Smoothie Blender

Smoothie Blender.

While looking through our recommendations for mixers and blenders, it struck me that a lot of people might not need a super powerful food processor or high tech mixer, but that they only require a smoothie blender. So we’ve taken a look at some smoothie blender options that will deliver you fresh nutritious smoothies for less than the cost of a trip to McDonalds.

The first one we took a look at was the best selling Oster 4093 Classic Beehive Blender. Finished in easy clean chrome, this simple and effective blender will have you churning out super healthy fruit smoothies in no time.

Smoothie Blander

Smoothie Blender

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We like this particular blender as it has a 40 ounce glass container with ribbed measurements on the side and has ultra cool retro styling.

Of course, there are hundreds of benchtop blender options. Click the check price button above and you’ll be taken to the full range of benchtop smoothie blender options from Oster, Kitchenaid, Cusinart, Hamilton Beach and many others.

By far the most popular job for the smoothie blender is making the banana smoothie. While some recipes for this classic nominate the ice cream as optional, all I can say is a banana smoothie without the ice cream is like batman without robin, or mork without mindy ; possible but only half the enjoyment.

Once you’ve got your hands on your smoothie blender, try this one out.

Smoothie Blender banana

In the blender goes :  2 Bananas,  8oz crushed pineapple, 1 1/4 cups of milk, 1/2 cup of strawberries, 2tbs honey, 6 ice cubes, 1 scoop vanilla icecream

Blend until smooth.  Pour & enjoy.   If you are feeling particularly naughty, top with whipped cream & chocolate sauce.

Now if space is an issue, or you don’t think you will get the most out of a benchtop smoothie blender, then you can whip up a perfectly acceptable smoothie with a hand held blender. Looking through this category of kitchen appliance, there is not much price or functional difference between the many on offer.

Our favourite would have to be the Cuisinart CSB-77 hand blender.

Smoothie Blender Hand Held

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There are a couple of reasons why we like this hand held smoothie blender. Firstly it is light and well balanced which makes it easy to use and control the 200w power. Secondly, it comes with a chopping and whisking attachment that makes it more versatile than most hand held smoothie blender options.

However that being said, there are over 50 different models, makes and styles to choose from, see which one suites your kitchen and budget by clicking the “Check Price” button above. This will take you to the hand held blender page where all current stock, availablility and pricing can be viewed.

Breville Juicer

Breville Juicer

Whether you need to juice the occasional orange, or you have a queue of customers at your juicebar, there will be a Breville Juicer to do the job.

If you are looking for a stunning juicer that would look sensational in a designer kitchen, then you can’t go past the Breville 800JEXL Juice Fountain Elite.

Breville Juicer

Breville Juicer

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This particular Breville Juicer boasts a 1000w motor that will juice whole fruit up to 3 inches in diameter, perfect for oranges, apples, carrots etc.  The italian made 1000w motor provides power and durability, while the smart chip sensor detects the exact power required to juice whatever you have loaded into the 3″ hopper.  Patented dual action diagonal knife blades combined with a titanium coated stainless steel cutting disc provide effective juicing power which makes this Breville Juicer an excellent choice.

A rung down the ladder is the Breville JE900 Juice Fountain Professional Juice Extractor. I actually have this breville juicer at home and it does a terrific job.

Breville Juicers
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The JE900 breville juicer is around half the price of the 800jexl, but is perfectly adequate for the normal family’s juicing requirements. The 600 watt motor will power through your choice of tomato, carrot, apple or orange for fresh nutritious juice whenever you like. The beauty of this Breville Juicer is the separate containers for juice & pulp. When you feed in your desired fruit or vegetables, the juice pours into the jug on one side and the pulp goes in to a separate container ready for the compost heap or worm farm.

If you are looking for a cheap & cheerful, yet effective Breville Juicer, then the Breville BJE200XL Compact Juice Fountain is a good choice.  These can be picked up for well under $100 and will provide trouble free easy juicing for healthy whole fruit juice whenever you like.

Breville Juicer Bje200xl

Breville Juicer BJE200xl

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The BJE200XL Breville Juicer has a centered knife blade assembly, 14,000 RPM 700-watt motor, 3″ centered feed tube and dishwasher safe parts for easy cleaning. This Breville Juicer will produce an 8 ounce cup of juice in 5 seconds.

Vita mix 1300 turboblend

Vita mix 1300 turboblend

vita mix 1300 turboblend

Vita Mix 1300 turboblend

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The vita mix 1300 turboblend mixer is an exceptional piece of technology. Robust design and performance gives you restaurant quality performance in your own home.

