Can you please recommend a portable single serve blender?

[Phentex]

Not necessarily single serve but enough for a person to mix up a smoothie and not much more. Not heavy duty and easy to clean?

This will be a gift. Thanks!

[FalloutShelter]

1. I like the Magic Bullet.

Single serve or expandable. I know there are others, but this is a war horse. LOL

[Phentex]

3. Thank you!

I'll check it out.

[flying rabbit]

5. I second that

one of those "as seen on TV" things that actually works.

[redstatebluegirl]

6. Love my Magic Bullet, we have two of them!

[BlueBloodedAmerican]

2. I have a Hamilton Beach single serve blender I like - easy to clean, portable.

Mine is the low-end model (costs around $20) but there is a fancier one that looks good too.

[Phentex]

4. Thanks!

I don't think they want anything too fancy.

[Effete Snob]

7. You're going to have an exciting life.

[Phentex]

9. Ha ha! I had the pampered chef version of this and loved it until...

The bull in my kitchen used it for ice a few times and ruined the blades.

[Effete Snob]

11. The garlic chopping looks enticing.

We can’t do this all day.

[Kali]

8. I have an old Oster

the blade assembly fits on regular mason jars or can use a couple sizes of pitchers. very flexible (but LOUD!) - they have different models that do the same

[Phentex]

10. Interesting...

I’ll check it out. Thanks 😊

[ReluctanceTango]

12. We have the Nutribullet

Not a portable, but they make one. I'm really happy with what we got. I use it more as a blender for salsas and sauces, while my husband does the occasional smoothie with it. It's really strong, and really fast at what it does.

Whatever blender you get, make sure that the wattage is high enough, so that it will break down ice/frozen stuff without burning up the motor, or wearing it down too much over time. IIRC from my research when I was looking to buy, I think you need at least 900W for that.

A couple of pro tips to pass on about keeping the blender running strong for years:

Make sure to add some liquid into whatever is made--milk, water, tequila--whatever. Even in high-wattage machines, lack of liquid is hard enough on motors to kill them.

Follow the fill capacity for that blender. Same reason--overfilling is hard on motors.