is it possible to love an small appliance? Personal blender rave.

Persa

After the magic bullet thread a while back I decided it was time to get one of these....but I wasn't sure about the quality of the magic bullet. Well, turns out Cuisinart makes a version and they have a $20 mail in rebate on them this month. So I got one at bedbath and beyond for $50 minus 20% and then with the mail in rebate, it will be $40.

I love love love it. My big kitchenaid blender is great but what a pain in the a** for a smoothie, especially since the flax seed would stick to the canister and be almost impossible to remove. Since i bought the Cuisinart, I've had a smoothie almost every day. It's so easy to clean up! Love love love.

Now to find some more creative smoothie ideas-post em, if you got 'em. So far it's been bananas with frozen peaches and frozen berries I've bought at costco (what they had in organic) with yogurt/skim milk/soy milk, splash of apple juice.

flymansWife

are you talking about this? i've been wanting to get something like the magic bullet too but have wondered about the quality too. i'm all for cuisinart!

 

Nessia

Persa:

After the magic bullet thread a while back I decided it was time to get one of these....but I wasn't sure about the quality of the magic bullet. Well, turns out Cuisinart makes a version and they have a $20 mail in rebate on them this month. So I got one at bedbath and beyond for $50 minus 20% and then with the mail in rebate, it will be $40.

I love love love it. My big kitchenaid blender is great but what a pain in the a** for a smoothie, especially since the flax seed would stick to the canister and be almost impossible to remove. Since i bought the Cuisinart, I've had a smoothie almost every day. It's so easy to clean up! Love love love.

Now to find some more creative smoothie ideas-post em, if you got 'em. So far it's been bananas with frozen peaches and frozen berries I've bought at costco (what they had in organic) with yogurt/skim milk/soy milk, splash of apple juice.

Thanks for the recommendation. I plan on having a lot more smoothies in the morning. Does this one also have the ability to make it and take it to go?

Persa

Fly, yup, that's the one. And Nessia, yes it does. It has two blades sets, one that can be attached to the travel cups and make the smoothies directly in the cup and another one that's permanently attached to a bigger canister like a regular blender. There's 4 travel cups and it also comes with a mini canister to grind nuts and spices in. 

Love it! 

texasbeachbride

My fav smoothie is to take frozen dark red cherries, a scoop of greek yogurt, and chocolate almond milk and blend. Sooo goo, it tastes like a chocolate covered cherry.

flymansWife

texasbeachbride:

My fav smoothie is to take frozen dark red cherries, a scoop of greek yogurt, and chocolate almond milk and blend. Sooo goo, it tastes like a chocolate covered cherry.

where do you get frozen cherries?!? how have i never seen frozen cherries??? 

texasbeachbride

flymansWife:

texasbeachbride:

My fav smoothie is to take frozen dark red cherries, a scoop of greek yogurt, and chocolate almond milk and blend. Sooo goo, it tastes like a chocolate covered cherry.

where do you get frozen cherries?!? how have i never seen frozen cherries??? 

I get them in the frozen fruit section at heb. They are heb brand.

Mainer-in-Texas

Ohhhh, thanks for this! I have really been wanting to get into green smoothies, but my blender would make it way too much of a PITA. I have a GC to BB&B, so I think I know what I am going to do with it!