Blenders that crush ice

Vitamix Explorian E310 has the best record for ice: 12 of 15 shoppers said it turned ice and frozen fruit into a smooth drink, though that rests on a fairly small group. Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender (9 of 12) and NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender (7 of 9) are close behind, and then the record drops off sharply. Ninja Blast Portable Blender has the weakest record here at 3 of 19, even though more shoppers weighed in on it than on any other blender.

  • 347 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Apr 2021 to Oct 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it crush the ice? What shoppers said
  1. Vitamix Explorian E310 15 said either way
  2. Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender 12 said either way
  3. NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender 9 said either way
  4. Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Blender 18 said either way
  5. Hamilton Beach Wave Action Blender 15 said either way
  6. Ninja Blast Portable Blender 19 said either way
  7. Magic Bullet Personal Blender 11 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for ice crushing. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Vitamix Explorian E310 12 of 15 say it crushes ice smooth
Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender Best pick on Amazon Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender 9 of 12 say it crushes ice smooth See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Breakdowns come up for every blender here: 25% of Vitamix reviews say it broke or the motor burned out, and so do 51% of Magic Bullet reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Vitamix

Explorian E310

Best for blending power

12/15 say it crushes ice smooth

Power is what shoppers notice, with 20% calling it powerful and 10% praising smooth blends. The downsides are price and durability: 18% say it costs too much and 25% say it broke.

What shoppers praise

  • Powerful 20%
  • Good value 13%
  • Smooth blends 10%
  • Easy to clean 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Broke or motor burned 25%
  • Too expensive 18%
  • Weak or stalls 10%
  • Very loud 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 12 of 15
  • Brand site 4 of 5 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

2 Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender

Ninja

Professional Plus DUO Blender

Best for easy cleanup

9/12 say it crushes ice smooth

Cleanup gets as much praise as the blending: 15% say it's easy to clean and 13% say it blends smooth. Ninja's own site agrees at 5 of 5, which we show but don't count.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to clean 15%
  • Smooth blends 13%
  • Good value 10%
  • Powerful 10%

What shoppers complain about

  • Broke or motor burned 15%
  • Weak or stalls 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 9 of 12
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted
3 NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender

NutriBullet

600W Personal Blender

7/9 say it crushes ice smooth

Shoppers are split on how long it lasts: 14% call it durable, while 35% say it broke or the motor burned out. On ice, 7 of 9 said it made a smooth drink.

What shoppers praise

  • Durable 14%
  • Easy to clean 11%
  • Powerful 8%
  • Smooth blends 8%
  • Good value 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Broke or motor burned 35%
  • Weak or stalls 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 7 of 9
  • Brand site 2 of 3 shown, not counted
4

Hamilton Beach

Single-Serve Blender

7/18 say it crushes ice smooth

Leaks are the main complaint, at 28% of reviews, and 25% say it stalls or runs weak on ice. 15% still call it good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 15%
  • Easy to clean 10%
  • Powerful 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Leaks 28%
  • Weak or stalls 25%
  • Broke or motor burned 18%
  • Hard to clean 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 7 of 18
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

Hamilton Beach

Wave Action Blender

4/15 say it crushes ice smooth

Ice tends to win against this one: 19% of reviews mention chunks left behind and 22% say it stalls. Just 4 of 15 said it made a smooth frozen drink.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 5%
  • Easy to clean 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Broke or motor burned 22%
  • Weak or stalls 22%
  • Very loud 5%
  • Hard to clean 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 4 of 15
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted

Share of 37 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

6

Ninja

Blast Portable Blender

3/19 say it crushes ice smooth

Ice is a struggle here: 16 of 19 shoppers said it left chunks or stalled, and 35% of reviews call it weak. 20% say it broke.

What shoppers praise

  • Easy to clean 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Weak or stalls 35%
  • Broke or motor burned 20%
  • Hard to clean 10%
  • Too expensive 5%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 3 of 19
  • Brand site 2 of 3 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

Magic Bullet

Personal Blender

2/11 say it crushes ice smooth

Shoppers like the price, with 15% calling it good value, but 51% say it broke or the motor burned out. 26% say it's too weak for ice.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 15%
  • Easy to clean 10%
  • Smooth blends 5%
  • Durable 5%

What shoppers complain about

  • Broke or motor burned 51%
  • Weak or stalls 26%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 2 of 11

Share of 39 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 19,034 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about ice crushing, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Apr 2021 and Oct 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (2 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what shoppers report. Nothing here is safety advice: use heaters, fans and other appliances as the maker's manual says.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Vitamix Explorian E310 Target (40 reviews counted)
  2. Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender Target (39 reviews counted)
  3. NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender Target (37 reviews counted)
  4. Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Blender Target (40 reviews counted)
  5. Hamilton Beach Wave Action Blender Target (37 reviews counted)
  6. Ninja Blast Portable Blender Target (40 reviews counted)
  7. Magic Bullet Personal Blender Target (39 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which blender crushes ice into a smooth drink?

Vitamix Explorian E310 has the best record (12 of 15), followed by Ninja Professional Plus DUO Blender (9 of 12) and NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender (7 of 9).

Can a personal blender crush ice?

Some can. 7 of 9 said NutriBullet 600W Personal Blender handled ice and frozen fruit. Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Blender (7 of 18), Magic Bullet Personal Blender (2 of 11) and Ninja Blast Portable Blender (3 of 19) did much worse, with stalling as a common complaint.

Is the Vitamix worth it for crushing ice?

Shoppers who weighed in mostly say it crushes ice well (12 of 15). But 18% call it too expensive and 25% say it broke, so it isn't trouble-free.

Is the Ninja Blast good for ice?

Not according to shoppers. 16 of 19 said it left chunks or stalled on frozen food, and 35% of its reviews call it weak.

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