Great smoothies have a way of making your day so much better. Not only do these delicious drinks taste so good, but they also make your whole system feel good. Additionally, if you like to keep - or at least try to keep- an active lifestyle, the best green smoothies and protein shakes on the go makes everything so much easier. With the best battery-operated blender in just the right size, convenience is slotted right into your daily routine.
The best battery-operated blenders also double up as the best portable blenders that you can also carry on trips. Compact blenders make great portable blenders that come completely cordless in lightweight designs that can fit into your gym bag or suitcase. Other than blending fruits, portable blenders are nifty little electronic devices that are highly versatile, and that come with a surprisingly large number of uses that include making baby food, crushing ice for the best martinis or juice, etc.
The regular immersion blenders and countertop models are big, relatively heavy, and can only work if plugged into an outlet in your kitchen. However, these portable battery-operated blenders were meant to be thrown right into your bag as you head to work.
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Portable Battery-Operated Blenders
Portable blenders are all-in-one battery-powered devices that you can easily carry with you anywhere. This, therefore, means that your battery-powered blender should have the appropriate kit that's convenient to easily carry around in one piece.
This level of convenience is one major reason why a lot more people are now able to put in their recommended fiber intake for a healthier population. Ideally, portable battery-powered blenders come in an all-in-one form factor, a blending chamber that doubles up as the drinking / decanting vessel, with backup charging options that also include the USB cable.
Battery-Powered Cordless Blender
Cordless blenders are upright and are meant to be used in a handheld style, and don't use a USB cord to juice up. They are meant more for use while you're cooking, not so much for making smoothies or shakes, but this also doesn't mean that a cordless blender can't. Ideally, the best battery-powered blender that's cordless should also include a backup power option or a charging feature.
What Are The Differences Between Battery Powered Blenders And Countertop Blenders
a) Power Source
The main difference between battery-powered blenders and regular countertop blender is what power source they use. Battery-powered blenders operate by consuming power from replaceable or rechargeable batteries. On the other hand, countertop blenders use the electrical wall outlet or plug as the power source.
b) Portability
Ideally, the best battery-powered blenders are built much smaller compared to the regular countertop blenders.
c) Easy Operation
Since battery-powered blenders run off a battery, typically, they have simple programming that's very easy to operate or use. Countertop blenders come with relatively many dials, controls, and programs. At times, particular ones will use a touch screen and has various setting options to do all kinds of things for the most versatile uses.
d) Motor and Speed
You'll have to lower your expectations when it comes to your battery-powered blender since it cannot compete on power, speed, or performance with your regular countertop blender. Most especially since it's directly connected to your electrical power outlet.
e) Power Type
The power source it uses determines how much power the blender can receive. For example, electrical outlets have a lot power coming through compared to the pack of batteries. Therefore, a battery-operated blender is built less powerful compared to the countertop blender that runs from power directly from an outlet.
Less power take-up means that a smaller motor is used overall. This results to a slower RPM (Rotations Per Minute) or speed that you'd get from the battery-operated blender. As a result, the battery-powered blender is more suited for low-medium blending operations.
1. PopBabies Personal USB Rechargeable Small Portable Blender
- BLEND AND GO PORTABLE BLENDER: blend & drink from the 14 oz. Jar wherever you would like!
- COMPACT DESIGN PERSONAL BLENDER: the petite size makes it the perfect blender for home,...
- SAFE AND VERSATILE SMOOTHIE BLENDER: dishwasher safe to-go cups (Food Grade Material),...
- UNIQUE FUNCTION AND GIFT: blending while charging.
- POWERFUL AND WORLDWIDE TRAVEL BLENDER: strong enough to crush ice cubes, frozen fruits and...
The PopBabies P1001W is a nifty little rechargeable blender that weighs 14-ounces and charges using a USB cable. Unlike other battery-powered blenders, one of the best qualities includes its ability to blend while still charging, which can be a little annoying, especially if you're trying to make a quick smoothie. As a rechargeable battery blender, it has the option of charging using a standard USB port, which is always a save, especially if you were caught a little off guard.
The battery life is large enough to support 25 blending sessions before recharging. Don't let its miniature stature fool you. Not only can it blend soft fruits, but it also has a robust motor power that can easily crush ice, nuts and blend frozen fruits. This blender is the perfect choice for blending nut butter or if you're planning on blending hard ingredients often.
Besides the blender, your purchase also included a detachable pouring spout and a mini ice cube tray. The ice cube tray comes in handy a lot of the time, especially if you like to use perfectly-sized ice blocks in your travel blender. Overall, it's a powerful, compact battery-operated blender that also comes in sleek black.
