Smoothie maker, juicer or blender..?

Question

which of these will be best to make the smoothies and juices at the stands in shopping centres, e.t.c..?

Also which are best?

thanks

Answer 1

The blender isn't really as good as a dedicated smoothie or juicer. However, some come with attachments and if you get a really good one they can be as good as a smoothie maker or juicer. You need to think £100 blender though.

Unless you are talking about one of those vertical blenders?

Juicers are expensive and the novelty wore off for me. First time I did it I forgot to wash the oranges I used. I don't like the taste either of all the pith and peel and so on. A bit bitter. I always end up going through loads of ice as well - so you need a big fridge or you have warm juice, or you add ice. It's cheaper, but after a while you end up with a stupid amount of fruit in your shopping. I'd rather buy a carton! You also have to wash up after every use. It's no big deal the way they are designed, but when I want juice, it's usually early morning and this sort of thing is a chore.

Smoothie makers are good, but you need to add apple juice to most smoothies to get a drinkable texture. that started to grate on me too. And some nice smoothies are made with raspberries, strawberries and blueberries and then they start getting expensive.

I'd probably get a smoothie maker on balance.

Answer 2

i prefer blender just grind it well

Answer 3

I found there was a problem when using a juicer, they usually don't do bananas, because bananas don't have juice, they have a pasty texture. I decided to go with a vase blender, but unfortunately they don't do orange juice unless you peel, take the pips and the segments skin.

Eventually my choice was to get a vase blender where I could throw any fruit I wanted and use ready squeezed orange juice with it.  Haven't looked back.

Don't bother with smoothie makers, they're just fancy vase blenders with a tap that keeps getting clogged and a stirring stick.

Answer 4

You would need a Juicer plus either a smoothie maker or blender as they do different things.  The juicer extracts the juice from fruit and veg, and the smoothie maker/blender will just blend the whole fruit/veg up...

Presumably a smoothie maker would be better than a blender for making smoothies, but they might be more difficult to clean unless you buy a professional one.  Im not really sure though.

Answer 5

i just use an ordinary blender and it works fine  couldnt be bothered with all those sharp attachments on a juicer

Answer 6

blender deffo lol -x