Recommend a Blender?

noisyjulianne · June 2010

Hi all,

My fiancee loves smoothies. We are searching for a great blender.

We received the Cuisinart Smart Power as a gift, but reports are that this one really doesn't do a good job for smoothies. Don't want to open it & use it to prove the reports right.

I'd also like to make stuff like hummus, gazpacho, soup, etc. in the blender, but for now, the smoothies are the first priority!

Thanks all!

opossumqueen · June 2010

Personally, I love our classic Osterizer for smoothies and blending of hard things (like ice). I make smoothies every day in it, and you can buy replacement blades when they dull in a few years. Throw in my fruit, liquid, and ice on hot days, blend, pour and rinse with water.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=blender+osterizer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=13394501241911988779&ei=cjANTKT7IYH_8AbniKGPBw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEIQ8wIwAg#

Making soup or hummus in a blender is a huge mess and hassle. I use an immersion blender for this kind of stuff. This is no good for ice or really hard stuff, but great for softened/cooked veggies, etc.

Mine is something like this one
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=immersion+blender&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=2832401583612442604&ei=-DANTP7TGcT38AaOvemNBw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFkQ8wIwBQ#

trainsmoke deleon · June 2010

I also have a Cuisinart Immersion blender and it rules. I use mine for smoothies daily. I keep some fruit in the freezer rather than try to blend up ice with it.

bkchickie · June 2010

I love my immersion blender. (I do the same thing with frozen fruit) It makes great smoothies and also works well with soups and other purees. In fact, an immersion blender would be my desert-island appliance! Don't buy a cheap one, spring for a good one.

carnivore · June 2010

Waring is where it's at. It's the original, and there is no better blender.

xlizellx · June 2010

OpossumQueen wrote: Personally, I love our classic Osterizer for smoothies and blending of hard things (like ice).

I have the same one in red and love it. Also, I love all things with toggle switches. But yes- it blends really well.

idlewild · June 2010

Vitamix.

independent mind · June 2010

whatever you get, don't get a breville ikon blender, will leak some kind of gross axle/blade turner thingie grease into your smoothies after the rubber seals decay/retract over a few seasons.... I learned this the hard way...

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