Hamilton Beach Portable Blender for Shakes and Smoothies, 14 Oz BPA Free Travel Cup & Lid, Durable Stainless Steel Blades, Personal Smoothie Blender, Raspberry, 51131G

This is a super little blender. It does a good job of mixing up soft smoothies. Meaning those kind of smoothies with mostly soft and easy to blend up ingredients. It can take crushed ice and make it smaller but it has a rough time with full size ice cubes. The driving force for the blades is plastic and be aware that it will eventually break under heavy usage. I like this little blender just because it's so easily portable and lightweight. You can mix something up real easy do a quick rinse and then throw a little extra water and soap inside and blend that and rinse it again and it's completely clean! I got a second one as a gift for a friend's birthday because she liked mine so much. Again, don't expect this to be a Workhorse! I have one of the big brand names that begins with the letter n and that has a super duper motor and Metal drive train type deal and that thing will last forever. But for convenience and quick and easy to use, I reach for this little Hamilton Beach blender each and every time.

ooooh how I LOVE this blender! I use it for my protein shakes and I'm wondering how I drank the shakes before this blender. i love how portable it is, i don't use a ton of ice cubes but start w/pulse to crush them and it works out great. "ice crushing" Also I love the color, it makes me feel fancy. Great price as well.

It does not blend ice very well (I almost choked on an ice cube from my smoothie). There’s also a smell that comes when you blend for too long. For the price it’s a good blender. Easy to clean and I like that I can remove the cup and take it with me.

Perfect! Exactly what I needed. Loud as hell but I don’t care. Works wonderfully! Durability is great! Very good for little smoothies or protein shakes.

Love this blender so much, very easy to use!!!

I think this might be great for blending straight up liquids, or maybe liquid and a dusting of flavored powder. I purchased it for my Daily Harvest smoothies - essentially frozen fruits and vegetables that I blend with milk or water. Even if I completely thawed the frozen product out (ew), I'm not sure this blender could handle it. Which is fine, as long as you know what you're getting into. In my case, the blender would immediately whir to a frenzied rotation, rejecting anything but liquid and relegating the other items to the top - out of reach of those sinister blades. Aside from the fact that my frozen items were not getting blended, I think the must troubling aspect here was the absolutely frightful sound of a small kitchen appliance out of control - the stuff of nightmares. The aggressive, high-pitched whir was not only incredibly loud and piercing, but seemed disturbed, or vengeful - as if indicating its anger that I'd asked it to blend something including frozen fruit. Almost like it didn't want to work, or was on break, or wanted overtime pay which would be...what? It was a ransom I couldn't satisfy. Every second or so - and by "or so" I mean less than a second - I'd have to stop the whole operation, smush the frozen items down toward the blades with the handle part of a wooden spoon, then start again - for one second. Now, I like to think of myself as a helper — a collaborator, if you will. I'm happy to pitch in and, frankly, flattered just to be included in the process. But this dance was increasing the task's time to about 90 minutes, and I was very late to work on all the days. I'm still trying to streamline things and to be a good helper because the blender is cute (I have the pink to match the eventual smoothies) and practical (the blender cup itself is also a to-go cup with a handy little click-open, secure top that includes the perfect sized opening for sipping! And it almost - almost! - fits in my car's cup holder!). Now, while this plaintive whir is waking my whole neighborhood, I can be confident that I'll know the precise moment when the smoothie is ready thanks to a secret feature unmentioned anywhere in the item's description or instructions (or warnings). It's subtle, and relies not on visual or audible clues. Instead, it uses your senses of smell and touch to indicate smoothie readiness: the unmistakable, acrid fragrance of burning plastic and the searing heat felt when holding the motorized part of the blender down (holding for dear life, I might add, to prevent a reenactment of "Attack of the Mediocre Blender" - the old-timey black-and-white film favorite I'm sure you've all seen). And I've misspoken, because there is an accompanying visual clue: a growing band of white smoke emanating from the little vents (yes, vents for this warning smoke are built in and free with purchase!) and rapidly approaching smoke alarm activation level. Such fun features that innovate by relying on new senses for you to detect that the blending is complete and you don't go a second past the 90-minute blending time, allowing you to enjoy your long-awaited smoothie. Which by now, is warm and has a smoky flavor that does a great job of masking the kale they try to sneak into these smoothies to make them "healthier." No flies on me - I now have a warm, smoky smoothie that tastes as healthy as a cigarette butt! So there, kale! I write this in good fun. You get what you pay for: an adorable blender for liquid and powder (and nothing more) engineered to act as it's own travel mug. Avoid frozen items and ice and you'll love this little gem! ;)

I recently got this portable blender and I’m really happy with it. It’s super convenient to take on the go and blends smoothies and shakes quickly without leaving chunks behind. The size is perfect for single servings, and it’s easy to clean afterward, which I love. The design feels sturdy and the lid locks securely, so I don’t have to worry about spills. It’s not meant for super heavy duty blending, but for fruits, protein shakes, and small smoothies, it works perfectly. Overall, a simple, practical, and portable blender that makes daily smoothies so easy.

Decent one cup blender. It works pretty good and has some neat features. What I like: can blend and drink from cup. Small and quick to use. Easy to clean up. Dislikes: not very powerful. Develops a weird smell from the motor if you're blending for too long. I really think the motor is a bit underpowered for what it's doing. The cap has a slightly weird fit which could be improved. Overall pretty good for the price, but I would probably invest in a more durable, higher powered one in the future.

Its a nice personal blender good power and decent at blending seeds of frozen fruits and can crush ice pretty well, great overall for the price and the color is a nice bonus.

Excelente producto a un buen precio. Para batidos y hot cakes que es para lo que la ocupo queda excelente. Buena marca Hamilto Beach.

Smoke coming out with the first use. Very disappointing.

Excelente compra! Prático, fácil e eficiente! Ótimo preço. Recomendo!!

One of my fav brand!!