The best personal blenders
Blend it in the cup, drink it from the cup: personal blenders for breakfast smoothies and post-gym shakes, with far less washing up than a jug.
A personal blender makes one drink at a time. Fill the cup, screw on the blade, turn it over onto the motor and blend, then swap the blade for a lid and it’s ready to go. It suits a smoothie before work or a protein shake after the gym, without a full-size jug to wash every morning.
Power is the big difference. Breville pitches its 350W Blend Active at fruit, frozen berries and ice blended with juice, while the 600 to 900W machines are built to break down nuts, seeds and tough skins as well. After that it’s the cups: how many, how big, whether they come with lids to drink from on the move, and which parts can go in the dishwasher.
What matters
- Power: 350W for fruit and liquid; 600W or more for nuts, seeds and tough skins.
- Cups: how many and how big, and a lid to drink from on the move.
- Which parts go in the dishwasher.
#1 of 5
Best overall
nutribullet 600 Series Blender (7-piece kit)
£69.99 RRP
The original single-serve extractor: a 600W motor spinning at 20,000rpm breaks down frozen fruit, nuts, ice and even stems and skins, with a tall and a short cup. It grew out of the magic bullet, a single-serve blender its makers first sold in 2003.
What owners say: Owners find it simple enough for a smoothie every morning, and quick to rinse clean afterwards.
A closer look: Fill to the max line, twist on the blade and press the cup onto the base to blend. Swap the blade for the stay-fresh lid to keep a smoothie in the fridge for later; the cups, lids and rings can go in the dishwasher, while the blade is best rinsed by hand straight after use.
- 600W, 20,000rpm
- 700ml and 500ml cups
- Extractor blade
- Stay-fresh lid and lip ring
- Cups, lids and rings dishwasher-safe
Best for: Everyday smoothies
- Power
- 600W
- Cups
- 700ml + 500ml
- Lids
- Stay-fresh lid, lip ring
- Dishwasher safe
- Cups, lids, rings
- Crushes ice
- Yes
#2 of 5
Runner-up
Ninja Slim Blender & Smoothie Maker (QB3001UKS)
£64.99 RRP
Slim enough to live on the worktop, with a 700W motor that blends as the cup is pressed down, and two 470ml cups with spout lids: one smoothie to drink now and one to take out.
What owners say: Owners are struck by how smoothly it copes with frozen fruit and ice, and like how little room it takes up.
A closer look: Press the cup down to blend and let go to stop, which makes it easy to check the texture as it goes. The narrow base tucks in beside the kettle, and every removable part goes in the dishwasher. Registering it with Ninja brings the two-year guarantee.
- 700W motor
- 2 x 470ml cups
- 2 spout lids
- Pro Extractor blade
- Dishwasher-safe parts
Best for: Frozen fruit and ice
- Power
- 700W
- Cups
- 2 x 470ml
- Lids
- 2 spout lids
- Dishwasher safe
- All removable parts
- Crushes ice
- Yes
#3 of 5
Most cups
Ganiza Smoothie Blender (GB06)
£30–£50 Price range
Three cups in the box, a 700ml one for a big smoothie and two 500ml cups with sip-and-go lids, driven by a 900W peak motor and a four-leaf stainless steel blade.
What owners say: Owners find it straightforward to use and handy for shakes after a workout.
Heads up: Ganiza’s tip for ice and frozen fruit: add at least half a cup of liquid first, so the blade can pull everything down evenly.
A closer look: The cup has to be pressed and locked onto the base before the motor will run, which stops it starting by accident. Cups and lids go on the dishwasher’s top rack, but wash the blade by hand, and keep the spare sealing rings somewhere safe for when the fitted ones wear.
- 900W peak motor
- 700ml + 2 x 500ml cups
- 2 sip-and-go lids, storage lid
- 4-leaf stainless steel blade
- Spare sealing rings included
Best for: Several drinks in one go
- Power
- 900W peak
- Cups
- 700ml + 2 x 500ml
- Lids
- 2 sip lids, storage lid
- Dishwasher safe
- Cups and lids
- Crushes ice
- Yes
#4 of 5
Best with a grinding cup
TECKNET 600W Personal Blender
£20–£30 Price range
Alongside the 500ml smoothie cup comes a small 150ml cup for grinding nuts, seeds or coffee beans, with cross-shaped and straight stainless steel blades, so one small base does both jobs.
What owners say: Owners rate the build quality highly, and one uses it to make fresh Indian chutneys.
A closer look: Turn the filled cup upside down onto the base and press to blend, then lift it off to stop. Everything except the base can go in the dishwasher, and the stiff-bristled brush in the box reaches round the blades where a sponge can’t.
- 600W peak motor
- 500ml cup + 150ml grinding cup
- Cross and straight blades
- Flip-top and sealing lids
- Cooling fan in the base
Best for: Smoothies plus grinding
- Power
- 600W peak
- Cups
- 500ml + 150ml
- Lids
- Flip-top, sealing lid
- Dishwasher safe
- All but the base
- Crushes ice
- Yes
#5 of 5
Best budget
Breville Blend Active Personal Blender (VBL246, 2 bottles)
£22.99 RRP
One touch blends straight into a 600ml bottle with a leak-proof lid and a carry strap, and there are two of them, for a smoothie or protein shake to take to work or the gym.
What owners say: Owners like how quickly a drink comes together, and say the blade unit coming off the bottle makes it simple to clean.
Heads up: Breville built it for fruit, frozen berries and ice blended with juice or other liquids, so always add enough liquid for the blade to work through.
A closer look: Blend in the bottle, swap the blade unit for the leak-proof lid and carry it by the strap. Breville’s own note: it isn’t for hot liquids, so let anything warm cool down before it goes in.
- 350W motor
- 2 x 600ml bottles
- Leak-proof lids, carry straps
- Removable stainless steel blades
- Dishwasher-safe bottles and blades
Best for: Shakes on the go
- Power
- 350W
- Cups
- 2 x 600ml
- Lids
- 2 leak-proof lids
- Dishwasher safe
- Bottles and blades
- Crushes ice
- Yes
How they compare
| Feature | #1nutribullet 600 | #2Ninja Slim | #3Ganiza GB06 | #4TECKNET 600W | #5Breville Blend Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Runner-up | Most cups | Best with a grinding cup | Best budget | |
| Picked Rating | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Price | £69.99 RRP | £64.99 RRP | £30–£50 Price range | £20–£30 Price range | £22.99 RRP |
| Power | 600W | 700W | 900W peak | 600W peak | 350W |
| Cups | 700ml + 500ml | 2 x 470ml | 700ml + 2 x 500ml | 500ml + 150ml | 2 x 600ml |
| Lids | Stay-fresh lid, lip ring | 2 spout lids | 2 sip lids, storage lid | Flip-top, sealing lid | 2 leak-proof lids |
| Dishwasher safe | Cups, lids, rings | All removable parts | Cups and lids | All but the base | Bottles and blades |
| Crushes ice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Everyday smoothies | Frozen fruit and ice | Several drinks in one go | Smoothies plus grinding | Shakes on the go |
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