We decided to try a couple of combinations to put the Sport 2Go through its paces. There aren’t many recipes included but these do give examples of foods you can use to make smoothies. We started with a mixture of ice, fruit, yoghurt and honey. Some of these mini models aced our tests, earning themselves a Best Buy seal of approval for their smooth blends. Others were more mediocre. The design of the silver base isn’t dissimilar from the Smoothie 2Go but much like the Sport 2Go’s elegantly tapered bottles, it’s sleeker and neater. Compact enough to store in even a tiny kitchen, it’s light at 3kg, with a long power cord and non-slip feet. Blending settings The more speed settings a blender has, the more flexibility you'll get over what you can make. If you want to make a range of purees, look for one with a higher number of speed settings. Pre-set programs can help to take the guesswork out of common jobs such as whipping up a smoothie or dip.

If your unit has type BLM80 and the date code from 14x01 to 15x22, where “x” is a letter (e.g.14S52), it may be affected. Please proceed to the following point. Read on to find out more about the new breed of mini blenders, and why a bigger blender might be better for you. We've just retested the classic Magimix Le Blender alongside newer big blenders such as the AEG Gourmet 7 Compact Jug Blender.Blended nutrition ON THE GO. This convenient, compact blender has 300W power and features two 0.5L travel beakers with handles. Ideal for those who want to blend their smoothies and enjoy on the go. We needed a new battery for our Dyson V8 cordless hoover. I have used espares in the past for other appliance spares and found them to be competitively priced and reliable so this was the first option I chose when searching. One of the pros of a big blender is just how much you can make in it, with some it's more than two litres in one go. Kenwood’s no newbie when it comes to the world of blenders and smoothie makers, its Smoothie 2Go launching a couple of years ago, but the Sport 2Go is the first aimed at those with an overtly active lifestyle.

This is ideal for bigger batches of smoothies, as well as making lots of soup, dip or puree at once. Need a blender but not sure what type to go for? Discover more about your options and see some of our current Best Buy blenders Some blenders, sold between October 2014 and June 2015, may present a defect during their lifetime under particular high stress conditions. The bottles might be the ideal size for carrying around but their slender design means that any ingredients need to be cut down to size to fit through the opening. In this case, 2cm chunks, which was time-consuming.There are recommendations for some recipes as to which ingredients to add first for the smoothest blend, so it’s also not as easy as throwing everything in and blending. As this recipe included ice, we started on the Low setting to help mix the ingredients before turning up to High. If you own a BLEND-X PRO BLM800, type BLM80 only, please proceed through the following procedure to determine if you have a unit affected.