Is there much different between a smoothie maker and a food blender? Not at first sight. However there are differences which make a smoothie maker a better option for those who regularly make smoothies.
A smoothie maker is more powerful
A smoothie maker usually offers much more power than a conventional food blender. This is especially important when you realise that so many smoothies contain bananas, which are actually surprisingly hard and tough for low powered blenders to cope with.
The extra power in a smoothie maker means that your smoothies will actually come out as a smooth liquid rather than a semi-solid mush.
It has a spout
Another obvious feature is that it has a spout below the jug, which the smoothie flows out from.
Although this may not seem like paying extra for, it is great if you are making smoothies from ingredients where you do not want the solid parts to go into the glass. The spout can be used to fill your glass as the fruit is still being blended, which means that you can stop after the initial juicy parts of the fruit have been squeezed out.
This compares to a conventional food mixer, where you have to drink whatever is in the jug at the end.
And a stir stick
Another additional feature on a smoothie maker that can be exceedingly useful is the “stir stick”, a long spoon-like device that goes down into the jug and can be used to stir the ingredients around without needing to open the lid and use a spoon.
It can also measure the ingredients
Even though more blenders today seem to have measurements on the side of the jug, not all do. Smoothie makers will generally have a reference on the side of the jug in several different units so that users can easily measure how much of the various ingredients they are putting into the mix.
These features mean that a smoothie maker is much more suited to make great smoothies than a conventional food blender, and is a good buy if you would like to have smoothies regularly
