Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Magic BulletBrand: Magic Bullet
Model: 7712.00
Product features:
- Power base, 2 blades, 2 bullet cups, 4 mugs with lip rings, 2 shaker/steamer tops, 2 lids, and a recipe book
- Replaces a food processor, blender, and coffee grinder; simple to operate
- Can do virtually any job in the kitchen in 10 seconds or less
- Microwave- and freezer-safe cups and mugs; dishwasher-safe parts
- Measures approximately 4 by 4 by 10 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System
Customer Review: Does what it was built to do
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a skeptic of anything on t.v. With two advanced degrees (Ph.D. and J.D.) I have little time and little patience for puffery. As one reviewer commented, yes, this little contraption had LOTS of hype and puffery attached to it in the infomercial, as one would expect. So, naturally, common sense would dictate, don't expect it to do everything in the informercial 100% as advertised. Hey, if you keep your expectations low, you are rarely disappointed, and life is good. This was my attitude when my wife convinced me to try this thing. And you know, I'm the one using it more often the she now that we have it!
First week we tried mixed drinks. The frozen daiquiris were perfect. This little blender does a great job with our big ice cubes. The sauces come out as they say in the recipe book too! But, be prepared, sauces taste very different when made fresh from scratch, and served fresh! The stuff in the can or jar just is not the same. So the recipies may take a little tinkering to get them the way you want them. But the dips and sauces, all true, all fine, and all fresh. If you like trying new foods, and healthier ways of preparing foods, this is a fun little gadget indeed.
For the last few months, we've been using it mainly to make fruit smoothies. This guy is a champ in this arena and its mainly why we bought it. I rarely have time for breakfast. But with a little advanced planning, I can be out the door in 5 minutes with the most nutritious breakfast I've ever had. Its so simple. Just buy 4-5 packages of frozen fruit next time you go grocery shopping (we wait til they go on sale). I use a mix of fresh fruit and frozen. At first we were afraid to use frozen food - fearing the motor would quit on us, so we played it safe and simply thawed the berries over night in the fridge. Then we got lazy and just threw 'em in there frozen. NO PROBLEM! Here's one that works well for me: half a fresh orange, half an apple, whole small banana, handful of frozen blackberries, 1-2 cups soy milk and a scoop of protein/vitamin mix. Shake it up a bit and blend. It keeps me going all the way through til lunch. 5 minutes, literally, and I'm out the door with a superb breakfast in hand - vitamins, protein, anti-oxidants from the best source, cofactors, minerals, fiber (raspberries, blueberries, etc) and all fresh. Yeah, I could waste time and gas driving to one of those fruit smoothie bars, plop down $5-$6 bucks for THE SAME THING, waiting in line, etc. But why?? For $10 of fresh fruit, a little chopping or pealing, and 5 minutes in the morning, I've go the same thing every morning. Would have cost me $30 or more, now costs me $1 per day or less. My wife needs to eat yogurt, but she hates it. Solution? Throw it in the cup with fresh fruit and a vitamin pill and she's got a perfect breakfast too! You can use soy milk, 100% Juicy Juice, OJ, even just plain water. It all works well.
Cons - chopping up fruit. Boy, I am lazy. Preparing breakfast takes time and effort no matter what you do. Which would you rather do - crack eggs, scramble, fry, clean pans, etc, or chop some fruit? Heck, you don't even have to do that if you use all frozen fruit.
The motor - yes, its not HUGE like the ones that cost 4-5 times as much. You want one that big? Then why are you buying this product??! That's not what this is and you can't expect it to be that. It works very well for what it was built to do. Plus, those bigger, more powerful blenders are just that BIGGER. We have an apartment and a tiny kitchen. This thing takes up like zero space on our countertop and its now there permanently.
The motor (again) - does it burn out? Yes, it does. But what did you expect? Its not HUGE. Use common sense and its no problem at all. Don't expect it to blend for 5 minutes straight, especially with very thick solutions. I've had it burn out on me while blending smoothies - once or twice. Why? Because I was being dumb and was in a hurry. The smoothie was way too thick and I didn't realize it. Solution? I waited, literally, maybe 4 minutes, and it worked again, no problem. Takes me that long to get my coat on and grab a brief case.
Cup size - for us commuters, would be better if the cups came with full lids with only a straw hole, and would fit into standard sized cupholders in cars. These cups kinda fit, if you jam them in there good. But really, they could have thought of this if they could think of the screw on lids, etc.
Things we wish we would have bought - the extra set of mugs and the extra blade. We use it so much that sometimes we have to wait for a full dishwasher load to get a clean mug. Also, we fear the blade will get dull on us. Should have bought two. After 2 months of continuous use - no problems with the blade yet. But we don't expect it to be perfect sharp forever.
Haven't tried the juicer yet or the big sized blender holder. But we don't expect it to be phenomenal or shockingly perfect, like ones that cost 4-5 more. Why? Because IT DOESN"T COST 4-5 TIMES MORE! Duh. Expect what you pay for. My guess is it will work fine for what it is and for our needs. If we want a professional grade juicer, we'll buy one. All we want is something that gets us what we need on the odd occassion we start making veggie juice, etc.
Overall, this being our first foray into infomercial products, I am surprisingly happy with this one. Its done more than I thought it would and we haven't even used it for the other bonus stuff yet. Well worth the money (only $99). But, don't expect it to work like those that cost 4-5 times more. Why would you? Use it with common sense and it will do the job well.
Description of Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System
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