Since a lot of blenders come with an ice crush setting, this seemed like an important test to conduct. So I tossed ice cubes, ice cubes in water, and bagged ice into the Hamilton Beach for three different measures of ice crushing performance. The user manual suggests crushing cubed ice right after it’s removed from the freezer and to make sure that no pieces are stuck together. This definitely helped the process along, but it still took a lot of pulsing to get the ice to a uniformly crushed state.
That’s the $39 Hamilton Beach Smoothie Smart Blender — and it’s an excellent option for all of your basic blending needs. Filler-Cap for Adding IngredientsAdd in ingredients while the blender is spinning with the filler-cap on the jar lid. 10 Speeds and PulseHave hamilton beach blender ultimate control of your blending with 10 speeds plus pulse. Ice crush indicates how well the blender was able to crush 7 ice cubes without water in a specified period of time. The Hamilton Beach Blender has a single automatic blending function—Auto Smoothie.
The good news is there are plenty of s to choose from. Exchanges The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item. There’s also a sliding spout on the lid designed for drinking.
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But, if you do want perfect smoothies every time, the Vitamix, Blendtec, and Breville placed in the top three. Its design simplicity plays directly into its usability. The lid has a spout so you don’t have to remove the whole top when you’re pouring a smoothie (or any other blended thing) into a container. The jar has a sizable handle to make lifting and pouring as manageable as possible.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items, final sale, clearance or gift cards. Some retailers let you buy this blender with an additional 14-ounce jar. Since this jar is identical to the 14-oz main jar we tested, we don’t expect a difference in performance. If you encounter any other variants of this blender, let us know in the discussion section below so we can update our review. For the first few moments after the blades turned on it chopped some of the cheese into smaller bits.