Hamilton Beach Portable Blender for Shakes and Smoothies, 14 Oz BPA Free Travel Cup & Lid, Durable Stainless Steel Blades, Personal Smoothie Blender, Red (51101RV)

I absolutely LOVE this item. If I could give it more stars I would. I have grown to love making my own sauces and this saves me so much time, and being a house of one most of the time while everyone's at work? I don't have to pull out my big blender. If you're thinking about getting it, do it. Plus it's pink which just makes cooking fun. Easy to clean. Not too loud. Works wonderful on thick and thin. I have not put fruits and all in it yet but as powerful as it is I think it would be just fine. Easy to store too, since its compact.

This is a nice little inexpensive blender. Something happened to the little blender that I'd bought for my smoothie-making, and I thought that maybe I could fix it, but didn't have the time to pay attention to blender repair and, with warm weather just around the corner, absolutely needed a blender for smoothies! So, I went looking for something small, easy to use, and inexpensive, and this is exactly that. Some reviewers say that it's cheaply made, but it seems fine for me, and had a nice selection of colors to choose from (I got the light blue). It feels sturdy, holds just the right amount for a generous glassful of morning smoothie, I haven't had a problem crushing a cube of ice (though I generally crush my ice a bit first), It's easy to clean as long as I put water into it to soak right away. So, I haven't fixed my older one yet. This one quickly buzzes up my morning drink, and is kind-of perfect for me.

Great value for what it is. Blends most things easily. Powerful enough to handle all fruits and veggies. Nice design, fits in small spaces and easy to store. Can overflow if too much liquid is put in.

Love this blender! I watched several videos of all types of these portable blenders and I picked this one. It doesn’t disappoint. I received it about 2 weeks and I use it almost everyday. So easy to add ingredients. I use this for smoothies for me and my mom. To get a good mix I use some frozen fruit and fresh fruit. Plus I’ve experimented with adding different type yogurts, almond milk, juices, etc. The only thing is the top is very tight to come off but I believe it’s made that way to stay on when shaking. I love this and the price is unbeatable. I will give for presents.

So I use this to make dog treats. I blend up my ingredients and pour into freezer molds. Since I got this blender I have easily made at least 20 batches of treats in varying quantities, and it has done excellently. The hardest thing thats gone in has been frozen blue berries, im not sure how ice would do but I can't imagine it would be a problem. It's quiet, efficient, and one "full" container is a perfect portion for what I need. You do definitely have to pay attention to the minimum liquid line otherwise it won't do much, but even if you're a little over the top line it still blends everything very thoroughly. It's easy to clean if you don't use super thick ingredients. My only problems with it are really to be expected for a $20 blender. The blade is built in to the cup, so depending on what you blend it might be hard to clean. The lid can also be a pain to pry off at first but as I've used it I've gotten used to the amount of force you put behind it. Even if it kicked the bucket tomorrow I have definitely got my money's worth and I will probably pick up another one if/when this one goes out.

The media could not be loaded. 98% of the videos I watched of ppl complaining abt this product were bc they weren’t using it correctly!! I honestly wish I could msg them & tell them that! First thing I saw, they were saying the cup wouldn’t stay in the base to blend. YOU HAVE TO TURN IT & LOCK IT INTO PLACE! There’s a pic of a lock & unlock on the bottom of the cup & u set it in on the unlock & turn it to lock. The 2nd one was saying the lid would just sit on top so liquid would leak out. No, the lid actually fits on very well, maybe a lil too well, & it’s hard to get on. U rly have to work at getting it on but once it’s on, it’s on, & it won’t leak! Then prob the most important one, YOU MUST ADD LIQUID TO BLEND IN THIS MACHINE!!! U can’t just add fruit or vegetables & expect it to blend without adding any liquid. That’s not how this one works. If that’s what ur looking for u need a veg chopper & not this. This is geared towards a smoothie maker! There is a minimum liquid marker at the bottom & u have to add at LEAST this amt of liquid to start with & ur prob going to need more! Also, blend in stages. Don’t cram the whole thing full to the top & again expect it to blend. Here I added almond milk, frozen bananas & blended it & then added the rest of my frozen fruit & MORE LIQUID, blended & ended up stirring some & added more liquid. U may have to stir it up a lil or if ur lid is on tight & correctly while it’s blending, u can tilt it to side to side, front to back, & get ur ingredients moved around. This is also made to pulse the products & run for short periods of time. One review said she ONLY ran hers for 10-15 min & didn’t know why it started smelling funny!! Umm hello! U can’t run this lil thing that long! It’s not made to go for 15min at a time. This is an amazing lil smoothie maker if u use it correctly. This is actually my 2nd one bc I lost my 1st one & had to repurchase another one. Again, don’t use it for anything ur not adding liquids to bc it won’t work. If ur just wanting something to chop fruit & vegetables then get one of those lil choppers for that. This won’t work. If ur looking for something to make smoothies, iced coffe, soups, or anything like that then I highly recommend this!!