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Features of Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer
Ninja Coffee Bar vs. Keurig 2.0, What’s The Difference?
Ninja Coffee Bar vs. Nespresso, What’s The Difference?
Ninja Coffee Bar vs. Bonavita, What’s The Difference?
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What Is The Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer?
Ninja Coffee Bar is an all-in-one brewer that allows you to brew a full carafe, half carafe, single cup or travel mug, without affecting the taste or richness of the coffee.
Ninja Coffee Bar gives you 4 coffee brewing options:
Classic Coffee: a smooth and balanced brew.
Rich Coffee: a more intense flavor for times when you prefer a stronger brew or want to add milk or cream to your cup without toning down the richness of the coffee.
Over Ice: for all your iced coffee cravings, this option ups the richness of coffee x2 for a concentrated drink that won’t taste watered down.
Specialty Drinks: Cappuccino or Latte, anyone? This option gives you an even more concentrated brew of coffee, that’s almost as strong as espresso, for a frothy cup of specialty coffee drink.
Ninja Coffee Bar uses Auto-iQ technology, an intelligent features that draws the right amount of water from the reservoir, depending on your selected brew type and size, for a brew that always tastes good.
Thermal Flavor Extraction, a patent-pending technology by Ninja, automates controls of temperature, pre-infusion, coffee saturation and flavor richness to unlock the true potential of your favorite coffee beans.
Features of Ninja Coffee Bar:
Choose from one cup, travel mug, half carafe or full carafe sizes.
Choose brew type: classic, rich, over ice or concentrated.
Programmable LCD clock with Auto start settings.
Removable water reservoir.
Drip stop feature.
Permanent filter.
43 oz carafe capacity.
Available in glass carafe or stainless steel.
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Ninja Coffee Bar Compared To Other Coffee Makers:
Ninja Coffee Bar vs. Keurig 2.0 – Which Is Best?
Keurig 2.0 and Ninja are totally different systems. Keurig 2.0, which we’ve written about in details, is a single-server coffee maker that uses K-Cups (coffee pods) to brew coffee, and now it is able to brew a full carafe as well.
In a Keurig 2.0 Brewer, you can select your cup size (including a travel mug – depending on the model) or a full carafe which brews 4 cups at a time. For your cup sizes, you’ll use a K-Cup and for a carafe you’ll use a K-Carafe, which holds a larger amount of coffee in it.
A Keurig also gives you the option to adjust the strength of your coffee, so you can tone the boldness of the brew, just like the Ninja Coffee Bar, but not as precisely.
When brewing with a Keurig 2.0, you have the option of using K-Cups or a refillable K-Cup filter, which allows you to use your own coffee ground and cut on your coffee pod expenses. And in addition to coffee, Keurig can brew a variety of drinks like tea, Iced tea, hot chocolate, speciality drinks and more, however for these drinks you’ll have to buy the K-Cups.
So should you go for a Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer or a Keurig 2.0?
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Keurig K550 2.0 Brewer
Feature
Includes permanent filter, 5 paper filters, 40 recipe cookbook, coffee scoop, glass carafe, milk frother, and tumbler
Multi-Serve Dial lets you choose a size for a cup, travel mug, half carafe, or carafe
Thermal Flavor Extraction Technology allows you to dial up the flavor richness level and choose a brew: Classic, Rich, Over Ice, or Specialty
Auto-iQ One Touch Intelligence draws just the right amount of water needed from the reservoir based on the brew size and brew type you select
Ninja Hot & Cold 18 oz. Insulated Tumbler: Tritan double wall tumbler with a stainless steel accented lid, that's perfect for iced and hot coffee
Gray and black housing
Illuminated 80 ounce water reservoir with easy-fill flip-top lid
XL color touch display
Automatically reads K-Cup pack and K-Carafe pack labels
Brews the perfect beverage every time with Keurig 2.0 Brewing Technology
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Here’s the edge that a Ninja Coffee Bar has that the Keurig 2.0 doesn’t have:
Ninja’s brewing options are more diverse and give you a more personalized coffee experience than Keurig 2.0. You select the size you want and the type of brew you want (Classic, Rich, Over Ice or Specialty). These options don’t only customize the strength (i.e. longer steep time in Keurig), but the concentration of the coffee brew itself.
Also, the Ninja Coffee Brew with its more traditional design, gives you a classic glass carafe with a hot plate that keeps your coffee warm, or a stainless steel carafe, if you opt for that model. You also get auto start timer, if you’d like to wake up to coffee ready for you to enjoy.
Ninja Coffee Bar vs. Nespresso, Which Is Best?
Like Keurig, Nespresso is a single-serve machine that uses pods to brew coffee. However, Nespresso’s specialty is espresso and espresso only. With a Nespresso, you’ll be able to brew a shot of espresso that you can drink on its own or make it as a specialty drink like a Cappuccino, Latte or Macchiato. a Nespresso machine doesn’t brew a regular cup of coffee, the closest thing you’ll get to a coffee is an Americano, which is a shot or two of espresso with hot water added to it.
Nespresso uses its own espresso capsules exclusively, which are available in a wide range of blends. There are also other options like Nespresso-compatible pods or refillable pods.
What’s the difference between Nespresso and Ninja Coffee Bar then?
