PureMate 380W Nutrition Smoothie Maker | Juicer and Food Processor Fitness Blender Machine | Power Grinder with Stainless Steel Blades

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Pros: Versatile model that can handle a good range of ingredients; powerful motor; iconic design Cons: Bulky and heavy base - you'll need room on your worktop So what do you get for your money? First and foremost is a high-powered 1440W motor, which spins a laser-cut stainless steel blade that can blitz through just about anything. A generous 2-litre jug means you can blend for the whole family in one go – ideal if you’re batch-cooking soups and sauces for the week ahead. A dial on the front of the unit offers 10 different blending speeds for ultimate control, and a handy digital timer shows you the length of time you’ve been blending. You can even connect the A2300i to the Vitamix app for recipe suggestions.

Travel, or portable blenders, are perfect for taking on camping trips, day trips or hikes and other holiday adventures - or simply carrying with you to the gym for post-workout refreshment.If you only have specific ingredients in your fridge, you can use the Pantry section of the app, manually tap in what you have and it will recommend suitable recipes. There's also a useful Shopping List section, where you can make a note of ingredients you need to buy. What's more, if you're following a certain diet such as 'diabetic friendly' or want something specifically designed to boost energy, you can tailor which recipes the app recommends to you. To find the best smoothie makers, our expert tester in the Runner's World Lab judged each machine for ease of use, leakage, design, clarity of instructions and the taste of the blended smoothie. The parallels continue with the real-world championship, as ROKiT extend their support to become Title Partner to the ROKiT British F4 Esports Championship. Making your own smoothies means you can hone the ingredients for running. Try adding protein for muscle repair, oats for energy and turmeric for post-run inflammation, or have a go at one of our 20 healthy smoothie recipes.

While you can crush small amounts of ice in this version, we’d suggest opting for a higher-powered model – such as the 900 series – if you’re planning on regularly using it for super-tough jobs. Key specs – Jug capacity: 600ml; Motor power: 600 watts; Speed settings: 1; Size: 330 x 170 x 300mm The Philips Daily Collection Mini Blender is powerful enough to blend fruit, vegetables, nuts, coffee and even meat with ease, and thanks to its small footprint it won’t take up that much room on your worktop either. Pros: Includes both multi-serve and on the go jugs; specific nutrient-rich extraction program; blends both hot and cold liquids, dishwasher-safe parts Cons: Can create bubbles; lots of just to contend with (which could be a pro for some, however) In testing, the Nutribullet’s high-speed blades had no trouble with fibrous vegetables, nuts or seeds, whipping up a classic green smoothie in fewer than 30 seconds. Every smoothie or sauce blitzed came out silky-smooth and bright. What’s more, we found that smoothies made in the Nutribullet appeared to keep their colour and freshness for longer than those made in cheaper models.

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Overall, this is a compact blender that can deal with plenty of different foodstuffs, but you will have to resort to a full-sized blender for a round of smoothies. You'll also expect your portable blender to be, well, portable, as well as light and compact because otherwise, what's the point? Key specs – Jug capacity: 1400ml; Motor power: 1000 watts; Speed settings: 3; Size: 443 x 180 x 286mm Thankfully, its relatively quiet operation is quite deceiving, as its on-board razor-sharp blades are designed at an optimised cutting angle to take on the toughest of ingredients, including nuts and ice. These stainless-steel blades have a hard titanium coating to make them durable over time too.

At 1,600W and with Tefal's ‘Powelix Life Blade Technology’, the Infiny Mix is a high-speed design that can carry out a number of blending tasks with pre-programmed one-touch buttons. Choose from specific settings on its stylish and nicely illuminated LED display for Smoothies, Ice crush, Sorbets and Dessert. There’s also a setting to make cleaning the jug easy – we simply placed a tiny drop of washing up liquid in water and pressed the clean setting to dislodge any ingredients under the blade, then gave it a rinse with fresh water. Naturally, a portable blender isn't as powerful as the large designs for kitchen use and they usually have enough room to blend one drink. With their low voltage and wattage, it's best to chop your fruit into smaller chunks too. And remember that a portable blender might not give you the same smooth results as your powerful kitchen worktop gadget. What are the best portable blenders? The majority of blenders offer multiple speed settings, which deliver better control over consistency when blending different ingredients. Most have at least two speeds, allowing smoother or chunkier blends; some also have programs designed for specific tasks, such as milkshakes or crushing ice. (We don’t recommend crushing ice in a blender that isn’t designed for the purpose, since it can blunt the blades).The KitchenAid 5KSB8270 comes with a punchy 3.5-peak horsepower motor, which claims to be the most powerful blender on the market - while we were suitably impressed at how well our smoothies and soups blended, the motor can get quite noisy - reaching 106 decibels while we made a banana and raspberry smoothie.

Set up is straightforward – once you’ve loaded your ingredients into one of the 700ml cups, you screw on the powerful Pro Extractor Blade lid and fix it in position on top of the base. You can choose from manual settings, that you can stop and start at your own leisure, and use pulse controls too. Or you can opt for the intuitive ‘Auto-IQ’ one-touch programs, that work for a set time and limit the guesswork. Choose from the likes of the 50-second Blend setting, that works well for drinks with ice and frozen ingredients, or the 60-second Max Blend setting, which is good for use on ingredients with skins or items such as seeds and nuts. Key specs – Jug capacity: 2000ml; Motor power: 1440 watts; Speed settings: 10; Size: 432 x 203 x 279mm Key specs – Jug capacity: 500ml; Motor power: 1000 watts; Speed settings: 2; Size: 960 x 400 x 145mm If you’re in the market for a powerful, versatile blender that can chop, pulse and whizz through anything from fruits and veggies to nuts and ice cubes, then it’s worth saving up for the Boss To Go. This well-built and chic-looking blender is a cut above the average; fire up the Boss to Go’s 1000W motor, and it scythes through fruit and vegetables alike to create smooth, delicious soups, shakes and smoothies in a matter of seconds.

The difference between a smoothie maker and a blender is that smoothie makers make one drink at a time to minimise waste. Once your smoothie is ready, the jug turns into a cup, so you can grab and go. Naturally, that compact design means the working liquid capacity is slightly on the small side at just 600ml in the 900ml jug. The on-the-go tumbler, which you can blend into directly, has the same working capacity so it’s a puzzle why the jug isn’t a little more generous. On the plus side, there are two speeds to choose from, giving this model more options than a single-speed design, and the jug is made from glass, which gives it a more robust feel. You will have to take care when cleaning up as the jug can't be submerged in water, but it does have a useful pre-set cleaning mode built in to minimise on the washing up. With its powerful 1000W motor, it's not the quietest blender on the market either - we found it reached up to 106 decibels in our test.