]

this is basically "should I get a vitamix or a ninja blender?" all over again 😂

[stratoskonstantoudakis]

Tips from a chef for smoother ice cream or sorbet add powdered glucose in your ice cream or sorbet when you make a sorbet you make a simple syrup dissolve the glucose in the boiling syrup then incorporate in your fruits using a blender you can also add xanthan gum 1/3 of a teaspoon to help keep the structure of ice cream or sorbet when left outside for a couple of minutes 50 grams of powdered glucose per 500 gr of total sorbet base is enough 🎉

[chalabread]

After lots of trial and error here’s how I found to remove ALL ice crystals
Add 1 tbsp of Cream cheese I promise it won’t taste like cheesecake (I don’t like cheesecake) you won’t even notice it because it’s 1tbsp for every pint it removes all tablespoons and makes it more creamy

[iamafractal]

What I’ve noticed is that if I use liquid nitrogen or dry ice powder and a stand mixer to pre-freeze the ice cream, then store in a creami canister, I can get excellent results that rival paco jet. One caveat is to make sure to push the product down into the canister so it catches well on the indentations on the bottom lest it will all spin around which could be dangerous.

[Haihay]

For the ninja creamy you have to add a little milk after the first churn cycle than d on it one more time

[impairedspoons]

Never had anything from a paco jet so wouldn't know the difference but just gotna ninja cremi and it blows my mind how a tin of pineapple can turn into literally silky smooth ice cream at just 250 calories a pint. Absolutely unreal how good it is. Even if inhad thebchance to try something from a paco jet I wouldn't as im never gonna pay 8k for a machine.

[brettgau]

I was expecting the $350 ice cream maker to outperform the $15000 one

[iPatG]

Finally some comparisons. Been waiting for this a long time.

[cheeseypie]

The Creami is about 3% of the price of a pacojet. So the fact it's probably 80% as effective is a pretty huge win for the Creami.



This is also still 1st gen product, whereas paco has been around for quite a while. Be interested to see where it could go with a 2nd gen model.

I've been impressed with it, was skeptical about buying one because, well, every other ninja product is hot garbage, but just bought one. I'll see how it goes. Made a mango sorbet yesterday, came out pretty great.

[WyattUTFT]

One thing I have noticed with the creami is that freezing things too cold actually hurts your results. I rarely have to respin now since I started freezing my pints in a slightly warmer freezer

[mimii]

Just bought a Ninja Creami and it's been the best thing I've bought this year. I got it on sale at Sam's Club and it comes with 3 containers and I've been experimenting with different ingredients such as coconut milk, bottled protein drinks, protein powder, sugar free instant pudding... it's really great if you are trying to watch your diet and would like lower sugar high protein ice cream. I love it so much I've bought extra containers just in case.

[Valkarons]

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