Starbucks Barista Bar Blender Review

Starbuck's Barista Bar Blender

I have to give credit where credit is due.  I am not a frequenter of Starbuck's for coffee drinks and I actually returned 2 Starbuck's coffee pots that were design nightmares... but the Starbuck's Barista Bar Blender is awesome.  

Starbuck's Barista Bar Blender

Stainless steel

Powerful motor

Exceptional grinder

Three Speeds: high, low or pulse

Heavy glass canister with lid, handle and a measurement markers

I make a fruit smoothie mid-morning almost everyday.  We call it a fruit smoothie because that is a lot more salable but it also has some vegetables too and lots of ice cubes.  The ice cubes are key.  In the same way that chocolate chip cookies are even better warm, fruit smoothies are even better really cold.  

The Starbuck's blender is really simple- pulse, low or high.  I put it on low for 10 seconds followed by high for 10 seconds and it is all done.  The bananas are creamy, there are no ice chips, the kale is pulverized beyond detection and everyone can enjoy a healthy and refreshing mid-morning snack.

Sometimes you don't really appreciate what you've got until it's gone.  Or rather until you rent a house at the beach that has an old Osterizer blender and despite using all of the many fun buttons from chop to frop, (or is it frappe?) ice chips abound and chunks of green apples float and your smoothie is anything but smooth.  

My Viewpoint:  Powerful motor and excellent blades are the perfect match for ice cubes in smoothies.  I've used this Starbuck's Barista Bar Blender ALMOST EVERYDAY for three years and it is still going strong and offering great results.