Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Blender Blender Review

The Hamilton Beach Personal Creations Blender is a fairly small, compact model. You can easily store it on your kitchen counter or in a cupboard without taking up a lot of space. You can even remove the jar for easier storage. If you want a personal blender that's portable as well as compact, check out the cordless NutriBullet GO.

This blender has a sub-par build quality. It's mostly made of plastic, which doesn't feel very premium or durable. It doesn't have any anti-slip pads to help keep it stable while blending. The plastic lid also feels quite cheap, as it's very thin and doesn't fit very tightly on the jar.

The main jar has a 14-ounce capacity, so it's best-suited for making single-serve blends. The jar and the lid are both dishwasher-safe for an easy clean.

This blender doesn't have an additional jar. Some retailers sell a variant of this product that comes with an additional 14-ounce jar, but we didn't test this variant. The Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101 is a compact personal blender that comes with a couple of additional jars.

The four sharp blades are fixed to the jar and can't be removed. The jar is dishwasher-safe, so you can wash the blades in your dishwasher, too.

The lid seals on the jar using friction. There's also a sliding spout on the lid designed for drinking.

The power cord isn't as long as some of the others we've tested, but it should still reach nearby outlets as the blender is a smaller size. There isn't a stowaway compartment to hide the cord when it's not in use.

• Motor base
• 14oz jar (with blades)
• 1x Drinking lid
• Manual

The Hamilton Beach Personal Blender only has one speed setting. You can also simulate a pulse mode by pressing the main button and releasing it in short bursts.

This blender is terrible for almond butter. While it chops almonds into smaller pieces, it fails to blend them down into a butter-like texture. The resulting blend is dry, grainy, and clumpy, making it hard to spread on toast.

This blender is acceptable for smoothies. It struggles to fully process fibrous ingredients like kale, so you may need to use a spatula to push ingredients towards the blades. Even then, there are still visible kale bits in the blend, resulting in a foamy, grainy smoothie.

This blender doesn't come with an additional jar.

The Hamilton Beach Personal Creations Blender is awful for crushing ice. Ice forms under the blades, which prevents the unprocessed cubes from getting blended. It fails to crush ice, even when you try shaking or mixing the ice around in the jar. If you want a personal blender that can crush ice, take a look at the BlendJet 2.

This blender doesn't have any programs or modes.

This blender is very easy to clean. You can use soap and water to clean up most messes. For stickier messes like almond butter, you may need to use a brush to clean near the blades and the small grooves along the walls. The jar and the lid are also dishwasher-safe for an easier clean-up.

This blender doesn't come with any extra features.