bella Personal Size Rocket Blender for Smoothies and Protein Shakes, Portable Juice Maker and Mini Food Processor and Grinder, 12 Piece, BPA Free Accessories, 240 W, Stainless Steel

Top notch, affordable smoothie blender!

This portable blender is also much easier than I thought. The size is small, and it is very convenient to put it in the kitchen or take it out. It is basically enough to make milkshakes, protein drinks or fruit smoothies. It's not troublesome to wash. It's often clean after washing. What I like most is that it is directly a cup, and you can drink it after beating it without pouring it over and over again. Although the horsepower is definitely not comparable to that of a large blender, it is enough for daily use, and the sound is not so exaggerated. If you usually like to make your own drinks or drink protein shake after exercising, I think this portable blender is really convenient.

I immediately recognized this was not a high quality blender, so I made ammendments and thawed my frozen fruit over night so as to not over burden the motor. I also only blended at 15 second intervals. I have had it just over a month, and today it just quit...no warning. I am just a few days over the return window. I enjoyed the smoothies it made while it made them, but i did not appreciate having to take extra steps to ensure the motor didnt go kaput...and then it still overheated permanently. The lids were off kilter as well and not easy to take on off.. The blender blade lid was difficullt to get on the blender housing itself. All things considered, I would not buy this again and I will not be buying from this brand again. $30 on a 30 day blender that doesnt work efficiently is not saving money; especially if you cant return it for a refund when it dies just outside of the return window...phooey!

I'm writing this review because I am looking for some replacement parts for my blender and saw I had never reviewed the original purchase. After 18 months of use, I wanted to give some advise on how to keep your blender working and you happy. I bought this blender to make daily smoothies for better health and to have something to stimulate my appetite for the day. I hate breakfast foods. The first tip I will give is keep the base clean inside the blender area. Wipe it after each use, especially if anything gets into the blending area. There is a tiny hole that will get clogged if you don't keep it clean. Second, make sure to keep the gaskets on the blade casing new and fresh. They will hold dirt easily, and they wear out pretty frequently, so buy some extras. Third, do not over fill your cup, especially with liquid. You can fudge a bit more with solids. Make sure to put the blade lid on tight before blending or you will be cleaning a mess daily. Fourth, get some extra cups if you can when you buy the original, as they do not hold up as well as the unit itself and are almost impossible to find replacements. If you break off the 'nubs' on the cup, the unit will not work, no matter what you do. The cup is then useless for making the blender work. Be careful with your cups and don't throw them around, as they are not really sturdy. Fifth, the cups, lids and blade lids are dishwasher safe. I don't run the blade housing through much, just wash it daily by hand and take the gasket out a few times a week to clean. Also, don't use the heated dry setting, as it could crack the cups and lids. Last, but not least! BE GENTLE WITH USING THE CUP TO START THE MOTOR. Don't force the cup into the unit, press it in gently. If it doesn't start the first time, take the cup out and reposition. I see a lot of reviews on here about the motors not working, etc. This is a small motor made overseas. It is not a generator engine! It will break if you are impatient and rough on it. And it will break the nubs off of the cup. Also, don't shake it around while blending to further blend the ingredients. Take the cup off and shake, then return to blending if necessary. I never have to do this with mine. I do my smoothie out of spinach, some frozen fruit, a small yogurt cup, some water, protein powder, and fiber powder. It fills the cup perfectly and all happens in less than 5 minutes total. That is mixing and then the blending time is about 35 seconds. This is a great unit for a small price.

I was happy with the price and the machine it self. Powerful works well in blending frozen fruit. The only complaint I have is the quality of the container , plastic does not give, and chipped when I dropped it in the sink. The lid used for drinking was awkward. The hole is in the middle so you have to tip it back along with your head and then the cap hits your nose so you get the beverage on you nose. I just do not use the drinking cap and I use the screw on top in stead. Other than that I would recommend to someone for a simple blender.

I totally love this blender! I keep it at work where I make my smoothies

Does its jobs

I have purchased this item twice. Both times the product worked really well only for a few months. My daughter and I used used it a lot to make delicious smoothies. Typically I start with crushed ice as my refrigerator has an ice crusher in the door so it's handy. I would fill the cup about 1/3 full with the crushed ice then add water to cover and fill in all the extra room that is created around the ice and a little bit extra (like maybe a 1/2 inch higher than the ice). Then add in a couple small handfuls of frozen fruit of some sort (strawberries, mangos, blueberries, peaches) if I had banana's handy I'd put a half of one in. If you want it creamy, add in about a 1/2 a container of yogurt or a little milk. Don't fill it all the way full, you have to leave some empty space for it to have it spin around. If your not putting in yogurt or milk, then put extra water in so that it is thin enough to spin around. The first unit I had the cup got stuck in the motor unit and would not come out so the second unit I had, I never twisted the cup into the motor base at all. All that is necessary is to put the cup in place and push down on it a bit and it spins. It only takes about a minute or less to mix it up into an awesome smoothie. I loved the quick, easy and delicious smoothies it makes and miss not having one. I'm currently debating on buying a 3rd one exactly like this or switching to another brand. I still have all the cups, lids, blades etc that comes with this brand so would be able to reuse those. This platinum edition is the first one I bought, the 2nd time I got the smaller version that has the black trim and less pieces that is less expensive. The motor just stopped working completely. It was only about $25 which I think is actually not too bad of a price to pay. I'm considering buying a more expensive unit with the hope it will last longer, but thinking I can buy about 3 of these for the price of the better one. With the price of buying smoothies at a McDonalds, Spangles, Sonic type restaurant being about $3 to $5, I think I got my monies worth out of it even if it only lasts a few months. Plus the convenience of not having to go somewhere to get one is valuable to me and I know the ingredients I'm putting into it are healthly and prepared in a clean environment. I rarely used the little cup and the grinder blade. I did find it could be helpful if startiig with whole ice cubes to grind them up smaller before switching to the blender blade. Cleaning it a breeze, if you just rinse it out immediately after using it, it's ready to go again. The to go cup is great, can't sip out of the lid though. It's a cover only.

Genial, no pensé que tuviera tanta potencia

This is a must have appliance. I love the size of this product as it is not too big and bulky for daily use. It is durable, easy to clean/store, and an excellent value for my money.

Justo la recibí, está muy bonita, se siente de buena calidad. La seguiré probando y volveré para comentarles si encontré alguna falla. Por lo pronto todo excelente! Después de un tiempo de uso, no hay que forzarla con mezclas espesas o muy duras por qué el motor se apaga. Metí a moler frijoles jajaja y dejó de funcionar por un rato, luego volvió a funcionar con normalidad

Much as I like the product, the outer box was severely damaged, at first thought the product also must be damaged, as the box is extremely mishandled in transportation. I did ask for the product to be delivered in Amazon out box. My request was overlooked. Bit frustrating.

Blender has just broke so I got this one for the time being and it’s great, loud Ofc but it really blends what ever I put I there well!