Does this make smoothies as well as juice?
1037243
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.
1037244
I'm not sure if smoothies can be made with it since I specifically bought it to juice. I would recommend purchasing a Bullet or something in that order for smoothies.
1037245
No, it only juices the fruits and veggies. You need a blender for that, some fruits like berries you can just throw in blender with the ice and whatever else.
1037246
No. It just makes juice. I works very well and makes great juice......I hated throwing away all the actual vegetables & fruit after juicing, it seems like such a waste.....so, I have since then bought a nutribullet and love it even better. I think it's a lot better to eat all that roughage and not throw it away. It takes a lot less veggies & fruit and it is more beneficial. In my opinion
1278031
Yes, the Dual Disc Juice Processor is a smoothie maker too. It has one disc for juicing, and then it has another disc and an attachment to make smoothies with. Works very well for juicing and smoothies. I have had mine for a month now. I love it!
521557
Nope which was a disappointment. It can make a great smoothie though. When I tried to juice added coconut water it came out like a smoothie vs juice.
2194498
Does pretty good on everything minus herbs and juicing soft fruits (like strawberries). You get some juice but a lot of waste. Most hard fruits and vegetables do amazing.
331558
Yes! I use it everyday to blend green veggies, fruits, everything. It even does a AMAZING job on ice. Turns it into snow like consistency. This little machine has SO much power and provides a pretty smooth consistency to your juices. I used to have a Nutribullet and it sucked - after a couple months, the Nutribullet just seemed to get weaker and everything was chunky :/
1650213
I make a smoothie everyday and I first put in 4 ice cubes, followed by a handful of frozen strawberries - I cover those 2 layers with a liquid, then add a kiwi, fresh pineapple and top it off with a bit of yogurt and it comes out fantastic (start on low, then put in high for 20 seconds or so) - so yes, it works with ice and frozen fruit - I love this blender!
1698845
YES! I load it with kale, carrots, beats, broccoli, cucumbers... Great juicer.
1592476
YOu can use the juice from the juicer to add to smoothies which I have done. But mostly I use it as a juicer only
143541
Yes it does. It makes the best green smoothies and fruit smoothies and also crushes all kinds of frozen fruit and ice. Hope this helps.
1292367
I would say no, you have to add water which makes smoothies. A juice extractor makes pure juice.
423004
I have only used it to make smoothies but my experience has been that it stays a smoothie until I am finished drinking it. Even when I have left some in the fridge overnight I did not have any separation.
326125
In the strict sense, no. Juicers extract the juice (water) from the plants. The vitamix blends the plants into a smooth concoction. You do need to add juice or water to do this but would be amazed at how little. If your goal is to create the healthiest and tastiest drink than go with the vitamix and make a smoothie. You will read that he advantage of smoothies is fiber, but that is not completely true. Think about how much of the vitamins, anti-oxidants that are left in the plant itself after you extract out the water/juice. Especially in non-juicy plants like; spinach, kale, carrots, etc... Plus you can throw in healthy juice, protein power, Metamucil, etc... into the vitamix and it will blend it all into a very smooth drink. But if a smoothie is not your idea of a meal and you just want a healthy juice to go with your meal/breakfast than I would go with a juicer, not the vitamix. It blends extremely well but does not extract. Hope that helps.
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It isn't a juicer if you mean does it extract the juice from the pulp - I have a TriStar Juicer for that function. It does puree wonderfully. I use mine every day for all sorts of jobs, chopping, blending smoothies with ice, etc. I love mine so much, I have given several for gifts.
2082138
No, I wouldn't use this for smoothies. The straw is narrow. Juice would be fine, but not smoothies.
1499241
By juicer, if you mean "Does it extract juice from produce, and separate out the pulp and fiber?" then, the answer is no. It does not extract juice. It is a high-power, high-speed blender. It pulverizes the fruit (or veggies) and creates a smooth puree (or very juicy smooth puree depending on how juicy your produce is). I guess you can do as jonkitvn suggested and filter the pulp and fiber out, but why would you want to do that? The Vitamix makes the best tasting blended fruits and veggie smoothies/beverages. I guess it depends on what you want to do. If you are looking to do something like make juice from wheat grass (or spinach, kale, etc.) then you probably need a juicer. If you use the Vitamix, then you just add the wheat grass (or spinach, kale, etc.) to the blender with liquids (i.e., water) and/or fruit and blend it together, eating the whole plant food. Hope that helps.
2006406
I've used it for water & juice only. If the smoothie is not too thick it should be fine.
1392222
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.