When companies make infomercials, they make them for me, lol. I am always watching new infomercials. When I'd seen the one for the Magic Bullet my first thought was "these actors are terrible", lol. But I liked the product. Some of my Family members had also seen the infomercial and wanted to try it.
When you buy from their website you get 2 Magic Bullets (sets) for the price of one. Just about everyone on my dad's side of the family got a Magic Bullet System.
To start my review of this product I must first say this; with all the attachment (blender, juicer,etc..) it takes up about the same amount of space as a stand alone blender (or juicer). However, at least you can separate it and only leave the base on the counter. Learning how it works and getting used to it is fun. It can be scary though, you can pulse it or push and turn to lock it "on". I do not like locking it "on". I am dyslexic and always turn it the wrong way to stop it. I realy don't understand why they have the "locking" option because the book says not to run the machine longer then 1 minute (or thirty seconds, cannot really remember) at a time or you can burn up the motor.
When we got it, we tried to do the stuff on the infomercial, like make salsa etc... It comes with a recipe book that has the infomercial recipes and more.
I like being able to grid my own coffee beans. Nothing is better then fresh ground Kona Coffee.
You MUST learn how to shake and hold at the same time, especially when you are trying to blend (mix,etc.) something thick. It makes the job go a lot faster. If you don't you will have to stop and open it up to get stuff from around the blades.
When blending ice or something frozen you have to put some liquid or the blades will jam.
The juicer is not as powerful as a stand alone juicer but does the job. The biggest plus it the easy clean up.
The only thing I would recommend they add to the bullet is a cover for the base. Because you do not really leave anything in it (small or large mixing container with blade) so it is open and dust gets in there.
I also had a ?why? moment when I'd seen a bottom for the Blender. How can you put it on? if you have used it, it would be full so you cannot take the blade off until it is empty. The only way to use it is to put it on while empty and pour stuff in it. Which does not make any sense.
They say you can microwave the small and big mixing containers (REMEMBER TO TAKE OFF THE BLADE OR SPARKS WILL FLY, lol), I have not tried it yet even though I have had it for a long time now.
All-in-all it is worth buying. You can cut the cost of it down by selling the second Magic Bullet Systems (or just keep it for when you break the first one, lol).
