🍹The Ninja SLUSHi is often out of stock, but when available you can find it here: bit.ly/4cAHXZs 🥼And if you're looking for the Slushie Calculator, here is a link to a video explaining it and a download link to the file: ua-cam.com/video/dm9qWj5Kw7A/v-deo.htmlsi=iYlhzGmva6wz_Q2t (it's all free
We just got our Slushi 3 days ago and already love it. Glad this channel showed up on my feed. If anyone wants a easy premix look into Lieutenant Blenders mixes. They are perfect for the Slushi. I've already made 3 and they come out so good. My family is addicted.
You're the man. Seriously - I purchased this machine (after several attempts on the waitlist) based on your videos and I'm super excited to use it. The spreadsheet is awesome, as well. With so few resources out there about making cocktail slushies, this is absolutely gold. Also - loved your 1% acid adjuster and have been using that for a few months now. Game changer. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you! Be sure to check those links again for spreadsheet 2.0. Some errors in the first one that have been corrected. I'll do an updated video on how to use that soon.
Thank you! So glad I discovered (and subscribed!) to your channel. Love the presentation and the scientific aspect. It is excellent that you place the recipes into the description for easy reference! I made this daiquiri recipe in my new Slushi and it is wonderful but I wish it was a bit thicker. What is the trick to tweak the recipe to achieve this? Less alcohol or less simple syrup or both? Could I add a thickening agent to accomplish this? Thanks again!
@CallMeHarris I’ve not seen that before. I personally wouldnt be too interested in thickening up a slushie, but if you wanted to go that route I honestly don’t know the best product to use.
If you could work on a recipe with pre made margarita and strawberry margarita mix I would appreciate it. I use the Zing Zang pre mixes a lot now around the house
Can you use saline as part of the drink recipe. Also, can you use xanthan gum in the machine to preserve uniformity as the drink starts to melt while drinking?
Yes you can use saline. You can use xanthan but need to use way less then you would in a blender. Don’t know the exact amount yet, but if you used same as a blender cocktail you’d ruin your drink. Still not sure how well it will work, but will be testing that in the future.
I have bus wasn't my favorite. Don't know if I'm just used the the blender versions more, but you drink slushies faster and they are more dense. So with lots of coconut milk I don't love it as much, def worth exploring tho.
This might sound like stupid question, im setting up a home bar, and my mrs love a daqari. This looks like what im looking for.. But, she likes to changer her flavours, is it possible to add some kind of flavouring after or during the pour into glass to make either strawberry or Mango daquairi? Or wpuld you need to add the flavouring to the mix? Thanks
Trying to find a ratio of alcohol to add to a premade slush mix. Do you replace one part of water with one part alcohol or add the alcohol to the recommended mix ratio?
I had a slushie bourbon drink at a soccer match last weekend, and it had separated significantly in less than twenty minutes. I noticed your daiquiri doing the same as the video progressed. I've used xanthan gum to hold blended drinks together with some success. Is that something you can use with this machine, or is that a recipe for disaster?
You can use xanthan but you would use much less than a blender cocktail and I don't have the exact numbers. Plus you need to add it to the mix beforehand in a blender. The machine can't disperse the xanthan properly. Slushie drinks do seperate but I don't think it matters as much in a slushie as compared to a blender drink IMO
@@makeanddrink Thanks! And, yeah, I learned early to use as little as possible and to blend it thoroughly into the liquid before adding ice. No one wants to deal with slimy blobs in their cocktail!
So wondering if I can do a similar treatment to the margarita where you subbed the simple syrup for strawberry puree - could I do the same here and swap for a different puree (thinking guava) on the daiquiri
Cost, ABV and Flavor. I don't think it's worth it to use more expensive spirits in a a slushie most of the time. Also didnt want to use all of a 47% ABV. And since flavors can get dulled in a slushie, having the Probitas makes what would be a pretty generic Daiquiri a little more flavorful.
One is partly Jamaican and brings much more Of the tropical fruit flavors. It’s also higher in ABV, which doesn’t work well in these machines. Overall the purpose was to blend them to get the flavor I wanted and an ABV that would work in the machine.
