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Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:15 pm
by steve-in-kville
We had a Ninja blender but one of our children claimed it when they moved out. I really liked. I googled the idea and there seems to be blenders for such an application. I see there is one called a Nutribullet. Can anyone recommend one over the other?

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 1:01 pm
by Ken
steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:15 pm We had a Ninja blender but one of our children claimed it when they moved out. I really liked. I googled the idea and there seems to be blenders for such an application. I see there is one called a Nutribullet. Can anyone recommend one over the other?
We have a nutrabullet. Works great. I use it about 10x more frequently than the regular blender. Much quicker and easier to use.

As I recall, my wife bought it on sale at Costco.

The blender blade part does eventually need replacing but inexpensive spare parts and accessories are readily available on amazon.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:05 pm
by violet
Pricey, but amazing, the Vitamix

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:00 pm
by Somebody
We have a nutribullet. My husband has a 'bullet' for breakfast every morning. Easy clean up.

2 of my sister-in-laws have Vitamixes. I'd like one someday.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:28 am
by ohio jones
Somebody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:00 pm My husband has a 'bullet' for breakfast every morning.
Reminds me of the time my grandpa was a little more than half asleep and put gunpowder in the coffee pot.
Easy clean up.
Boom! It's done.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 5:47 am
by steve-in-kville
Somebody wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:00 pm We have a nutribullet. My husband has a 'bullet' for breakfast every morning. Easy clean up.

2 of my sister-in-laws have Vitamixes. I'd like one someday.
I'll have to check these out.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 7:08 am
by steve-in-kville
This better be the best $100 I ever spent 8-)

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:31 am
by Signtist
Vitamix. Amen. It's one of those versatile appliances we felt we were splurging on. Hopefully we'll never be without one. 2 friends borrowed it and immediately bought their own. Fantastic when making cheese sauce, smoothies, homemade ketchup, soup, and a much more. And yes, it will make a steaming hot soup or sauce. It truly is a great investment.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:46 am
by Ken
The Nutribullet and Vitamix are two completely different tools.

The Nutribullet is simply a smoothie-making tool. Much quicker and easier to use than an ordinary blender, and easier to clean up and toss in the dishwasher so great for daily smoothie and juice making. They come with various size cups depending on the size of smoothie you are making so easy to toss on the top rack of the dishwasher, or make multiple smoothies. You can also use them for blending soups and other foods but the capacity is smaller than an ordinary blender because they are more designed for smoothies.

The Vitamix is a very high-end (and very expensive) blender with much higher speed cycles and more powerful motor than ordinary blenders which allows one to liquify foods and produce absolutely smooth creamy results with a lot of foods that can't be obtained with more ordinary cheaper blenders. But it is still a big bulky blender that is going to be more of a hassle to disassemble and clean on a daily basis than the Nutribullet because it is so much larger.

Both are good products but they serve two different purposes.

Re: Smoothie blenders?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:06 pm
by Signtist
No disagreement on the fact that they are completely different tools. I would say that one reason we have a Vitamix as opposed to a Nutribullet is it's versatility. We don't have space for single purpose tools, and we would rather have one bulky blender than 2 blenders. Cleaning is a cinch if done right away, you don't disassemble it.

You are right, they are expensive. My wife saved until she found one she could afford,NIB, from a private seller. We have no regrets, and we enjoy a wide variety of smoothies. Actually, that's probably what we use it for more than anything else.