Recommend a good blender

I guess it's worth all that money since it works so well and will actually last. So hard to spend that much money on a blender!

Thank god for this thread....I almost went insane yesterday trying to make my blender actually do its job...30 minutes later, with me having to keep turning it off to stir every 10 seconds, I finally had a decent smoothie. /:< It was only 15 dollars, I should have known lol.

Thanks, everyone. I'll look into the ninja. The vitamix is just way too expensive.

I also have a Ninja. It is great for everything! I got mine at Sam's Club.

I have an Oster Personal Blender and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! :bigsmile:

I used to have a Magic Bullet and I think it is along the same lines. I think I prefer Oster, though, because the blender cup is much more 'drinking cup' sized. It's not as wide as the bullet. Also, the price is amazing. It's really not that expensive (like almost 1/2 the price of a Bullet), but I use it for the same thing. I use it daily, several times.

I look at price, convenience, durability and ease.


Hope this helps!!

oops, I just checked and my blender is not Hamilton Beach. It is a Waring X-treme commercial blender.

I am intrigued and amused by the Will It Blend website suggestion. Too funny!

love my ninja

There's an article in the September addition of Consumer Reports that put blenders through various tests. I'm first place was vita-mix at a 450.00 price tag and second place the Ninja at a 60.00 value.

I adore my Ninja blender. Way more affordable than the Vitamix and almost as good.

Yes but will the ninja last for a lifetime? No. My cousin has had her Vitamix for almost 30 years with no signs of wear or tear.

It's also Made in America (Cleveland) and I love that. The Ninja is made in China.

First off, don't even compare things that were made 30 years ago to today's garbage. Back then they were made to last. These days they're made to last a couple years. And as far as quality goes, made in america means nothing these days. What dictates quality is the profit margin.

With that said, Magic Bullet will do the job if used what it's intended for, and it's probably made in china.

We bought the bigger Ninja at Walmart to make smoothies with. I think it was about 70-80.00 and it alsocomes with smaller attachment. It works great. We mainly use it to make smoothies from frozen fruit, yogurt/skim milk. We have made some margaritas with ice and it worked really well!
You do have to pulse it, pause and stir by hand a few times if you make a big batch and make sure you have enough liquid in it to make your recipe smooth.

love my magic bullet

Yes but will the ninja last for a lifetime? No. My cousin has had her Vitamix for almost 30 years with no signs of wear or tear.

It's also Made in America (Cleveland) and I love that. The Ninja is made in China.

First off, don't even compare things that were made 30 years ago to today's garbage. Back then they were made to last. These days they're made to last a couple years. And as far as quality goes, made in america means nothing these days. What dictates quality is the profit margin.

With that said, Magic Bullet will do the job if used what it's intended for, and it's probably made in china.

you clearly know NOTHING about the Vitamix so kindly keep your uninformed opinion to yourself. The Vitamix has been made the same way in Cleveland for almost 100 years. They've obviously improved it over the years, but the basic idea is still the same. If the quality was as awful as you claim, my cousin (who again has had hers for almost 30 years) would NOT have just bought a Vitamix for her daughter last year. She bought it because the quality is still fabulous and it will last forever.

The vitamix is amazing and will last a lifetime. The amount of money I spent on the vitamix was not just a drop in the bucket - I made an investment. I invested in the health of my family for at least the next 30 some odd years.