This thing just makes amazing smoothies. Life-changing from my previous blender, which I see now was underpowered and also did not love me enough to pulverize the seeds in my frozen blackberries. I drink a smoothie every day and this blender is the one to have for that purpose.
Pros: Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Power
Expensive blender but so far everything I've expected it to be. I use is 2x-4x times per week for smoothies. My fiance and I used it to create a velvety consistency for a soup we made a few weeks ago. The real test of the value for this product will be in how long it lasts (hopefully 5-10 years or more). Overall, I expect this will have been a great purchase.
I’ve had a lot of blenders in my life and none of them have been as straightforward and reliable as this one. It does everything great, without the fuss of a ton of special mixing options. I’ve make smoothies everyday, and never had an issue. I’ve done purées, soups, and blended up some pretty tough ingredients…. Never an issue. I once didn’t add enough liquid to a smoothie. The machine recognized its overheating, shut off off 15 min, and then I got back to using it without issue. (It’s a safety feature on these, as to avoid permanent damage) This is just a no nonsense tool for the kitchen. Oh, and bc it’s not pack with, what I consider to be, unnecessary features, it’s a breeze to clean and maintain.
Pros: Durability, Easy to use, Power
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Customer Rating
5
Super Easy!
on December 12, 2022
Posted by: Medusagemini
from Washington, DC
Gender:Female
I finally upgraded from my old Magic Bullet and I'm so glad I did. The 5200 is super easy to use, no frills or confusing complicated attachments. I could immediately start using the blender to make smoothies, ice-cream, pina coladas and shakes. Even the clean up is simple because it self cleans with a small squirt of Dawn dish soap. I like my smoothies thick and creamy but my nephew likes his smoothies with a thinner consistency like juice. It's such a piece of cake to customize because of the powerful ability of the motor to blend finely the toughest ingredients. I can't wait to try more recipes.
It definitely is worth getting! So many uses. Also, the spatula is very helpful for getting food out of the corners of the pitcher and under the blades.