So my vegetarian girlfriend, vegan roommate, et al have been conspiring to get me off meat. It’s not working, but I have taken a shining lately to green smoothies. I’m pretty sure I now want my own blender to start such endeavors at my house. (long story short, my roommate doesn’t spend much time at the house, nor does his blender).
I’m not looking to spend $500 on a Vitamix… yet… but want a blender to do a decent enough job for someone who barely knows the difference. Looking to keep it in the $100 and change range, but will pay more at bit more (not $400 more) for quality. Heard good things about Ninjas. Roommate’s is a KitchenAid. Any other suggestions?
I just got a ninja master prep for christmas and it is awesome. 60 bucks on amazon looks like. It is a top piece motor that attaches to different sized containers for food processing or attaches to a pitcher for smoothies. It’s powerful too!
Same boat - have been vegetarian for quite some time but haven’t found a decent blender - have an old Oster - but seem to go through the blades more often than chains on my bike…also looked at a VitaMax - but $500 for a blender is more than out of my league…would be interested in hearing any good suggestions…
Sunbeam PB7950. Cost me about US$100 here in NZ
Built really well. Has a bigger than usual square glass jug that means you can make extra. 800w motor. Buttons for different blending options.
I had one that lasted 4 years of heavy use and just bought the exact same model again. Previously I used to burn out blenders every year or so.
It is way better than my sisters very over priced Kitchenaid blender, which has a smaller jug and puny motor.
See http://www.briscoes.co.nz/Kitchen/Appliances/Blenders/1013378/Sunbeam-PB7950-MultiBlender-Electronic.html
We have tried several blenders and many have failed after just a few months. The Breville Ikon Blender has been the only blender to stand the test of time (3 years) in our household. It’s even got a smoothie function that makes short work of frozen strawberries.
Ahh nothing beats a vita mix…sorry! My Wife and I put it off for a few years. Now that we have it we use it multiple times a day. For the amount we use it we would have blown through half a dozen $100 blenders, worth every penny.
blending stuff
when your stomach will blend it anyway
madness
just eat the damn food =)
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I predict that years from now we’ll look back and see the 21st century as a time when people became so lazy that they began to prefer grinding their food to pulp so they could swallow it more quickly. One of the very best weight loosing tips I’ve found is to stop drinking your calories. Time spent chewing is associated with satiety. Now if you’re trying to gain weight smoothies make sense.
BTW, I love smoothies too but see them as a decadent desert for once in a great while.
Agreed… buy the Vitamix, you’ll only need to buy it once. It’s more than just a smoothie machine… meals, you can rock three meals a day in that thing (not all smoothies either). It is incredible. The ease of cleaning is a major selling point too. The cookbook we got with ours is really great. Currently we make smoothies, salad dressings, nut crusts for meat, sauces, sorbet, and soups. We had a Bamix immersion blender for smoothies and soups but upgraded and glad we did.
