How does this blender handle ice cubes alone? (No liquids added)
751870
Hey there! I know there are blenders out there that impressively make "snow" from the ice cubes you put in it, but I have never even tried that with this blender. This blender has a 1200 watt motor and has made the creamiest smoothies from frozen fruit, frozen yogurt, and about 8 oz of liquid base, so simply grating ice to the consistency you are hoping for seems a task this blender would rise to. The NativeJuicer website has recipes and blogs that may be more helpful to you in answering this question, and I highly recommend you visit there before you buy!
546032
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!
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
309555
I have used the stick blender to make smoothies with frozen fruit on many occasions. I find that it helps to move the blender up and down so that it doesn't jam up, and use plenty of liquid- even if adding it as you go. As long as the blades are able to turn freely, it seems to work fine.
1565119
I mainly use it for smoothies. I do add ice and it works great, so it should work on any frozen drink. Blades blend fruit and ice very fast. I hold blades under hot water and they clean up fine.
304816
My husband fixes it. He puts water into a blender and then adds 1 packet and runs it until all the particles are mixed well. Then, he chills it and we have it at dinner time. He usually fixes it early afternoon so it gets nice and chilled. Then, when we go and drink it, we had 2 or 3 ice cubes to make it good and cold. I hope this helps.
414043
It's has less noise than a blender. It requires 2 trays of ice, you can put less depending on size of the item you want to cool. I got it as a present, it was a big hit.
66703
Honestly I did not check. I love this blender. I use it 2x a day. My blender has frozen fruit and ice. I love it.
267776
I own this blender, however only have used it to crush ice and make smoothies. Sorry can't answer your question really, however it looks like perhaps you may do as you say, hold something at a different level or some action such as that.
1849556
I'm not sure since I've never made one.....the issue that I had was with too much ice and frozen product. When we added some additional liquid it worked well.
1907887
You know what? I've only used the ice block a couple of times. We're always in a hurry to have some shaved ice so we use ice cubes (ice maker) from our freezer. We just open the top and throw the ice cubes in there. It works well for us. We love this machine. The quality of the shaved ice is nice. I have learned to put a little empty cub under the opening after we are finished to catch any remainders of melting ice. We don't have to clean it up that way. Hope that helps!
102923
The blade and housing are made of metal and should be able to blend soups. I'm not sure about ice. The manual does not indicate that those items are a problem.
1137526
i was unable to successfully blend ice with this blender. this thing is more for soups than smoothies. i have no idea how other people have found success with ice. they might be using pre crushed ice from a fridge dispenser.
1774437
I did my first smoothie this morning and it was super simple. Have cup with opening facing up, put in your ingredients, then screw on the blade attachment. Put on the blender and press to blend your smoothie to desired consistency. When done, remove the put turn back over so blade attachment is on top, remove, and replace with the sippy cup attachment and you're done!
785375
I ended up returning mine. It worked well on smoothies for a week or two then it wouldn't crush up the ice in the smoothies. I hope this helps.
567383
No!!!!! I hated this grinder. I actually gave it one star after trying to use it. It actually grinded metal into the food, so I threw it away pronto. I don't recommend it at all! A blender works perfectly. I make purées in large batches and freeze in ice cube trays. Keep in ziplock bags in the freezer, then u have individual servings to thaw.
96077
Empty and rinse out the ice end first. I don't even need a spoon - it slides right out. It does need stirring, but then it's ready to go.