Hamilton Beach Portable Blender for Smoothies With 14 oz. Travel Jar

First, I have been using Hamilton Beach Mini Blenders for about FIFTEEN YEARS. I have tried different models, they're all mini blenders, but some are a bit better than others. THIS is my fav (and I liked when you could easily and cheaply get one with TWO cups). THIS one, to me, is better than the "upgraded" one. PROS: CONVENIENCE - I had a large blender, hated using it to just whip up a smoothie for me. This size is not only great, I drink from the cup, easy to clean and doesn't take up storage or counter space. BLENDING - OK, if you need a POWERFUL blender that you can put lots of big frozen chunks of fruit in, GET A POWERFUL blender! This is NOT a food processor or even a big powerful blender. Great for smoothies and will blend some frozen fruit if not too much and it's SMALL. I use protein powder, almond milk, spirulina and FROZEN wild blueberries or frozen dark cherries and have NO problem. BUT I'm also just using about a half cup of frozen fruit and LEAVE ROOM so the blender isn't too full, you need to leave about an inch and a half at the top. ALSO AND THIS IS HUGE FOR ME.... the blender motor may sound like it's just getting stuck, TAKE THE CUP OFF, HOLD THE LID DOWN TIGHTLY AND GIVE IT A COUPLE SHAKES, TAKES SECONDS! THEN put back on and PULSE, taking finger on and off power button. VOILA. IT REALLY ISN'T THAT HARD. PRICE - FOR THE PRICE I FIND HAMILTON BEACH HARD TO BEAT. Is it meant to last forever? NO. At this price, would you expect it to? I use a blender often, having been using Hamilton Beach mini blenders for about 15 years. I replace them as needed and, at THIS price, I keep two around at all times, in case one eventually gives out. CAVEAT: OK THE CUP GETS PITTED after awhile. EVEN if the motor is going STRONG, after awhile, you will want to replace the cup. I find it easier just to get another blender OR get the blender that has TWO CUPS, which also comes in handy if you're making a smoothie for yourself and one for someone else.

I bought this little blender back in 2016 for my milk and smoothies and it works great. The blender is small which works out well for me as a person who lives alone. It is easy to clean and handles it's daily tasks with ease. I have been using this blender for 5 years twice daily and have not experienced a single issue with it until recently. The plastic lid has deformed to the point that it is leaking slightly when being used but I went to the Hamilton Beach website, plugged in my part number and ordered another lid with ease. I see some people complaining about using this blender to do food. Honestly when I looked at this blender I never envisioned using it to blend food. Furthermore, I have never used it for that either. I can't imagine it would work too well with foods anyway due to the small blades that aren't all that sharp to begin with. I do add ice to my smoothies and it seems to handle that without issue. All around I would recommend this for any single person who daily engages in smoothie type drinks or even chocolate milk or what have you. As I stated I have owned this thing for 5 years and use it twice daily and it has held up without issue.

The size is just right for a person's milkshake and has a wide range of uses. I use it almost every day. The power is very high when it is used. As long as you don't put too much frozen fruit, it can be broken quickly, and the noise is within the normal range. It's very convenient to clean. Just put it in the dishwasher. The only drawback is that the cup is easy to scratch.

I looooove this thing! I have gastric issues and have to be very careful with what I eat. At this point people remember my dependable on protein shakes. I've got the shake bottles but my neighbor gave me one of these and It changed the game. Of course it's not perfect at blending frozen fruit but what do you expect from such an affordable and small appliance. I started blending everything in it! From coffee and creamer to make it foamy to shakes to my nightly banana shake and morning coffee and protein shake. I can even tailor what I blend for myself and put powder from empty capsules for sleep aid. I don't know what I'd to without it. Hers had some wear and tear and at one point I put the lid on one of the stove burners and it melted. I could have still used it just flipped the top but I wanted my own. I searched and this was the best price point and Hamilton is a great brand and bought my own, keeping the old one in case something happens I'll have back up parts but it's fantastic! I rarely write a review but this is a must have especially if you're the only one using it. A big blender would need more cleaning and this doubles as a cup to drink out of. I use it on average 3times a day and bought this one about 5 months ago and it's still holding up well! I'd buy it again. Heck if buy it for my friends. I'm soooooo happy with this purchase. I think it's time to throw out all those nasty shake gathering dust under my sink. So it's super easy to use has adequate blending power and I'd imagine anyone with physical restrictions finding those shake bottles difficult to use and maintain to use this! To clean usually I just run it under hot water for a little bit and bam ready for the next thing. Sooo easy to clean use and helps your health and we all could use a little boost because the path to being your best self begins within.

