Smoothie Blenders

If you love smoothies and want to make them at home, you'll want to research smoothie blenders and find one that fits within your budget, but also will do the job well.

I've gone through at least a dozen blenders in the last year, reviewing them and determining which smoothie blenders work well and which just don't cut it. I've tried even the high end blenders such as Blendtec and VitaMix - both are good blenders, but just to make smoothies they are much more expensive and do about the same job as some of the low-end blenders.

Oster blenders are good for making smoothies at home, however their base gear seems to burn the plastic at the bottom of the jar - so I've opted to not continue using that brand for my smoothies. Right now I'm trying out a $24 Black and Decker smoothie blender. The nice thing about buying a blender from Walmart or Target or other local stories, is if they don't work, you can simply return them and try something else.

Smoothie blenders range in price from $15-$800. If you're going to be blending daily and making green smoothies, want to make soups and lots of other blended recipes - you should consider a higher end blender. However, for your basic smoothie... most blenders will do fairly well. Just make sure you add enough liquid so the ice and ingredients will blend better.