I grew up with $20 walmart blenders, and hated anything that required a blender.

Recently bought a ninja and there is no going back. I’ll never use a crappy blender again.

Anything else like that?

  • ericbomb@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 months ago

    I just struggled with any blender where the blades were only at the bottom. Was always a fight to get it to blend everything.

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      6 months ago

      That’s usually actually down to technique - you need to fill “normal” blenders in a specific way to have enough liquid on the bottom to make the vortex.

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        6 months ago

        It’s also heavily dependent on the shape of the jug. For example, even just among Vitamix blenders, the restaurant-standard 5200 with the tall skinny container apparently works noticeably better than the 5300 with the low-profile (short and fat) container designed to fit under kitchen cabinets.

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      6 months ago

      I like that the top comes off and becomes a bottle. I can’t turn it on with my hand inside and cleaning is a lot easier.