can you male smoothies, put ice in
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I've put ice in mine to cool down a salsa with fresh esteemed tomato's so I am assuming yes...
1390437
Yes, I have done kale, carrot smoothies and they were great! You just have to put it on the highest blend option and leave it for a solid minute :) Also, make sure you break up the ice a bit before blending to save the motor. You do that by using the "stir" button a few times before blending.
1391485
yes it can. I do it all the time. This way your drink does not get diluted when the ice melts.
163185
Yes, you can. But my experience has been it's not as good UNLESS you reblend with some more ice. I add frozen veggies and frozen fruits right before I blend it so that it is icy cold, tastes better, and more filling. At room temp or even a refrigerator temp I do not find it appetizing.
1311967
Yes! I have had mine for about a year and a half - my ice cubes still get crushed into a snowlike consistancy! We make smoothies all the time.
488758
By itself, but I don't see why you couldn't add it to a smoothie. It's probably really good in a smoothie. It's also good by itself.
1925195
You could. But why would you want to. It adds extra calories to anything you eat. So using in a smoothie is a better use than using with other foods. Yet,yes you can use with other foods
966280
I dont think so. We used bagged. I think a shaved ice machine uses blocked ice.
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.
295403
No. Just put it in the freezer. When its frozen then put your drink in it and squish it around.
488902
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 ;>) Enjoy your COLD smoothies ;>)
1008691
I would say yes, although I have not tried that but it will do shaved ice, so it makes sense to me that you could do that. It pulverizes frozen fruits for smoothies, so again, I would think that the system is quite efficient.
449559
yes, you can. I blend with with half of a banana ,some berries and vanilla almond ,soy or coconut milk and a cup of ice.
751870
Hey there! I know there are blenders out there that impressively make "snow" from the ice cubes you put in it, but I have never even tried that with this blender. This blender has a 1200 watt motor and has made the creamiest smoothies from frozen fruit, frozen yogurt, and about 8 oz of liquid base, so simply grating ice to the consistency you are hoping for seems a task this blender would rise to. The NativeJuicer website has recipes and blogs that may be more helpful to you in answering this question, and I highly recommend you visit there before you buy!
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Yes you can, but I would add some ice cubs to it if the item is room temperature or water if the items are chilled. You get a quicker result if you quarter a big fruit or vegetable.
417996
no! it doesn't really work. save your money. a blender that crushes ice will work much better.
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If the smoothie was well blended then yes. I drink most smoothies out of a straw and the mouth opening is bigger than a straw, so yes if there aren't any chunks of ice or fruit to clog it.