The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2026: Now With Soft Serve
The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2026: Now With Soft Serve
2026年两款最佳冰沙机：现已支持制作软冰淇淋
We live in the golden age of the home slushie machine. It’s a new age brought upon us in 2024 after the virally popular Ninja Slushi brought the bar slushie into American kitchen—and with it a new world of frozen margaritas and Bapple slushies. But this year Ninja’s original slushie machine has been supplanted. The Ninja Slushi dropped to record low prices during Prime Day, likely in part because the new best slushie machines are a couple of newer models by Ninja.
我们正生活在家用冰沙机的黄金时代。这是一个始于2024年的新纪元，当时病毒式传播的Ninja Slushi将酒吧风格的冰沙带入了美国家庭厨房，随之而来的是冷冻玛格丽特和苹果冰沙的新世界。但今年，Ninja最初的冰沙机已经被取代了。Ninja Slushi在Prime Day期间降至历史最低价，这很可能部分是因为Ninja推出的几款新机型成为了目前最好的冰沙机。
Both of the new Ninja slushie machines in 2026 have leapfrogged the rest of the competition. The Ninja Slushi XL ($350) is the best frozen drink maker I’d recommend to most for its faster freezing times, smarter controls, higher capacity, greater flexibility on ABV and sugar content, and ability to make satisfying soft-serve ice cream. For those prone to hosting parties, I’ll take this year’s Ninja Slushi Twist ($400), a two-chamber device whose marketing gimmick is frankly silly, but which solves a real problem for hosts. The Twist lets you keep one chamber of slush always flowing, while the other one re-freezes.
2026年推出的两款Ninja新款冰沙机已经超越了其他竞争对手。Ninja Slushi XL（350美元）是我向大多数人推荐的最佳冷冻饮品机，因为它冷冻速度更快、控制更智能、容量更大、对酒精浓度（ABV）和含糖量的适应性更强，并且能够制作出令人满意的软冰淇淋。对于经常举办派对的人来说，我会选择今年的Ninja Slushi Twist（400美元），这是一款双腔设备，虽然其营销噱头坦率地说有些愚蠢，但它确实解决了派对主人面临的一个实际问题：Twist允许你保持一个腔体的冰沙持续供应，同时让另一个腔体进行重新冷冻。
And so I am happy to report the state of the home slushie remains strong. Boozy slushies are maybe the one thing I miss from that first Covid-19 pandemic summer—the days when “supporting local business” meant sucking down whiskey slush by parked cars, like some John Cougar Mellencamp character. These days, I’m like the king of daiquiris. I am the sultan of slushed tamarind micheladas and the friar of frosé. These frozen drink machines can, of course, also make normal slushies without booze in them, for parents and lovers of 7-Eleven. Frozen juice is delicious. Everything frozen is slightly more delicious. There is also the promise (but not quite the reality) of frappés and milkshakes.
因此，我很高兴地报告，家用冰沙机的市场依然强劲。含酒精的冰沙或许是我对新冠疫情第一个夏天唯一怀念的东西——在那段日子里，“支持本地企业”意味着像约翰·库格·梅伦坎普（John Cougar Mellencamp）歌里的人物一样，在停放的汽车旁喝着威士忌冰沙。如今，我简直是代基里酒之王。我是罗望子米歇拉达冰沙的苏丹，也是桃红葡萄酒冰沙（frosé）的修士。当然，这些冷冻饮品机也可以为家长和7-Eleven的爱好者制作不含酒精的普通冰沙。冷冻果汁很美味，所有冷冻的东西似乎都更美味一些。此外，它还带来了制作法布奇诺（frappés）和奶昔的承诺（尽管目前还未完全实现）。
Prefer ice cream? Former WIRED reviewer Adrienne So had her spring and summer changed last year by a rainbow of soft serve and tart froyo from the delightful Ninja Swirl by Creami (9/10, WIRED Recommends). For other summer refreshment, see our guide to the Best Cold-Brew Coffee Makers and the Best Pod Coffee Makers for Cold or Hot Brew.
更喜欢冰淇淋？前WIRED评论员Adrienne So去年被Ninja Swirl by Creami（9/10分，WIRED推荐）制作的各种软冰淇淋和酸味冷冻酸奶所惊艳，度过了一个不一样的春夏。如需其他夏季消暑指南，请参阅我们关于“最佳冷萃咖啡机”和“最佳冷热胶囊咖啡机”的指南。
Updated June 2026: After a new round of testing, I’ve added Ninja Slushi XL and Ninja Slushi Twist as my two new top picks. Greenpan Frost is added to the honorable mentions. I also newly tested a Vibofrost machine. Prices and discontinued items have been updated and/or noted.
