Recommend blender and food processor?

AKNMHunt

My food processor started smoking and my blender motor gave up :-/

I want to be able to make smoothies with ice and frozen fruits and a decent size food processor. But money's tight. Any suggestions?

JPDad

Vitamix or blendtec are the way to go. Perfect for smoothies

1flowergirl

my husband broke his jaw so everything is blended to mush, we have found the ninja works great, we also use it for smoothies also.

morethenjustmum

Kitchen ninja, way to go if your on a budget. Got mine on sale for $100. Beets carrots kale frozen fruit you name it.
edit to add -9cup jug

aeb09

I have the Ninja Mega Kitchen System and love it. Came with a full size blender, full size processor and two individual smoothie mugs with travel lids. Very powerful and very fast. You can probably find it on sale but I spent $200 and it was worth it.

http://www.ninjakitchen.com/mega-kitchen-system/

FlaxMilk

Since money is an issue, this may not help, but a refurbished vitamix is a perfect blender.

You can get ninjas for $50. Those work well. I also got one of those ones with the mini cups to make single serving portions. It worked well, but I was always in danger of overflowing because I like to pack ingredients into my smoothies.

AKNMHunt

Since money is an issue, this may not help, but a refurbished vitamix is a perfect blender.

You can get ninjas for $50. Those work well. I also got one of those ones with the mini cups to make single serving portions. It worked well, but I was always in danger of overflowing because I like to pack ingredients into my smoothies.

I had a single serving one but the blades were up too high to actually do much. Which brand do you have? Mine was a Hamilton Beach. I'd love a single serving one too.

My husband's gonna kill me, haha.

FlaxMilk

I think it was Bella Cucina, but I gave it away. My $50 Ninja came with a single serving blending container and a normal sized blending container.

I found the Ninja to be kind of a pain due to cleaning and crevices. I can make so much in the vitamix, even hot soups, peanut butter, and flours. It was worth the price ($300 something for refurbished.)

brookemart81

We just got a Ninja and it's a great upgrade from the crappy blender we had before. This thing grinds up ANYTHING. It came with a couple to-go cups and a smaller blade that fits inside them, so you can blend up a smoothie or a small amount of something right in the cup and not have to get the rest of the blender dirty.

mom2kpr

Another vote for the Ninja. Love mine.