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 Posted By: ainjel 
Jun 13  # 1 of 10
I kept meaning to buy one of these for the longest time but was given one as a Christmas present. It is so great! We use it all the time lately. It is far superior to any traditional blender I have ever had. The little "stick" in the middle really does help mix up your food better. We've been enjoying smoothies on a regular basis lately and I think I'm going to try to make some orange julius' tonight!
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 Posted By: Bandaloop 
Jun 15  # 2 of 10
I've always been a fan of the smoothie maker over the traditional blender. It works so much better. Besides, you can make smoothies. I mean, come on, you can't beat that!
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 Posted By: oldbay 
Jun 18  # 3 of 10
Excuse me if I sound dumb. But how is a smoothie maker different from a Waring Blender? Are they larger, have some filter or something?
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 Posted By: ainjel 
Jun 19  # 4 of 10
I haven't had a blender in a few years, but my smoothie maker has a stick in the middle that allows you to push the food around while the motor is running. My experience with blenders was that large chunks of food would remain untouched by the blades so you would have to stop the motor, and stick a wooden spoon in the try to make it so that when you start the motor again that the food would hit the blades. This would happen to me with ice a lot. With the little stick thing you don't have the happening. Plus my smoothie maker has a little spout to dispense whatever you're making.

I had no idea these things existed until about a year or year and a half ago. A friend had it on her wedding registry so I got it for her and then wanted one for myself. I was so pleased when it turned up as a Christmas present from my mom. : )
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 Posted By: Raquelita 
Jul 2  # 5 of 10
Can someone post some links to smoothie makers? We love making smoothies and we're currently using a food processor b/c our blender broke.