for more "everyday" tasks, it makes uber-quick work of smoothies, sauces, and milkshakes.
my son "borrowed" it for his smoothies, so i bought this kitchen aid for myself.
you want the smoothest of smoothies?
also great for smoothies!
smoothies have never been so smooth with other blenders.
it makes a great milkshake as well and can be used as a regular blender.
it does make all sorts of frozen drinks to include smoothies.
between smoothies, snow cones, and margaritas we've thoroughly enjoyed it.
we have used it regularly for both margaritas and regular smoothies with awesome results each time.
the ones i made in the blender or smoothie maker would still have small chunks of ice in them and who wants to be cautious of choking when drinking a margarita?
it really enjoy making frozen fruit smoothies with this blender.
i break out my blender at least twice a day and i have always had a really difficult time finding a blender that doesn't leave huge chunks of ice in my protein shakes but now my search is over :) i
if you make small serving sizes of milkshakes or any type of smoothie, this is a very good product.
besides, the blender adds so much volume to your smoothie that you don't need much ice, anyway.
it smells of smoke when it runs, the sealing ring around the top has already come off (into my smoothie - had to throw it out and start over) and the whole thing just doesn't work very well.
i noticed it had the same motor (0.9hp) and assumed it would make smoothies as well as the 5 speed.
we purchased the kitchenaid ksb540wh blender in april, 2007 after burning up numerous blenders making our daily frozen smoothies.
i purchased this blender mainly to make smoothies, but i have used it for several jobs and i just love it.
love the smoothies and the ice crush feature is wonderful-- this is a large and noisy blender and we use it daily!!
i had a cheap-o hamilton beach blender and everytime i used to blend smoothies, although i didnt get fruit chunks, but i get ice chunks and i get small fruit pieces, and tastes really thick and not
i make smoothies once or twice a day in it and it is so convenient and easy to use and the clean up is quick.
it gets used every day for at least 3 smoothies.
i use frozen fruit, milk and protein powder and it only takes a few seconds to have a great smoothie.
i had to face it that i wasn't making my protein shakes because it was way too messy having to clean up both the large mixing bowl on my blender and the smoothie glass everytime i wanted a quick fix.
i bought my tribest personal blender two years ago in the hopes that it would encourage me to make more fruit/yogurt smoothies for breakfast.
it whips it, making a great protein shake.
i wanted to make a small milk shake without the hassle of pulling out and cleaning the large glass jar of my blender.
i make smoothies every morning with it.
yes, it is loud but this blender makes great smoothies.
it's loud, but because it's so effective, you will probably have it turned on for less than half the time of another blender - i make my standard smoothie in 6 (!) seconds.
i liked this blender because it pulverized veggies for a soup, and fruits for a smoothie to a nice, smooth consistency.
we make smoothies in our house and needed a blender with power and this one has it.
this blender works great, but i've only used it to make protein shakes.
i have used this blender for everything from smoothies to margaritas to crushing just ice, it does it all.
this blender is amazing...i can put my fruit yogurt ice cream ice and juice all in at one time and fill to the top and i can press the smoothie button and walk away and come back to ...smoothie....it
i do everything with blender from peanut butter to green smoothies.
i mostly use it for protein shakes and fruit smoothies, and it is wonderful.
this blender truly blends smoothies without hesitation.
i brought it back to macy's and they exchanged it for another which after one smoothie is just fine.
the primary use for the blender in our household is iced smoothies, and so far this one is doing the best job of any blender i've owned.
my mother gave me this blender so i could make smoothies.
after the motor burned out making smoothies with our old cuisinart blender we bought the cuisinart powerblend 600 7-speed to replace it.
it freezes up constantly and i tried to make a smoothie the other day and the motor burnt out!
i use blenders primarily for smoothies (frozen and/or fresh fruit and plain juice), and this product makes my life more complicated than it needs to be.
my son mixes his protein shakes in it with ease and he's only 14.
it's easy to use for my protein shakes and also great for smoothies.
i use it for protein shakes.
i love whey protein shakes and wanted to find something that can grind up the ice really well and froth it up - with 350 watts, i knew this would do what i wanted.
i use it for protein shakes mostly.
it plenty of power to do everything.i personally like the lcd readout.it is very easy to use and we have used it often for everything from crushing ice to making smoothies.a great all around blender.
it has a heavy glass carafe which can stand up to the knocks in our household.we make lots of smoothies which require the blending of ice cubes.
the first time to make a smoothie, which turned out great.
this is a great little machine,the 500 watts give it plenty of power to do everything.i personally like the lcd readout.it is very easy to use and we have used it often for everything from crushing
"this is a great little machine,the 500 watts give it plenty of power to do everything.i personally like the lcd readout.it is very easy to use and we have used it often for everything from crushing
it is a pretty good blender, i use it every day for smoothies.
my husband threw together a strawberry-banana smoothie earlier this week and the blender whipped it up without problem!
i have been making health smoothies on a regular basis since i bought this blender, and this blender has been handling it like a pro.
it's good for pestos and smoothies as well as soups and other sauces.
it makes the most awesome frozen drinks, shakes, smoothies, etc.
i needed it at our office for making smoothies and it works great.
i make mostly smoothies with it and it really blends everything to a smooth consistency fast and with very little effort.
my protein shake leaked all over the place.
i use it to mix my shakes and even to make smoothies, it even grinds up the ice cubs no problem.
i basically use it for my protein shake.
i've never tried it for making shakes or smoothies, to me a regular blender would be better.
i'm a lazy cook, but this actually makes me want to make soups and smoothies b/c it's so ridiculously easy to use and clean.
when i used it to make smoothies, i found that not only is it smaller and less expensive than a traditional blender - it's easier to use and clean as well.
i have had this blender for about a year and have used it weekly for smoothies with great success.
i thought that i was just the worst smoothy maker around, but turns out it was my blender.
my husband and i make smoothies almost every day from frozen fruit, and this blender has no trouble chopping through the frozen fruit and blending the smoothies perfectly.
i have had this for a couple of months, & use it every day for smoothies (including ice cubes).
last night i tried a smoothie and again i had awesome and lightening fast results.
from gazpacho to milkshakes this is a fabulous blender.
i have never placed much value in our previous blenders or smoothy makers.
my husband loves frozen coffee drinks and smoothies.
we use our blender for smoothies in the morning and my husband uses it for his nutrition drinks in the evenings, so we needed something that was durable, substantial and will last a long a time.
i wanted it to make smoothies and my favorite blender cheesecake, mostly.
when you start the blender, the blades start slowly and come up to speed without throwing your smoothy all over the kitchen.
this is a very quiet blender that makes smoothies much creamier that i was used to.
i use it for smoothies and i love it!!
this one crushes ice, makes smoothies out of anything, and does not make a lot of noise.
we make tons of smoothies, and a few frappachino-type drinks.
the second thing i made in this was a smoothie using frozen fruit.
i concoct anything from garlic tonics to fruit smoothies and the glass container was imperative.
i've started using it again recently to make raw green smoothies & other raw smoothies.
you must start at a low speed and work up to a high speed and it will blend your smoothies to perfection.
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