Looking to buy a blender to make protein shakes. Anyone have one of these? Which is best for blending with ice and easier for clean up?

I bought my son a magic bullet a couple of months ago for college. He loves it and it's easy for him to keep clean. My husband recently bought me one and I see it is very easy to clean. I like it. I'm still working on the approval phase but thought I get a head start with the bullet and sometimes drink protein shakes as a meal replacement.

Never used a ninja. Two MB's though.. one at home, one at the office. Easy to clean.

I love the NInja, although it is not the easiest to clean, especially around the blades, and lid

I hate the bullet. Its crap imo. I love the ninja!!!!!

I have an oyster single serve blender. I use it everyday. It worked really well in the beginning but after a few months of daily use, it doesn't work nearly as well. It is easy to clean though!

On a side note, I found that after my surgery, I didn't like the thicker shakes. Well, my sleeve didn't like them. During the pre-op diet, thick shakes were awesome. I ended up switching to using BlenderBall bottles to mix up my Syntrax Nectar shakes. The consistency is more like chocolate milk. (Or flavored milk, I don't always have chocolate.) Granted, this might be just a quirk with my sleeve. Obviously other people still like thick shakes.

I was wondering about that too..thanks for posting retakk

Ninja fan here! I LOVE it.

Blendtec..expensive, but worth every penny.

Do blenders make shakes have air bubbles?

Do blenders make shakes have air bubbles?

Yep... that is what makes them thick - air bubbles.

I have two separate blenders that I use: Magic Bullet - easy to clean, good to mix Protein powder and liquid, but just okay; and the blender that Montel Williams promotes, The Montel is larger and is just as difficult to clean as any regular blender. The upside to the Montel is that you can make Soups, etc. with it. When I make a Protein shake, I can add spinach and carrots or any veg to my shake with a bit of fruit, much more nutritional. Liquifies just about anything.

I too loved my bullet for Pre-op shakes with ice and frozen fruits, etc. Didn't use at all on liquids stages 1 or 2-used a shaker cup with blender ball. Now on puree, the tiny amount of food I'm pureeing gets stuck in the blades of my Bullet. I think I'ld like the Ninja-the new one out on commercials now has a drink cup, small and large bowls. It looks like it does everything that my 12 other alliances do. (Christmas gift hint!)

I have a Ninja Pulse. It came with a large upright pitcher & 3 "bullet" style single cups. I LOVE IT. Soooo easy to clean & nothing sticks to the inside of the cups, even if I forget to rinse them out before they hit the sink. I use the single cups way more than the pitcher. It turns ice to snow. Great product.

On another note, a standard blender blade component will fit on a mason jar. Unscrew the blades, fill the jar with your ingredients & leave about 1-2" of room at the top. Screw the blades on the jar, flip 'er over & put it on the blender & go to town like normal. Voila! Single serve, easy to clean... :}

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I love my ninja. I pull it apart and put on top shelf in the dishwasher.