Hamilton Beach 54618 Red 4-Speed 500 W Smoothie Blender

Get blenders with BPA-free parts and dishwasher safe parts. Ordinary blenders spin contents around the walls of the jar, which can leave whole pieces of fruit and ice untouched by the blades. The Wave Action System has a unique container and blade system which is designed to continually force the mixture down into the blades for perfectly smooth results every time. Try a single-serve smoothie blender that comes with a travel lid – mix a delicious fruit smoothie and take it with you. Try one of our unique Wave Station® Express blenders for smoothies.

And for obvious reasons, there’s also the clean button. Identifies that the blender has a pulse feature, which provides the user with greater control during use and prevents overblending. Judgments on ease of cleaning and replacing blade; clarity of controls and jar markings; pouring ease; and jar weight, etc. One gripe that I have about this machine is that the blade assembly is not fixed. It adds an extra hassle in terms of operation and cleanup. The funnel-like glass jar and the drip spout on top of the lid look a bit awkward.

It’s equipped with an automatic program for making smoothies with a generous 40 oz (1.2 L) glass pitcher. I’m really having a hard time finding anything negative to crack on here. Some users might not appreciate the fact you have to hold the button while you’re running it, but given the quick hamilton blender operation of this personal blender I didn’t find it was a big deal. Other folks may wish for something larger, but if that’s the case getting a regular size blender would be a better option for you. This device is meant to be a single serve machine and it executes its one job extremely well.

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For the first few moments after the blades turned on it chopped some of the cheese into smaller bits. After that, though, the rest of the block got wedged in the bottom and the motor just wasn’t powerful enough to cut through the cheese. Instead, the remaining cheese hunk rested comfortably inside the pitcher, while the blades rotated wildly without getting close. Make Flour—It’s not powerful enough to create a fine flour for baking. That is something that only high-power countertop blenders can offer. Vitamix Blenders are quite capable of doing just that.

The ice cubes in water got to the desired consistency much faster, and the blender blades barely made a dent in the bagged ice. That’s probably because it was a frozen solid block, rather than uniform cubed pieces (something to think about if you’re planning to make delicious icy beverages en masse). All of the blenders responded in pretty much the same way, although some of the more expensive models got there sooner. With its durable, Ice Sabre stainless steel blades, powerful 650 Watt peak-power motor, ten speeds, and pulse blending action, it’s fully equipped to prepare a variety of great-tasting beverages. Often cleanup is where even the most popular products can go awry. After all, if you must hand wash your blender, that’s going to make you less likely to want to use it.

The blending jar feels durable and BPA free, and it has measurement lines on the front meaning you don’t need extra measuring cups or to have to guess. Hamilton Beach Smoothie Electric Blender with 10 Speeds, 56 Oz. – Hamilton Beach Smoothie Blender, Model# Deliciously smooth results for icy drinks and more.