Will this blender blend a margarita? Looking for something to travel with.If not, any thoughts?
1670458
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!
1670459
Haven't tried to make a margarita but think it should. I usually use a little ice, frozen berries, milk and a bit of ice cream to make a berry cooler and it has no problem with that.
1670460
I have not made a margarita in it but I make shakes in it every morning with a big handful of ice and it blends it to where there no ice pieces. I really love this blender. It is so easy to throw in a bag when I travel and just rinse out in a sink. Hope this helps!
1696205
Yes, it is a immersion blender...great for making salsas, sauces, milk shakes etc..
1908319
Yes, it does. You don't have to put alcohol in the drink. I've used it with fresh berries, yogurt, and juice to make smoothies. I think it gives a better texture than with my old blender because there are never random chunks of ice in the bottom. You do not have to always use ice either--you can manually blend without shaving the ice and vice versa.
1278549
I believe it should. It is not as heavy as a regular blender, so if needed it would be able to go in a suitcase. Depending on what you put in it, the attachment with the blade on it does need a little extra scrubbing to clean it (I make a lot of protein shakes with it).
1137526
i was unable to successfully blend ice with this blender. this thing is more for soups than smoothies. i have no idea how other people have found success with ice. they might be using pre crushed ice from a fridge dispenser.
1849555
Mine couldn't even blend ice cream and milk for a shake, much less crush ice. I ended up buying a Faberware10-speed blender with preprogrammed settings and it's awesome! I've never been able to make such smooth smoothies at home before. No ice chips.
1392223
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.
2058859
I believe this blender would be up to that task easily, yes. It is very well made and feels substantial in the hands, not cheap and plastic-like that many other immersion blenders out there. As was mentioned, it is very powerful, I actually use it set to only the half-way mark on the speed-setting and find that to be plenty of power for use. Highly recommended.
1245220
I wouldn't recommend this. It was VERY hard to operate, and I think it would be very challenging for you. I haven't tried the other product, but maybe a small electric food processor or blender would be useful. I just bought a VitaMix, and it can chop, blend, smooth, etc...
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We haven't made margaritas as this was our seven year old's gift from Santa. The ice would be a great texture for margaritas though. Just crush the ice, add the other ingredients and serve. In fact, when our daughter is asleep I may have to grab her machine! Hope this helps.
855672
No....I just use this as sort of a travel glass, pouring from the smoothie maker into it so I can wash the blender. It has no blade and isn't supposed to fit on the blender.
395352
I have only done margaritas without fruit but the way it blends all ingredients it would be my expectation that it can handle it.
492222
this is the best ever machine for maragita making. This is a super blender. Smoothest frozen margarita you will ever have!
1922510
I work in a bar. We have waring xtreme commercial blender. We make 20-40 smoothies, milk shakes and margaritas per day. We have had this thing for 4 years. The only thing that broke was the jar. Replaced it and works fine. DO the math 30 uses a day for 4 years. Yea I would say this is a blender worth 300 bucks.
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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!
1565118
The Ninja will work great for frozen drinks. I have a regular blender also but it is worthless when I add ice to it. That is why I got the Ninja.
1314259
Yes, I love mine. I make fruit smoothies with mine, using fresh or frozen fruit with a little Greek yogurt. I usually let the frozen fruit thaw a bit first. Great little "blender" and I also love the grey ring around the cups that protect your fingers from the cold when drinking the smoothies. Can't go wrong with this unit, especially for the price.