5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent little product!

H.C. · 28 April 2023

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } The media could not be loaded. I bought this for breakfast smoothies and to avoid having to lug my big jug blender out every day. It's been great, and has been a hit with my children too.It's compact: I can keep the base unit out without cluttering my counters. The bottles fit easily in cupboards.It's easy & simple to use - screw cap shut, click into place press one button, unclick from unit, unscrew cap, screw on lid.For those with strength/mobility issues: it's not at all difficult to twist/click the bottle into the base unit and the button only requires a gentle pressure. The most resistance is in screwing/unscrewing the various caps, as they have a rubber seal, but it's very little resistance, the same as your average juice screw cap I'd say.That said, it is still a pulse blender, so you have to keep the button pushed in for as long as you want it to blend. It really doesn't need long at all, though; the instructions say not to run it continuously for longer than 30 seconds to prevent overheating but I've never yet approached that length of time. I have been using this every morning for 2 weeks now (and my kids every other day or so on top of that) and I've never yet needed to press it for longer than 10 seconds. My smoothies are banana, frozen berries (including chunky strawberries), powder and liquid, so maybe if you're crushing ice you might need to, but it really is remarkably quick and efficient.The spout is nice and wide and easy to drink from.It's powerful - frozen berries get chopped up with ease (something my old-but-expensive jug blender couldn't manage). I've not tried it with ice yet.It's easy to clean (see video) - a drop of washing up liquid and some hot water, cap on, blitz for a few seconds and rinse! If there's stuff stuck to the sides then a quick scrub with a bottle brush is all you need. I'd definitely recommend a bottle brush as the bottles are long and narrow and might be tricky with a normal washing up brush.I know many reviews have mentioned the cap getting in the way when drinking, but I've not found this to be the case. The cap is free to move but you can push it a little further and it stays open and out of the way.The catch on the lid cap could be an issue - it's solid moulded plastic clicking onto a solid triangular 'lip' on the lid, which means you have to lift a loop of plastic up to disengage the catch. This means it could potentially bend and snap over repeated usage, but I've personally not felt it was weak or at risk of breaking. That said, I'm conscious of not being too rough with it.I'm not sure how long the rubber loop will last - I can imagine if you're regularly carrying a full bottle from the strap it won't last forever, but I carry mine by the body.All in all, this is an excellent, powerful little blender at a great price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Simple Smoothie Maker for Everyday Use

R. · 30 May 2025

I recently bought the Breville Blend Active Personal Blender & Smoothie Maker, and it’s been a great addition to my kitchen! In fact I have ordered twice the same item. It’s super easy to use—just toss in your ingredients, blend, and go. The motor makes smooth, tasty smoothies in no time, perfect for daily use. Cleaning is a easy; the parts come apart easily and rinse clean quickly. The two 600ml leak-proof bottles are handy for on-the-go. For the price, it’s fantastic value—does exactly what I need without breaking the bank! The power is decent for every day stuff for what I use for fruits. When I add carrots I usually chop carrots to make smoothies without impact the blade much.

1.0 out of 5 stars Self-destructed after just a few uses

S.J. · 22 May 2025

Well, it initially made great smoothies (depending on your opinion on smoothies in general). The bottle did need shaking frequently to get contents at the top blended, though, as the mixing action didn't seem to be all that effective. Then it decided to self-destruct after just a few uses - the rubber gear connecting to the blade just disintegrated and left us trying to work out how to reassemble a gear out of the powder we were left with.Breville say that this is user error through excessive use, but we never ran it for longer than a few seconds, and who designs something that can destroy itself at any time anyway? That's like building a car that can go 90mph but all the wheels fall off if you go over 30mph. You can put a warning in the manual but you're still going to get a lot of cars with no wheels, and lots of people who only ever went 25mph will probably end up losing a wheel or two.Bolo accepted the return after talking to an agent (you probably won't get any luck with Breville or the automated system) and we'll not be buying one of these again. The bottles were nice but there's a reason this costs a fraction of the cost of others. We'll probably go with a Nutribullet or Ninja — they each have their own issues but at least spare parts are easy to get and they're much better made.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little blender

N. · 6 April 2025

Great little blender - exactly what i needed, but the clip on the lid snapped off after only a week, which was very disappointing , so possibly a quality issue or manufacturing issue.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great blender

C. · 31 May 2025

💚 Great that the bottles screw in directly, less to clean💚 Nice small size, I imagine it could be used portably but it requires a socket for power💚 Comes with 2 bottles💚 Blends well💚 Feels good quality💚 Good price💛 I've noticed a funky smell when used, but I'm hoping this is because it's new - sometimes new items do smell weird until they've been used a while.💛 Wish it had replacement blade sections

5.0 out of 5 stars Most convenient smoothie maker ever!

l. · 11 June 2025

This is Brilliant!So easy and convenient, makes a smoothie in seconds..I used almond milk, a fresh banana and frozen fruit, whizz’s through no problem and with the convenience of two bottles.. stick the lid on and go! So easy to clean too, no fiddly bits.. just so easy 100 % recommended..

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight bargain

D.g. · 6 June 2025

It is very good, absolute bargain, looks great, works great, cleans easy, and the bottle is so nice

3.0 out of 5 stars Good blender but has reliability issues

G.H. · 12 May 2025

My experience with this blender is mixed. I bought my first one (similar model) in 2020 and it lasted until 2024 which wasn't bad. I then bought a second one in the hope I would get another 4 years of use but sadly it only lasted 14 months due to motor failure, just 2 months out of warranty which isn't great! It was used twice a day for protein shakes only. I like that it doesn't take up much space and although quite noisey, does a good job of blending shakes and smoothies quickly. I have now bought a third one in the hope that it lasts a bit longer and I will have a spare goblet and knife assembly.

Uk electricity plug without adapater for Australia sold in Australia

A.B. · 18 December 2024

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Splendid

C.S. · 2 June 2024

A good blender for most fruits. Good blending with juices and milk

Great item

A.C. · 9 May 2025

Great for doing smoothies even with frozen fruit

Came from UK to AUS without adaptor

B.G. · 30 November 2024

I haven’t used the product yet but was disappointing to find that it came all the way from Uk to AUS without power adaptor. I had to order one so i can use it.

Easy using

J.B. · 12 May 2025

Perfect thanks you