Hamilton Beach 51101B Single-Serve Blender with Travel Lid, Black

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Author: Averyt
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 11:00

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I am so glad I bought this little blender. It is exactly what I need for making smoothies. I have a Back to Basics smoothie maker with a pouring spout and that is fine for making smoothies for the whole family, but I also make them daily for myself alone, thus the need for this personal blender.

When I make my smoothies in this little blender, I use 6 to 8 ounces of plain yogurt, 4 frozen strawberries (available at the dollar store), 1 TBS wheat grass powder, 1 TBS ground flax seed, agave nectar for sweetening, and top it off with some milk to make it more fluid. I also use bananas when I have them. The result is good, but a little gritty because of the flax seed. I don't mind, though, because I am feeling great. The flax seed not only lowers my cholesterol, but my joints feel better as well.

This product is easy to clean, and that includes getting ground flax seed out of it. You have to pulse it, instead of keeping it on full blast, but it doesn't take long at all before the frozen strawberries are all blended, and I can enjoy my smoothie. It makes great milkshakes, too.

I have had mine for about 6 months now, and I love it. If it broke tomorrow, I would go right out and buy another one, because it is so handy. You can take your smoothie drink with you, because of the handy container, but I drink mine at home, so I can't really say how it fits into the cup holder in the car.

There is a burning motor smell almost every time you use it, but it doesn't seem to be a problem for this little machine. You will have to make sure it is properly seated in it's motor base before you turn it on.

I also like that it doesn't take up much counter space. I can leave it out, and it's not in the way.
Just what I was looking for and perfect for on the go. This blender is small and yet surprisingly powerful. I would highly recommend it.

After reading the reviews, I decided to buy this product. I was expecting a lot from this blender but it doesn't mix my meal replacement powder easily (Met-Rx). I have to blend it in 2-3mins and shake it in between to mix everything. My blender bottle works way better and mixes the drink in a minute or less.
This product works fairly well for its purpose and price. I was looking for a cheap mini-blender to mix my powdered drinks (carbohydrate recovery, whey protein, etc.) and for this purpose it works just fine. The blender is very loud, and it kind of smells a little when you use it, and the cord is very short, and the lid isn't very well made, and the button doesn't work too well, but other than that, its just fine. The locking mechanism works well, and it mixes water with powder very well, but I have yet to try anything bigger than that, so I cannot give a complete review of this blender. All in all, it is what I expected for the price, and it works fine for my purposes.
I normally hate kitchen gadgets, but after being persuaded to buy this small blender I find myself using it every day. It's not powerful enough to handle large items, and frozen peaches are tough to handle (then again, our larger blender hardly does any better), but for normal smoothies it's the perfect size. As the other reviews say, the motor requires pulsing, or else there is a slight burning smell. But for the price, this is absolutely worth it.
* Take your drink to go * Use the travel lid to drink from * Great for fruit smoothies, icy drinks, shakes, and more * Stainless steel blades * One touch blending * Easy storage * Less cleaning * Single serving size

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