Will this make GREEN smoothies daily, handle ice, like a pricey Vitamix or Blendtec , without burning itself up after a couple months? Thank you.
1185222
I have had this blender for almost 2 months and make green smoothies with ice daily without any issues. It's the best blender I have ever had!
1185223
This is better than an average blender, but still takes forever to do my blended shakes with frozen fruit/veggies. I downgraded from an Oster, which was much quicker and more powerful. But, the price was what I could afford at the time. Wish I would have invested more for another Oster.
1987349
Yes!Worked pretty well for me, although the Blender is on smoke less then a month in use (did not use for heavy duty).
1264675
I've owned mine for over a year and I have experienced that seal failing once. I expect that it is going to fail again soon. This does seem to be their weak point. They replaced it with no problem but I couldn't make my daily green smoothie for more than a week.
829279
You can make green smoothies with this blender, but you can do that with a magic bullet as well. If you want a green juice with little texture you'd want to buy a juicer.
903645
I don't know. All I've ever done was blend & make smoothies. Maybe you can look up the brand and see if that's one of its capabilities. I'm sorry I couldn't give you a definitive answer.
1490614
Hi Anna. No. I haven't had any problems with it overheating, plus, I make a green smoothie every day with frozen fruit. I really love it. I've had the blender for a couple months now.
1405121
Depends on how often you make them. Even the best blenders will burn out if used too much. Best case scenario is if it's for daily use, don't purchase this.
2201415
I cant answer about making "fruit slushies" but I will say that I have made a ton of Broccoli Smoothies (using frozen strawberries)... From my research I understand that vitamax blenders eat ice very well on a daily basis... They are tough (and I don't hesitate to say "industrial grade") blenders...
1558583
Sorry I can't help you there. My daughter and I both have one and we love it for smoothies and slushy drinks. It makes those as smooth as you want. We never tried greens in it.
1314255
I love mine. I have two units, one for home and one at school. It blends my smoothies and crushes ice well. There are more cups than I can use, but I have no complaints with the blender.
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! =)
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I don't think it would last long if you did. We only used it a few times. It was difficult for the blender to crush ice for slushies.
1367779
Not as good as a vitamix ?.The Ninja is superior to the vitamix. The vitamix is good. but it way over priced. I have had a vitamix die on me after 4 months as well so I do not think the long term quality is there. The Ninja gets daily use, maybe 2 - 3x and I have had it over a year w/o a problem. I might try a vitamix again, but at this point, the Ninja does everything expected and I am not paying a premium for their marketing.
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I would just return it because ours did not make one smoothie before the motor burned out. We have been making smoothies for awhile so we're pretty good at it therefore I don't believe it was user error it is just a poor quality product. In the case of personal blenders I have found the old adage you get what you pay for to be true. For a longer lasting product that makes quality items I would get a Nutribullet or a Ninja. My husband prefers the Nutribullet and I prefer the Ninja but they both are excellent products. If you do want or need something smaller and/or cheaper I would go with the Oster personal blender. Ours lasted a about year and a half making 2-3 smoothies 3-4 times a week. I would just return it because ours did not make one smoothie before the motor burned out. We have been making smoothies for awhile so we're pretty good at it therefore I don't believe it was user error it is just a poor quality product. In the case of personal blenders I have found the old adage you get what you pay for to be true. For a longer lasting product that makes quality items I would get a Nutribullet or a Ninja. My husband prefers the Nutribullet and I prefer the Ninja but they both are excellent products. If you do want or need something smaller and/or cheaper I would go with... » Read More I would just return it because ours did not make one smoothie before the motor burned out. We have been making smoothies for awhile so we're pretty good at it therefore I don't believe it was user error it is just a poor quality product. In the case of personal blenders I have found the old adage you get what you pay for to be true. For a longer lasting product that makes quality items I would get a Nutribullet or a Ninja. My husband prefers the Nutribullet and I prefer the Ninja but they both are excellent products. If you do want or need something smaller and/or cheaper I would go with the Oster personal blender. Ours lasted a about year and a half making 2-3 smoothies 3-4 times a week. « Show Less
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I have not tried that yet. I have been using it for green smoothies, which it does fairly well. A few small chunks here and there
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 used the stick blender to make smoothies with frozen fruit on many occasions. I find that it helps to move the blender up and down so that it doesn't jam up, and use plenty of liquid- even if adding it as you go. As long as the blades are able to turn freely, it seems to work fine.