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 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

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.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does it's job and looks pleasing to the eye

D. · 9 May 2024

I like this product, it's small and compact. I use it at work so I leave the base in the kitchen which is quite small and the base doesn't get in the way. Its small and black so doesn't look out of place with the other devices in the kitchen.The actual blend of the machine is great, it always mixes my stuff without any issues. I normally blend up fruit and protein powders.Once blended I drink my concoction directly from the mixing bottle, it comes with a different lid so you can keep it for later but I don't actual use that bit because I drink it straight away, but I can imagine that would be useful to keep it for later and it has a drinking spout which would also help out.The only issue I had with it was that a couple of times the lid came off when I was blending, but I figured out quite quickly that it was my own fault as I was over tightening the lid, it doesn't require too much force to keep it on tight and as I was over tightening it the lid would be skew and let some of the inside out. Since realising this I haven't had a problem with it.A work colleague saw me using it and actually bought the same product, we now share the base in the kitchen and have our own mixing vessel and keep the second base for if there's a problem with the original base, but so far there hasn't been any issues with it.I would recommend this product and potentially purchase it again if I required something for an alternative location and didn't want to carry it about.

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant product!!

j. · 21 June 2025

This is the second time I have bought this product the first one lasted just under three years and as it was used daily to make breakfast shakes for my wife and myself I think it has done a brilliant job for what I paid £19. As my old blender was starting to slow this new one blends perfectly again, they have changed the bottle caps but to be honest there was nothing wrong with the old style I never suffered one leak in my cycle commute to work. Blends frozen blueberries, raspberry, mango, spinach, strawberry very easily add either of the fruits and spinach to greek yoghurt soya milk protein powder and a banana for a delicious breakfast. I highly recommend this product

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

Value for money.

S. · 12 July 2025

Fantastic little item, strictly for smoothies only, extra jug and easy clean.

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