Does it make smoothies
1392221
Yes it does. I had one of these and I have one of the Nutri Bullets as well. You can't go wrong this purchase.
1392222
Yes it makes smoothies great, my only input though is based on non frozen fruits. I buy all my fruit fresh, so haven't used frozen. For fresh fruit though it works great. I normally use: Banana, Blueberrys, Almonds, Walnuts, Yoghurt and Soy Milk.
1392223
It's borderline for smoothies. It really chokes on big chunks of frozen fruit. There is a slightly bigger unit that is actually designed to make smoothies. I'd opt for that one if I were you. I will probably buy one of those.
1392224
Yes, and very good ones. Never had an issue. I made spinach, apple, pineapple, nectarines, peach, strawberry, banana, and any combination with protein powder. You put the soft ingredients in first, and the hardest last, topped with a few ice cubes and a couple tablespoons of juice or water or milk. While it is blending, you may need to shake the entire unit like a martini shaker once or twice to be sure all the ingredients drop to the blade. I love this thing! I use it to grind coffee and scramble eggs, as well as other small tasks.
1392225
I use this primarily for protein shakes in the morning, but decided to try a smoothie so I could answer this question. We first tried making "snow" with two ice cubes, it worked pretty well although it did leave two small ice cubes. Then we tried a smoothie (which we had no clue how to make), however I believe we learned that it can be done very well. We put frozen berries, almond milk and four ice cubes in the large container. The consistency was perfect with no ice chunks, but we really should have checked the cookbook that came with the Magic Bullet because our recipe tasted horrible. I have to say yes it does make smoothies (just don't try my recipe). I love the Magic Bullet and am glad we bought it. I use this primarily for protein shakes in the morning, but decided to try a smoothie so I could answer this question. We first tried making "snow" with two ice cubes, it worked pretty well although it did leave two small ice cubes. Then we tried a smoothie (which we had no clue how to make), however I believe we learned that it can be done very well. We put frozen berries, almond milk and four ice cubes in the large container. The consistency was perfect with no ice chunks, but we really should have checked the cookbook that came with the Magic Bullet because our recipe tasted... » Read More I use this primarily for protein shakes in the morning, but decided to try a smoothie so I could answer this question. We first tried making "snow" with two ice cubes, it worked pretty well although it did leave two small ice cubes. Then we tried a smoothie (which we had no clue how to make), however I believe we learned that it can be done very well. We put frozen berries, almond milk and four ice cubes in the large container. The consistency was perfect with no ice chunks, but we really should have checked the cookbook that came with the Magic Bullet because our recipe tasted horrible. I have to say yes it does make smoothies (just don't try my recipe). I love the Magic Bullet and am glad we bought it. « Show Less
449019
I have never tried, but I think a high speed blender would do a butter job for smoothiesCarl
1278028
this is a juicer, not a blender, but a 2nd disc can be used to make smoothies, but i've never made smoothies before myself. i'm a juicer. this is a VERY powerful machine you can use for a very long time.
179918
I have not tried that yet. I have been using it for green smoothies, which it does fairly well. A few small chunks here and there
962431
Yes. And it does have an instruction/recipe book w/at least 3 smoothie recipes.
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.
1530950
Yes, I recently bought one to replace my old one and it works fine. I use mine at least once a day for smoothies.
1207567
I bought this for my wife. She loves it. It makes great smoothies. I would buy it again in a heart beat.
1697944
It just extracts juice from the fruits and vegetables. If you want to take that juice and put it in a blender with ice, you can probably make a killer smoothie.
2042521
Yes it does. I mix it with juice all the time, I also freeze it in an ice cube tray and use them in smoothies.
697512
Doubt it. There are recipes included in the Instruction Manual on how to mince frozen fruit into "ice creams" or sorbets, but we have not tried this. Think you need a blender to do smoothies, as this is a low-speed juicer meant to preserve full nutritional value of fruits and veggies.
546032
I have my doubts it would have enough power to mix anything with ice involved. I ended up donated my blender to a charity. Not of any use for making protein smoothies with frozen berries either!
1137524
Yes! That's primarily what we use it for - making health drinks with frozen fruit. It's better than a traditional blender in my experience.
366171
Yes, I use mine everyday for smoothies and or mike shakes. My husband loves it, easy to use and clean
830395
Yes it does. It's a bit grainy. I was so so on the flavor but then again I didn't use a blender. Just used the blender bottle. With ice it might be better.
174168
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.
1975899
I've never tried to make a smoothie with it. I have a stick blender for that. The food processor has a large S blade. My stick blender has a small S blade. I would rather use a stick blender or a regular blender to make a smoothie.