Can this blender make thick, thick frozen smoothies, to the consistency of soft-serve ice cream? I currently use an Osterizer blender to blend frozen fruit with a bit of liquid (milk, juice, etc) to create a thick spoonable drink that I serve 1 or 2...
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I would advise you to try a different blender. Perhaps I don't "stack" the blender correctly, but even moderately thick smoothies/shakes get hung up and I end up smacking the side in order to get it to mix. I prefer mine relatively thin (think drinkable yogurt consistency) so it works fine for me; I just don't think it'll handle something that thick. If you're able, check out a VitaMix - those suckers would blend a leather boot into drinkable form.
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I have an Oster Programmable blender. I purchased the blade that you mentioned and yes it does a wonderful job blending. My husband and I have a fruit shake every morning, I sometimes forget to remove my frozen berries from the freezer the night before (I don't like my shakes Ice cold). No problem with these blades they cut through anything! (Not sure about the model on my blender I shows L00-Y051-T2).
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Yes indeed, it's fine with frozen fruits. The mincing nozzle gives a thicker texture, like ice cream. The juicer nozzle makes snow, which is neat. It's not like crushed or shaved ice, it's actually the texture of snow. Make your own snow-cones or sorbet.
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Yes, when I use it to make smoothies I only use frozen fruit and my kids use it to make slushies using crushed ice. I've never used whole ice cubes but I don't think it'd be a problem. Hope this helps!
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I own the Oster Fusion blender. Marketed as a blender/food processor due to the reversing blade capability. I have had it for 2 years and it's great! Makes smooth smoothies too! I put carrots and apples cut into quarters and nuts in it on chop first then add other ingredients and ice and put it on the frozen drink setting and it works wonderfully. The jar is glass, which is nice and holds 6 cups. Can only say great things about it...
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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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Yes it makes smoothies great, my only input though is based on non frozen fruits. I buy all my fruit fresh, so haven't used frozen. For fresh fruit though it works great. I normally use: Banana, Blueberrys, Almonds, Walnuts, Yoghurt and Soy Milk.
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Yes, I froze it all the time, in small servings. It does mess with the consistency a bit; I was blending it in smoothies and it wasn't a problem.
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Greg, there are versions of this blender that have a shorter shaft, and that is more compact and convenient for storage, without losing the power. This blender has different blades. The solid flat blade is an aerator blade that lets you make things like whipped cream from skim milk or mayonnaise from scratch. There is an ice chopping blade as well. It might take longer if it is a larger quantity of ice, than using a big blender, but if you are making smaller quantities at a time, this works very well. Frozen drinks, smoothies, and sorbet can easily be done with this blender (I haven't made ice cream with it since I don't eat milk products). When I bought my first version of this blender over 20 years ago it came with 4 blades. The aerator, the blending blade (used most), the ice chopping blade, (used second most) and the meat chopping blade (super sharp). I would suggest getting all the blades because it makes a difference in your results. Hope this helps.
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It's borderline for smoothies. It really chokes on big chunks of frozen fruit. There is a slightly bigger unit that is actually designed to make smoothies. I'd opt for that one if I were you. I will probably buy one of those.
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Yes, I would recommend this for smoothies! I could not believe after 3 days I still had ice water in this thermos. To make the smoothies stay thicker longer, you may just want to put some ice in the thermos for 10-15 minutes to get it cold then remove the ice and put the smoothie in, should stay firm pretty long. These thermos' are great, best I've ever used and highly recommended for hot OR cold ;&gt;) Enjoy your COLD smoothies ;&gt;)
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No, it is designed for chunks of frozen fruit. It chops and purees the frozen fruit into a sort of sorbet. It does it well, mind you, but no, you'd have to buy an ice cream freezer to make ice cream.
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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!
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I mix my smoothies with strawberries, banana and milk - I prefer this to be unflavored so I can use my own flavors. It mixes perfectly with some ice in my blender.
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According to the Booklet this isn't able to do "soft fruits". As in banana, avacados, mangos. It probably can, but it probably will clog it up. Smoothies are more blenders.
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The blender is ok if you add the frozen fruit or ice in batches. My formula for a peach and banana smoothie is 6 slice of frozen peaches, 7 1" pieces of frozen banana, 1 vanilla yogurt and 3/4 cup of milk. Peaches first with yogurt and milk, when smooth add bananas. You kinda have to talk nice to the blender and it will serve you well.
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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.