Does the blender chop/puree hard vegtables (red beets, carrotts, apples, etc) for smoothies
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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
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Sorry; don't know how well it would handle "hard" vegetables. I only use it for making "smoothies" with soft fruits such as strawberries and peaches, and it does that extremely well! I suspect you really need some kind of food processor for items of that nature, even if it's just a mini version. They're meant for the heavier work. This type of blender would wear-out much sooner than normal having to deal with hard vegetables. However, this blender does chop ice, if that's any help.
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Don't know about hard veggies, but if it does get to a liquid state you'll end up wearing some of it if you stop and restart. The plug in the top will not seal and the force of restarts causes contents to spew out every time. Wife loves KitchenAid but not this blender! She's getting a Ninja.
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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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It chops them up, but it does not puree them. Small pieces. I use it for green smoothies, and you will have pieces to chew at times.
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Probably not. It is not the intended use.The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
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hello heather, the best solution is a immersion blender. you can puree in seconds and you can look at the puree as you are doing it to see if it is pureed to your desired consistency.less clean up than a food processor or blender. you can puree in the vessel you cooked the vegetable in. do not buy a cheap model. i would suggest a bamix, braun. or kitchenaid.search at amazon under "immersion blender". the kitchenaid with chopper looks good. it is $99. i have not personally used it.the reviews are encouraging. do your homework. read the reviews. make sure the shaft is all stainless. shaft. i have a excellent braun mr5550mbc it retails for $299. ouch! i did not pay that much. i am not sure why the price is so high. you can use it for many healthy snacks for children fruit smoothees etc. wonderful for making soups. i also have a food processor but find the immersion blender a better choice for puree. ace
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If you want a coarse chop, this won't work. However, it does make very quick work of fruits and berries if you want to purée them. It is a powerful machine with a good-sized capacity.
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No. This is more for rough chopping ( like home made salsa or pesto) or mixing/ whipping softer items like avacado or eggs. The manual blade spinner cannot process hard items as chick peas or almonds into a paste.
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It will chop it, but not puree it. If want want to puree, get yourself magic bullet. If you want to finely chop, this can do the job. Thanks for shopping with Karenville Mall!
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My daughter uses it to chop frozen fruits and fresh fruits and veggies with ice for smoothies and her mixes come out well blended and smooth.
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I think so, depending upon what you're chopping. I mainly use the blender for smoothies. Sor far great. It chops strawberries very good.
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This processor can blend fruits and vegetables. I just takes time. It is not made to blend ice for drinks though.
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not sure...I don't know what makes a vegetable smoothy difficult. I would bet it does though.. it manages to chop ice very well when you put it in a liquid such as my yogurt fruit smoothy. Same as adding the strawberries last.. perfectly blended in the drink... I hope this helps
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It has 2 disk, 1 for juicing only and 1 for blending soft fruit , which is a smooth consistency . But this is not a blender for making smoothies. This is a powerful juicer for extracting vegetable and fruit juices.
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I use the Ninja and find it works great for making smoothies as well as pureeing when making soups.
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It blends greens very well. I got this blender to make good green smoothies, and it does the job perfectly! It will devour spinach, kale, frozen fruits, and regular fruits. it always has a smooth consistency, so you are sure to drink your smoothie- not eat it. I personally love it for my green smoothies. As far as leafy greens go, you will never have to eat your smoothie. it even has a pre-set smoothie function. I'll pour in coconut milk, add spinach, a banana, some frozen pineapple, and ground chia seeds then hit the smoothie button. it does a wonderful job!
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Thanks for asking. It can chop soft items but to make a good smoothies you need something more powerful. Mu concern is that the bowls are poor quality and do not last.
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It does not slice vegetables. It chops, blends, and crushes . It makes great smoothies , frozen drinks, and salsa at our house.
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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.