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Nespresso Inissia Espresso Maker with Aeroccino Plus Milk Frother, Black
Nespresso Pixie Espresso Maker, Electric Titan
Nespresso A+GCC1-US-BK-NE VertuoLine Evoluo Deluxe Coffee & Espresso Maker with Aeroccino Plus Milk Frother, Black
Feature
Includes permanent filter, 5 paper filters, 40 recipe cookbook, coffee scoop, glass carafe, milk frother, and tumbler
Multi-Serve Dial lets you choose a size for a cup, travel mug, half carafe, or carafe
Thermal Flavor Extraction Technology allows you to dial up the flavor richness level and choose a brew: Classic, Rich, Over Ice, or Specialty
Auto-iQ One Touch Intelligence draws just the right amount of water needed from the reservoir based on the brew size and brew type you select
Ninja Hot & Cold 18 oz. Insulated Tumbler: Tritan double wall tumbler with a stainless steel accented lid, that's perfect for iced and hot coffee
Includes Aeroccino Plus milk frother: rapid one touch preparation of hot or cold milk froth; Items sold separately valued at 199
Easy insertion and ejection of capsules; For use with Espresso coffee capsules only
Compact brewing unit technology; Fast preheating time: 25 seconds; 19 Bar high pressure pump
Removable 24 ounce water tank; Folding cup tray accommodates tall recipe glasses; Used capsule container holds 9-11 used capsules
2 Programmable buttons for Espresso and lungo preparation; Energy efficient; A Class energy rating; Automatic power off after 9 minutes of inactivity
Programmable buttons for espresso and lungo, folding drip tray for larger cups and recipes, brew ready in 25-30 seconds
Backlight indicators, water level detection, auto power-off, used capsule container, convenient power cord storage
12.83-Inch length by 4.33-Inch width by 9-1/4-Inch height
24-Ounce water tank
Includes Aeroccino Plus milk frother: rapid one touch preparation of hot or cold milk froth. Items sold separately valued at $348
New revolutionary Centrifusion technology to gently brew both Coffee and Espresso with one touch of a button
Capsule recognition and code reading technology for blend-specific parametric brewing. Two capsule sizes, large for Coffee and small for Espresso
Easy insertion and ejection of capsules. For use with Nespresso VertuoLine capsules only. Not compatible with Nespresso Original Line capsules
Removable used capsule container holds 17 used capsules. Automatic off mode after 9 minutes of inactivity. Removable 54 oz. water tank
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Nespresso is for espresso and espresso-based drinks (Cappuccino, Latte… etc.), it uses high pressure to brew a shot of espresso, which you can customize in size or volume.
Ninja Coffee Bar is a coffee maker, much like any other drip coffee maker, with upgraded features that get you more out of your favorite beans. While Ninja Coffee Bar claims to be able to make specialty drinks, truth is, it doesn’t make espresso in the traditional sense. Instead, it makes highly concentrated coffee that can be used like espresso.
The choice between these two isn’t very hard as both are different things:
If you want espresso, cappuccino, latte, macchiato… a Nespresso machine is for you.
If you’re a traditional coffee type of person, you’ll love the diversity Ninja Coffee Bar will give you.
Learn more about Nespresso machines here:
Nespresso Machine Comparisons: Pixie vs. CitiZ vs. U
Nespresso Inissia vs Pixie.
Nespresso Lattissima Pro vs. Gran Maestria.
Note: Nespresso has the VertuoLine machine which is able to brew espresso as well as coffee, but this system uses its own coffee pods, it doesn’t have refillable pods and it doesn’t have compatible pods from other brands.
Ninja Coffee Brew vs. Bonavita Coffee Maker:
The Bonavita is SCAA-certified (Specialty Coffee Association of America) coffee maker that is guaranteed to make you the right brew at the exact right temperature. The process in which is brews coffee replicates the pour-over method, it has a showerhead water system that pre-infuses the coffee ground to fully saturate it for an even brew.
But here’s where the Bonavita is different than the Ninja Coffee Bar:
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Bonavita BV1900TS 8 Cup Coffee Maker With Thermal Carafe
Feature
Includes permanent filter, 5 paper filters, 40 recipe cookbook, coffee scoop, glass carafe, milk frother, and tumbler
Multi-Serve Dial lets you choose a size for a cup, travel mug, half carafe, or carafe
Thermal Flavor Extraction Technology allows you to dial up the flavor richness level and choose a brew: Classic, Rich, Over Ice, or Specialty
Auto-iQ One Touch Intelligence draws just the right amount of water needed from the reservoir based on the brew size and brew type you select
Ninja Hot & Cold 18 oz. Insulated Tumbler: Tritan double wall tumbler with a stainless steel accented lid, that's perfect for iced and hot coffee
Lined with stainless steel instead of glass
The double walled design of the carafe helps to maintain the temperature of your coffee for a longer duration while the steel lining is now shatterproof.
Brewer is the optional pre-infusion function. When switched on the machine will pre-soak your coffee prior to brewing allowing your grounds to de-gas
The showerhead, filter basket, and carafe lid are all dishwasher safe and all plastic is BPA-free.
The flat bottomed filter basket and large showerhead ensure even wetting of your grounds to ensure proper extraction.
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It doesn’t have any brew size options. You can only brew a full pot of 8-cups.
There are no options to change the concentration of richness of the coffee like the Ninja Coffee Bar has.
It is not programmable, however, it is very quick to brew a full pot in about 5 to 6 minutes.
In other words, the Bonavita is a traditional type of coffee maker, but it makes a better cup thanks to its pour-over brewing method. While the Ninja Coffee Bar is able to give you more sizes and more brewing options.
Read more about Bonavita Coffee Maker:
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Bonavita vs. Brazen Plus
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