Smoothie Blender World

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Hamilton Beach 51101 Single-Serve Blender

I have owned a Hamilton Beach Snigle-Serve Blender for three years, and it’s still going strong even though I use it once or twice a day. Small powerhouse!

Let’s face it, most of us just want one beverage at a time. I have a regular blender that can prep half a gallon or more — That’s fine, but I don’t usually need that many servings, even though I have a large family. And if you’re blending smaller amounts, the larger blenders don’t work very well.

So there you have it: A small, inexensive powerhouse that really goes the distance.

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Hamilton Beach 51101B Single-Serve Blender with Travel Lid, Black

I bought this to make smoothies with, but the first time I used it with yogurt, soymilk, and frozen fruit, I had to stop every now and then and scrape down the sides. I had to defrost the berries before I made another one. The lid NEVER fit onto the cup properly; I wound up using aluminum foil over the top when I was blending something. You can’t take the blade portion off of the cup to clean it which is extremely inconvenient; not to mention, who wants to carry around a “cup” with blending blades in the bottom. Finally, I just gave up and decided to buy something better. Save your money and buy a real blender!

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Hamilton Beach 54615 Wavestation Express Dispensing Blender with 48-Ounce Jar, Black

Look no further for the best blender you can get for frozen drinks. It’s very easy to clean and lightweight. After each use be sure to also clean the spout or it will collect lots of left behind fruit puree which can become molded inside the spout. This would make a great house warming gift. This blender is overall the only blender that I’ve bought that mixes my smoothies the way they need to come out right. The ice crushes completely and my smoothies, icies, and whatever else I use it for comes out perfect.

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Tribest Personal Blender – PB-100 Blending Package (with new S-Blade Assembly)

I started out with a $20 smoothie maker from GNC that worked reasonably well (it always left one ice cube uncrushed for some reason) until the motor burned out 2 months after I got it. So I ordered the Tribest which had awesome reviews. The problem is, mine just don’t want to blend. I put in frozen strawberries & bananas with yogurt and I’d say this only blends about half of the ingredients, even when I stop it and stir up the ingredients myself. If I try adding ice to the equation…forget it. The ice just bangs around ineffectually. The blend seems to have good speed though so I’m really not sure what the problem is. Everyone else seems quite happy with it.

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Back to Basics SM700 Signature II Smoothie Maker, Black

Purchased this unit after having a Back to Basics Smoothie Plus 600 for a couple years. That unit starting leaking, so husband wanted new one for our Anniversary. Received the Back to Basics SM700 Signature II Smoothie Maker and gave to husband. He used and thought it was ‘fine’. After several uses, the “light” indicating unit was ready would not come on & unit would not run. Exchanged unit through Amazon.com. Received replacement unit. Husband used TWICE, and it also burned out! Just completely dead. He unplugged after using & cleaning both units, so was not a surge (plugged into surge protector, also). Once… OK, can happen to any product. TWICE … No thanks. Will try another item. Why it needs an indicator light and has to be unplugged each time should have told me they had issues. Just don’t want anyone else wasting all their time & energy on this item. If it happens AFTER your return period with Amazon.com (easiest returns possible), then you’ll have to deal with Company and will be worse. Find another product, like I’m going to!