Will this blender blend green veggies (kale, spinach, cucumber, etc.). Debating between this unit and the Nutribullet
331557
This unit is HANDS DOWN the best! I researched for hours; now that I own it...all I can say is that it works better than expected - with all greens, fruits, veggies, etc.....in seconds!!! Great but!
331558
Yes! I use it everyday to blend green veggies, fruits, everything. It even does a AMAZING job on ice. Turns it into snow like consistency. This little machine has SO much power and provides a pretty smooth consistency to your juices. I used to have a Nutribullet and it sucked - after a couple months, the Nutribullet just seemed to get weaker and everything was chunky :/
662454
Yes, I have this blender for more then a year now, I use it everyday for my morning drink. including beets, carrot, apple or more...I like it so far, pretty powerful. only some problem in the beginning with the switches and I sent it in and they fixed it. still working great so far. (it can blend nuts too).
1499246
It's better than a juicer, it blends everything. I put vegetables and fruit and it blends them with ease...
2066688
I have juiced kale, spinach and cucumbers, it works fine with these veggies. I am sure it will work with broccoli and cauliflower, the blades are small and works well.
1957911
You can; the Vitamix is fantastic. I've been using my Mr. Coffee Frappe Maker because it was a gift, and it is smaller- just the right size for my daily Shakeology. It does a great job. Can't really add spinach, though. It is not like a Vitamix or Nutribullet that are designed to liquefy the greens.
721134
Yes if you feed too fast leafy greens or in seriatim leafy material, cucumbers and celery. It's easy not to jam though. You can also jam the feed with too many large hard chunks at once. Short of the Norwalk the Kuvings is awesome. It's also more user friendly than the Norwalk for small batches.
1975900
No. The blades spin too slowly, it purees, I guess you can approach something like a badly blended smoothie if you run it for a long long time, risking burning the cheap motor. For fruits and smoothies its all about rpm, and this is a chopping device, not a blending device. And don't even think about throwing ice into this, food processors only handle what you can cut with a knife.
2281577
I can't speak for the vitamix but at the price comparison I can't see getting a vitamix over nutribullet. The vitamix is technically more powerful but there's not much the nutribullet can't do as a personal blender that's worth spending so much more on a vitamix. It's all about how much it's worth to you.
415094
No - while the Nutri Bullet does a great job with the blending process. It doesn't generate enough heat to harm the nutrients in the food.
1278029
Not really. It is all about juice extraction. It will puree, but that is more for soups and sauces. For smoothies you want the Ninja, or spend more money and get the vitamix.
966134
It's as easy as rinsing a glass out. Basically, you are putting your veggies and fruits in a tall heavy plastic glass and screwing the blades on and put it on the Nutribullet stand. After your done blending, rinse out the glass and the blade with water and your done! My husband even cleans it and he never cleans anything! Here's to your vibrant health!
2270297
It doesn't completely liquefy spinach, but it chops it small enough to be nearly undetectable in smoothies, leaving pieces that are about a millimeter square. I haven't tried kale in it, but I'm sure it could handle it in a similar way.
659409
If you blend long enough you get puree. I use it for green smoothies in which I put raw spinach and/or kale. I will end up with a puree of the spinach or kale, along with some bits that I like because it gives me something to "chew." The only problem I have with the Ninja that I didn't have with the VitaMixer is that I sometimes have to stop the Ninja, remove the top and scrape the sides. With the VitaMixer, I could use a plunger with the top on so didn't have to stop to scrape the sides.
500001
I have an older vita-mix. I know there has been some debate between blending and juicing. I think juicing is the way to go. I rather have veggie juice than anything made in the vita-mix.
2070063
I typically blend peaches, blueberries, and strawberries. It does a good job overall, although I sometimes need to let it run on high for a bit. I do notice some small pieces of the blueberry skin. The pieces are about the size of ground pepper. I don't notice it when drinking the smoothie. I'm not sure how it does with leafy greens...
1845261
Honestly, I would say avoid this blender for smoothies. Mine burned up on Kale. Take the plunge and buy a Ninja. If I had done so, I would've paid only 100$ instead of 150$ (50 for this blender and 100 for the Ninja.).
1486207
You are correct, this product does not blend fibrous vegetables - for that I use my Vitamix 5200.