Awesome video, thanks so much! I really like the calculator. Just got my machine yesterday! In your video of the calculator, you mention that tequila has brix of 0 and in the new calculator, the first section of spirits even defaults to 0. Most references on the web say that tequila has Brix of 11 (vodka around 14). Should I really be using 0 for these spirits instead of actual brix?
So that would be because someone put a spirit in a refractometer which will give you a reading, but that’s not sugar it’s alcohol. You can’t brix test anything with alcohol and get an accurate reading. There should be little to no sugar in spirits. I think tequila legally can’t have more than 1% sugar. Even ones with added sugar like Plantation XO rum is only 2.4 brix. So if you know it’s highly sugared you can add it in, but shouldn’t play a big difference.
Both, but mainly getting it to freeze. The spreadsheet does solve that problem for most drinks but there are wildcard ingredients than can alter things. So lots of trial and error and sometimes and that can mean lots of waste.
I don't know the exact math but the amount of salt needed to significantly lower the freezing point would be well beyond what you would add to a cocktail. Ocean salt water freezes around 28 degrees F so a 4 degree decrease, but its is significantly saltier than anything you would ever drink. I'd also guess straight Coca-Cola has more salt than adding 5-ish drops of a 20% saline solution per cocktail.
Not Tiki, but I wonder how Morganthaler's frozen Negroni would go in there. Perhaps that can then be adapted into a frozen jungle bird. His article is an interesting read in any case.
"Pour in Premade Bottle A, pour in half of Shelf stable 10 year old Bottle B and add a few drops from Bottle C?" Thanks, but no thanks. LOL. I'm coming here to see the master do his thing.
@SandstormGT Derek is the man. He's not going to do some lame off the shelf mix and any old bottle o' booze some frat boy is going to buy. He's going to make the drink usung fresh ingredients, quality bottles. That's what I mean. Because Derek is the man.
🍹The Ninja SLUSHi is often out of stock, but when available you can find it here: bit.ly/4cAHXZs
🥼And if you're looking for the Slushie Calculator, here is a link to a video explaining it and a download link to the file: ua-cam.com/video/dm9qWj5Kw7A/v-deo.htmlsi=iYlhzGmva6wz_Q2t (it's all free
It's back in stock at Walmart for $249 NOW
@@ld1994 Be aware that the Walmart version has less features and a smaller "tank" than the $300 version that Ninja sells.
The manufacturer needs to compensate you for doing their work for them lol
We just got our Slushi 3 days ago and already love it. Glad this channel showed up on my feed. If anyone wants a easy premix look into Lieutenant Blenders mixes. They are perfect for the Slushi. I've already made 3 and they come out so good. My family is addicted.
You're the man. Seriously - I purchased this machine (after several attempts on the waitlist) based on your videos and I'm super excited to use it. The spreadsheet is awesome, as well. With so few resources out there about making cocktail slushies, this is absolutely gold. Also - loved your 1% acid adjuster and have been using that for a few months now. Game changer. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you! Be sure to check those links again for spreadsheet 2.0. Some errors in the first one that have been corrected. I'll do an updated video on how to use that soon.
Yes, please make content using premade mixes as well. Make all the content. I just got my Slushi and I love your videos.
I love your recipes cuz they are made from scratch and honor classic cocktails. thank you! cant wait to watch more!
I always appreciate the diversity of subjects that you cover. Cheers
Yessss sir. Keep these coming. Thank you for your time and all your recipes.
Appreciate the timer and detailed instructions
Thanks for doing all this work! Just got mine ordered!
Definitely trying your recipes they look amazing. Wouldn’t happen to have a jack and coke slushie recipe as well would ya? Haha
Clutch just in time ....underrated channel
ohman, so happy I fell on this channel :)
Thank you! So glad I discovered (and subscribed!) to your channel. Love the presentation and the scientific aspect. It is excellent that you place the recipes into the description for easy reference!
