This little rocket is out-of-this-world. Fill a mixing cup with ingredients and snap it on to the base to create quick, easy and delicious meals, snacks and drinks. Razor-sharp... more
blending set. You can blend, chop, grind, mix and whip all of your favorite ingredients with this one compact appliance. Quick and easy to use, from meals to beverage...
Advantages: Fairly cheap... Disadvantages: Doesn't last long - quality of parts not that good
...believe our experience with the Bella Cucina. I purchased this item thinking that I would save some money from not purchasing the Magic Bullet. It looked the same and seemed to have pretty much everything the Magic Bullet had. The only difference was that I was saving some $20-$25.
The Bella Cucina came with the 4 cups, 2 solid lids, 1 cheese shaker lid, 2 blades, 4 cup edge rings and the machine base. Use is very easy - just add ingredients, close ... ...So I brought the Bella Cucina home and was very excited to use it so got it ready for a test run. I found a recipe for a fruit smoothie online and followed the directions for the Bella Cucina. I added a blade and started blending. At first it seemed like it was turning but then it smelled like rubber was burning. I didn't hold the cup down for a long time but rather did pumps to allow the bigger chunks in the cup to fall closer to the blade. My fiance ...
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Advantages: user friendly, compact, and cuts down on dirty dishes. Disadvantages: none
This little machine is FANTASTIC! It is very user friendly and does a fabulous job at blending, mixing, and chopping. Unlike a blender where the blade is located at the bottom, these blades scew onto a cup, which you turn upside down, which makes it much easier to use. Ours came with six cups, several different lids, cup rings so you can drink directly from the cup after blending a shaker top so if you did some cheese or cinnamon or something like ... ...those that are limited on counter space, and in a very classy stainless steel base. Also, I like the fact that you don't have to dirty up several items that will need to be cleaned, because you can blend and drink from the same cup, which cuts down on the dirty dishes. I really can't say enough about this product. It is worth the buy! ...
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This little rocket is out-of-this-world. Fill a mixing cup with ingredients and snap it on to the base to create quick, easy and delicious meals, snacks and drinks. Razor-sharp blades - one flat and one cross - spin at incredible speeds to effortlessly blend fruity smoothies, chop nuts, make delicious dips, grate cheese and much more. Serve your creations directly from the mixing cups or use the tight-fitting lids to save some for later.