Today I saw the Nutribullet 900 and the Nutribullet Rx specially priced at BB& Beyond.
I was told that I could use a 20% off coupon on the special pricing. It is rare that I see these items put on sale.
I am open to any suggestions.
I am undecided on which one to buy.
I want to get healthier. Blend fruits and vegetables with healthy seeds and nuts.
I like the option of being able to blend soup but I am not sure if it is an option worth paying extra for.
The RX model is 1500 watts.
I’m the wrong person to ask…I have a great Oster Blender that I got at Target for under $30. I can make all kinds of smoothies in it. I can purée soup in it. It is perfectly fine. And if I get sick of it, I won’t feel like I spent. Hundreds of wasted dollars.
I am really not sure what is the difference between the low cost and high cost blenders.
I have a $100 g/c I would be using to BB&Beyond. I am leaning toward the Nutribullet 900 which will cost less.
Just get a vitamix. Sorry.
Vitamix is nice but quite expensive.
I have a Rocket that has lasted about five years, with daily use for a lot of that time. It was so inexpensive that I figured it couldn’t last long, but I have been pleasantly surprised.
[Vitamix is nice but quite expensive.]
I know, but if you want smooth AND green, this or the blendtec is your best route. I only wish I had bought mine sooner (like in my 20s LOL)
I am confused by all the choices out there.
Likely more than one will work well. 
I seem to go thru blenders every few years. I just got a Ninja on the recommendation of a friend. OMG where has it been my whole life. It has been revolutionary, truly. Got mine at Kohls it has the regular blender container and then two additional bullet blender cups.
I love my Ninja, too! It has three blades which makes it blend very quickly and effortlessly.
Is that the Nutri Ninja IQ @moonchild @labegg?
Does it blend seeds and nuts?
I saw a commercial for something on TV tonight, and it was “only” $77… + 4 more monthly payments of $77… That’s !!! (hold on a sec…) $77 +(4 * $77) = 5 * $77 = $385 !!!
We bought this one not a long time ago. A requirement for us is that the blender should not be too loud (and call me shallow: it should not be too cheap but it does not have to be over the top. That is, both the quality and the price matter because it is not us who will use it. – Many CCers will never understand this “strange” thinking.)
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1802536-anyone-used-a-breville-blender-before.html
@mcat2 What you have described is exactly what I’m looking for. Those are my exact requirements. Something in the middle that is durable. I am going to read this link to this other thread. Thank you so much.
@NJres that would to expensive for me.
In general the difference between an inexpensive blender and the more expensive ones is the power of the motor (the other factors are the strength of the materials in the rest of it as well, the quality of the seals and such). A cheaper blender will have blades that are flimsier, that might be great at blending liquids but won’t easily liquify vegetables and such. If you like to crush ice, to use in making smoothies, the cheaper blenders won’t work. I have an oster pro model I bought my wife, and it has a motor on it that will grind ice to slush in no time and makes amazing smoothies and such, but it was expensive, there is no doubt (I think it was close to 400 bucks). It all depends on what you want to do with the blender, a more modest blender might work fine if all you want to do is make vegetable juice or blend liquids. One other option is check out places like ebay or goodwill online, I have seen blenders like the Ninja on there, and for a fraction of their original price.
Something that can handle vegetables,seeds, and nuts. (Almonds, cashews, flax,pumpkin, and Chia seeds possibly pomegranate seeds. It should blend vegetables well if I want to make soup. It should be durable and built to last.
I would look at a higher end blender, like the vitamix or the like, it will cost you a more, but will do what you want. If you want to grind nuts to make nut milk, for example, you need a higher power blender. I would look for something with at least a 1/2 hp motor on it. One of the things about the high end blenders is people often find, like with exercise equipment, that they end up not using it, so you can often get them, pretty much unused, from ebay or the like.
D1 has a NutriBullet and uses it quite a bit and loves it… until she just came home for Thanksgiving and used my Vitamix to pulverize a head of cauliflower for a sauce she was making for a healthy version of mac 'n cheese. She said mine was far superior for that job - got it smoother and MUCH quicker. So that’s a comparison of one job between the NutriBullet and Vitamix. It’s all going to depend on what you want to use it for. If it’s just blending up homemade salad dressings, then something smaller and less powerful will be fine. One thing I haven’t done yet (mostly because when we got ours, it was more a season of cold refreshments than hot soups), is make soups. It heats it up as well as making it smooth. So one less pot to deal with in the kitchen.
I use my Vitamix mostly for smoothies, and I throw all my frozen fruit in (often with flax and/or chia seeds). I had been stopping by a Red Mango store at least once a week to get a smoothie at $5+ a pop, and I haven’t been there since last March when I got my Vitamix. Only downside is, it’s a countertop appliance and with our house on the market now, we always keep it stored and just take it out for use, then put it away after use. It’s easier to just keep it on the counter top!
We were comparing Vitamix and Breville. If we were buying the highest end model, we might have bought a Vitamix. However, the two factors are important: The recipient lives in a small-sized studio and the countertop space could be limited. Breville is not as tall as Vitamix so there is a chance she could store the Breville inside a cabinet. We also heard that Breville one (not its top model Boss) is quieter than Vitamix. (We have a Vitamix so we know how loud it is especially when the kitchen area is small.)
The potential “safety notch lock key” problem (i.e., the motor won’t start unless the container is placed on the base unit) on the Breville makes us nervous. But in the end, the loud noise problem became our top concern so we went with a Breville and took the chance.
Another factor: Some like the preset but some do not. We like it because we can walk away from the unit as soon as we start the blender – the “tank”-like noise would not bother us so much if we are far away from it while it is doing its work. We are not foodies so we do not care very much about the end result. (Heard that the “expert” or “perfectionist” does not like to use preset.)