Blends ice, fruit, vegetables and yogurt Two lidded sports bottles with covers and handles Two speeds plus pulse Narrow bottles are hard to fill No parts are dishwasher safe Not suitable for dry ingredients 36 x 14.5cm (H x Dia) What is the Kenwood Sport 2Go?Kenwood’s no newbie when it comes to the world of blenders and smoothie makers, its Smoothie 2Go launching a couple of years ago, but the Sport 2Go is the first aimed at those with an overtly active lifestyle.It comes with a pair of specially-shaped sports bottles, so you can either have one with you and one ready for next time, or use both if you’re out and about with a partner. They’re made from durable Tritan, a material that’s regularly used for sports drinking bottles, and come with rubber lid covers, so there’s no need to even take the top off to drink your smoothies or shakes.SEE ALSO: Best Hand BlendersKenwood Sport 2Go – Design and featuresThe design of the silver base isn’t dissimilar from the Smoothie 2Go but much like the Sport 2Go’s elegantly tapered bottles, it’s sleeker and neater.

Compact enough to store in even a tiny kitchen, it's light at 3kg, with a long power cord and non-slip feet.blender pride whisky price in gurgaonA control wheel is front and centre, with two speeds for constant blending – a lower speed for starting recipes that include ice or frozen ingredients and a higher speed for more intense blitzing. cuisinart smartpower duet dishwasherThere’s also a pulse that’s useful for quick bursts of blending to finish.kitchenaid household mixer model k45SEE ALSO: KitchenAid Artisan Maximum Extraction Juicer ReviewThe blade unit features four stainless-steel blades and is able to be disassembled for more thorough cleaning. kitchenaid blender imerco

To blend a smoothie, the blade unit screws onto a bottle and the whole lot locks onto the base unit with a clockwise motion. kitchenaid mixer ksm5Each smoothie needs a certain amount of liquid for the best results and it’s not suitable for grinding ingredients when they’re dry, such as seeds and nuts.orpat hand blender 100eKenwood Sport 2Go – What is it like to use?kitchenaid artisan mixer marktplaatsWe decided to try a couple of combinations to put the Sport 2Go through its paces. There aren’t many recipes included but these do give examples of foods you can use to make smoothies. We started with a mixture of ice, fruit, yoghurt and honey.The bottles might be the ideal size for carrying around but their slender design means that any ingredients need to be cut down to size to fit through the opening.

In this case, 2cm chunks, which was time-consuming.There are recommendations for some recipes as to which ingredients to add first for the smoothest blend, so it’s also not as easy as throwing everything in and blending. As this recipe included ice, we started on the Low setting to help mix the ingredients before turning up to High.SEE ALSO: Breville VBL060 Soup Maker ReviewWhile all the ingredients were processed, there still wasn’t enough power to whisk the contents up to the top of the bottle, so it needed to be detached and shaken part way through to help it mix. The resulting smoothie had a good consistency but was a little too thick to drink through the bottle dispensing lid comfortably.Next, we tried a green smoothie using spinach, fruit, ice, yoghurt and juice. This produced a thinner consistency but some pieces of fruit skin were still visible despite the Sport 2Go being run on High for around 40 seconds and a few pulses. It was also frothier than the previous blend. However, in both, the ice cubes were completely crushed and most of the fibrous fruit was well blended.

SEE ALSO: KitchenAid Diamond Blender ReviewA thorough clean of the Sport 2Go, however, is not quite as simple. While the blades should dissemble, we were unable to separate the parts. However, even as one unit, it’s relatively easy to clean with a cloth. As the bottles and blades can’t be cleaned in the dishwasher, they had to be washed by hand. The neck of the bottles is too small to reach in without a brush, so it’s advisable to rinse bottles as soon as possible after use or they may have to be soaked to loosen any residue.Should I buy the Kenwood Sport 2Go?More for blitzing beginners than hardcore health fans, if up until now you’ve been reluctant to invest in a smoothie maker or compact blender, the Sport 2Go is an affordable way to find out how much use you’d get out of this type of appliance.It’s a little limited by power and some more inspiring recipes would be welcome, as would a brush to clean it properly by hand, but as a basic package it’s good value. The twin bottles are also a big plus for convenience but getting the smoothie consistency liquid enough to drink from them easily may take a little practice.