I made this daiquiri recipe in my new Slushi and it is wonderful but I wish it was a bit thicker. What is the trick to tweak the recipe to achieve this? Less alcohol or less simple syrup or both? Could I add a thickening agent to accomplish this? Thanks again!
Thanks!
If you want thicker slushies with larger ice cyrstals its all about the water. So lower everything else or simply add more water.
@@makeanddrink Thank you!! What about adding Guar Gum or some other thickening agent. Do you recommend this?
@CallMeHarris I’ve not seen that before. I personally wouldnt be too interested in thickening up a slushie, but if you wanted to go that route I honestly don’t know the best product to use.
Have you tried to include xanthan gum in the slushi recipe, also maybe some saline solution?
Your content is better than ninja. You’re my go-to for how to use this machine
Thank you!🙏
Awesome man!! Any chance of making a strawberry daiquiri recipe!!??
Yes please share recipes for the ninja slushie. Especially adult drinks please
check out @makeanddrinkfrozen
If you could work on a recipe with pre made margarita and strawberry margarita mix I would appreciate it. I use the Zing Zang pre mixes a lot now around the house
Can you use saline as part of the drink recipe. Also, can you use xanthan gum in the machine to preserve uniformity as the drink starts to melt while drinking?
Yes you can use saline. You can use xanthan but need to use way less then you would in a blender. Don’t know the exact amount yet, but if you used same as a blender cocktail you’d ruin your drink. Still not sure how well it will work, but will be testing that in the future.
Have you done a pina colada?
I have. Didn’t love it so that will take some time to dial in.
Hi - really enjoy your channel! Would really appreciate if you could let me know how to make a strawberry daiquiri? Many thanks
Have you made a Piña Colada yet in the Ninja SLUSHi?? I am really interested in that. Thanks for your videos using this machine and the spreadsheet.
I have bus wasn't my favorite. Don't know if I'm just used the the blender versions more, but you drink slushies faster and they are more dense. So with lots of coconut milk I don't love it as much, def worth exploring tho.
Thank you! Any chance you can do an Aku Aku and/or Frozé next?
This might sound like stupid question, im setting up a home bar, and my mrs love a daqari. This looks like what im looking for..
But, she likes to changer her flavours, is it possible to add some kind of flavouring after or during the pour into glass to make either strawberry or Mango daquairi? Or wpuld you need to add the flavouring to the mix?
Thanks
Trying to find a ratio of alcohol to add to a premade slush mix. Do you replace one part of water with one part alcohol or add the alcohol to the recommended mix ratio?
Pre mixes are all different. They should have directions for how much alcohol to add, otherwise you’re just guessing.
I had a slushie bourbon drink at a soccer match last weekend, and it had separated significantly in less than twenty minutes. I noticed your daiquiri doing the same as the video progressed. I've used xanthan gum to hold blended drinks together with some success. Is that something you can use with this machine, or is that a recipe for disaster?
You can use xanthan but you would use much less than a blender cocktail and I don't have the exact numbers. Plus you need to add it to the mix beforehand in a blender. The machine can't disperse the xanthan properly. Slushie drinks do seperate but I don't think it matters as much in a slushie as compared to a blender drink IMO
@@makeanddrink Thanks! And, yeah, I learned early to use as little as possible and to blend it thoroughly into the liquid before adding ice. No one wants to deal with slimy blobs in their cocktail!
So wondering if I can do a similar treatment to the margarita where you subbed the simple syrup for strawberry puree - could I do the same here and swap for a different puree (thinking guava) on the daiquiri
You can. As long as the sugar numbers are in the right zone it will work.
@ gave it a go last night with a combination of sugar syrup and real guava puree and it froze really easily. Tasty AF!
Cool spec, was there a reason why you used a mix of Probitas & Flor De Cana?
Cost, ABV and Flavor. I don't think it's worth it to use more expensive spirits in a a slushie most of the time. Also didnt want to use all of a 47% ABV. And since flavors can get dulled in a slushie, having the Probitas makes what would be a pretty generic Daiquiri a little more flavorful.
