Hamilton Beach Portable Blender for Shakes and Smoothies, 14 Oz BPA Free Travel Cup & Lid, Durable Stainless Steel Blades, Personal Smoothie Blender, Tranquil Blue (51172)

Great little blender. Be sure to add liquid before adding your powder, just like a larger blender, this is a must to keep the powder from forming a paste around the blades. This literally took seconds to blend, very powerful for being small. Easy to clean and store and it can travel with you.

Bought this to enjoy some frozen fruit. It was cheap and works fine, and I can also drink directly from the blend cup. Need some help pushing down when blending fruit pieces just out of the freezer. It is clearly not designed to be used continuously since the switch is only momentary, and the motor heats up quite a bit when running a little longer. Overall served the purpose well and let's see how long it lasts..

After about a year and a half of regular use, it developed a leak at the bottom. I’d recommend not overfilling it or blending very hard ingredients, as that may affect durability. Aside from that, it’s compact, easy to use, and very functional for everyday needs.

I love these things. They wear out after like 2-3 years but they're super handy while they last as they are much easier to clean and store than a full size blender, and the price point is hard to quibble over. Not too noisy, with surprising blendability and capacity--good for cooking for 2 people.

98% of the videos I watched of ppl complaining abt this product were bc they weren’t using it correctly!! I honestly wish I could msg them & tell them that! First thing I saw, they were saying the cup wouldn’t stay in the base to blend. YOU HAVE TO TURN IT & LOCK IT INTO PLACE! There’s a pic of a lock & unlock on the bottom of the cup & u set it in on the unlock & turn it to lock. The 2nd one was saying the lid would just sit on top so liquid would leak out. No, the lid actually fits on very well, maybe a lil too well, & it’s hard to get on. U rly have to work at getting it on but once it’s on, it’s on, & it won’t leak! Then prob the most important one, YOU MUST ADD LIQUID TO BLEND IN THIS MACHINE!!! U can’t just add fruit or vegetables & expect it to blend without adding any liquid. That’s not how this one works. If that’s what ur looking for u need a veg chopper & not this. This is geared towards a smoothie maker! There is a minimum liquid marker at the bottom & u have to add at LEAST this amt of liquid to start with & ur prob going to need more! Also, blend in stages. Don’t cram the whole thing full to the top & again expect it to blend. Here I added almond milk, frozen bananas & blended it & then added the rest of my frozen fruit & MORE LIQUID, blended & ended up stirring some & added more liquid. U may have to stir it up a lil or if ur lid is on tight & correctly while it’s blending, u can tilt it to side to side, front to back, & get ur ingredients moved around. This is also made to pulse the products & run for short periods of time. One review said she ONLY ran hers for 10-15 min & didn’t know why it started smelling funny!! Umm hello! U can’t run this lil thing that long! It’s not made to go for 15min at a time. This is an amazing lil smoothie maker if u use it correctly. This is actually my 2nd one bc I lost my 1st one & had to repurchase another one. Again, don’t use it for anything ur not adding liquids to bc it won’t work. If ur just wanting something to chop fruit & vegetables then get one of those lil choppers for that. This won’t work. If ur looking for something to make smoothies, iced coffe, soups, or anything like that then I highly recommend this!!

This portable blender works great. I love that I can take it with me so I can make my smoothies anytime. Not very noisy and blends very well. This is a great gift for someone who likes to make smoothies

I am getting myself the third one, within ~four years. First from 2012.12, second one 2015.06. Now it's 2017.02. Both time, got burnt motor after frequent/daily usage. First time, the plastic bottle also cracked and started a little leaking. I was pissed off that the motor on my second one burnt off again, lasting even shorter than the first one. But to be fair, I do use it almost every single morning for my green thickie. This Hamilton is definitely not the most powerful. By only crushing small ice-cubes and careful pulse motion with plenty liquid, handled by a very experienced user, the motor burns out every two years or so. Yet I keep coming back. Because it's cheap, does the job, easy to use and to clean. I've tried other two popular blenders from Amazon in the past (Ninja and Epica I believe), but no. At least for my purpose of making green thickie and occasional almond milk, this cheapest Hamilton Beach simply beats all the other cheap blenders so far. I like the design, large mouth for easy pouring-in of oats, liquid. It stands up instead of upside down which makes adding more greens or liquids while operating easier. Once I got the hang of it, it actually never spills, and only takes a rinse to clean. It's part of the reason my breakfast-in-a-rush stays the same thing for almost four years... It does have a burnt-chemical smell, especially when it's new. Mines don't have the smell anymore after several days usage. It does still smell if I venture to press it on hard ice or frozen fruit for too long (which I don't do very often, even though I do love banana-icecream. I can still make them but do have to remember to leave the frozen bananas out for 10min or so before crushing them, and even then, I need to be very patient). In hind sight, I could've gotten those three-year warranty back at the first purchase, probably saves some bucks. But what can I complain?! With $15*2 it has served me four years. That probably amounts to a thousand times usage! One star off for the burnt-chemical smell which I always somehow associate with potential cause of cancer, another for the very weak motor and the plastic build. But I do love it. Wonder how long the third one will last me. I really hope the company is not going further cheaper on the motor quality. That's a long hell of a review

Giving 4 stars instead of 5 as we are currently on our 4th blender over the years.. Typical length of use is 2 yrs, fyi, with regular use. Ours have broken for various reasons.. 2 for the container itself splitting and 1 for the blades detaching from the cup. Motor itself seems to stand up though. Great for smoothies and making small batches of batter.