I just want a blender that can handle a frozen banana in a smoothie without dying. Will this work?
209001
No problem with a frozen banana,frozen strawberries, frozen mango, and frozen blueberries with kale and spinach all together. Blends smoothly (no pun).
209002
We cut ours in half or quarters and freeze them. I can say that we haven't had any problems with half frozen bananas. This blender has not disappointed yet.
209003
This blender is designed to handle the toughest of blending jobs including frozen fruit. Its has a powerful 1400-watt motor and 250 MPH blade high speed to blend foods to the perfect consistency and freshest taste.
209004
With no problems at all. Best blender you can buy without paying vitamix high price.
546032
I have my doubts it would have enough power to mix anything with ice involved. I ended up donated my blender to a charity. Not of any use for making protein smoothies with frozen berries either!
1697946
I haven't tried too I think it would be a lot of cleanup and much simpler to use maybe a blender. I really don't think this is the best tool for the job, I put a banana in it just spits out the back
607929
Hi Danny. I don't think so - for smoothies you need a blender or a nutribullet. This thing just makes delicious fruit and vegetable juices.
1326810
Depends on what you are making. I made the mistake of making a pretty thick smoothie that didn't mix too well until I added more juice. As long as you have enough liquid in it to allow the ingredients to move, the blender works very well.
271914
Oh, yes! It is very sturdy and has straight up and down blades. Much stronger than my old wire blenders. Also, this is a good idea as I have been using a potato masher to mash bananas and this would work better! Thanks!
1137526
i was unable to successfully blend ice with this blender. this thing is more for soups than smoothies. i have no idea how other people have found success with ice. they might be using pre crushed ice from a fridge dispenser.
1314257
Yes, I love this little blender. I make fruit smoothies, fresh or frozen and is it very easy to use and the best thing is I can carry on with me wherever I go. Its great for the price.
1045755
Yes it works find. I also suggest getting the Replacement 77666 Blender Blade Cutter. These blades do a much better job then the regular blades that come with this blender. I use my BL2500s for smoothies and making raw milk. With these new blades frozen fruit is a snap on pulse for about three counts and then you can just blend away. Hope this helps sorry it took soo long to respond.
1531078
Yes! I use the immersion blender attachment for smoothies with frozen fruit. I use a lot of frozen fruit but I often steam for a few min before I use the food processor.
1565119
I mainly use it for smoothies. I do add ice and it works great, so it should work on any frozen drink. Blades blend fruit and ice very fast. I hold blades under hot water and they clean up fine.
1651606
It works on frozen fruit, so I suspect it will do okay with ice cubes -- if you take certain precautions. The motor is not as strong as a regular blender. You might have to "bounce" the hand blender a bit and make sure to have enough liquid in your container to help move things around. Otherwise the blade simply gets blocked and the blender gets hot.
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I use full ice cubes when blending smoothies with the Ninja, and I use the system at least 5 times a day (we are bodybuilders and make shakes frequently). It literally demolishes the ice cubes in seconds. I can't give Ninja a higher recommendation---love it.
441456
haven't used it with bananas but i think that the m.erb is probably right about being to thick would be better as a smoothie
1215268
it will process fresh fruits & veggies, but don't try frozen fruits. it will destroy the cutter assembly! try putting as much liquid in first. good luck. after I had the Kitchen aid, I got a Waring Pro-same trouble. I finally got a NINJA and is wonderful
1254671
Probably not. It is not the intended use. The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
1311967
Yes! I have had mine for about a year and a half - my ice cubes still get crushed into a snowlike consistancy! We make smoothies all the time.