Magic Bullet Blender???

stephfree3
stephfree3 Posts: 14 Member
edited October 7 in Food and Nutrition
My blender just broke - arghhhh! I make a smoothie every day, sometimes I use it twice. I'm thinking of buying a Magic Bullet. Does it crush ice well? Anyone who owns one, I would love feeback before I go spend the money. Thanks!
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  • Laurelje
    Laurelje Posts: 167 Member
    I love my magic bullet blender and do use it to make smoothies. The convenience of blending in the cup you drink out of is awesome! If you just need a small blender that makes one drink at a time, it's perfect.
  • kstamm1607
    kstamm1607 Posts: 1
    Yes, they work great! I bought a off brand that works well and I make a shake everyday. Bella Cucina. Good luck!
  • jchrisman717
    jchrisman717 Posts: 780 Member
    I have a Chris Freytag personal blender an I like it much better then the bullet. If you need to buy a new one anyway - you might check it out - I got mine off QVC but they do sell them in some stores.
  • stephfree3
    stephfree3 Posts: 14 Member
    I have a Chris Freytag personal blender an I like it much better then the bullet. If you need to buy a new one anyway - you might check it out - I got mine off QVC but they do sell them in some stores.

    When I look up Chris Freytag blenders on Amazon, the Back to Basics brand comes up. Is that the same thing??
  • MissYogapants
    MissYogapants Posts: 106 Member
    I have a magic bullet, and for smoothies it's quite alright, that's the only thing I'll use if for nowadays. I haven't tried ice, but I've tried most other things, like chopping chocolate, cheese, whatever. It's useless for those things. But, excellent for smoothies or other things that has to do with lots of fluid.
  • lorification
    lorification Posts: 29 Member
    I bought one from Costco but returned it after a few uses. It seemed to work fine - though I didn't put ice in my smoothies, so I can't comment on that. I was making green smoothies, and the amount of spinach I was putting in the cup was too large, so I returned the bullet and got a full-sized blender instead.
  • jxx1919
    jxx1919 Posts: 4
    I have a magic bullet blender...the things works WONDERS! I absolutely love it!!
  • learningtolove
    learningtolove Posts: 288 Member
    great for smoothies,but no it doesn't crush ice well AT ALL.
  • sharesb
    sharesb Posts: 416 Member
    I have used my magic bullet every day sometimes twice a day for a year now and couldn't live without it! However, I find it doesn't crush ice as well as my large blender. It doesn't like the large cube tray icecubes, you almost have to smash them up in a ziplock before putting them in the bullet.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,224 Member
    Just get a regular size blender.......more applications and more power. imo
  • smadrigal04
    smadrigal04 Posts: 72
    I love my Magic Bullet! Love that I can blend and drink from the same cup!
  • sarahstoltman
    sarahstoltman Posts: 48
    I like mine pretty well except that i have to defrost my strawberries because if i dont I have huge chunks in my smoothie... other than that I like it a lot
  • CouleeRunner
    CouleeRunner Posts: 256 Member
    I love mine! I only ever make smoothies or bread crumbs in mine.
  • happymiche
    happymiche Posts: 164 Member
    I like mine a lot. It does okay with frozen fruit, but not regular ice.
  • raige123
    raige123 Posts: 352
    I wouldn't own anything but a Ninja. I didn't like my Magic Bullet. Ninja turns ice to snow in seconds.
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    Got one and it works great!
  • chenoamac
    chenoamac Posts: 66 Member
    I love mine... infact I have 2 of them... one for work and home

    I use ice, frozen fruit every day the bullet works great.. I use to make my sons baby food with it too
  • Paulapumpkin
    Paulapumpkin Posts: 6
    Hi there
    I have a bullet, and its ok,, But in Asda they are doing the Genie which is the same , For under £20,, Bargain, I paid nearly £100 for my bullet got it when it first came out years ago,
    x
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    I've got 3 of them... just won one before Christmas at a staff party which was the expanded system with a "blender pitcher" instead of just the cups..
    if you're doing a bunch of various flavoured small drinks then the bullet is ...almost ideal.

    I do prefer my full-size blender where the blades come off the pitcher and fit on any normal mouth mason jar though, I have enough jars that everyone at a party can get their own "cup" for customizing and the bigger motor powers through anything I've thrown at it unless I put too much frozen stuff in at once. Best $2 spent at a yardsale this year :P
  • Fitwam
    Fitwam Posts: 275 Member
    I use mine for my protein shakes. Like many have posted..it doesn't crush the ice into "slushie" style that I like...but I can live with it. Love the convenience of blending in the same cup as you will drink! I use it all the time and have had it for almost a year! Holding up pretty good too IMO.
  • qkidney
    qkidney Posts: 258
    Does anyone have any smoothie recipies that they use with strawberries?
  • twoscimitars
    twoscimitars Posts: 272 Member
    I have one - LOVE IT. The ice does need to be small, though, for it to crush. :)
  • Texas501
    Texas501 Posts: 274
    Love my ninja! Kills ice!
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    It's wonderful for crushing ice!

    I love my Magic Bullet, too. Great for individual smoothies, as you can just blend the entire thing in one single serving cup

    Really awesome for pureeing vegetables to sneak them into sauces, too. And great for making salsas!
  • essjay75
    essjay75 Posts: 77 Member
    I wouldn't own anything but a Ninja. I didn't like my Magic Bullet. Ninja turns ice to snow in seconds.

    I agree. My bullet crapped out in less than six months-always left the ice chunky. The ninja is amazing I use it every single day-for everything. My kids actually bought me the ninja pro blender for Christmas and it's even more amazing!

    For the money, I'd definitely buy a ninja.
  • Firebird_Rising
    Firebird_Rising Posts: 15 Member
    Another vote for the Ninja. My wife and I love it! We've only had it for a few weeks, but for the $40 we got it for, it totally blows away the more expensive blender we used to have - no leaky seals to worry about and everything dishwasher safe!

    And yes - fantastic ice/frozen fruit chopping too!
  • bjfmade
    bjfmade Posts: 543 Member
    Love it, just wore my first one out and am using the $20 dollar one that I had stock piled away and it works just as well. I use mine everyday for smoothies and they are perfect for that.
  • sforgays
    sforgays Posts: 1
    I love mine as well, my wife and I use it 4-6 times a week for everything from smoothies, grinding spices to making salsa. It is convient for everything except making daiquiris.
  • dolphin9803
    dolphin9803 Posts: 125
    I have had mine since they came out on the infomercial hubby thought it would be great, much to my disaproval on buyin it...:grumble: BUT I will never tell him this I LOVE IT ....lol As far as crushin ice it doesn't do well with tray ice if you buy ice by the bag like I do they are pretty small pieces and it does great with that. I have put everything and anything you can imagine in it...lol I use it the most with fresh fruits to make a spread for PBJ's :) or to mush up fruit for yogurt :)

    Good luck with what ever you decide to buy!
  • marindak
    marindak Posts: 168
    My blender just broke - arghhhh! I make a smoothie every day, sometimes I use it twice. I'm thinking of buying a Magic Bullet. Does it crush ice well? Anyone who owns one, I would love feeback before I go spend the money. Thanks!

    I have a a Ninja and it works great! It doesn't have a personal sized container but does come with a pitcher.
    I have also seen some personal sized blenders at Walmart and places like that that have great reviews
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