Hamilton Beach Personal Blender Review
Single Serve Perfection

The Hamilton Beach personal blender is small and convenient, yet powerful enough to blend your smoothies to perfection. Blend it up and take it with you.

GoBlendIt Editor's Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0

GoBlendit Editor's Review

You really can't beat this little blender priced under $20. With most reviews in the 4 and 5 star range, almost everyone seems to really love this Hamilton Beach blender. However, if you need something bigger and have a family that likes to really put a lot of use on the blender, then you'd be better off getting a full size blender model. But for personal use and someone that's on the go, the Hamilton Beach Personal Blender is ideal. We love that you can just blend and take it with you, no need to put it in a cup and having to store the extra in the fridge. With this blender you know your smoothies will always be fresh, because you just made them. The blender also has enough power for most common blender uses, and can handle ice well.

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The Good

• Convenient - you can carry the jug/cup with you using the travel lid
• Easy to store - cord wraps around the base and the whole unit is small and compact
• Easy to use - you can't really screw anything up with one button
• Quiet - with a small motor and small size, this blender won't wake the neighbors at night

The Bad

• Won't blend everything - harder foods to blend like mashed potatoes, dough, nuts, raw meat, and big ice chucks won't work with this blender
• Unstable - you'll need to put your hand on the top of this blender, otherwise it'll go flying.

Models

The Hamilton Beach personal blender currently comes in the following model numbers:

These models come in both black and white, both have travel lids and both can be carried with you on the go very easily and fit into most car holders. The 51103 is the newest model and offers a slightly different cup design, the rest of the features appear to be identical.

Model 51103

Features

This Hamilton Beach single serve blender has 175 watts of power, which is just enough for small personal blending tasks. It has just one button to pulse start and blend. You have to keep you finger on the button to keep the power going. The blending jar is 14 ounces and when you're done blending you can take it with you. The jar serves as a convenient travel cup that fits in most car cup holders.

This blender is small and compact. The cord conveniently wraps around the bottom of the base, and the overall blender is very light, weighing only 3 pounds. The stainless steel blades used to blend are very durable. The container has a cap that pops out so that you can add additional ingredients.

For more information on any of these features, check out our Blender Reviews Buyer's Guide, which provides detailed information on what to look for when buying a blender.

GoBlendIt Consumer Reviews Summary

Summary of the most helpful positive reviews:
Everyone seems to love the convenience of this blender. They like its small size and being able to take the cup with you after blending. Most people say it's perfect for smoothies and other frozen drinks and treats. They also like that it's quiet.

Summary of the most helpful negative reviews:
Most of the negative reviews talk about the blender not being able to blend some of the tougher items, although most say it will handle ice cubes pretty well. Also it is not very stable; you need to hold it with your hand on the top while blending. There were also some problems with the lid leaking, although it appeared that most of these people were using the travel lid to blend and not the blender lid. The blender should come with 2 lids.

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