The Ninja Creami gave use a clever way of making ice cream at home, incorporating blades that allow you to chop up and blend ingredients right on the machine. It opened up an entire avenue of new homemade ice cream flavors. Problem is, the darn thing is huge, taking up an inordinate amount of countertop space. The Nutribullet Chill offers similar function in a much smaller footprint.
Billed as “47 percent smaller than other ice cream makers,” the countertop appliance is a direct competitor to Ninja’s Creami line in a more compact package, allowing you to enjoy homemade frozen desserts without hogging the limited counter space. Does it make ice cream as well as the Creami? We don’t know, but based on the images, it does look like this thing is worth the try, especially if you’re short on room on the kitchen countertop.
The Nutribullet Chill measures 15.1 x 9.6 x 5.7 inches (height x depth x width), which isn’t exactly small, but it definitely takes up significantly less footprint than the leading countertop ice cream maker in the market. While the original Creami is styled like a coffee maker, this one looks like a traditional blender, which hints at the difference in design philosophy that probably what allowed them to keep it more compact.
It uses what the outfit calls a 360 Double Cream Blade Technology, which, basically, means it employs a double-sided blade that can rotate both clockwise and counterclockwise, allowing it to thoroughly and efficiently chop up everything in its vicinity. Nutribullet claims this design produces creamier results while being faster than competitors. It offers five preset programs for frozen desserts, namely ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowl, and frozen yogurt, so you’re not stuck with making the same ice cream consistency and texture all the time.
The Nutribullet Chill comes with an LED display, so you can choose your desired preset from an illuminated interface. The display also lets you see how far along the churning process is going via a progress ring, so you have a clear idea how much longer you need to wait to finish the dessert. It comes with two 16-oz pints with storage lids, by the way, so you can freeze up to two mix of ingredients at a time. You might want to buy a few extra pints, too, in case you want to have more than two ice cream flavors ready to churn on standby.
In case you’re wondering how to use it, it works very similar to the Creami. First, you take the included pint and fill it with your chosen ingredients. Then, you put on the lid to lock things in and stick the whole thing in the freezer. They recommend a 24-hour freeze minimum, by the way, before turning it into a frozen dessert. Once you’re ready to have ice cream, you take the pint from the freezer, put it over the blades, and choose one of the five frozen dessert presets. According to the outfit, the churning process should take no more than five minutes, regardless of which setting you choose, so you can have your ice cream, sorbet, or frozen yogurt ready in short order.
The Nutribullet Chill is available now.
