I just want this for making frozen drinks - nothing else. (Margaritas/coladas) Anyone who uses it for the same, please reply with your experience. TY
1565116
It's fine for that but I hated the clean up. The blade never seemed to be completely clean and I didn't want to get cut by holding it certain ways to clean it properly.
1565117
I have this and it works well for grinding/shredding ice and making frozen drinks.
1565118
The Ninja will work great for frozen drinks. I have a regular blender also but it is worthless when I add ice to it. That is why I got the Ninja.
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.
1565120
I've had mine for about 4 months or so and all i use it for are for frozen drinks as well and it's been great. The only problem is that the container and its parts are retty much cheap plastic and if you drop it, something will break. But as long as you care for it, it will serve its purpose
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For convenience, I actually make one or two full batches at one time and then pour into 1 quart freezer bags (make sure you seal tightly). Depending on your freezer setting and how much alcohol you use in the mix, the texture of the shaved ice generally prevents it from freezing solid. When you are ready for your margarita, scoop out the desired amount in a glass. Even if it is a bit too hard, it will thaw quickly. I also use this method as a prepare-ahead for parties. Enjoy!
1137524
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.
1500527
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
1481115
No. I use it primarily for creating "Rasberry Vodka" summer drinks and it works GREAT !
2131674
We haven't made margaritas as this was our seven year old's gift from Santa. The ice would be a great texture for margaritas though. Just crush the ice, add the other ingredients and serve. In fact, when our daughter is asleep I may have to grab her machine! Hope this helps.
267778
Sorry cant answer your question since I only use it for crushed ice, go on line and google the product or ask the question in google and see if it can answer your question.
1988024
I May be the wrong person to ask. The serving size can be what you want it to be. All the machine does is crush whatever you put into it to make a bowl of of mush. I wasn't pleased with the machine, you need to add vanilla every time you use it. If you want "frozen" desert mixed you need to either mix them prior or keep putting them back through the machine. I find my blender does a better job than this. I wish I could return it. Sorry for the bad review, but if I read this statement I would have never bought it. Everyone is different though. I hope this helps.
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Yes, does an amazing job! I've used on frozen strawberries, peaches, etc. Just need to move blender in and up-and-down movement so you start blending top layer of fruit ... don't push down hard into all the frozen fruit at the bottom initially.
1849556
I'm not sure since I've never made one.....the issue that I had was with too much ice and frozen product. When we added some additional liquid it worked well.
731839
I gave it as a gift, but I have enjoyed many margaritas from this blender every since. It took some experimenting, but my friend eventually worked out the right combination of booze, mix, and processing time for a great result.
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You know what? I've only used the ice block a couple of times. We're always in a hurry to have some shaved ice so we use ice cubes (ice maker) from our freezer. We just open the top and throw the ice cubes in there. It works well for us. We love this machine. The quality of the shaved ice is nice. I have learned to put a little empty cub under the opening after we are finished to catch any remainders of melting ice. We don't have to clean it up that way. Hope that helps!
107233
That's all I use, and it's perfect. No problems at all, and I absolutely love that I don't have to take it apart and deal with the blades. This is a great mixer for drinks. Best I have encountered. Enjoy.
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.
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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.
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I've only used it for shakes and smoothies and its fabulous. I'm sure it would work for cocktails but I haven't tried it. Good luck!
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I have used this machine to make drinks using fresh fruit and frozen fruit. There are some preset drinks with specific recipies and the device knows just how much ice to add and how much blending is needed. In addition, you can have fun creating your own concoctions. It is a great machine and everyone loves the drinks! At party time, I like to premix drinks so my guests can easily pour the mix in, push the button and enjoy the results.