Is a smoothie maker just a blender that can crush ice?

Any recommendations?

thanks
JimBob

I have one but have never figured out how to use it: The concept doesn't
seem to work but I would like someone to tell me where I am going wrong

You apparently put salt in an outer container into which you put water and
ice: The salt melts the ice much like in a quick-ice bucket, thereby
supercooling that exterior water. Then the mixture you want to 'smoothie' is
put into the interior container and the super-frigid salted water outside is
supposed to freeze the unsalted water-based mixture inside into a smoothie
like mixture?

Never managed to get it to work, (except to cool wine) Instead, a slightly
cooler watery mixture comes out.

If no one answers this (and I notice this forum isn't particularly active?)
you might be better off with a blender

> wrote in message
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> Is a smoothie maker just a blender that can crush ice?
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> thanks
> JimBob
>

Jimbob, I agree the concept is correct and will make the super cooled
water chill the drink. In reality there is not enough of it to make
much of a difference, therefore the heat is lost very quickly, even
doen to taking away the heat from your unit. I have just bought a 1.5
litre Kenwood smoothy maker, which to me is like a glorified blender.
Only difference is it can pulse which breaks ice better and has a
decent tap. Best thing you can do is to make sure all your ingredients
are already really cold. Someone gave me a tip to chill fruit to almost
frozen. I did this with a can of drained peaches and followed a reciepy
which used ice cubes, milk & honey. To my amazement it came out a very
healthy and thick smoothy.

Stu
http://www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk

"Stu" > wrote in message
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>
> Jimbob, I agree the concept is correct and will make the super cooled
> water chill the drink. In reality there is not enough of it to make
> much of a difference, therefore the heat is lost very quickly, even
> doen to taking away the heat from your unit. I have just bought a 1.5
> litre Kenwood smoothy maker, which to me is like a glorified blender.
> Only difference is it can pulse which breaks ice better and has a
> decent tap. Best thing you can do is to make sure all your ingredients
> are already really cold. Someone gave me a tip to chill fruit to almost
> frozen. I did this with a can of drained peaches and followed a reciepy
> which used ice cubes, milk & honey. To my amazement it came out a very
> healthy and thick smoothy.
>
> Stu
> http://www.cateringappliancesltd.co.uk
>
many folks even use frozen fruit in smoothies.