Has anyone used this to blend frozen fruit for their smoothies and if so, how often and how long has your blender survived?
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We use ours everyday. It survives around 1 year. The quality used to be much better
1500526
Yes I have many times. This is a commercial bar blender. Loud and rough and built like a tank.
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I haven't used it to blend frozen...only fresh strawberries...bananas...peaches and ice. Ran it for 3 days straight and made approx 250 smoothies each day. It still works great. I would recommend you let your fruit soften a little if possiblehope this helps
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i have, and it works great!i make frozen fruit smoothies almost everyday and i haven't seen any change in the product as far as function goes.
367602
Hi Elizabeth, if I'm only going to have a smoothie as a meal, then I normally blend in lots of frozen fruits and mix with juice. At other times, I add vegetables. It's very filling.
1215271
I threw mine out because it started leaking and sprung for a Vitamix (reburbished--5 year warranty). This blender blended fine while it worked but it does not puree hard vegetables like you describe. Vitamix is the the one you want to smoothies, using whole apples, etc. Whiz kid!
54363
We use a lot of frozen fruit as well which blends up just fine with no issues. Been using it everyday for 2 months with frozen fruit and have had no issues or burn smells when using frozen fruit or ice! =)
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!
1650210
I use this blender everyday to make a smoothie with big frozen strawberries and ice. So yes this will work quite well.
1654417
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.
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By the time I have the liquid and the frozen fruit into the jar it makes two cups, and the inside of the jar has perfect dynamics to blend smoothly and evenly. I think it could handle a bit more, but I only use the two cup for myself. I absolutely love it. Have used it for several years. Best ever.Busy Reader, and smoothy drinker.
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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've found it to be very good at this task. I've left my smoothie on the counter for an hour or toe, when I came back, it's still fully incorporated. Hope you like your blender.
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Carl: yes, I've blended soups; however, I mainly bought it for smoothies as I buy fresh fruits and then freeze them. The fruit is then like blending solid ice (I like my smoothies thick & cold). That's why I burned so many other, less durable blenders. Hope that helps.
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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.
423004
I have only used it to make smoothies but my experience has been that it stays a smoothie until I am finished drinking it. Even when I have left some in the fridge overnight I did not have any separation.
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Yes! That's primarily what we use it for - making health drinks with frozen fruit. It's better than a traditional blender in my experience.
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I have used it for shakes and I do not mind little pieces of ice on my shake. It does blend the ice. Perfectly is a strong statement. But Im very happy the immersion blender
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I want to purchase this blender for smoothies. Does it crush the ice and frozen fruit very well?
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Yes you can. I use it in smoothies all the time. Freeze it in ice trays then store them in the freezer and use as needed for up to 3 months or more.