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My husband is in love with this little machine, and has recommended it to all his friends. We sell and use Herbalife products, so we needed something to prepare the shakes in. I have a large blender, but it was a hassle to take it out and put it away (we have a small kitchen) for just two shakes. My husband knows exactly how much of each part of the shake to put in this, and how long to mix it for. We only use water and powder in this, so I don't know how it would work with something a bit bigger or bulkier. You do have to hold the button in order to get it to mix, so you can't just leave it mixing while you do something else. It's perfect for a single serving of any type of shake. But the stainless steel is perfect to avoid odor contamination and makes it very easy to clean. It's his favorite toy, and might become yours as well!
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I read many of the ratings for this and other single-serve blenders. The Cuisanart sounded good with the 350W motor where this one has only 175. But it was $70.00 roughly.
BalasHapusYes, this is not as powerful as my big kitchen blender. But I didn't want the effort it takes to use the larger ones. No extra parts and rubber seals.
One has to baby it when getting started with blending until the items are small enough. But I found it great for
smoothies with a variety of fruits. Although some have said it does well with ice, I haven't tried that yet. But I'm
going to try using frozen fruit instead. Right now I'm only using fresh. I found the drinks very smooth and well-blended.
I had the red model and it was outstanding. So easy to make drinks but with smoothies, even better. The blender chopped up nuts, spinach, strawberries, ice, watercress and a breeze to clean. I needed extra jars and Nicole Martinez at Hamilton Beach Customer Care was outstanding. She did not waste my time, she was concise, helpful, has aptitude and very professional. This is a well run Ametican company. GO for it!
BalasHapusThis personal blender does just what it says. It blends. I am on the HMR diet in which I blend and drink 3 or more shakes per day. These are mixed powder and ice cubes and this blender handles it all great. Add fruit, no problem. It is more quiet than my big blender I use at home for larger portions. Best of all it sits on a desk taking up no more space than the cup itself. Perfect!
BalasHapusI've had a full size blender for years and rarely use it. I use this little blender almost every day. It is just much simpler to maintain than my other blender (which I have to disassemble blades, base and gasket for cleaning). I use it mostly for fruit based drinks or banana/strawberry shakes. It has lots of power and I am very satisfied with my purchase.
BalasHapusI find a better flavor with my smoothies in the steel cup. The plastic cups get very scratched up in a short period of time. The few extra dollars are worth it.
BalasHapusI went on Amazon to get a new Magic Bullet since my old one was about five years old and acting up, when I saw this. I love it but the included instructions say to not use it with things such as hard cheese or dry crackers so it you want to use ice cubes that could be a problem. I saw reviews mentioning a burnt plastic smell. I got that once when I held the button down for about ten seconds. Now I just pulse the button and it works perfectly. I'm completely satisfied with everything about it.
BalasHapusMy husband is in love with this little machine, and has recommended it to all his friends. We sell and use Herbalife products, so we needed something to prepare the shakes in. I have a large blender, but it was a hassle to take it out and put it away (we have a small kitchen) for just two shakes. My husband knows exactly how much of each part of the shake to put in this, and how long to mix it for. We only use water and powder in this, so I don't know how it would work with something a bit bigger or bulkier. You do have to hold the button in order to get it to mix, so you can't just leave it mixing while you do something else. It's perfect for a single serving of any type of shake. But the stainless steel is perfect to avoid odor contamination and makes it very easy to clean. It's his favorite toy, and might become yours as well!
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