Worldwide Shipping now available I have got some for sale on Ebay.co.uk while stocks last:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150832258879?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
This is a great seller all year round as nearly everyone at some point in the year aims to loose weight and thinks of different ways to do it and diets to try. A lot of people like the idea of a smoothie as they are very tastey and can try out different recipies or make up their own with ingredients they have in the house.
The "Smoothie Maker" is an amazing little gadget that you used to see on a lot of late night shopping channels where the commercial had a presenter come on and show you all the things you can do with it like making ice cream, cooking sauces and great tasting smoothies. The thing though that makes this smoothier maker stand out a lot more than any other is the way in which it operates. Check out the commercial below thats on youtube to see it in action and you will think its an ingenious idea.
To make it work you put the ingredients in the large or small cup, depending on the size of smoothie you are wanting, and to activate the Smoothie Maker, the cup and top part of the unit rotate to a vertical position and turns on the blades. When you think it has had long enough to blend the ingredients together (It doesn't take more than about 10 seconds or less) you simply tilt it back down again and a safety switch knocks off the unit.
You can simply twist the cup the ingredients were in and the cup detaches from the unit which you can drink out of right away. There is a plastic lid that comes with the two cups which fits over the top and allows you to drink it like a coffee you get in a garage or takeaway cafe.
Another great safety feature is that to clean the blade of the Smoothie Maker, you do not need to touch the blades, as there is a small quarter sized cup that comes with it that you simply put water into, tilt it up and the blades clean themself in the water. You can see if you fill the large cup with water and turn on the machine that the blades create a unique column of water thats like a whirlpool in the centre, which helps suck all the ingredients down to the imulsifying disc down below which is amazing to watch.
I had bought two of these from a supplier in China and you get everything in the box the Smoothie Maker machine, 1 small cup, 1 large cup, a cleaning cup , one spill trayand the lid to place over the cups for instant drinking. One thing to remember is that ordering this item from China is that you will need a travel adaptor for the plug as its a 2 prong plug and not like in the UK a 3 prong. Travel plugs are cheap enough though to pick up on Ebay or at local supermarkets for like £2 or so.
I have seen the real deal package a friend of mine ordered off TV however the Chinese one does not come with the promised in full colour recipie book which was dissappointed with. There are tons of websites out there for free smoothie recipies you will find no shortage of ideas. It only comes with a black and white instruction booklet which offers some good safety advice I suggest you read first as usually smoothie makers, blenders, food processors (anything with fast moving blades) scares the crap out of me to use.
Just use common sense and you can be enjoying some great smoothies, soups, sauces or even ice creams (made using frozen fruit, very tasty) try it out for yourself.
Try some other models of smoothie makers with great reviews below:
Thanks for reading guys.
Henry
Hey Henry
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review, i prefer veggie juices, carrots, beetroot, ginger etc...
does it juice veggies well?
Thanks!
Lou
Hey no problem, yeah it sure does you simply chop them up into smaller pieces which makes it easier for it to blend and emulsify, sometimes you add to the glass about a quarter full at a time and blend bit by bit as sometimes if you fill it too much the blades dont get up to speed and pause now and again.
ReplyDeleteI haven't thought of trying that actually might give it a go with some carrots as I love them thanks.