will this blender chop whole fruits? Like oranges with the skin on?
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I didn't try oranges but it chopped apple slices with skin on and whole almonds.
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Have you ever tasted the orange rind? I know that the whole of the fruit is healthier, but it is very bitter! I would think it would make your smoothie bitter. If you or anyone has done this with the peels, does it make it bitter??
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Yes, the BSB400XL Control Grip™ will handle chopping and blending frozen fruit for smoothies.
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Yes it will...not a big amount at a time....but it does such a great job......and you can get alot done quickly!....it will chop veggies coarsely or fine...
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I have not tried that but the blade is very sharp. I use it mainly to make fresh fruit smoothies and it works great.
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Yes, does an amazing job! I've used on frozen strawberries, peaches, etc. Just need to move blender in and up-and-down movement so you start blending top layer of fruit ... don't push down hard into all the frozen fruit at the bottom initially.
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I would say yes, although I have not tried that but it will do shaved ice, so it makes sense to me that you could do that. It pulverizes frozen fruits for smoothies, so again, I would think that the system is quite efficient.
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yes, absolutely . The only tip i have is if it is having trouble blending take the blades off and shake the prod around a bit. if it is too full it creates a sort of vaccume other than that it works perfect with ice or frozen fruit.
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I doubt it. The food processor piece is pretty weak and mine "died" after about 120 days, being used once a week to chop onions and peppers. The blender is a traditional blender.
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Hello Jennifer, I've used it on everything from tomatoes to kiwi fruit and vegetables. On oranges it doesn't do enough in a single pass so you will have to do it twice. Much easier to use a knife. An excellent peeler but be careful of your fingers as it is easy to cut a finger if you are a bit careles. If you are like me, you will only do that once though. Well worth owning one. I bought a few and handed them around to all my family members. Regards, Peter
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The Blendtec is not a orange or fruit juicer. The juice will have too many bubbles and too light. As a veggie juicer, it is excellent.
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Well, this mandoline had no problems slicing thru wooden skewers and a plastic handle. My experience based guess is that you will not have any issues slicing oranges or lemons, including peels.
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This is not a blender and does not have blades for cutting. This is a juicer, so any product like oranges can be pressed against the surface of the top and as it rotates it extracts the juice which then runs through the holes into the pitcher below.
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No this is a juice extractor rather than a blender. It will remove all the fibers from the produce and give you just the juice whereas a blender such as Vitamix will blend the entire fruit or vegetable (smoothie).
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I love this Y peeler, it's the best one I've ever used. I've never used it on an orange or lemon but why not? With the right pressure I'm sure it will work just fine, the blades are very sharp..
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Hi Danny. I don't think so - for smoothies you need a blender or a nutribullet. This thing just makes delicious fruit and vegetable juices.
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Yes it works very well with frozen fruit I make at least 3-4 frozen fruit smoothies a week.. Love this machine!
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Honestly, I would say avoid this blender for smoothies. Mine burned up on Kale. Take the plunge and buy a Ninja. If I had done so, I would've paid only 100$ instead of 150$ (50 for this blender and 100 for the Ninja.).