La Reveuse Smoothies Blender 300 Watts Silver

Glad I bought it! It’s a powerful little workhorse that makes the perfect individual smoothie. LOVE getting my fruit and veggies in daily. Will be Christmas presents for other family members.

UPDATE: I’ve had this for almost 2 years now, using it 3-4 times per week for a breakfast smoothie. I’ve had no issues with it at all, however I thought I’d try something with more power in case I wanted to make a frozen drink, so I decided to order a Ninja BN301 Nutriblender for $60. Here are the differences:

This blender is 300w, the Ninja is 600w

This blender makes a smoothie in 15-20 seconds, the Ninja makes a smoothie in 15-20 seconds.

This blender’s blades aren’t as sharp at the Ninja blade, but the difference in the end product is barely noticeable.

This blender has the threads for screwing on the cutter blades and cap on the outside, like a normal jar. The Ninja has the threads on the inside, causing them to get filled with smoothie when removing the cutting blades and attaching the pour or storage cap. Why would they design it that way?

The one and only improvement of the Ninja over this blender is the hole size of the pour spout is about three times larger.

I’m sending the Ninja BN301 back.

I have a big Cuisinart blender which I rarely use because it’s too much of a hassle for most of my needs.

I was going to purchase the Hamilton Beach personal blender, but with 175 watts, it seemed a bit too light duty. This unit with 300 watts seemed a bit more appropriate.

First, let me state that I own the above big blender, a Cuisinart food processor and a Cuisinart immersion blender. I bought the LaReveuse Smoothies Blender just for that purpose, smoothies.

Secondly, let me address some comments made by other users:
1. Tab(s) breaking off. The jar has three tabs (lugs) that allow the jar to lock in place on the motor base. I have no idea how you break one of these off. Really, given the stoutness of the material and the location of the lugs, I really can’t fathom how you could break one off. Even if you did break one or more tabs off, they sell replacement jars, lids and blades on Amazon.
2. To address the comment of another reviewer, the locking tabs (lugs) not only lock the jar into place, they are part of the “switch” for the motor. The motor base does not have a visible switch. Align the locking tabs (lugs) with the slots on the motor base and push down for momentary on. Ease up on the pressure and the …motor turns off. If you want the motor to stay on (no more than 1 minute per the manufacturer), simply push down, give the jar a slight clockwise turn and Voila, it stays on. To turn of, simply turn the jar a slight turn counter clockwise. So if you don’t want the motor turning on when you plug the unit in place, don’t lock the jar on the motor. Pretty simple.
3. Addressing the comment that the jar is too flexible. Really? …REALLY? No it isn’t as firm as a glass jar (won’t break like glass either), but it isn’t a plastic bag either. It has a SLIGHT flex if you really squeeze it. If you handle it like I think most people will, you won’t notice any flex at all.

Okay, enough of all that, how well does it work? As said, I bought this to make smoothies. My typical smoothie consists of something like the following: 1 peach (skin on), 1/2 banana, big handful of blueberries, 1 individual serving cup (5.3 oz) of yogurt (plain or some fruit flavored) and maybe 1/4 to 1/3 cup of low-fat milk. Toss all that in, screw on the blade cap, set the jar on the motor base and gently press down. I pulse it a few times (2-3 seconds per pulse, just like you would a full size blender), then I leave it on for about 10-15 seconds. DONE!

That’s it, and for 20 bucks, how could anyone possibly complain?

 I bought this blender for my daily kitchen needs and although the reviews were all good I wanted to give it a try- Really good decision made! Been using it for a couple weeks now and I haven’t seen any issues with it as yet so I give anyone looking for a easy and affordable blender for ur smoothies, shakes and for bedding spices use this one. You will not regret it.

I just wish the bottle was a little bigger but i love it

Got this on prime day for about 23 dollars and it is worth the price! The material is plastic but gets the job done well. I’ve made some drinks with it and it is done in seconds! I plan to bring this to college with me. It’s about as loud as any blender but it’s fast enough that your beverage will be done before annoying others.

The blender itself is pretty good. Just be sure not to use it for more than one minute at a time, or else it will start to give off a smell. The major downside is the poor quality cup. Any hot beverage or dishwasher use will cause it to deform and be no longer usable. There is no substitute cup available out there, and the company never has replacement cups in stock, ever!! Just spend an extra few bucks to get one with a dishwasher safe cup.

It was previously advertised as “dishwasher safe” on Amazon, (contrary to their website) but the description now seems to have been updated to reflect the truth that the plastic bottle is not dishwasher-safe. So that also means no pouring hot liquids in, because any heat will melt the bottle, rendering it useless. Other than that, it cuts through big chunks of ice cubes AND hard frozen fruits. The lock-in system is great: you push down, twist it slightly to lock, hands-free mixing 🙂 Contrary to other big powerful “family” blenders, it is so easy to clean and does not accumulate any mold or such (I do wash the razor cap after every use), including the plastic suction ring which is sealed into the razor cap. It takes so little space on my counter and does everything for me. Love it, and for that price!!!