This is very easy to use and clean. I like that you can wrap the cord in the base for storage.

When my battery powered mixer died after a couple of years of travel, I decided to find something a little more robust. This seemed to fit the bill. It’s a bit more powerful, making it easier to mix my breakfast shakes at my hotel. On the first trip, I noticed that I had to hold a napkin or towel on top in order to keep it from leaking. It was a minor inconvenience for a better mix. On one of my trips home, Air Canada decided that the mixing blades were “a danger” and confiscated the container. (This, after traveling with it on a few domestic flights without issue, but that’s another story.) So, when I returned home, I researched ordering a replacement cup from Hamilton Beach. If you included shipping in the purchase, I could purchase two more of the same blender from Amazon. Instead, I bought another identical unit that also included two mixing cups. I though this was great since my wife and I now both had our own motor unit and container/cup. The leaking problem during mixing persisted, but I said, it was a minor inconvenience - until suddenly, it wasn’t. The leaking became worse. That’s when I discovered that the soft plastic cover had a small crack/tear where it met with the top of the cup. All three covers had the same problem. My theory is that my compensating for the leaking cover with my hand may have caused the tear. Given that I was only holding a paper towel over the top with very little pressue, I was unhappy, to say the least. I could no longer drink out of the container with the cover on, because it would leak. This, too, was a minor inconvenience that I’ve dealt with. Finally a few days ago, things went from being a minor inconvenience to a bona fide, “capital I” Inconvenience. After washing one of the containers, I discovered a crack, starting at the bottom and moving about a third of the way up. The crack caused the blade mechanism to come loose, making it completely unusable. It’s now in the recycling bin. I’m down to one mixing container and two motor units. I’m going to recycle the whole thing and get a Nutribullet or something, which is what my friends recommended in the first place. Bottom Line: This blender is poorly made. You’re better off spending a bit more money on something of higher quality.

For what I use the blender for, it does the job. I wanted a personal blender that was electric and not battery operated for the whole reason I wanted the extra power that a corded blender offers (at least usually) but that isn't what I received. Does it do what it says? Well, yes and no. If you want to make a smoothie with ice - you can absolutely forget it. The blending power simply isn't strong enough...and I DO mean nowhere near as strong as you'd need to crush even pebble ice. IF all you want to do is blend up powder in milk, then it'll do the job. The lid that comes with it is just shy of being useless. It doesn't fit well unless you literally hold it down AS you blend. Not sure why a well-established company like Hamilton Beach (one of the chief reasons I bought this particular blender) would produce such a sub-par product like this but oh well. I have another generic Chinese manufactured blender I bought for my work to make protein shakes and it quite frankly is better is every possible way. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless you are fine with what I have described above. To be honest, if I was using it for anything above making my shakes using protein powder, I'd be furious. The truth is, this was inexpensive and now I know why. It's cheap and weak.

I bought this years ago an I'm still using it ....definitely a must have

Excelente!

This is an awesome little blender, which I've been using on a daily basis since I received it. It blends frozen berries no problem, but I haven't tried ice cubes because I don't add ice to my smoothies. It's the perfect size for one person. And I love that it's corded because it's always ready to go when I need it - no charging required. Excellent Value for the Money!

Esta licuadora portátil la compré para cuando esté de viaje, necesite tomar mi proteína y no tenga que depender de alguien que me la prepare. Solo me preocupo por comprar o cargar los ingredientes. Es muy ligera, capacidad suficiente para un vaso grande. El motor lo llevo en la maleta de mano y el vaso con las aspas en la maleta documentada. De lo contrario, no la dejarán pasar en inspección de seguridad. El líquido queda suficientemente molido, sólo asegúrate de cortar en pedazos pequeños los ingredientes grandes o más duros.

Es fácil de usar, solo es presionar el único botón que tiene, lo utilizo para mezclar la proteína en polvo, le agrego leche avena y miel y lo hace bastante bien y rápido ,no deja grumos. No es licuar cosas pesadas solo cosas sencillas

Excelente produto!!!