The Best Black Friday Ninja Deals of 2025: Slushi, Crispi, more

has become a ninja synonymous with fun In the American home kitchen – whether slushies or ice cream makers or impossibly multi-purpose appliances or air fryers that never looked like this before. But beneath that innovation lies a hive of engineering and invention. Ninja manages to take tools often reserved for professional kitchens and make them accessible to the wider public.

But as with all new things, mileage may vary. Here are the deals on Ninja devices that the WIRED team has tested, loved, and can heartily vouch for.

$150 deal on Ninja’s best espresso machine

Ninja came out strong with its first line of semiautomatic, grinder-inclusive espresso machines, designed for those who want both ease of use and the intense, take-you-for-a-ride taste of real espresso made with rich crema and a non-pressurized portafilter. The Lux Café Pro is Ninja’s answer to Breville’s hugely popular semi-automatic Barista Express (also on sale for Black Friday for a great price of $500). The Express has a tried and tested durability edge. But Ninja’s milk frother, with the whisk in its carafe, is better than any automatic milk frother I’ve used from Breville — and the bean assist to help you dial in the grinder settings is as good as I’ve seen in the price range. The cold foam option is also best in its class. If you’re an espresso purist, I’d roll with the Breville. But milk lovers may have reason to choose Ninja.

Viral Slushie Maker at Record Low Price

I can’t do anything about it; I like cold, alcoholic, slushy drinks. I have liked him for many years. But in bad times, before last year, it wasn’t actually very easy to make these at home. Now this is it. That’s what this slushie machine is for. It’s at its lowest price since the month of its release – more than 25 percent off. Mine changed a bit this year, but it’s equally good for an indoor holiday party. House guests would line up for house slushies like Taylor Swift fans at the merch table. I haven’t tried it yet, but a new, mega-sized 150-fluid-ounce Ninja Slushie Max XL is also on sale at an incredibly deep discount, $150 off. Each ounce of slushie is one dollar off.

There’s $20 Off on My Favorite Portable Air Fryer

Speaking of appliances that surprised me this year, this Ninja Crispy (7/10, Wired Recommends) is one of the few truly cool new ideas I’ve seen in air fryers recently. This is now my favorite tool for re-crisping leftovers, and I’ll definitely be taking it to the office. The air fryer basket also serves as a glass serving dish. Open the lid, and it’s also a storage device for your fridge or for taking leftovers to work. And what’s surprising is that the basket is dishwasher-safe and the whole thing is PFAS-free. The whole thing is also small enough that it’s easy to hide when you’re not using it at home. My liking for this crisp has increased with time. It’s not a huge difference in price, but it’s a weirdly wonderful tool, especially for people who value counter and cabinet space.

Crispy’s Upgrade is $50 Off

I’m still testing this “Pro” follow-up to Crispy’s, which is like a deluxe home edition for portable air fryer devices. Same PFAS-free glass-basket design. Same ability to change the size of the basket. But it has more temperature stability, more options, more ability to control timers, and theoretically room for a whole chicken in its 6-quart glass basket. It’s a little faster than Wee Crispy, and not as portable. But in initial testing, it’s a fairly powerful air fryer, it re-crisps pizza like an absolute champ, and I love the glass baskets. And surprisingly, for a brand new device, it’s at an even better discount than the previous generation.

A magical soft serve ice cream machine at a reasonable discount

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen my co-worker Adrienne get so instantly excited about a device as she did when she got the Ninja Creamy Swirl (formerly, oddly enough, known as “Swirl by Creamy”). She called the thing “magical” in print, and privately rejoiced at its newfound popularity among her children and her children’s friends—not to mention her ability to make her own tart frozen yogurt with cobbler on top. Basically, this thing works by twisting and puffing pre-frozen ice cream or froyo (or food-restricted this-or-that) into beautiful and airy soft-serve swirls. Any flavor you like! Any combo you want! The world is your oyster – theoretically, including the oyster ice cream that First Lady Dolly Madison reputedly loved (though kinda fake). Let me know how that goes.

Hard-serve ice cream is even cheaper for Black Friday

Ninja’s OG ice cream maker, the non-soft-serve Creamy, is also on sale right now for $50 off. It’s not a $7,000 professional PacoJet, but for $170 you can make a ton of delicious ice cream using Ninja’s online recipes, WIRED reviewer Joe Ray wrote.

A great, low-cost blender-chopper set at $70 off

The 1,400-watt Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System is a classic Ninja device, in that it does it all. It shreds, chops, crushes, chops, and mixes—and it does it at a price that’s good, even when it’s not discounted. In fact, it’s WIRED’s favorite reasonably priced blender system, based on testing by WIRED reviewer Emily Peck. At just $150 for the entire setup, it’s a bit of a steal: You can puree sauces, make smoothies, or crush ice for cocktails using the same motorized base. Just keep in mind that all the jars take up a lot of space in your cabinet.