I am thinking seriously about getting one, too. The Reader's Digest printed an article in April's issue about "As Seen on TV" products. They chose 13 products and out of 4 stars, only 2 products got all 4. The Magic Bullet was one of them. But for me, I think the deciding factor would be to talk to someone who actually has one and get their feedback.

I have and use a stick blender. I make smoothies with just yogurt, frozen whole strawberries and banana with a splash of milk all the time. What I like about the hand held is that I can use any size narrowish container and make any amount I want to make at a time. I'll often use the end of a quart of yogurt right in the quart yogurt container. It does a great job of grinding up the frozen strawberries [they're the biggest and hardest fruit]. Then you just clean it by whizzing it in a container of water in the sink and it's really cleaned. I do take the blade off afterward just to make sure all is clean but it's much easier to clean that than a blender or the bullet. Plus you can use it right in your pots to smooth out gravy or to chop meat or small amounts of veggies. Also they're quite cheap compared to the bullet.

The ninja is on sale this week at Canadian Tire. I have the Prep Pro and the larger system that you can make dough in. I also bought one for the summer home and have given this as gifts many times over. No one has complained. This takes the place of a blender and a food chopper. It makes ice cubes into almost snow in seconds. Word of caution the blades are like razor blades as me how I know...hard to do dishes with five fingers in bandages. Ninja Master Prep Pro is a revolutionary food and drink maker Professional black and stainless steel design Transform ice cubes into perfect, creamy frozen drinks and desserts in the blink of an eye 450-watt motor head with one-touch pulsing for maximum control and consistent results New precision Ninja Blades are twice as fast Splashguard and non-slip bases Removable parts are dishwasher-safe Includes: 48-oz pitcher and 16-oz bowl Sometimes this also comes with three sizes of pitchers, all have covers to store in the fridge. They will all probably be on sale the week after Christmas. I have purchased it for 24.99 a couple of times.

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