Buyer’s guide to Smoothie Makers
The first step to have under consideration is that, whether you are in need of a jug blender or a smoothie maker.
These two are very similar machines. The feature that differentiates a Smoothie maker from a jug blender is that, the former one has a tap attached to it for dispensing the liquid from it. They also tend to have push button controls instead of those rotary dials, which makes them look modern.
Jug blenders can make the same quality thick smoothie makers can make. But the radial dials in most of them makes them a lot less attractive then its counterpart, as the children would not go for drinks from the less modern blenders
You would be surprised to find that the ingredients required to make a home made smoothie costs nearly half as compared to the one bought from the shop and even larger savings over the ones you get from the café. The best part along with the cost measures is that, you can add up the nutritional ingredients accordingly which is not possible in the market bought Smoothies.
The smoothies that are offered on the shops are made of pasteurized milk in order to increase their shelf life which further depletes its nutritional value.
What to look for in a Smoothie Maker
Some of the features to look for:
Speed settings Most of the machines will have at least two speed modes. These speeds are often referred to as MIX Speed and SMOOTH Speed. The High end models would feature variable speeds which gives more control. The others would be having a PULSE setting which will give a small boost of energy. All of these will be able to crush ice nicely though.
Non-slip feet Useful to stop the machine moving around.
Jug material Glass is less likely to scratch than plastic, so its better to get a model with a plastic model in case you have children in your household and you need to avoid any mishaps .
Cleaning You should definitely look out for the ones with the removable taps option as it makes it lot easier to clean them. Also a removable blade and a dishwasher safe feature in the model makes it more cleaning friendly.
Lids You would certainly find a lot of strainer filter in most of them to remove lumps in the smoothie.
Stirring sticks This enables you to put stick inside the jar through lids in the jar so that you can mix the ingredients thoroughly and get them perfectly blended.
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