@@makeanddrink makes sense. Yeah was curious since Probitas is my favorite "light" rum & flor de cana is my go to Daiquiri/Mojito rum
Ninja just came out with a bigger container that you can swap out.
Can you use Frozen Limeaid mix instead of the simple syrup and lime juice?
Probably. Anything that falls in line with the recommended sugar and alcohol numbers will work.
What do you need to mix for ready to drink mixes like chocolatini by uptown girl
Sorry I’m not familiar with that
Casual rum drinker here...What was the purpose of the two rums? And the second one that was stronger with flavor, what was the flavor?
One is partly Jamaican and brings much more
Of the tropical fruit flavors. It’s also higher in ABV, which doesn’t work well in these machines. Overall the purpose was to blend them to get the flavor I wanted and an ABV that would work in the machine.
Did the ice separate out of that daiquiri after drinking part of it?
Not really. Drinks the same as a normal commercial slushie you’d get.
Awesome video, thanks so much! I really like the calculator. Just got my machine yesterday! In your video of the calculator, you mention that tequila has brix of 0 and in the new calculator, the first section of spirits even defaults to 0. Most references on the web say that tequila has Brix of 11 (vodka around 14). Should I really be using 0 for these spirits instead of actual brix?
So that would be because someone put a spirit in a refractometer which will give you a reading, but that’s not sugar it’s alcohol. You can’t brix test anything with alcohol and get an accurate reading. There should be little to no sugar in spirits. I think tequila legally can’t have more than 1% sugar. Even ones with added sugar like Plantation XO rum is only 2.4 brix. So if you know it’s highly sugared you can add it in, but shouldn’t play a big difference.
@@makeanddrink Appreciate the quick response. Makes total sense! Thanks so much!
There is a Nashville bar (Pearl Diver) that does their pearl diver in a frozen drink machine. Could you do a pearl diver recipe for the Ninja?
For the slurpee, could you dispense into a whipped cream dispenser and charge it with CO2. Thus fixing the flatness?
I don't really know. Someone woul need to test it.
When you mean fine tuning does that in terms of getting the flavor right or getting it to freeze correctly?
Both, but mainly getting it to freeze. The spreadsheet does solve that problem for most drinks but there are wildcard ingredients than can alter things. So lots of trial and error and sometimes and that can mean lots of waste.
@@makeanddrink good to know.thanks. It does look neat.
@@makeanddrink did you start another channel for frozen?
No xanthan gum?
psssst, u can back order one at kohls, if you lucky they may be in stock for immediate pickup.. i just picked one up just in time for the weeeeeekend
Maybe it's in the spreadsheet, but how does adding salt affect the outcome?
I don't know the exact math but the amount of salt needed to significantly lower the freezing point would be well beyond what you would add to a cocktail. Ocean salt water freezes around 28 degrees F so a 4 degree decrease, but its is significantly saltier than anything you would ever drink.
I'd also guess straight Coca-Cola has more salt than adding 5-ish drops of a 20% saline solution per cocktail.
Not Tiki, but I wonder how Morganthaler's frozen Negroni would go in there. Perhaps that can then be adapted into a frozen jungle bird. His article is an interesting read in any case.
9:10 hey that's the name of this show! 😄
Where can I find your calculator?
link in episode description and pinned comment
@@makeanddrink Thanks
It's sold out again! - Ninja owes you Mai Tai :)
Add the liquor after it's slush
Yeah so that melts it
Just got one pretty sure they sold out again
Seems like they sell out every other day but are often back in stock shortly after.
Today they are back in stock @Walmart for $249
"Pour in Premade Bottle A, pour in half of Shelf stable 10 year old Bottle B and add a few drops from Bottle C?" Thanks, but no thanks. LOL. I'm coming here to see the master do his thing.
What?
@SandstormGT Derek is the man. He's not going to do some lame off the shelf mix and any old bottle o' booze some frat boy is going to buy. He's going to make the drink usung fresh ingredients, quality bottles. That's what I mean. Because Derek is the man.
this machine is trash! biggest waste of money i've ever spent
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@makeanddrink would you be able to make a pina colada please ?
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