Which blender?

Blendtec?

I just started using the Ninja Professional that we got as a wedding gift, and it's pretty awesome. I've made fruit and veggie smoothies with it, and they've come out well.

I would think people would get twice as much use out of a nice blender than a $300 stand mixer that every woman has to have. I can count the times on one hand that my wife has used this.


We don't have a nice blender though, I use a cheapo.

I have a Ninja. I've enjoyed it, but I don't use it for smoothies. I have no experience with the others, but the Ninja serves my purposes very well and the price was reasonable.

Getting all of the toys for a KAid will make you retract that fear of yours. Food mill with or without sausage application, pasta maker/ravioli stuffer and grain mill for home made wheat /or other flours.

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Getting all of the toys for a KAid will make you retract that fear of yours. Food mill with or without sausage application, pasta maker/ravioli stuffer and grain mill for home made wheat /or other flours.

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You think someone that doesn't even use it to mix is going to use it for any of that?

I bought the Ninja Mega Kitchen System at Sams for around $150 a few months ago and love it. I usually make 1-2 smoothies every day and it works great. I was worried about texture when I make vegetable smoothies but I haven't had any issues.

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I would think people would get twice as much use out of a nice blender than a $300 stand mixer that every woman has to have. I can count the times on one hand that my wife has used this

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Mine uses hers a ton. It is really great at making a sugary/flour mess on the counters. But I don't mind cleaning it up before I put it back up because that means I'm going to enjoy some great desserts for the next few days. And we don't leave ours out on the counter as a decoration either. It goes in the cabinet above our wall oven when not in use.

I've heard the newer ones are not as good as the old ones. Something about the motor or gearing in them. Ours is over 10 years old and runs great. Next time you're making a chicken salad, or any type of meat-based salad or dip, toss the cooked meat in there with the paddle attachment instead of the whisk and turn it on low for about a minute. Breaks it apart without shredding everything up. We've used it on buffalo chicken dip, chicken salad, and even to pull pork we cooked in the crockpot for sandwiches.

Back to blenders, we have a nice KitchenAid one. Very heavy, and we used to make big batches of smoothies for our daughter. She is a picky eater, and we'd make her yogurt and fruit juice smoothies, and toss in a bunch of bananas. She'd down 20 oz of that every morning as her breakfast.

i dont own a Ninja blender but i have burned up 2 ninja food processors. not worth the money in my book.

I use my Vitamix at least once a day... Sometimes twice or three times.
I always send people to ninja if they aren't ready to pay the $. Both will get the job done but I do prefer vita