I want to make smoothies with ice, raw fruits/veggies. Also want sauces w/ raw veggies, & smooth hummus without hulling every pea. Will this do that?
450282
this product is not a juicer, so you will have the hulls still in the sauces you make. You would have to strain the mixture after mixing to remove the hulls.
450283
I haven't tried hummus so I can"t help you there. Ice/fruit/veggies will be no problem. This is a strong blender but controllable. For the price you shouldn't be disappointed. Great glass container too.
450284
We made banana smoothies last night- chunks of banana, 3 cubes of ice and milk. Yum!
733113
I put a raw carrot in my smoothies sometimes. It's best to cut it into slices first. Use the "whole juice" button.
200083
Most definitely. The only time we have had trouble with it is when my husband puts in first too much frozen fruit to make a smoothly without adding enough liquid. I am very happy with this product. We had one before that lasted five years making smoothies or something on a daily basis.
603874
i pureed frozen fruit...did ok, but got a little stuck and had to shake it around. for chickpeas i would use a food processor. i love my hamilton beach big mouth. i returned this product in part because it only has a 40oz jar, and not 48 as stated.
1663086
Why of course, I usually use the ice feature button on the HealthMaster it gives it a jolt so the blades crushes everything nicely! You still want to add half -1 cup of liquid ie almond milk, coconut water, orange juice whatever you like. Enjoy your smoothies!
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.
24469
Never made hummus, but have had very good results combining fresh fruit/vegetables with frozen fruit, soy milk, nuts, etc., then running it on slow speed (mix) to get things well chopped, then running it on high speed (liquefy) to get a result that is too stiff to pour but smooth like pudding.
1215268
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
698938
I found it to be ok...I was not happy with how it made green smoothies or almond milk so I upgraded to a vitamix. This is a good blender for the price but if you are doing recipes like almond milk and any other raw recipes you may want to consider a more powerful blender.
318956
Simple Answer: NO - I have not come across any vegetable that this blender cannot handle - including broccoli. Long Answer: I have owned this blender for several months now and it beats the conventional, cheaper blenders by a mile! Yet it does not cost an arm and a leg like some of the high end blenders. I make smoothies every day and while I put in a variety of fruits and vegetables, it always includes a full container of kale. My ingredients generally include filing the blender with kale, one fresh squeezed lemon, and two cups of an organic juice and then blend for several seconds. I then add some of the following: avocado, banana and/or berries, carrots, celery, cherries, apples, cranberries, bell peppers, sesame seeds, pumpkin puree, etc. The drink always comes out perfect with the Ninja! Enjoy!!
2179665
It will not come out smooth. If you want to do carrot juice and raw almond milk, you most definitely need a vitamix. I know it is much more expensive but that is the only way you will get a smooth juice, milk or smoothie. I am very disappointed in this machine and would not recommend it. As soon as I can, I am going to get a vitamix.
2251349
Absolutely!! We make fruit smoothies all the time using frozen fruit. It also is easy to make milk shakes with those ingredients.
1697945
In order to make a smoothie you need ice and this won't work. You can however juice the items you want in the smoothie first, then put all in a blender with the ice and blend it up. That's how I do it. Have fun!
367602
Hi Elizabeth, if I'm only going to have a smoothie as a meal, then I normally blend in lots of frozen fruits and mix with juice. At other times, I add vegetables. It's very filling.
254367
I have had my Blendtec Designer Series for a little under a year now. It completely liquifies whole veggies (including kale, spinach, chard, etc.) and fruits (apples, bananas, oranges, frozen berries) to a smoothie-like consistency. Sometimes, when blending frozen fruits on preset settings, I see a few chunks. A few pulses of the manual blend setting usually takes care of that.
615627
I didn't use this for anything but smoothies. Whenever I used carrots, they are were already grated. I didn't use nuts but did use pumpkin seeds. I think because I made at least 3-4 smoothies at a time, I burnt out the motor. I guess I should have just made two and then let the motor get back to being cold again before using it again. However, it did grind things up very good and my smoothies were smooth. The cups are hard to clean out sometimes.
1112379
I've done carrots and it's not a problem at all. As Little Lolo already mentioned, it won't be a juice. It'll be more like a smoothie since you'll have small little pulp remnants. You could use a cheese cloth to strain the juice from the pulp, if you so desire. Although, nutritionally, it's best to retain the pulp for any fruit/veggie you blend in the Blendtec.