Smoothie Blender World

If you know you want a smoothie blender, you’ll already half way to enjoying a wide range of fun (and maybe even healthy!) beverages. But the tricky part is picking out the smoothie blender that’s right for you. Depending on how often you want to make smoothies, how many people you plan on serving, how much you want to spend, how much space you have, and maybe even what kind of smoothies you want to make, you’ll want to pick a smoothie blender that is best suited to your needs in all of these aspects, and more.

Here is a checklist of things to consider when picking out a smoothie blender.

• How many smoothies do you want to make? One of the biggest differences is whether you choose a smoothie blender that makes one or two smoothies at a time, or whether you choose one that makes a whole big batch at once, which is then divided into many individual portions.
• How much space do you have? Along with the aspect above, how much space you have will determine whether a party-size or self-serve-size is the better smoothie blender choice for you.
• How much money do you want to spend? Budget can be an issue, especially since smoothie blenders, while very fun, are not often at the top of your “essential items” list. Maybe you are very serious about your smoothies and have the extra cash to spend on a deluxe smoothie machine. Or maybe it’s something you’ve thought was fun, but you’re on a budget and may need to go more economical. Smoothie blenders cost anywhere from $30-40 for a basic at-home blender to $800-1,000 for a high grade commercial style blender.
• What kind of smoothies do you plan to make? Not all blenders are created equal, with some much more capable to grind and crush ice to a very smooth consistency, and some better suited to softer type smoothies. If you plan to use your smoothie blender primarily for margaritas and other blended frozen drinks, you’ll want to make sure you choose a model that is designed to really get that ice chopped finely. If you’re more of a health-smoothie type person, and you’ll use mostly frozen fruit and yogurt, then you can go with tamer smoothie blenders that are less intense.