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2. Ninja SS101 Foodi Smoothie Bowl Maker & Nutrient Extractor
- THICK SMOOTHIE BOWLS: 14-oz. Smoothie Bowl Maker with built-in tamper blends and powers...
- SMOOTH NUTRIENT EXTRACTIONS: 24-oz. Nutrient Extraction Cup with better breakdown for...
- SMARTTORQUE TECHNOLOGY: Powerful 1200-peak-watt power-dense motor that powers through...
- 6 VERSATILE FUNCTIONS: 6 programs for one-touch blend, pulse, smoothies, extractions,...
- AUTO-IQ TECHNOLOGY: take the guesswork out of drink making with intelligent programs that...
This battery-powered blender comes with a 24oz travel cup and a smaller 14oz bowl that you can use to make your favorite smoothies, frozen desserts and nut butter. Additionally, it has 4 pre-set programs; extract/smoothie using the travel cup and spread/bowl on its bowl attachment. For more manual control over the finished product, you can also use the pulse feature.
With its powerful 1200W motor, it's powerful enough to deal with tough ingredients such as ice, for perfectly blended smoothies, frozen desserts and nuts. In addition, every component is dishwasher safe, making its cleaning up process really easy.
However, this battery-powered blender can get quite loud and is not particularly as portable as other battery-powered blenders on this list. So it's not as portable as your average travel blender, but if you want a relatively small blender that can do way more than just make smoothies on the go, this is a great choice.
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3. Cuisinart CPB-300 SmartPower Compact Portable Blending/Chopping System
- Bundle Includes: Cuisinart SmartPower 15-Piece Compact Portable Blending/Chopping System...
- Electronic Touchpad: The electronic touchpad of the system enables to control the grinding...
- Powerful Motor: The Compact Portable Blending/Chopping System is equipped with a 350-watt...
- Compact in Size: Compared to other systems, this system is quite slim which means it can...
The Cuisinart CPB-300 is definitely one of the best battery-operated blenders that comes with an 8oz chopping cup, 32oz blender jar, and (4) 16oz travel cups. Not only does this give you flexibility, but it gives you a decent amount of different options for drinks on the go. This means that you can reduce the amount of times you do a full wash up, and you have more than enough servings for everyone in the family.
With a powerful 350W motor, this battery-powered cordless blender can blend smoothies with so much ease, but it also doesn't work so well with frozen ingredients. With the advanced controls, this model outweighs the typical personal blender, with all the features and controls, including the high and low speeds, pulse control, etc. For an affordably-priced blender, it also includes a jug, chopping cup, plus nifty controls such as the two-minute auto cut-off, which does way more than just make smoothies for travel.
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4. Nutribullet GO Battery-operated Portable Blender
- Blends 25 bowls of soup on a full charge*. With a quick charge of 20 minutes make a Triple...
- Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Delivers optimal runtime and performance. Battery...
- Easy to charge With a convenient charger included, which works on all products across the...
- Removable 8" Blending Arm with a 4-point Stainless Steel blade design efficiently blends...
- Variable speed trigger switch gives you greater flexibility and control over the recipe....
This Nutribullet cordless blender weighs only 1.5 pounds, making it one of the lightest battery-operated blenders, with a smart 2-part design. This means that you can also carry it around as a bottle that's full of fruits or protein shakes and a blending unit that's separate.
The Nutribullet GO has a built-in safety feature that won't blend unless securely attached to its base. It automatically switches off after blending for 30-seconds. It can blend fruits with so much ease, but it doesn't work so well with ice cubes because of its limited power. If you're looking for a portable blender that's ideal for shakes and smoothies, the Nutribullet cordless blender gives you such great value.
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5. Magic Bullet Blender
- Included: (1) 250W motor base, (1) cross-blade, (1) tall cup, (1) short cup, (1) party...
- The magic bullet chops, mixes, blends, whips, grinds and more. Cups are made out of...
- Effortlessly create your favorite meals and snacks like smoothies, omelets, sauces and...
- Included recipe book gets you started making quick, easy, and delicious dishes from...
With this battery-powered blender set, you get accessories that include a short cup, standard cup, tall mug, recipe book, and stainless steel blades that perfectly grind and blend. Given its affordable price, this is quite a list of accessories that come as part of the kit.
