will it crush a few ice cubes for a smoothie?
1254668
I have not tried to crush ice, I am not sure it would work for that as the instructions say only to use in 30 second bursts. I have used it for chopping veggies very fine and it works great for that.
1254669
Probably not. It is not the intended use.The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
1254670
It will probably do that, however I doubt if it is made for that kind of work. You will probably wear out the knife pretty quick.
1254671
Probably not. It is not the intended use. The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
1670458
I have my doubts it would have enough power to mix anything with ice involved.I ended up donated my blender to a charity. Not of any use for making protein smoothies with frozen berries either!
1311967
Yes! I have had mine for about a year and a half - my ice cubes still get crushed into a snowlike consistancy! We make smoothies all the time.
400687
Yes. The texture of the ice can vary depending on how long you blend the shaved ice. If you like slushie ice, this machine will deliver.
1354310
No..it is not like soft bullet..it does not crush easily but as like normal ice cube.
2091038
Yes. It crushes ice very well. The ice compartment is small and does not keep up with a family of 5.
626400
Added ice to bottom to test blades. They did a great job of crushing them evenly. I later added ice to the top of other smoothies. Worked great in this order as well. This blender is very powerful so crushing ice is child's play for it.
112161
I really couldn't say because I never used it for that, but I should think if it can crush Ice it should be able to grind grain.
806300
No, the 'blade' is plastic and isn't sharp. It mixes liquids well, but won't crush ice.
179918
I have not tried that yet. I have been using it for green smoothies, which it does fairly well. A few small chunks here and there
658959
Yes, it will crush ice, though I would advise against it because this will put greater strain on the motor and the plastic strainer inside (thinner plastic & metal mesh). I have done it a couple times and worked well, occasionally having to reverse the motor to clear out bigger chunks. Mine can't handle icetray cubes. If you want ice crushed I suggest getting one with higher rpm rating and larger grinder opening. To put in perspective, I had to tak several breaks making 16 oz of carrot juice because the motor kept overheating. Yet it's great for greens.
2006406
I've used it for water & juice only. If the smoothie is not too thick it should be fine.
1137524
Yes! That's primarily what we use it for - making health drinks with frozen fruit. It's better than a traditional blender in my experience.
1125570
It crushes ice no problem . You can get It small enough for blended drinks and smoothies. Smoothies do get a bit frothy though
223912
No, it will adjust a little to shaved ice depth of cut but not like real crushed ice. You need a hammer and a towel or a polycarbonate pitcher (that won't break from ice chunks) blender for that.
1650212
Yes, when I use it to make smoothies I only use frozen fruit and my kids use it to make slushies using crushed ice. I've never used whole ice cubes but I don't think it'd be a problem. Hope this helps!
225918
I have never tried it but I would imagine no. As mentioned before it's just a plastic blender piece. I do use it for making drinks cold with ice though as the spinning does melt the ice if it's only a small amount. For on the go smoothies I use a different blender which I do recommend: Hamilton Beach 51101B Personal Blender with Travel Lid, Black