Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece High-Speed Blender Mixing System

I got this as a wedding gift, it sat in the box for the first year. It is very useful as several people have mentioned for smoothies and things of that nature. I've used it to grind spices as well and did a very good job. I don't give this product 5 stars because well, it's not a blender - I don't want to make individual margaritas if I have friends over or make the same smoothie three times so that everyone can have one. I am not sure if they make an attachement that would allow for larger batches to be made but that would take this review from 4 stars to 5.

I love the unit for its convience, but it would have been nice to just buy the unit and maybe one cup if I had the option, all the other things will get lost in my attic. The one improvement would be more power, while mixing my shakes with as little as one banana the unit slows down, so more power is what I miss. I would buy another, but less gadgets, put one out for the runner who is in a hurry and only needs minimum.

We purchased this item over a month ago and I have been very satisfied with its service thus far. Read the manual (like you should for almost all appliances that you purchase) and it will do the trick.

A lot of people have given this item a bad review. I can understand that, especially if you are expecting a blender that will do everything but cook the meal for you. If you really want something that will juice, grind, and do heavy-duty work, buy the $400 VitaMix.

The Magic Bullet doesn't promise that you can grind bones, light bulbs, or tennis balls, but it does make great smoothies and sauces and it's very convenient!

I bought this blender with the intention of making smoothies and protein shakes for before and after the gym. I am a college student, and as such I don't have much room of my own around my apartment. The Magic Bullet takes up very little counter space, and the cups are easily stacked if you put them upside down & on top of each other. Blending together a peanut butter banana protein shake takes about 15 seconds to blend,and roughly 3 minutes to prepare. The one minor hassle about this is that you usually have to precut/shape some ingredients (I.E. cut bananas,crush ice) to fit them in the cup, but realistically that usually takes less than a minute of time. Cleanup doesn't take too long either; I usually fill the cup I just used with water, microwave it for a couple minutes, then add some soap and blend it again. It gets rid of all the bad-stuff on the blade and the cup. Occasionally peanut butter will stick to the cup, however this is easily removed with a scrub or two. Cleanup usually takes about 3 minutes, so you can be in and out of the kitchen with your smoothie/shake in about 5-6 minutes if you go at a decent pace; which is a huge time saver compared to a regular blender.

To sum things up, I believe this is a great blender for making drinks-- but anything beyond that might become a bit obnoxious.

I can't tell you how long I've wanted one of these "Magic Bullet" machines, and finally I was given one for my house warming party. It was only the basic set, with 3 glasses. Well, today was the third time I used the machine and have had no problems until today. I made a hot coffee/bailey's/hot chocolate mixture poured it all in, sealed it tight, double checked. I went to use it and the whole mixture exploded and got everywhere, including me. The coffee burned my chest and wrist!

It was then, that I realized that this little machine was not all it's cracked up too be. With a regular blender the whole contents are not fighting against gravity and you have more control. The mixture inside a "Magic Bullet" is upside down, and it so easily can all pour out!! It may have been my fault that I did not seal it tight enough, but even double checking to make sure nothing was leaking was still not sufficient enough.

So this "Magic Bullet" isn't FOOLPROOF! I may be a fool, but I sure am not foolish enough to use this thing again...in the garbage it goes!