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calaflower
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 5:31 am
Trying to start a smoothie kick in my house, have tried a few different things... But I need a new blender... Trying to keep the cost down. There are about a million Ninjas out there, and it's so confusing!
Anyone have a good blender they use frequently they like, specifically to crush frozen fruit in a short amount of time (preferably good quality that will last awhile without breaking the bank?)
Thanks!
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JMM-uc
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 5:51 am
I have an Oster and I'm happy with it. But IMO Vitamix is better, it was too expensive for me.
Make sure you get one that's designed to crush ice.
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Amarante
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 6:05 am
I make Smoothies with my Braun stick blender. Mine came with a few attachments including a "beaker" which is used for making Smoothies. I've never had any problems with frozen fruit - generally I use either frozen strawberries or raspberries but I've also used some other frozen fruit like peaches.
My Braun came with an attachment for crushing ice which I've never used.
I find the stick blender to be extremely useful as I can puree soups in the pot. Mine also came with a whipping attachment which is good if I am whipping cream or eggs when baking because my Kitchenaid would be in use for other items and whipping eggs for a cake requires clean blender and bowl.
I got the one with the stainless "shaft". It's much more versatile than any blender I've ever used. It comes apart so I store it in a drawer.
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calaflower
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 6:16 am
Amarante wrote: | I make Smoothies with my Braun stick blender. Mine came with a few attachments including a "beaker" which is used for making Smoothies. I've never had any problems with frozen fruit - generally I use either frozen strawberries or raspberries but I've also used some other frozen fruit like peaches.
My Braun came with an attachment for crushing ice which I've never used.
I find the stick blender to be extremely useful as I can puree soups in the pot. Mine also came with a whipping attachment which is good if I am whipping cream or eggs when baking because my Kitchenaid would be in use for other items and whipping eggs for a cake requires clean blender and bowl.
I got the one with the stainless "shaft". It's much more versatile than any blender I've ever used. It comes apart so I store it in a drawer. |
Thanks! I actually have a dairy immersion blender(with a small beaker!) But never thought of using it for smoothies
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Amarante
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 6:22 am
calaflower wrote: | Thanks! I actually have a dairy immersion blender(with a small beaker!) But never thought of using it for smoothies |
I found it to be the easiest way to make a Smoothie. I once even bought a smoothie maker but the stick blender was so much better and I just gave away the Smoothie maker.
The beaker I use for the Smoothie is a bit high - like a very large glass. You might see if you can find something similar to make your Smoothies in as it really make the process very simple. I could even drink out of it with a straw.
Often I would use Soy Milk as the base for my Smoothie. There was one that had a vanilla flavor that was not very high in calories - about the same as regular skim milk and so when I added the fruit, it was the perfect combination.
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calaflower
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 7:02 am
Amarante wrote: | I found it to be the easiest way to make a Smoothie. I once even bought a smoothie maker but the stick blender was so much better and I just gave away the Smoothie maker.
The beaker I use for the Smoothie is a bit high - like a very large glass. You might see if you can find something similar to make your Smoothies in as it really make the process very simple. I could even drink out of it with a straw.
Often I would use Soy Milk as the base for my Smoothie. There was one that had a vanilla flavor that was not very high in calories - about the same as regular skim milk and so when I added the fruit, it was the perfect combination. |
Did you use anything for more protein? Or was that the reason for the soy milk? We've been using Greek yogurt as the base
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Amarante
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Thu, Apr 30 2015, 7:07 am
I wasn't concerned about protein because my diet included lots of protein sources. I was more concerned about getting Dairy into my diet and from what I had read soy milk provided the same benefits as skim milk - although I used the soy milk for taste and I also use regular milk for other things. I liked the vanilla soy milk because it was a nice base for the smoothie - with the fruit, it wasn't too sweet at all but just had a nice background flavor.
I never tried it with yogurt but there is no reason that wouldn't be excellent base for a smoothie. Whatever you like - I just wound up using soy milk because it was the easiest for me to get a good result and also provide the dairy I wanted. I could just pour some of the vanilla soy milk in and add the fruit and I liked the result. :-)
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