[Pollywoggle]

Anyone got a smoothie maker they actually use? I want one for smoothies, protein shakes etc? Must be easy to wash up

[mooperman]

got a great one from John Lewis, a kenwood on, the blender bit you actually take off and drink directly out of... saves loadsa washing up and i use it mainly for protein shakes as im a bit of a gym bunny.. cost me £25 and comes with 2 glasses/blender bits!

Edit: only £20 now....

http://www.johnlewis.com/230512538/Product.aspx

[F1Boy]

Bought this one from Tesco a couple of months ago. Use it for frozen fruit smoothies after a run plus general cutting / chopping / blending duties for cooking. Yeah - it's cheap and you can tell - but it seems pretty good so far especially as it come with a whisk and cutting pot thing too

If you use the blender pole thingy in the jug, you just need to rinse that under the tap then rinse out the jug.

Man, I'm SO down with my technical words today

[mda1974]

You need one of these Blendtec blenders.

Don't know how easy it is to wash up but it will blend anything.

[Hillskill]

Can't go wrong with Kitchen Aid, expensive but reassuringly so.

[JimiAces]

i'd recommend the kenwood smoothie maker here.

we have one and it's very good although we dont use it much

has blend and pulse functions dependent on how you like it - also has a stirry bit on the top and a tap to pour into your glass.

all comes apart when you are finished, so easy to clean.

[JimiAces]

Originally Posted by mda1974

You need one of these Blendtec blenders.

Don't know how easy it is to wash up but it will blend anything.

yum - ipod

[Pollywoggle]

Thanks for the replies, I don't know whether to go cheap and cheerful or a bit more pricey. Blendtec looks amazing but Mrs P will have a fit at the price. All the cheaper ones seem to not last very long if you use them more than a couple of times a week according to amazon reviews. I want a kitchenaid mixer in a while and will be expecting a free blender with it but that will be next year, maybe a kenwood one for now. I will post back results in due course. It's going to get used daily for whey powder and fruit etc so I won't be happy if its leaking after a couple of weeks? You never know whether to spend more on stuff like this. Panasonic breadmaker now 2 years old and used daily, still going strong

[mooperman]

ive been using mine daily since March when my old one packed up, still going strong.....

[baldrick]

Originally Posted by Hillskill

Can't go wrong with Kitchen Aid, expensive but reassuringly so.

I'd second that I had a Kitchen Aid in the UK and it was brilliant, plus the warranty is very good too...

[Pollywoggle]

Ordered the Kenwood Smoothie To Go maker as suggested by Mooperman, £17.50 on Amazon, Kitchen Aid will have to wait until the credit crunch is over

[Knyght_byte]

if you want easy to wash up, just get a conventional blender. If you want a bit more washing up work to do, get a smoothie maker

any blender will do the job, but as with all these things going too cheap can be a false economy. go mid-range and you shouldnt have a problem.

[Hillskill]

Originally Posted by JimiAces

yum - ipod

YouTube - Will It Blend? - iPod

[dazza74]

Innocent

Seriously be cheaper and less messing about / washing up.

[Hillskill]

Originally Posted by dazza74

Innocent

Seriously be cheaper and less messing about / washing up.

Spot on.......We hardly use our Kitchen Aid one.

[dazza74]

Originally Posted by Hillskill

Spot on.......We hardly use our Kitchen Aid one.

I've got a kenwood one that's gathering dust, I found buying the fresh fruit to expensive.

[Hillskill]

Originally Posted by dazza74

I've got a kenwood one that's gathering dust, I found buying the fresh fruit to expensive.

Come to think of it.......I dont even like smoothies

[F1Boy]

Originally Posted by dazza74

I've got a kenwood one that's gathering dust, I found buying the fresh fruit to expensive.

I use frozen fruit - it's *well* cheap and lasts for ages

(and it means the smoothies nice and cold )