SMOOTH MODE
The programme heats the ingredients, cooks them and blends near the end. Exact time varies by model; John's recorded recipe runs at about 30 minutes.

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The Ninja heats, cooks and blends in one jug. This lab explains what the programmes actually do, how to control texture and how to turn useful leftovers into repeatable lunches.
The programme heats the ingredients, cooks them and blends near the end. Exact time varies by model; John's recorded recipe runs at about 30 minutes.
Heating and stirring cook the ingredients while preserving pieces. Cut everything evenly and keep solids below the marked hot-fill line.
Load solids first, add liquid last and finish with brief manual blending only when the result genuinely needs it.
Rinse promptly, keep the electrical base dry and use the cleaning programme or gentle manual wash specified for the exact jug.
Overfilling, floury ingredients on the hot plate, too little liquid and bones or hard scraps are all firmly off the menu.
Choose what is in the fridge below. Suggestions stay sensible and point only to recipes that have actually been recorded.
Choose the ingredients that need a job. Recorded recipes link straight through; sensible trials are clearly marked as ideas.
Pick two ingredients to reveal a sensible starting point.