I have a love-hate relationship with smoothies.
On the one hand, they are a delicious, refreshing way to boost your fiber or protein intake. On the other hand, blenders are notoriously annoying to keep clean, especially if you leave the smoothie sitting in the jug, even for a few minutes.
One way around this is to make smoothies only when you intend to consume them straight away, which isn’t always possible if you’re out and about.
Enter the Nutribullet Flex.
I was invited to test the new Nutribullet Flex rechargeable blender, and was pleased with how much flexibility it gave me to enjoy my smoothies.
You can load it up with ingredients before you leave home and blend them whenever you want your smoothie—wherever you are. Of course, it works perfectly well around the house or office too.
What’s more, the Nutribullet Flex is currently reduced in Black Friday deals, so you can get yours on Amazon with 29% off.
Is it worth buying? Here’s my honest review of the Nutribullet Flex.
It’s wireless and portable
Wireless anything is a win in my book. Whether it's headphones, fairy lights or a blender. Not having to find a plug socket or faff around with wires are major selling points.
The heaviest part of the blender is the battery but if you’re not blending on the go, you can detach that part and just take the bottle with you. There’s also a handy carry loop so you can strap it onto the outside of your bag and avoid condensation build up.
In terms of size, it’s not tiny but compared with a standard blender it takes up little space in a gym bag or day bag.
It’s dummy-proof
I was pleasantly surprised by how easy the Nutribullet Flex is to use. You simply press the power button to turn it on, press it again to blend, and again to stop. It turns itself off after a minute or so. It really is that simple.
The spring-loaded lid makes it easy to spot when it’s still open (so no messy ceilings) and is button-operated, making it difficult to accidentally knock the cap off and flood your bag with smoothie juice.
It also carries clear safety warnings. If you’re tempted to blend hot soup or something fizzy, there are reminders on both the base of the blender and on the bottle to stop you.
To clean, it’s easy to disassemble, and the bottle and blade are dishwasher safe—just make sure you detach it from the base before you wash it.
It’s easy to charge
There is a battery level indicator on the base, which tells you how much charge is left through a series of lights.
I recharge mine after every use—so I’m not sure how long or how many smoothies it can make in a single charge—but Nutribullet says you can expect 11-15 blending cycles per full charge.
It also recharges via a USB to USB-C cable, which comes included. If you lose that cable, replacements are easy to find online (or, if you’re like me, you probably already have several squeezed into your junk drawer).
The benefit of a USB charge means you can recharge it via a power bank if you’re ever stuck without a socket—handy.
It blends really well
The most important question is: how does it perform as a blender?
It’s not as fast as a mains-powered blender, so it took slightly longer to reduce a bunch of fruit to a smoothie. However, it handled frozen fruit well and the smoothies I’ve made so far haven’t had any lumps or chunks of whole fruit.
Its compact size was an advantage actually as most of my larger blenders often miss chunks of ingredients.
For best results and a silky smooth finish, I tend to blend once, let it settle, then blend again. I also follow the smoothie-layering guidelines that come with the blender: soft fruit at the bottom, frozen stuff at the top.
Overall, I would absolutely recommend it.
