the start button is nice it makes a drink about the consistancy of a smoothie from smoothie king.
we have also been making frozen smoothies for the kids with it as well.
i have the larger version that i also use for smoothies, but this size is nice for every day use if you have limited counter space, or as a gift.
we look forward to trying some of the smoothie recipes.
review: we love smoothies & when our smoothie maker broke at the beginning of summer we were on the quest for another machine.
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
while it is the perfect product for a single serving smoothie, you do have to make sure to master the right ratio of ice to liquids in order to have a delicious smoothie.
it works well, crushes ice just fine and small enough where i don't mind keeping it on the counter so i have a smoothie whenever i want rather than being too lazy to take out the blender!
i use it to make milk shakes and smoothies.
1 family i gave it to, said they make milk shakes out of their's as well.
it makes great milkshakes, slushies and smoothies.
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 it for smoothies and daquires.
this blender crushes ice so quickly and makes great smoothies.
my husband needed a blender to make his fruit smoothies.
i bought this for my smoothie-making husband and he absolutely loves it!
makes easy work on smoothies
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.
i have used this blender for everything from smoothies to margaritas to crushing just ice, it does it all.
i keep it at work to make my protein shakes.
i bought this blender to keep at work to mix my diet/protein shakes - as i was tired of drinking them lumpy.
i use this blender to make protein shakes every day, and it handles blending frozen fruit very easily, and best of all takes up very little counterspace.
we needed a new blender, and since we usually use it to make milkshakes, we decided to try out a "personal" size one instead of a full sized blender.
i use this blender to mix protein shakes at home and work.
the sky is the limit on the number of ways you will find to use it every day, and it makes the best smoothie you could ever want for breakfast!
i've used it for mostly making smoothies so far and it works wonderfully, easy to clean, very powerful, not obnoxiously loud, and has not problem with ice and frozen bananas.
i have made soups, smoothies, etc.
i've bought and burned up many blender/smoothie makers before finding the vita-mix.
it does great pur es, soups and smoothies.
smoothies and iced coffee turned out well.
however, trying it out with a few different recipes convinced me that this blender is the only way to go to make frozen drinks and smoothies.
the different drinks it makes - rita's, daq's, colada's and smoothies are set on one knob.
the kids love the smoothie and "virgin" 'colada recipies.
it's the same professional blender used by bartenders, smoothie shops, and starbucks to make frozen drinks.
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
the blender has a very strong motor which is what i was looking for to make my smoothies.
great for smoothies.
i bought this blender with the goal of using it to create gladiator smoothies like i get at smoothie king.
makes fruit juice like a juicer, makes the best milk shakes, daquiries, gazpacho; it can even whip cream for dessert or froth milk for fancy coffee drinks!
i was looking for a blender to use to make healthy smoothies.
i've only had the blender for a few weeks and have only used it to make breakfast shakes in the smoothie maker attachment.
it is easy to clean, quick, and the pour spout on the smoothie is fabulous.
after doing so, i discovered this unit to be the best value, giving me the biggest bang for my buck!i wanted a blender to have a smoothie attachment as well as a food processor.
it purees ice for perfect smoothies (which we make several times per week), and it disassembles easily for dishwashing.
i ordered this for my daughter because she wanted a blender that would also make smoothies.
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