Kenwood SB206 Smoothie Maker Kenwood ( 24 January, 2003 ) Kitchen Our Price : £ 28.35 Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Smoothie magic

It was because I read the reviews on Amazon that I ordered the Kenwood Smoothie Maker. When it arrived, it was as easy to use as a,b,c. Our two sons (10 and 5) now look forward to their daily dose of fruit, and reckon its simply the best drink. I make up the recipe as I go along, depending on whats available. Thier favourite consists of banana, milk, ice cream and a teaspoon of chocolate spread. A recipe leaflet comes in the pack. Vegetables can be used, too, but I havent tried yet. The only negative comment is that it makes a loud noise when whizzing. It is SO EASY TO CLEAN! Really it is. The main section rinses easily, and the blade, seal and top twist off for cleaning without effort. Adults can add some alcohol to some of the variations for an extra zing, but the smoothies are pretty special anyway. The smoothie maker is a very good addition to my kitchen gadgets, and one which is in use every day. It is reasonably priced, and the bonus is that you know exactly what is in the drinks you make, as you control the ingredients: no additives, or E numbers in sight, unless you choose to add them. I recommend it to any parent as a fun way to encourage their children to eat fruit - and, of course, you just have to have some for yourself!

Drunktastic

I think some people have missed the point. A juicer will give you juice, a blender will blend ice-cream etc but the smoothie maker is designed to crunch up ice and frozen fruit, along with the rest which you cannot do with a juicer and which will probably kill a normal blender. As Far As how good it is, how better to get a good helping of fresh fruit than to blend it up with ice-cream, fruit and Vodka (or the alcohol of your choice). Saturday nights in with friends will never be the same again - Whose round is it ??????

pretty, specialised and effective

This is a great product. It looks very well, and it does what it says it does beautifully. It can deal with ice - so many liquidisers cannot - and the results are delicious. I wasnt convinced that I truly needed a smoothie maker - I have many processors, juicers and other gadgets - but this is so well designed and the results are so good that I am absolutely delighted. There are good recipes in the instruction book, but next time the local supermarket are selling off discounted fruits - work out whether they might be good with yoghurt, cream, on its own or with rum or vodka, as pancake stuffing or icecream. Or in a souffle or fool. (Only kiwi fruit are disappointing to date - they are quite raw on their own, but probably much better with additional fruits and ingredients.) Drinking a smoothie takes a lot less effort than eating the same amount of fruit that has not been processed - perhaps this leads to an increase in gluttony. But this does help me to eat the recommended number of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day which has just got to be good for me. And these purees could be used for millions of wildly different desserts - think cocktails, syllabub, flummery, souffles and icecream. And that I might be eating too much fruit is my only worry. (Good for the bowels, though.)