SEE ALSO: NutriBullet ReviewVerdictA choice of speeds, accessories and ice blitzing abilities are a bonus for the price but those looking to experiment may need a model with more muscle. April 2, 2015, 4:40 pm I got a NutriNinja for £60 which has a 900watt motor rather than this 300watt one. Mind you if 300watts can blend ice perhaps there's no difference really. Very happy with mine and the smaller blending cups look a nightmare on this one. It's not that hard to have your own flask if you want to take it with you, April 6, 2015, 5:46 am this is just an old fashioned blender and has no relation to the nutribullet. Programmes for ice, soup and smoothies Jug disassembles for cleaning 11 speeds plus pulse Blades awkward to clean in situ Lid doesn’t lock into place If you’ve ever reduced ice to water or endured a lumpy smoothie, the Braun JB 5160 Jug Blender is here to help. More than just a blitz-and-hope-for-the-best machine, it’s part of Braun's IdentityCollection, which all feature preset programmes to make cooking easier.

It has three programmes: one to crush ice, another to liquefy hot soup/purée, and lastly a programme for making smoothies worthy of the name.It also has a handy pulse and 11 speeds, all powered by a 1000W motor. Even better, you can get as messy as you like because the whole jug comes apart for a really thorough clean afterwards, and it's dishwasher-safe.With its round glossy black base and Thermo-resist glass goblet (so it can cope with hot and very cold foods), the JB 5160 Jug Blender feels particularly sleek and robust. The jug drops squarely onto the base without any twisting, and is finished with a push-on lid that also fits over the spout. This contains a removable measuring cup, which has a smart drip hole so liquids can be gradually drizzled in as it runs, such as with oil for mayonnaise. Inside the jug, four angled blades help move ingredients around for consistent blending, while the jug itself is angled to help with circulation.Its controls are straightforward – either choose speeds 1-11 by turning the dial right or one of the pre-set programmes or pulse by turning it to the left and pushing the Start button above.

The Start button is ringed with a light that flashes when a programme is selected and stays steady while it’s in the middle of a programme, while pressing it again stops the blender. There’s a limit on the volume of hot liquids it’ll process (1.3 litres) and milk (800ml) but beyond that, its 1.6-litre jug provides plenty of capacity.Taking the blender apart and putting it back together is simple – the blades fit snugly inside the jug while a rubber gasket keeps the seal watertight and a fastener ring screws on to hold it all in place.I started by using the ice-crushing programme, filling the jug with a variety of ice cube sizes. Pushing the lid on, I started it running. The programme delivered intermittent bursts of blending to help crush the ice, taking about 20 seconds. Afterwards, while there were a few small chunks of ice remaining around the blades, most of it was crushed to an impressively fluffy, snowy texture, ideal for cocktails.Next, I tried making a smoothie using yogurt, fruit, oats and seeds on the smoothie programme.

This used a variable high speed with a few pauses to help combine the ingredients without throwing them all around the jug, taking around 1 minute 15 seconds. As it worked its way through the layers of ingredients, it gradually started to combine the mixture until it was a consistent colour and texture. While there was a small patch of oats and yogurt that resisted the blades, the majority was finely blended and velvety smooth.Finally, I finished by trying the soup/purée programme. Decanting just-off-the-boil lentil and vegetable soup into the jug up to the advised level for hot liquids, I started the programme. It took about a minute and was again a variable speed blend that helped to draw the lumps down towards the blades for a gradual, progressive blitzing. Lentils can often clump, but the finished soup was verging on veloute, with a creamy texture and only a hint of stray lentils remaining. As it was now very thick, scraping out the soup was a little tricky from around the blades.Cleaning afterwards was effortless, the jug unscrewing and coming apart completely to be popped in the dishwasher but it was also just as simple to clean by hand once disassembled.