How does this handle vegetable smoothies -- kale, carrots, cukes, celery, nuts, seeds, etc. Blends til smooth or lumpy?
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Haven't used it for that , but this is second one I have bought. They are well built, reliable and I have never had any issues. Highly reccomend
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Don't bother. The Waring name has gone to Hell. The switch on mine broke after a month of light use. I fixed it, gave it to friend and ordered the new Vitamix S30.
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i get the large organic bag of spinach/kale/chard from Costco. I mix that with their regular big container of spinach. then i freeze that and then crumble it up into almost "shake" and use that with unsweetened coconut milk. so its alot of greens and they're frozen. this blender tore right through them! then I add fruit and frozen strawberries and blueberries. again, no problem! so far, I'm very impressed.
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Hello Kristine,Either you did not give the blender enough time to chop them up properly or if the seeds bother you that much you may need to get a COMMERCIAL BLENDER that can turn ANYTHING into liquid - but that will cost you an arm and a leg. The Nutibullet does a really fine job at liquifying fruit and veggies. Think of it this way: the seeds will give you extra bulk and help with bowel movement !
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It is smooth though you do want to shake well before using it. It was thinner than I expected but since I mix it the food it doesn't matter that much. Hope this helps �
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I make a green smoothie every morning since I got it just before Christmas. At first, my smoothies were full of air, and fluffy using the first 2 speeds until smooth. Now I assemble all my vegetables and fruits i'm including, begin at low speed, and gradually increase speed to variable 8...40 seconds. It turns out perfect.
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I make smoothies most every day out of frozen fruit, ice cubes, lettuce, seeds, and other items. Let me tell you that my smoothies are smooth as silk and never lumpy. And I had to send my blender back to Vita-Mix at year 5 because the motors would not speed up and in three day I received a refurbished blender and new container on my porch by air. Best C/S ever!
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I make green smoothies with spinach, kale, and / or chard (including stems) in this blender 5-6 times / week, and it produces very smooth results.
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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.
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No, the nutribullet has a hard time blending things that are overly thick. You even have to be careful when making smoothies.
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I start with the liquids, then add the pulpy fruit (like apples, bananas etc.) I blend this for a few seconds on low speed. Then I add the bulk veggies (like a whole two fist fulls of romaine lettuce or kale. I drop ice on top of this to weigh it down. I blend this on low and gradually increase to full speed. Blend for about 60 seconds max. If needeed use the tamper to push down the lettuce (sometimes just the weight of ice does it) don't overblend. You will loose nutient content if you over blend it. I think that may also cause the air. I don't air in my smoothies when I do it this way. For soups, you need to blend a long time to make it hot. But in teh endI put in some solid pieces and just pulse them in. This makes a nicer soup, and removes a little air build up. I also notice some veggies tend to be more air prone than others. Baby spinach and romaine work great. Also freash ingrendients. Ones that are starting to be a little past their prime foam a little more.
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This is still a blender as opposed to a juicer. You would still have to add water to help with the blending process, but overall you would likely end up with carrot juice-albeit diluted a bit by the water. I consistently use the 3HP to make smoothies that are pretty much all liquid.
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I put kale in my smoothies and it chops it up really well. Haven't used just kale or spinach.
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No, it only squeezes juice out of fruits or vegetables. If you want smoothies, get a blender instead.
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This is my vegetable protein powder of preference partly because it dissolves well. Having said that, I use a high speed blender to get it to mix so well. I am not sure whether if you use a hand shaker you would be pleased with the results.
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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!
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If you blend long enough you get puree. I use it for green smoothies in which I put raw spinach and/or kale. I will end up with a puree of the spinach or kale, along with some bits that I like because it gives me something to "chew." The only problem I have with the Ninja that I didn't have with the VitaMixer is that I sometimes have to stop the Ninja, remove the top and scrape the sides. With the VitaMixer, I could use a plunger with the top on so didn't have to stop to scrape the sides.
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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.