Does the blender chop/puree hard vegtables (red beets, carrotts, apples, etc) for smoothies
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it will process fresh fruits & veggies, but don't try frozen fruits. it will destroy the cutter assembly! try putting as much liquid in first. good luck. after I had the Kitchen aid, I got a Waring Pro-same trouble. I finally got a NINJA and is wonderful
1215269
Sorry; don't know how well it would handle "hard" vegetables. I only use it for making "smoothies" with soft fruits such as strawberries and peaches, and it does that extremely well! I suspect you really need some kind of food processor for items of that nature, even if it's just a mini version. They're meant for the heavier work. This type of blender would wear-out much sooner than normal having to deal with hard vegetables. However, this blender does chop ice, if that's any help.
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Don't know about hard veggies, but if it does get to a liquid state you'll end up wearing some of it if you stop and restart. The plug in the top will not seal and the force of restarts causes contents to spew out every time. Wife loves KitchenAid but not this blender! She's getting a Ninja.
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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!
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.
608673
It does not slice vegetables. It chops, blends, and crushes . It makes great smoothies , frozen drinks, and salsa at our house.
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Probably not. It is not the intended use. The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
694707
No this is a juice extractor rather than a blender. It will remove all the fibers from the produce and give you just the juice whereas a blender such as Vitamix will blend the entire fruit or vegetable (smoothie).
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Yes! I use it all of the time with the sealed lid to make smoothies. It easily handles raw carrots, frozen fruits, dense greens, and ice! But it works great for nut butters and things like hummus, too.
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Sorry, I don't know. I do know that I made a mistake when I wanted to grate carrots and had the blade at the bottom running also and just about had baby food in seconds. I don't think it's designed to be a blender but I bet it could do the job for you.
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No. It's a blender. I use it to mixcake mixes, make smoothies, blend gravy, soups, etc.I also use it to make fruit and vegetable purees.
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I use the Ninja and find it works great for making smoothies as well as pureeing when making soups.
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I have put Kale and Spinach in my smoothies (along with 4-5 ice cubes, 1 cup of liquid, 1 cup yogurt, a kiwi and some frozen fruit) and it chops the kale or spinach into very small fragments, it does not pulverize/liquify - but I would still consider that it does a very good job.
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gave mine away as baby gifts. Dont think those really puree. You might be happier using a blender first and then adding the stringy food with fruit/ or something else to put through the grinder. Just speaking from experience of the similar one I had when my children were babies---years ago.
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I don't know about the veggies, but I blend large frozen fruit everyday. It is a heavy duty blender. Just two speeds, but very efficient.
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I use mine for green vegetable smoothies. I do cut up hard veggie and fruits. Start with the hard stuff, then the greens.
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I think it would puree rocks. We use frozen fruit and fresh fruit. Carrots, spinach, apples all disappear without chunks.
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Yes, I have this blender for more then a year now, I use it everyday for my morning drink. including beets, carrot, apple or more...I like it so far, pretty powerful. only some problem in the beginning with the switches and I sent it in and they fixed it. still working great so far. (it can blend nuts too).
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you will get coarse, not ideal for smoothies. I use mine for making a pre smoothie and then put the mixture thru a nutri bullet to blend to a smoothie consistency... This machine would be better suited for making soups
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Yes, it is suitable for green veggie smoothies. Just cut the hard stuff up (sort of) first. It does just fine.