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A practical comparison

Ninja TotalCrush IQ601BL, IQ701SL or IQ801BK?

The Ninja TotalCrush IQ601BL, IQ701SL and IQ801BK all share a 72-ounce pitcher, a 64-ounce maximum liquid capacity, a manufacturer-claimed 1400 peak watts and Low/Medium/High/Pulse custom controls. Their extra tools and named menus differ. IQ601BL is pitcher-only and lists Milkshake; IQ701SL adds one 24-ounce personal cup and lists Extract; IQ801BK adds that tumbler plus a separate eight-cup processor bowl and Chop/Dough functions. Decide which work you actually repeat before treating the largest kit as an upgrade.

The pitcher is the shared starting point

Both exact US pages identify a 72-ounce pitcher with a 64-ounce maximum liquid capacity, a spout lid and a Total Crushing blade assembly. The maximum-liquid line is more useful than the nominal capacity when judging a liquid recipe, but it is not a promise about how much of every thick, foamy or expanding blend can be finished safely. Neither model’s exact in-box list contains a food-processor bowl, feed chute or processor blade.

IQ601BL: Milkshake, no personal cup

IQ601BL arrives in the Velvet Tide finish with the pitcher and motor base. Its named Auto-iQ menu is Smoothie, Ice Crush and Milkshake. The in-box list does not include a personal cup. That simplicity suits someone who pours from the pitcher into their own glass, needs no blend-and-go setup and will use the listed Milkshake preset. It is not the right choice if a portable blend cup is essential or if the specific Extract menu matters.

IQ701SL: Extract and one cup

IQ701SL is the Dark Silver two-vessel package. It keeps the same main pitcher, then adds one nominal 24-ounce bullet cup with a 22-ounce maximum liquid capacity, its CrushBlade assembly and a spout lid. Its named Auto-iQ menu is Smoothie, Ice Crush and Extract. One cup is convenient for a personal serving, but it is not a two-cup household package; the TB301, for example, supplies two separate 24-ounce cups, while the Detect TB401 has one personal cup plus a processor bowl. All of these are distinct setups and should not be collapsed into a single capacity total.

IQ801BK: add a processor, not more pitcher capacity

IQ801BK adds a 24-ounce tumbler with a 22-ounce maximum liquid fill, an eight-cup processor bowl and chopping/dough blades. The page lists five presets across the system: Smoothie, Ice Crush, Extract, Chop and Dough. Blending and processor modes use separate arrangements; an eight-cup bowl is not an eight-cup blender pitcher. The maker states the dough blade mixes up to two pounds of dough. The exact in-box list does not include an automatic dicing kit, so its Chop preset should not be mistaken for a dedicated dicer.

Make the questionnaire answer the real need

Choose the 64-ounce-or-larger pitcher answer for either TotalCrush package. If you need exactly one 24-ounce personal blending cup, IQ701SL qualifies and IQ601BL does not. If you require a pair of cups, neither should be carried forward as a two-cup result. The named-menu answer separates IQ601BL’s Milkshake mode from the Extract menus on IQ701SL and IQ801BK. A food-processor bowl requirement selects IQ801BK or another reviewed processor-equipped alternative; neither IQ601BL nor IQ701SL includes that bowl.

Both pages say listed BPA-free parts are top-rack dishwasher-safe and both show a one-year limited warranty. The product pages do not settle hot-liquid or dry-grinding permission. If either is essential, do not use pitcher size, peak wattage or a sibling model’s instructions as a substitute for the exact IQ600/IQ700 guide. Before buying, also check current availability and the contents on the exact offer page; color and model code matter for replacement parts.

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