Kitchen Blenders

Does anyone know if a blender that will blend Ice, Milk and fruit.

Consumer Reports is stating the Braun PowerMax MX2050 is the best buy but looking at reviews it is not a good blender.

Please read below for what I am trying to accomplish.

I am trying to make a smoothie. With 2 cups of ice 1/2 milk and some thawed cranberries.

One thing that makes me mad is the last few times I tried to make the smoothing it seemed to work ok then it progressively got harder to make them.

The blender I am using is a Hamilton Beach 12 speed.

I first blend the Cranberries and the milk then I slowly add the ice

Soon I will not see the food blending any more. I can hear the blender working but nothing is mixing.

I will dumped all ingredients in to a separate bowl. I do not see any chucks of ice so I put it back in to the blender and it will start mixing but it will get stuck again.

I did try to add all the ice at once and that did not work, I tried to add a bunch at once and that did not work. So now I am adding just a couple of pieces small ice pieces at a time and I am still having troubles.

Please help me figure out how to make these icy drinks

Sounds like the blender is "freezing" up, the more ice you add, the slower (and thicker) the smoothie becomes.

I like "Margaritaville DM1000 Frozen Concoction Maker" and you can see alot of blenders and reviews at Amazon.com

My immersion blender broke. I guess I was pushing too hard on it. Now my questions is, if I buy a new one will the pieces from my old blender work with it? It was a Braun, very close to this one; http://www.amazon.com/Braun-MR430HC-Multiquick-Blender-Chopper/dp/B00004S9GX/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1259285821&sr=1-4
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My immersion blender broke. I guess I was pushing too hard on it. Now my question is, if I buy a new one will the pieces from my old blender work with it? It was a Braun, very close to this one; http://www.amazon.com/Braun-MR430HC-Mult…
Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Depends on how old it is and the size. They do come in different sizes, and over the years, frequently update the models.

Doesn’t the new blender come with attachments? All you can do is hope.

Buy a new one as it's not worth messing around with.

My Braun Handblender (immersion style) is OLD (like 20 years old) but still works great and I absolutely LOVE the skim milk disc – you can whip skim milk into a thick, rich froth (I can trick the kids into thinking it's whipped cream). I mean, it is REALLY rich and thick. I can easily use it in place of whipped cream (for a topping only – doesn't stand up to folding) and not miss the real thing.

I'm afraid my blender may die someday and I won't be able to use the disc (it only fits old models). Are there any new appliances that will whip skim milk like that?

No idea,sorry but my wife is not here to help you…

I have a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer and A Braun Immersion blender.I want to know about a good Hand Mixer brand.

kitchenaid or braun would be great