Can you make smoothie with this?
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It just extracts juice from the fruits and vegetables. If you want to take that juice and put it in a blender with ice, you can probably make a killer smoothie.
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In order to make a smoothie you need ice and this won't work. You can however juice the items you want in the smoothie first, then put all in a blender with the ice and blend it up. That's how I do it. Have fun!
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I haven't tried too I think it would be a lot of cleanup and much simpler to use maybe a blender. I really don't think this is the best tool for the job, I put a banana in it just spits out the back
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No you don't have to cook it, I just used it with my smoothie just mixed it into it.
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I've never tried to make a smoothie with it. I have a stick blender for that. The food processor has a large S blade. My stick blender has a small S blade. I would rather use a stick blender or a regular blender to make a smoothie.
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No you definitely cannot. Juicers are for extracting juices from fruits and vegetables. Nothing more, nothing less. You can put crushed ice or any ice and yogurt in a blender along with certain fruits, to make a smoothie.
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It's borderline for smoothies. It really chokes on big chunks of frozen fruit. There is a slightly bigger unit that is actually designed to make smoothies. I'd opt for that one if I were you. I will probably buy one of those.
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I believe you can do anything in this blender. It has a lot of speeds on it. I don't see why not
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I don't know; I've never tried that. It can be ground into flour, or cooked as a whole grain. If your blender can grind tough grains like rice, than it should be able to do this, too.
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I've found it to be very good at this task. I've left my smoothie on the counter for an hour or toe, when I came back, it's still fully incorporated. Hope you like your blender.
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No. It's a blender. I use it to mixcake mixes, make smoothies, blend gravy, soups, etc.I also use it to make fruit and vegetable purees.
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Absolutely! I've been drinking green smoothies for 4 or 5 years now and using this same blender. I had one this morning with frozen spinach and frozen blueberries and oatmeal in it, among other things. I use smoothie straws, but I've used regular straws, too. I prefer the clear thicker ones if I can't get the smoothie straws. I can't speak for others, but this has been a great blender for me. I've been using it since 2009, I believe. A GE one blew up on me after one day of use. Make sure you put enough liquid in if you use this one. It labors if there isn't enough which took me a few days to figure out. I use about 1.5 cups of pure liquid (combo of water and almond milk) and that usually does the trick.
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I don't usually make smoothies of that thickness but I believe it could probably could handle it. It never seems to bog down or strain with fairly thick smoothies. You may need something more powerful like a Vitamix.
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I honestly haven't tried it, but I don't see any reason why not. This is an awesome blender.
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Yes and it works great! My smoothies blend up so much faster and smoother. Use it daily and have had no problems.
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No, it doesn't extract. you could use a high power hand blender and get the same smoothie effect.
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No this is a very high quality juicer. You can use the juice to blend into smoothies.
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Yes you can. I use it in smoothies all the time. Freeze it in ice trays then store them in the freezer and use as needed for up to 3 months or more.
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Yes, the blender is also good for vegetable/fruit smoothies. It does pulverize and makes creamy smoothies. I like this blender very much. It has worked wonderfully.