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2004/09/25, 01:28 AM
Since I tried one of Bally's smoothie type shakes i've been looking all over the web for a good blender to mix shakes with ice. I'm guessing durability is the #1 priority next to the price so i'm keeping that in mind with my research. I'll keep looking, but any help would be greatly appreciated.
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2004/09/25, 02:22 AM
it's kind of expensive, but we bought the "magic bullet" from the infomercial and have not regretted it at all. i think we paid $99 plus shipping.
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2004/09/25, 11:45 AM
You can save money and buy a product (shake) that doesn't need a blender. This will also enable you to have your shake anywhere.
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"A will finds a way, failure is not an option"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2004/09/25, 01:29 PM
we bought a personal blender at WalMart..ran around $12..has a line for 12oz (seems most protien drink mix recipies we use call for 12oz milk) so its very nice. It hold a good amount of stuff and crushes through ice with no problem. We have used ours 4-6 times a day for a month and have never had chunks yet..takes 5 seconds or so.I went up and filled it with ice and added some water to see how it delt with alot of ice..7 seconds or so and it was a icie! We use ON Whey which doesnt need a blender..but the recipies we use do.
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2004/09/25, 09:38 PM
gettnlnr, I checked out magic bullet and came accross what looks like a good deal over at the uber-dependable HSN.com
http://www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx?webp_id=1651211&web_id=1651211&sz=0&sf=&dept=&cat=&subcat=&gs=&attr=&ocm=sekw
But being the bargain hunter I am, I am only looking to spend <$50 or so.
Carivan, thanks for the suggestion but the whole point of this topic is just to see what people suggest for blending ice with their shakes. Do you always mix without a blender? I was addicted to ice cream shakes before I eliminated them from my diet, so naturally I was in heaven when i tasted almost the same thing from a few ice cubes and some protein.
CodyGrizz, I'll check out WalMart but I wouldn't have expected anything too professional. I hear about lots of durability, sound and smell problems with cheap motors on cheap blenders. Sounds like you got a good one though, if you could tell me the brand name/number that would help a lot. Thanks.
After my own research I found a nice Waring blender that has been praised by a few people who constantly use it for iced protein shakes. I found a great deal on a refurbished version so I'm pretty much sold at this point.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004S8F8/002-8355200-8122455?v=glance
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2004/09/26, 11:19 PM
Oh, sorry i forgot the link to where i'm buying the blender:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20668&item=4326406691&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
There's still 3 left if anyone's interested, I'll post some follow-ups on how well it works once it arrives.
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