One of the best features of the vita mix 1300 turboblend is the heavy duty 2 horse power motor with 2 speed control, which means you can power through the toughest chopping, dicing and blending tasks with ease and control.

The virtually unbreakable polycarbonate container on the vita mix 1300 turboblend is a whopping 64 ounces, so will handle everything that the domestic god or godess would care to throw at it. Large enough for the largest of smoothies or soup for the whole family.

The blade assembly on the vita mix 1300 turboblend is super sharp stainless steel that will power through the toughest ingredients and is mounted on a sealed ball bearing encased drive shaft which will give you years of trouble free operation.

The metal to metal drive assembly and thermally protected motor ensures safe comfortable operation of this stylish kitchen appliance.

The vita mix 1300 turboblend comes from a long line of vita mix mixers of which users report years and years of trouble free use.

So if you want to start blending healthier smoothies, frozen ice treats or even whole grains to make your own flour, go grab one of these mixers and take control of what is going on to your dinner plate. An added bonus of adding a vita mix 1300 turboblend to your kitchen arsenal is the ablilty to blend vegetables for use in dishes that kids in particular will not recognise. Some carefully blended carrot for instance when mixed with orange or other fruit, is an easy way to get dreaded vegetables into a difficult childs diet.

What kid, big or small could resist a banana and honey smoothie (with or without the scoop of icecream), or some fresh low fat ice cream or maybe some fresh fruit juice. For the grown ups, how about fresh guacamole, hummus or a crushed ice in a cocktail. With a vita mix 1300 turboblend in the kitchen, the possibilities are endless.

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Enjoy

Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan 5 Quart Stand Mixer

Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan 5 quart mixer.

As well as being stunning, this Kitchenaid KSM150 mixer performs exceptionally well

Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan 5 Quart Stand Mixer

Kitchenaid KSM150

To check current pricing :  CLICK HERE —> Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan 5 quart stand mixer

Available in almost any color, this beautiful stand mixer is a stunning addition to any kitchen.

A balance of classic styling and modern technology delivers a functional mixer capable of handling the tougest pastry dough or other tricky mixing task, while maintaining stunning looks that will have you keeping the KSM150 on display for all your friends to see.

The Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan stand mixer is a robust and substantial kitchen centerpiece. With 325 watts of brute force mixing power, the KSM150 makes light work of creaming butter, whipping cream of kneading dough. As standard the mixer comes with a flat beater for making batter through through to sausage mix and every consistency in between, a wire whisking attachment for perfectly peaked egg whites and a hook for mixing dough and making the newest of chefs a master baker.

Did I mention, the Kitchenaid KSM150 is a beautiful piece of design. The 5 quart polished stainless steel brilliantly offsets the host of different colors available which means you’ll find the perfect combination to match your kitchen. The bowl has an ergonimically designed handle to make lifting large batches of heavy mixture easy.

The unique mixing action rotates the mixing attachment in the opposite direction to the bowl, while the off centre shaft moves to take the mixing action to ver 67 different positions within the bowl, which means no more clumps of dry ingredients when mixing your next batch of muffins of cakes.

Whatever the consistency of the mixture the ten speed settings mean you will have perfect control over the process and will not end up with cake mix sprayed all over your kitchen bench, walls, windows or kids.

The good folks at Kitchenaid have also designed the Kitchenaid KSM150 to be easy to clean, the tilt back head allows for easy access to the attachments and to make things a lot cleaner when adding ingredients, they include a pouring shield that allows you to add ingredients with the mixer head lowered.

All in all this is probably the best mixer we have seen in terms of style, practicality and engineering, so if you are looking for a mixer, the question is not, which mixer to buy, but which color KSM150 should you choose.

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The KSM150 comes with a 12 month manufacturers warranty.

Available in these colors :

  • White
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Almond
  • Empire Red
  • Imperial Black
  • Persimmon
  • Onyx Black
  • Tangerine
  • Pistachio
  • White on White
  • Cornflower Blue
  • Caviar
  • Cornflower
  • Silver Metalic
  • Onyx
  • Green Apple
  • Almond Cream
  • Imperial Gray
  • Ice
  • Metallic Chrome
  • Majestic Yellow
  • Buttercup
  • Gloss Cinnamon
  • Blue Willow
  • Bayleaf
  • Boysenberry
  • Caviar
  • Pear
  • Yellow Pepper
  • Yellow Citrus

So there is sure to be a color to match your kitchen.

Kitchenaid KSM150 Artisan 5 Quart Stand Mixer