With a motor that's only 250W, the Magic Bullet best works with soft fruits. With this power level, it's not as suited to grind through frozen ingredients or even crush ice or nuts. If you are a sucker for frozen drinks, then you should probably look the other way on this one. You'll need a higher-powered blender for that.
If you're working with dry ingredients, you can always switch up the blades that are meant to effectively grind seeds and spices. This nifty feature makes the Magic Bullet such a handy cooking companion. For a simple and low-cost battery-powered blender, the Magic Bullet still ranks as one of the best value personal blender options you have.
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6. KitchenAid KHBBV53DG Cordless Hand Blender
- Blends 25 bowls of soup on a full charge*. With a quick charge of 20 minutes make a Triple...
- Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Delivers optimal runtime and performance. Battery...
- Easy to charge With a convenient charger included, which works on all products across the...
- Removable 8" Blending Arm with a 4-point Stainless Steel blade design efficiently blends...
- Variable speed trigger switch gives you greater flexibility and control over the recipe....
In kitchen appliances, KitchenAid is quite a big name. So like other electronic devices in the line, you can trust that this cordless hand blender is quite reliable at whipping up those tasty drinks. The KHBBV53DG is an immersion blender that comes with the basic accessories that you'd normally require; the blender, a 5-cup blending jar, and a charge cable. The rest of the accessories are sold separately.
It also has a quick 20-minute charge mode, but for a full charge, it takes 2-3 hours, which is considerably less than the other rechargeable blenders. At full charge, it has enough juice to blend at least 25 bowls of soup before needing to recharge again.
After a quick charge, it has enough power to blend an average-sized smoothie. Overall, it's a solid immersion blender that comes with a nice quick charging system and features that you won't be disappointed with.
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7. BlenderX Cordless Home & Portable Personal Blender
- SUPERIOR PORTABLE POWER vs USB blenders: (i) THE ONLY 24-VOLT PORTABLE BLENDER (ii) AS...
- IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES: (i) outdoor barbecue, camping, tailgating, home bar, pool,...
- CONVENIENT AND POWERFUL SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR HOME COUNTERTOP BLENDER: (i) no cord required...
- BUZZFEED RECOMMENDED, AWARD WINNING DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE FOR A PORTABLE BLENDER AS NOTED...
- WHAT ELSE YOU SHOULD KNOW: (i) ADDITIONAL JARS AND BLADES available (ii) PREMIUM WATER...
Unlike other portable blenders that we have reviewed, the BlenderX by Modern Comfort is a little different from the others this far for 1 major reason; it's not as portable. The 20-ounce jar it comes with offers such great capacity. But it's also a major drawback since the large size makes it hard to carry around.
For this reason, using this blender feels a lot like using a corded blender but without the cord. It's perfect for backyard barbecues or similar situations where you might not have enough outlets. But you wouldn't dream of bringing it with you to the gym. It's just too big.
But with that out of the way, it's powerful, with excellent battery life. And with its high power level, it's built to easily blend large blocks of ice, frozen ingredients, and pretty much anything you might want to throw at it. Admittedly, it's barely a portable blender. Still, its large size makes it the best battery-powered blender for large capacity smoothies, while its powerful motor makes it perfectly suited for hard ingredients. It also uses blades that are in stainless steel, which works great with hard ingredients.
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8. Hamilton Beach Personal Smoothie Blender
- Compact design and BPA free: Great for home, office and travel with on the go portability
- Blend and go: Blend & drink from the 14 ounce jar and lid which are both dishwasher safe
- 1 touch blending: Makes great smoothies, shakes, baby formula, marinades, salad dressing...
- Stainless steel blades: Ice crushing power for smooth results
- Efficient 175 watt motor provides all the power you need for fast, reliable performance
This battery-operated blender is slightly bigger than a travel cup; this is a blender that you can throw in a bag and take everywhere. The travel lid on the 14oz cup attaches to the top of your blender. It's relatively smaller than a lot of other models; this miniature size comes with its level of convenience. It doesn't even seem like a trade-off.
Like other battery-operated blenders, it has a relatively decent but low power on its 175W motor. For this reason, it's best suited to blend down soft fruits and ingredients but struggles with hard ingredients, such as nuts and frozen fruit. As a result, it's generally not a heavy-duty blender that the entire house can use, but it's a device that you'll end up using quite often. As a result, the Hamilton Beach personal blender is a great addition for both business and vacations trips.
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9. 2021 Hotsch Portable Blender
- 【High Level of Safety】Hotsch portable blender is BPA free, and it is made by...
- 【Powerful & Effective】The juicer cup is equipped with 6 PCS 304 stainless steel blades...
