There are currently a lot of blenders on the market at the
moment, so knowing which one is the right one for you and your family is a big
decision.
The JR Ultra X-1000 Nutri Blender by Juicy Retreats seemed a
good choice considering I have a house full of dieters, bodybuilders and
healthy living people constantly wanting fresh fruit smoothies and protein
shakes. The 1000 watt motor should be
capable of such a big task. Trust me, being a mum of a large family is hard
work when it comes to feeding them.
On opening the box, everything was packaged well. Included
in the box was the main blender base, 2
cups, one 1 litre and one 0.5 litre, one cup base with a cross blade and
another with a flat blade You also get 2 covers for the cups and a drinking
mouth cover with a separate cap for taking your drink out when you are on the
move. Also, a booklet with clear simple instructions written in English on how
to set up and use your Nutri Blender.
I love the fact that it has a touch button control panel. This
has to be one of the easiest blenders to use on the market. You just put the
food in the blender cup (making sure not to go over the max line on the cup)
and rotate the base on the blender cup clockwise tightly. Then, simply, rotate the blender cup onto the
base clockwise tightly. Plug it in and the red LED light will flash letting you
know that the blender is on standby. It has the benefit of having 2 different
speed settings and also a pulse function which is going to be perfect for
crushing ice. When pressing one of these
buttons the blue light above the red light will flash. The pulse button will
operate the blender on high speed instantly but will stop after 2 seconds and
go back to standby. This can be repeated again and again until you get the consistency
of whatever it is you are making. We
have been making fresh fruit smoothies daily and my sons have been mixing their
protein shakes in this because of the speed and convenience of leaving it in
the cup. Soups have become a doddle and eating healthily has now become a lot
easier.
The smaller cup is the Grinding Cup and is placed on the
blender base in the same way as the larger cup. This is for dry ingredients
such as coffee, pulses, beans, spices, basically any dry ingredients, just no
more than 120g. Perfect for making sauces! I made my own Pesto with this and it tasted
amazing! We also drink a lot of almond
milk so making our own by soaking almonds overnight and then putting them in
the blender with a cup of water has been brilliant. Trust me, investing in this
machine is a must if you love peanut butter because making your own will become
part of your life, it’s just so simple and perfect for a high protein diet
too!.
As far as cleaning it,
it is simple, the cups and blades can be cleaned in a dishwasher but obviously
not the blender base which contains the motor.
Overall, I would award
it 5 stars. I have to say that the JR
Ultra X-1000 in my opinion is an essential appliance for the kitchen. Don’t
just look at it as a smoothie maker as it is capable of much more and is worth
every penny!
If you would like to
buy the JR Ultra X-1000 Nutri Blender it can currently be bought at http://www.juicyretreats.com/#!jr-x1000-nutriblender
The JR Ultra X-1000 Nutri Blender can be purchased here
