Is this blender also good for vegetable/fruit smoothies? Does it pulverizes? It makes a creamy smoothie?
1390435
It makes great fruit smoothies. As far as carrots or spinach etc i haven't tried it. The smoothies are creamy. It's very heavy as its glass. I found out cleaning is a hassle. You can't put the part that screws on the pitcher to hold to base in dishwasher. it can't get wet! Must carefully wash by hand. I would not have purchased if I knew that. It's a hassle to clean.
1390436
Yes, the blender is also good for vegetable/fruit smoothies. It does pulverize and makes creamy smoothies. I like this blender very much. It has worked wonderfully.
1390437
Yes, I have done kale, carrot smoothies and they were great! You just have to put it on the highest blend option and leave it for a solid minute :) Also, make sure you break up the ice a bit before blending to save the motor. You do that by using the "stir" button a few times before blending.
1390438
I used the Soup Maker three times and the blender leaked all three times. The soup consistency was grainy and the unit overheated everytime I used it. I tried to return the Soup Maker but was declined. It is a very expensive ice crusher.
219084
Yes, does an amazing job! I've used on frozen strawberries, peaches, etc. Just need to move blender in and up-and-down movement so you start blending top layer of fruit ... don't push down hard into all the frozen fruit at the bottom initially.
15363
It's not a power blender. It will blend fruit and soft veggies. It is perfect for making protein shakes and smoothies and it is really easy to clean.
803033
Haven't tried it in the blender but do make smoothies with pumpkin seeds, chia, hemp seeds, nuts and frozen cranberries and frozen blueberries. I do have a Cuisinart food processors that I make butters in.
607930
If it is in good working condition, it will make a smoothie. However, MY unit was defective. It made a horrible noise, shaked and acted like it was going to explode. I did get mymoney back so they were good about that. I had an Acme juicer for years and years, it's an older juicer, but it was stainless steel, and worked so well. I was sorry I gave it away when I got the Big Boss. I still have not gotten another juicer so now I am without. I WOULD NOT recommend this terrible juicer. There has to be something else out there that is good. Maybe the Breville juicer. Sorry, them's the truth. If it is in good working condition, it will make a smoothie. However, MY unit was defective. It made a horrible noise, shaked and acted like it was going to explode. I did get mymoney back so they were good about that. I had an Acme juicer for years and years, it's an older juicer, but it was stainless steel, and worked so well. I was sorry I gave it away when I got the Big Boss. I still have not gotten another juicer so now I am without. I WOULD NOT recommend this terrible juicer. There has to be something else out there that is good. Maybe the Breville juicer. Sorry, them's the truth.
647795
I own the Oster Fusion blender. Marketed as a blender/food processor due to the reversing blade capability. I have had it for 2 years and it's great! Makes smooth smoothies too! I put carrots and apples cut into quarters and nuts in it on chop first then add other ingredients and ice and put it on the frozen drink setting and it works wonderfully. The jar is glass, which is nice and holds 6 cups. Can only say great things about it...
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.
1205796
blends any vegetable or fruit well - I makes smoothies and throw everything in -- you do need some liquid, though--actually never tried without some kind of liquid. its a great little blender - easy to clean - not a bunch of parts! I am on my second one - I dropped and broke the spinner mechanism - my fault
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!
384810
I don't know about the veggies, but I blend large frozen fruit everyday. It is a heavy duty blender. Just two speeds, but very efficient.
603872
I have never done chickpeas in this blender...however, I really like it. I have not had any problems with it and we make smoothies with fresh or frozen fruit and it comes out nice and smooth. Does the job. I have never had to stir up or shift the food around like I have had to do on other blenders.
606841
Hi I have this blender but have never made anything hot with it. My Blender is over a year old and is still good with no breakage it was only used for cold juic smoothies. Also I cannot fill it to the top. Only seems to work okay and mix and puree best at half full. so you may want to consider that as well
1323508
It would be good for general blending (protein powders, fruits, etc.) just will not blend anything like kale that is fibrous. I didn't check out ice either. For the price you can do better. It used to be the BEST blender when I was young, oh well.
104859
Yes to all of the above. But one must remember, it is nit a food processor. It doesn't provide the space so it is easy to over process so you need to start with short pulses. This is one of your better by far blenders.
1408438
Yes. I use it to make smoothies. It makes short work of frozen strawberries and frozen bananas as well.
1499246
It's better than a juicer, it blends everything. I put vegetables and fruit and it blends them with ease...
647797
I just got the ninja 700. it has the power to crush the ice very fast but it does NOT make the smoothie smooth. I believe it's the blade design that it does not promote enough circulation inside the blender. Lot of chunky ice in there even a relatively long blend. Absolutely not recommended for smoothies. My cheapy bullet blender make smoother smoothie.