STACK #203 Sep 2021

LIFE TECH FEATURE

O kay, we’re not sure whether the legendary football star is big on blenders – though with him rumoured to be kicking off a Netflix cooking show in the future, he almost certainly is. The humble blender is one of the handiest things to have around the kitchen, and they’ve come a long way from the primitive days of being a big jug of blades with an on-off switch. The modern blender, even at its most basic, now comes with cleverly designed blades that can pulverise whole fruits and crush ice without raising a sweat, making them perfect for throwing together tasty, healthy frozen drinks, smoothies, sauces and foods in seconds. Blender and juicer specialists Ninja have a wide range of fruit-destroying the power of tech to make the creation of frozen drinks and delicious smoothies even easier. Using what Ninja calls AutoIQ, this versatile powerhouse of a thing (it boasts a 1500-watt motor) comes with intelligent blending programs, so you don’t need to worry about guessing the right amount of time to Blend It Like Beckham! devices to pick from that take the art of blending seriously, and their BL682 blender system harnesses

make your blended masterpiece. Working just as well as a juicer as it does as a general-purpose food blender, it features what Ninja calls “Total Crushing Technology”, that can pulverise ice into snow in seconds for smoothie goodness, and its Pro Extractor Blades draw out the nutrients from whole fruits and vegetables effortlessly. You can even blend your juice and smoothies directly in the supplied resealable cups, so you can take your drinks with you on the go, freshly juiced to perfection. Ninja makes a full range of blenders to suit all

Blender or Juicer? If you’re just looking to toss some fresh fruit into a blender to make juice, you may be better off with a dedicated juicing machine, which are designed to extract as much liquid goodness as possible from every piece of fruit. Breville makes some excellent juicers for fruit fans.

needs and budgets – including one with an integrated touchscreen – but the BL682 is the sweet spot

of performance, features and versatility. It can even make dough, thanks to a supplied blade designed especially for the task.

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