- 【Great Performance on Portability】The built-in 4000mAh USB rechargeable battery can be...
- 【Easy Operation & One Button Control】The mini blender is easy to clean by adding water...
- 【Perfect Gift & Outstanding Service】No other gifts is better than bringing health to...
The Hotsch A5 2021 is a portable blender that's similar to the Tenswall and PopBabies blenders. However, it does have a few key differences. Let's dig right into the good stuff. Unlike the other battery-powered blenders, the Hotsch A5 comes with 6 blades, which makes it so much easier to get the ideal consistency and smooth texture in such a short time.
The Hotsch A5 2021 portable blender also comes with a cleaning brush that makes your clean-up so much easier and more thorough. It may be a small detail, but you will appreciate just how much easier it is to get to those hard-to-reach places with the help of this brush. Like other blenders in the portable list, it's best used in small quantities.
Otherwise, if you need large amounts, you'll need to make them in smaller batches. Additionally, it's not built for hard ingredients such as nuts or frozen fruit entirely, which is a shame since Hotsch is quite easy to use and also has a decent battery life. Other than being slightly underpowered, the Hotsch has a nice 14-ounce capacity that can give you roughly 15 blends from the full charge. Easily recharges by plugging it into standard USB ports that you can find in USB hubs, car sockets, laptops, power banks, and other devices.
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10. G-TING Cordless Single-serve Mini Personal Blender
- √[Professional blender with display screen]: This portable blender is made of BPA free...
- √[Upgrade safety design]: A lot of customers afraid the blender will accidentally turn...
- √[ USB rechargeable]: This portable USB rechargeable blender equipped with 3000mAh...
- √[Strong and Powerful]: Equipped with powerful motor and sharp stainless steel six...
- √[Portable design]: Comes with a travel lid, by removing the blender base, the personal...
The G-TING cordless single-serve mini personal blender is feature-packed, has great built-in safety features and is user-friendly. With this blender, you're sure that you won't accidentally turn on the blender and cause any accidents. In addition, it has a built-in LED display that gives you the overall status of the blender, such as; low battery, fully charged, improper installation, etc.
Unlike other blenders, once the blender cup is removed from the base, your blender can not be turned on. Additionally, the power cannot be turned on if you remove the blender cup from the base. The G-TING cordless mini blender is equipped with a powerful 3000Ah built-in battery that's also rechargeable. Furthermore, roughly it'd take 2-5 hours to fully recharge.
On a full recharge, this battery-powered blender gives you roughly 15-20 cups. With a 7.4v motor that reaches 16,500 Rotations Per Minute (RPMs) speeds and 6 steel blades, it easily blends smoothies in 40 seconds or less. Despite all this, it won't crush ice, and it doesn't work so well with hot liquids.
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How To Choose the Best Battery-Operated Blender?
A) What Are You Planning On Blending?
The most important factor, while choosing a portable blender is exactly what you're planning to use it to blend. If you are a sucker for smoothies with frozen fruits or hard ingredients such as nuts, make sure that the blender you get comes with enough power for it. Since blending consumes a lot of power, portable blenders pack up small, portable batteries. However, if you're willing to splurge a bit more, there are some impressive portable blenders available that are almost as powerful as the countertop blender.
B) How Portable Do You Want It To Be?
The term portable is quite relative and can mean a lot of different things. Technically, even regular blenders are still portable if you have a bag that's big enough and if you don't mind carrying around heavy stuff. When you're looking at the different options, always consider how you're planning on using your blender. If you plan to primarily use it making protein shakes before your work-outs at the gym, then a smaller, less powerful blender is more than enough, compared to someone who's looking for a blender to use at the office.
C) What Accessories Is It Paired Up With?
The extras that come to complement your machine might actually be the tie-breaker if you are trying to decide between two similar products. Normally, essential accessories would include the cleaning brush and the blending jar. But, if your blender doesn't come with its own blending jar, it'd be such a pain to use since you'd have to hope that somewhere in the house- only God knows where- that you have a container that properly fits. But, of course, this might only be an issue that comes with immersion-style blenders. So, don't worry if you're thinking of purchasing a regular blender.
Frequently Asked Questions On Battery Operated Blender Models
1. What are the best uses for a portable blender?
Your blender should be portable and multipurpose. For example, your smoothie blender should not only be used for fruit and vegetables but also for baby food.
2. Can you use a blender while it's charging?
Most blenders cannot be while charging, so try to keep track of your battery life. However, some can be used,
