(The Pro 900 comes in many different colors, and some are available at a significant discount, to boot.) This is one of the more expensive personal blender options, but it's powerful and durably built, well worth the extra money if you're going to use it heavily. Our tester didn't have too much trouble, but did find it a bit of a pain to carefully squeeze a sponge into the nooks and crannies beneath the blade itself. The blade assembly is hand wash only, but it comes off the base for fairly simple rinsing and wiping. When it comes to cleaning, the cups, lids, and rings are all dishwasher-safe. It has lots of power for crushing and pureeing, but the Nutribullet Pro 900 only has one speed setting and no real pulse mode, which means it's not great at chopping-our salsa test ended up with more of a smooth puree than a chunky dip.

The motor is not meant to run for more than 60 seconds at once, but that was more than enough time to complete each of our tests.

The blender couldn't be easier to use you lock a cup into the base, push, and twist. You also get two cup rings, two handled lip rings, two flip-top to-go lids, and a recipe book. This blender comes with two BPA-free 32-ounce blender cups, which are larger than most personal blender cups, but still work just fine with smaller batches, like an individual smoothie or serving of dip. No unpleasant chunks of ingredients wound up in the final product.

The results were consistently textured and easy to drink both through a straw and from the side of the cup. It did a great job with pretty much every ingredient we threw at it, making short work of kale, blueberries, dates, frozen banana, and ice. With its 900-watt motor, the NutriBullet Pro 900 is ideal for someone with a small kitchen who makes a lot of soups, sauces, and smoothies.

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