2026年6月更新：经过新一轮测试，我将Ninja Slushi XL和Ninja Slushi Twist列为我的两个新首选。Greenpan Frost被加入荣誉提名。我还新测试了一款Vibofrost机器。价格和已停产的产品信息已更新或标注。
Ninja Slushi XL Slushie Machine
Ninja Slushi XL 冰沙机
Ninja Slushi machines are, quite simply, childlike fun for adults. I don’t know a soul who owns a Slushi who isn’t just kinda delighted by it. The Ninja Slushi XL, which arrived in the spring of this year, is a better machine than the original Slushi in almost every way. It’s bigger, sure, with a maximum fill level of 96 fluid ounces versus the 64 fluid ounces of slush offered by the original. This is useful for groups larger than four or five, but if this were all the machine offered, it would be a nominal refresh.
简单来说，Ninja冰沙机就是成年人的童趣玩具。我认识的每一个拥有Slushi的人，没有谁不对它感到欣喜。今年春天推出的Ninja Slushi XL在几乎所有方面都比原版Slushi更出色。它当然更大，最大容量为96液盎司，而原版仅为64液盎司。这对于四五人以上的群体非常有用，但如果这只是它唯一的改进，那它只能算是一次小幅升级。
What matters is that the compressor is significantly upgraded. This means faster freezing, and colder freezing that allows for higher-ABV drinks and even credible soft-serve ice cream. Depending on fill levels, boozy slushies take a mere 8 to 12 minutes—half the time I’d expect on the smaller machine.
真正重要的是它的压缩机得到了显著升级。这意味着冷冻速度更快、温度更低，从而可以制作酒精浓度更高的饮品，甚至能做出像样的软冰淇淋。根据填充量，含酒精的冰沙仅需8到12分钟即可完成——这仅为我在小型机器上预期时间的一半。
You also don’t need to fuss around as much determining correct freezing temps. A “SlushAssist” feature determines and monitors optimal slush temps for any liquid you dump into the XL. While I don’t know how it works even after asking Ninja (their answer was pretty opaque), the feature works well enough I abandoned choosing “milkshake” or “boozy slushie.” I just press the SlushAssist button, and then a slushie or Dole Whip or soft-serve ice cream comes out.
你也不再需要费心去确定正确的冷冻温度。“SlushAssist”功能可以为你倒入XL的任何液体确定并监控最佳冰沙温度。虽然我问过Ninja但仍不知道它是如何工作的（他们的回答相当模糊），但该功能效果很好，以至于我放弃了手动选择“奶昔”或“含酒精冰沙”。我只需按下SlushAssist按钮，冰沙、Dole Whip或软冰淇淋就会制作完成。
Notice I didn’t say milkshake, despite Ninja’s advertising? That’s because low-fat dairy that goes into milkshakes causes too much froth in a slushie machine, so most recipes recommend heavy cream. This produces a substance a lot more like dense, rich, soft serve than a much lighter milkshake. But let’s be clear: The ability to make soft-serve ice cream in 20 minutes is a wild addition to my home life.
注意到我没提奶昔了吗？尽管Ninja在广告中提到了。这是因为奶昔中使用的低脂乳制品会在冰沙机中产生过多的泡沫，所以大多数配方建议使用重奶油。这产生出的成品更像是浓郁、厚实的软冰淇淋，而不是轻盈的奶昔。但我们要明确一点：能在20分钟内制作出软冰淇淋，这对我居家生活来说是一个疯狂的提升。
The one relevant downgrade is that the larger size means that the minimum slush is 14 fluid ounces instead of a pint. For coffee frapps in the morning especially, this might be relevant. The machine is also 13 pounds heavier and a couple inches wider. Otherwise, this is just a better slush machine, on sale for last year’s Ninja Slushi price.
唯一相关的降级是，更大的尺寸意味着最低冰沙量从一品脱变成了14液盎司。特别是对于早上的咖啡法布奇诺来说，这可能有所影响。此外，机器重了13磅，宽度也增加了几英寸。除此之外，这只是一台更好的冰沙机，而且售价与去年Ninja Slushi的价格相同。