By now you’ve probably seen the infomercial for the Magic Bullet. Touted as “the ultimate party machine” the Magic Bullet is a small blender like appliance that chops and smoothies in seconds flat. While the infomercial paints the lead couple as the ultimate perky party couple pushing the.best.party.invention.ever. on their friends, one always wonders after seeing these types of things if it’s really all that. Fortunately you have me to tell it like it is. Today I’m reviewing the Magic Bullet Platinum Pro.
Test 1: My Morning Smoothie
Is it the ultimate party machine? I don’t know to be honest, because I haven’t used it for any parties. I can see where it can come in very handy, however. The first thing I did with my Magic Bullet was make my morning smoothie. This may seem like a simple thing, but my morning smoothie has to come out perfect. It has to be tasty and filling so I won’t be tempted to nosh as I work at home the whole day. Would the Magic Bullet handle the task as well as my blender? It did - and faster and neater! Test number 1 left me impressed.
Still, we needed to gather more data. One great smoothie does not a party machine make. I brought it out for guacamole night.
Test 2: Guacamole Night
Guacamole night is what my son calls our weekly Mexican night. We have fajitas or tacos or quesadillas and it’s my almost six year old’s job to make the guacamole - he uses a potato masher. Yesterday we threw all the ingredients in the Magic Bullet and in about 10 seconds we had a nice, smooth guacamole. I don’t know if it’s the Magic Bullet or we just got it right, but my whole family agreed, it was the best guacamole we ever made. Oh and I also used the Magic Bullet to grate the cheese. It worked just fine.
I like my Magic Bullet. It did everything I wanted and takes up less space then a blender. Unless you use the blender attachment - but it’s still not as big and bulky as a normal blender. There aren’t 500 buttons to negotiate, either. It’s very simple to use. Another thing I like is how you can blend in the same mug you’ll drink from. That means you’re not washing 100 different parts. Our dishwasher doesn’t work, so anything that saves dishwashing time is alright in my book.
Storage Issues
If I had a nit to pick it’s all the parts. See, I’m storage challenged. I live in a small house with hardly any counter space and inadequate cabinetry. I always said I wouldn’t be like my mother in law who stores things in her oven and dishwasher, but guess what? I do. The Magic Bullet has a lot of parts. The blender, mugs, container and base all need somewhere to go. I can either leave it all in the box and take it out every time I need it - and leave the box in the basement, or I can figure out what to do with all the cups and lids and blender and blades…you get the picture. Some sort of handy storage unit would be ideal.
At $100 I think it’s worth it. Especially when you consider it comes with a blender, mugs, containers, lids, shakers and more. I also appreciate how the base and container take up a lot less space on my counter. The Magic Bullet Platinum Pro does what it promises. It may not take 10 seconds to whip up a batch of guacamole, but 20 seconds is fine by me. Unlike with my blender. I’m not constantly stopping and stirring. I wish I had it two weeks ago when I made hummus.
Win a Magic Bullet Platinum Pro
Think you’d like to try out the Magic Bullet for yourself? You’re in luck because the Magic Bullet people are letting me give one away! I’m going to make you work for this one though…
Post your favorite party dip recipe in the comments and I’ll pick a winner at random. We’ll all be winners as we share some great recipes.
You have two weeks - until April 3rd, 2008!
Good luck!
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