Hamilton Beach Personal Blender Review

I looked at the Hamilton Beach Personal Blender. Then I went back and looked again. And again. Finally I decided to go ahead and buy it. After all, it was only $16 or so.

The little blender is designed to make small amounts of blended foods. Think smoothies or milkshakes for one person here. Of course, there are a good number of things that can be mixed up. Just don't try to food process thick bread dough or crush ice. This is not a power blender. It's a personal blender.

I mostly use this to make fruit smoothies. It comes with some recipes, and there are loads of other receipes online. I've had great fun trying out different healthy drinks though I have a hard time making myself NOt buy the fruit flavored swiss yogurt for my base. That's some great stuff but has a lot of sugar.

Once I blend up my drink, then I just take the blender off the base. It's the cup and has a travel lid. Now, that's just great. Very easy. Makes it much more likely that I'll get it out and use it.

I don't think this is supposed to go in the dish washer. Since I don't have one - no big deal. It's just like cleaning up a glass. There would be no reason to really power clean it.

My boys like the Hamilton Beach Personal Blender too. They can pour whatever they want in and make up a creation. I try to keep various base products on hand, so that it's easy to make a smoothie or even a shake.

This would make a great gift. In fact, I gave my sister one for Christmas. She teaches aerobics and also has kids. I figured she and the girls would have fun making their own personal snack drinks.