The Magic Bullet Blender
If you’ve seen the Magic Bullet blender infomercials, you might think that it looks like a great all-around blending appliance. We did too. To figure out if the blender was all it was cracked up to be we bought one and ran it through a series of tests to see if it could stand out in the world of blenders.
Product Description: The Magic Bullet is a blender/mixer system that is supposed to be able to, “chop, mix, blend, whip, grind, and more- all in just 10 seconds or less.” The basic setup comes with the blender base, two blender cups, 4 party blender mugs, 2 blender blades, a juicer accessory, 2 resealable lids, and 2 shaker/steamer lids.
Product Testing: When we purchased the Magic Bullet through the infomercial we received two systems for the price of one. However, if you go this route you will have to wait on the phone for ten minutes and listen to a dozen or so promotional deals that you can receive. If you’re feeling smart say no to all the “deals” because most of them involve monthly charges to your credit card and eventually loads of SPAM emails.
After about two weeks both Magic Bullets arrived and were ready to be put to the test. We decided to take a two-pronged approach to the testing and put both blenders into service. What followed next was some serious blending action. However, it wasn’t the kind of blending action that we had hoped for. Testing results for various recipes are below.
Salsa: The salsa we tried to make came out goopy and mashed, not chopped. Also, the process took quite a bit longer than 10 seconds.
Juicer: This accessory functioned poorly and clogged often, making it nearly impossible to juice anything.
Hummus: Making hummus was straightforward with the Magic Bullet as it has a tendency to mash just about anything with its dull blades. It did take more than 10 seconds to create the hummus though.
Smoothies: Our tester found that smoothies came out well, but once again took longer than 10 seconds to make.
Overall: The Magic Bullet blender combines an underpowered base unit with dull blade attachments to create an overall useless setup for most blending tasks.
Our final conclusion is that there is no reason to buy the Magic Bullet blender at all. Its faulty features and ineffectiveness will insure that it finds a home hidden out of view or in the trash. Take the money you’d spend on the Magic Bullet, go to a local store and pick up a good blender. This is a choice you won’t regret.
If you do decide to buy a Magic Bullet be sure to buy it from a retail establishment instead of through the infomercial. This will limit your exposure to SPAM and annoying phone calls.
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