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Review · Frozen-block machine

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe

Ten programmes, 710 ml tubs and two flavours in the same tub. It does not chill: you freeze the base for 24 hours and it turns it into ice cream in a few minutes.
710 ml
per tub
10 programmes
and two flavours
24 h
of freezing
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Common questions
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC502EU with the tub of cookie ice cream and a cone beside it
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC502EU ice cream maker
The short answer

The Ninja almost everyone buys

It is the middle one of the range and the one that makes sense for most people: tubs of 710 ml — against the small ones on the standard CREAMi —, ten programmes and the settings Top y Bottom, which allow two flavours in a single tub. It costs €40 more than the basic one and less than half the Scoop & Swirl.

The important thing to understand before buying it: it is not an ice cream maker. It has no compressor and chills nothing. You prepare the mix, freeze it for 24 hours in its tub, and the machine shaves that block until it turns creamy. It is a different craft, and it changes how you have to formulate.

The gold version is the same machine, only the colour changes
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Buyer reviews
4,5
out of 5

Our score, after reading the reviews one by one.

How the ice cream turns out
Genuinely creamy if the base is properly formulated. Several buyers reach the same conclusion on their own: when you get ice crystals, the problem is the recipe, not the machine.
Ease of use
Touch panel, understandable without the manual. The hard part is getting used to preparing the base the day before.
The noise
Es el theme of its reviews. Some describe it as noise you notice through the whole house, and others say it is hard to hear each other speak in the kitchen.
Quality and price
Expensive for what it is — a motor and a blade — but those who use it daily say it pays for itself.
How well it works

Four things you notice
in use, not on the box

You have to think about the ice cream a day ahead

The 24 hours of freezing are not a tip: they are how it works. Those who buy spare tubs cite it as the best trick: “that way you do not have to wait 24 h for the next one”.

The texture depends on your recipe, not on the machine

The bad reviews and the good ones tell the same story from both sides. With light, protein-heavy bases crystals appear; with the recipe dialled in, several say they do not miss the gelato shop. The machine does not correct an unbalanced formula: it shreds it as it is.

Two flavours in one tub, genuinely

The Top and Bottom settings work the upper and lower halves separately. That is the real difference from the basic CREAMi, more than the three extra programmes.

The noise, and how long it lasts

It sounds loud, but only briefly: the cycle runs from two to five minutes. Those who complain about the noise almost always end up saying it is worth it.
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC502EU with the pot full of freshly shaved cookie ice cream
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC502EU ice cream maker
And two flavours too

Top and Bottom: the function that sets it apart from the basic one

The Deluxe tub is worked in halves. You put one base at the bottom, another on top, and choose the matching setting: the machine shaves only that half. It works for two flavours, and also for leaving half the tub untouched for another day.

710 ml
Capacity of each tub
2
Tubs included
Top and Bottom
Settings by halves
10 programmes
Ice cream, gelato, sorbet, granita, frozen yoghurt, milkshake, frappé and extras
The balance

What it wins and what you have to accept

The best of it
  • 710 ml tubs: a real batch, not a single dessert
  • Two flavours in the same tub with Top and Bottom
  • A touch panel you understand without the manual
  • Parts are dishwasher safe
  • It allows protein-rich, low-sugar ice cream with a creamy result
What you have to accept
  • It does not chill: the base has to be frozen 24 hours beforehand
  • It is noisy, and that is the complaint repeated most
  • The recipe book it comes with is only in English, French and German
  • Without a balanced formula crystals appear, especially in light bases
  • Footprint: 42 cm tall and 6.5 kg
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe NC502EU: an in-depth analysis
Specifications

Specifications of the
Ninja CREAMi Deluxe

10 programmes
Ice cream, gelato, sorbet, granita, frozen yoghurt, milkshake, frappé and extras
710 ml
Capacity per tub
2
Tubs included
Top and Bottom
Two flavours in one tub
24 h
Pre-freezing the base
2–5 min
Cycle length
Touch panel

Controls

6,54 kg
30,5 × 21,4 × 42,4 cm
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The Ninja CREAMi Deluxe
against its rivals

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Programmes
7
Tub
2 included
Two flavours
No
Price today
—
Cheaper. You lose the big tubs, the Top and Bottom settings and three programmes.
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If you want soft serve

Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl

Ninja · NC701EUSTGD
Programmes
13
Tub
480 ml
Two flavours
Yes
Price today
—
It adds soft-serve swirl dispensing and six more programmes. It costs almost twice as much and the tub is smaller.
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Moulinex Dolci ice cream maker
If you want another brand

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Moulinex · MJ602AF0
Programmes
10
Tubs
3 · 1.4 L
Two flavours
No
Price today
—
Cheaper, with one tub more and fifteen years of declared repairability. It does not do two flavours at once.
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If you're after the cheapest

Taurus Gelato Flow

Taurus · 925022000
Programmes
9
Tubs
3 · 1,5 L
Two flavours
No
Price today
—
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The verdict

Would we buy it? Yes, knowing what it is

If you have understood that it is not an ice cream maker but a machine that works an already-frozen block, the Deluxe is the one that spreads its price best: big tubs, two flavours and ten programmes. And if you also formulate the base well — and our calculator sorts that out — the result stands comparison with a gelato shop.

Do not buy it expecting to pour in the liquid mix and take out ice cream half an hour later. For that you need a compressor.

710 ml tubs
Two flavours at once
Ten programmes
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Answers to your questions

Frequently asked questions

Does the mix have to be frozen first for the Ninja CREAMi Deluxe?

Yes, and it is not optional: 24 horas in the freezer inside its tub. The machine chills nothing, it shaves an already-frozen block. If you cut the time short, the texture comes out with crystals.

Can I make two batches in a row?

Only if you have another tub frozen. It is the spare purchase buyers themselves recommend most: with four tubs there is always one ready.

Why do I get crystals?

Because the ice cream is not properly formulated. The machine gives back exactly what you put in: if the base does not have what it needs, you get crystals however long it spins. That is precisely what our calculator solves, and it has a Ninja mode.

Is it very noisy?

Yes. It is the complaint repeated most in its reviews, in all four languages. The compensation is that the cycle lasts between two and five minutes.

What languages does the manual come in?

The panel makes sense without a manual, but several buyers complain that the printed recipe book only comes in English, French and German.

And the gold version, is it a different machine?

No. The NC502EUSTGD is this same machine in a gold stone finish and at the same price. The colour changes, nothing more.
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