What's a GREAT single serve blender?

nade0069

get the magic bullet. Its worth the cost!

CallMeCupcakeDammit

I have one made by Hamilton Beach, it was less than $20 at Target. The canister doubles as a glass to drink from. It doesn't crush ice too well though, so I just use crushed ice from the freezer instead of whole cubes.

I have this one, but I think it does ice way faster than the Bullet. My boss brought his Bullet to the office for us to make shakes with. Maybe I'm not using as much ice as you? It's easy to clean and it's just 2 pieces. I did just by the GE version of the Bullet so I can make smoothies for the kids. So far it's working well, but it doesn't chop everything up as great as the HB. Still have a couple of pieces of banana or ice at the bottom, but I'll live!

losermomof3

I have a oster and when I am done blending I change out the lid and it becomes a water bottle. Love it and it's not expensive!

Heather_Rider

I've used this for 3yrs. Love it. Not so big that you're making 1-2L smoothies.





(mind you, when i go out for the day, I use it twice and make about 1.5L of a shake to sip on throughout the day)

This is EXACTLY what have, and i use it 3 times a day and it works WONDERFULLY!! Crushes ice like a pro & really blends the stuff well!! I love love mine!!

Sharyn913

Will check back to view suggestions !

Captain_Tightpants

Wait... did you say BLender?

MostlyWater

I have a Magic bullet knock off, from JC Penney. Not sure if they sell it anymore, but with the kinds of coupons they always give, the whole set of stuff was under $15. I also thought I only needed a single serving blender, but it's actually handy for more than just a drink - i do my pesto in there and whatever else i need to do that's under 2 cups or so.

runbyme

Get a "real" blender just make sure the base will spin onto mason jars... mason jars are available in 250mL 500mL 1L sizes so you can match your blending in container to the size you wish to have. Drink right out of the cup you do the blending in.

I've got 3 of the bullets but the only use they get right now is to reduce coffee beans to a grind for the morning coffee. Everything else is done with a full-size and full-power blender right on the various mason jars, they even have ones with handles !

What a great idea! I'm going to try this! Thank you so much! :happy:

lizzybethclaire

*bump*

MMAQueen

I had terrible luck with my magic bullet, it died in 2 months, my sister also had bad luck with one.

I have a this one from walmart now:
http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/12-piece-power-blender-set-blue/10137246?trail=SRCH:blender&fromPLP=true&ancestorID=alldept&searchString=blender&moduleName=S0011&startSearch=yes&fromSearchBox=true&addFacet=SRCH:blender

1/2 the price of a magic bullet, and it destroys ice like it's nothing.

Rynoman2k3

I have this one.

http://www.jcpenney.com/dotcom/cooks-5-in-1-rocket-power-blender/prod.jump?ppId=1b38c49

DazzlingDD

I have had the Hamilton Beach Blander for about a year and I love it. It is basic and does the job. I love the top because I can just blend and drink, but all so take on the go.Must have for small spaces , quick blends, and low cost . I use mine for smoothies to protein shakes. I got mine in red from walmart.

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-51101B-Personal-Blender/dp/B0017XHSAE/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1343318912&sr=1-1

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hamilton-Beach-Single-Serve-Blender-With-Travel-Lid/5924588

hellokehtty

I've used this for 3yrs. Love it. Not so big that you're making 1-2L smoothies.





(mind you, when i go out for the day, I use it twice and make about 1.5L of a shake to sip on throughout the day)

This is what I have, $16 at Walmart. Handles any frozen thing you throw in it. LOVE it.

Pandorian

Note by "base" I did mean the base of the blender, the blade attachment... I watch yard-sales for spare pitchers / blade assemblies, or even the powered base that runs it...

Take a mason jar ring with you and if that will go onto the base of the pitcher the blades will fit your standard mason jars (wide-mouth ones need a different blender) Bullet comes with what 4 cups? A box of mason jars? a dozen for $2 at a yardsale last weekend... 12 cups everyone at the party can blend their custom beverage in their own cup with a rinse of the blades between use.

znm100

We just got a Ninja Pulse, and it comes with 4 self serve containers that you blend right in... its really powerful and easy to use/clean... love it so far... a tad on the expensive side though... 79-99 usd

vettle

wow I had the magic bullet when it first came out and I hated it. barely chopped anything, just slightly mixed teverything. My sister just bought one to make smoothies and she put kale in it and I was chewing on the kale still.. gross. Plus you get all those stupid bulky plastic cups that you have to put somewhere.

I have a 10 dollar betty crocker blender I picked up at superstore and it works better than my 80 dollar immersion blender (though that works pretty awesome for large jobs). Chops anything you put in it.

Here's a link to a picture of it: http://yourhome.shoptoit.ca/shop/product--productId_9869999.html

Alisha_countrymama

the magic bullet is wonderful. I have a GE model that I got at walmart for 20.00. However, my co-worker bought the magic bullet for all of us at the office (we're doing body by vi) and I love it. I know its expensive but so worth it. With my GE I have had times where the seal or lid has come lose and therefore the inside needs to be cleaned. I've never had that with the bullet. Btw, there are 3 of us doing bbv at work so approx 3-4 shakes get made a day and its still going strong 2 months later. Good luck.

I'm doing the same thing. I got the GE Blender. It works well. I did hear that the regular Magic Bullet is better, but I can't speak from experience. I've been doing BBV since January Lost 40 pounds.

Aj722

Agree, the Hamilton beach is great. Just be sure to put yogurt in first and I've never had a problem blending anything, including frozen strawberries and peach slices. It's easy to travel with too, if you're going on a longer vacation. Some of the other less expensive blenders had issues with their lids, I've never had trouble with this one.

PunkyG210

I have a Ninja Storm (400 watt). I love it and have been using it at least twice a day. It crushes ice beautifly. I got it from QVC. The item # is K35305 and I paid about $30.00. They currently don't have any in stock but I'm sure you must be able to find it in stores. I have it in black and my daughter has a fuschia one. I'm so glad that I purchased it. It works better on ice than any blender I've ever bought.

Kathy

c8linmarie

I have a magic bullet. While it works, I don't LOVE it. I always end up having chunks of ice in my shakes or chunks of frozen fruit in my smoothies.

I like the mason jar idea, so I will have to try that with my full size blender.