The Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101 is a single-speed personal blender that makes decent-textured almond butter. However, it isn't very versatile because it's not intended for crushing ice or blending hot ingredients. It also makes mediocre smoothies. That said, it comes with a 15-ounce jar and a 12-ounce jar you can use for single-serves, plus a very small, four-ounce jar better suited for making dressing or dips. It's usually pretty easy to clean since its jars, lids, and cup rings are all dishwasher-safe. The blades should be hand-washed, though.
The Magic Bullet Blender is bad for multi-purpose use. It struggles to fully process fibrous greens like kale and makes a foamy, leafy smoothie. You can use it to make decent, crunchy almond butter, but it's not intended for crushing ice or blending hot ingredients. It has a mediocre, plasticky build quality and can be difficult to clean, depending on what you use it for.
The Magic Bullet Blender is inadequate for smoothies and protein shakes. It has no issue processing frozen banana chunks but struggles with leafy greens like kale. According to the manufacturer, it shouldn't be used for crushing ice, which could be disappointing if you like it in your drinks. It's easy to clean if you've been working with liquidy ingredients, and its personal-sized jars and lids are dishwasher safe, but the build quality is mediocre overall.
The Magic Bullet Blender isn't intended for crushing ice, according to the manufacturer.
The Magic Bullet Blender can't be used for blending hot ingredients.
The Magic Bullet Blender is a poor choice for professional use. It makes decent almond butter, but it's hard to clean afterward and has a mediocre build quality. It's not very versatile, since it can't be used for hot blends or ice crushing, and it makes unremarkable smoothies. On the upside, its jars and lids are dishwasher safe, and it's easy to rinse out if you've been working with liquidy foods.
The Magic Bullet MBR-1101 is a compact personal blender. It's a bit taller than the Magic Bullet Mini, but not by much, and its footprint is somewhat bigger, so it requires a bit more room on your counter. You should have no problem storing it in a cupboard, though.
The Magic Bullet MBR-1101 has a mediocre build quality that's very similar to the Magic Bullet Mini. It's almost entirely made of generic plastic, including its round motor base, transmission gear, jars, and lids. It sits on four small rubber feet, which should help prevent it from sliding around while in use.
The Magic Bullet Blender comes with a jar with a 15-ounce capacity indicated by a max fill line on the side. It's top-rack dishwasher-safe but shouldn't be put through a sanitize cycle.
This model comes with an additional jar with a 12-ounce capacity. There's a max fill line on the side and it has a mug-like handle. It can be cleaned by placing it in the top rack of your dishwasher, as long as you don't run a sanitize cycle. There's also a third jar included that has a four-ounce capacity, but we don't currently test that one because it's so small.
The blade assembly has four sharp blades. Two bend downward, and the other two are angled upwards. Unlike the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express's blades, they aren't dishwasher-safe and should be hand-washed.
In addition to the screw-on blade assembly, this blender comes with a to-go lid for its main jar that has a covered drinking spout. There are also screw-on storage lids for each of the bigger jars, so you can easily store whatever you make, as well as lip rings so you can drink from the jar directly.
This model has one speed setting. It's fairly fast and quite loud, but it's quieter than the Magic Bullet Mini and the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express. You can simulate a pulse mode by pushing the jar into the motor base and releasing it in short intervals.
This model is decent for making almond butter. It makes chunky but good-tasting and fairly spreadable almond butter. However, it takes nearly 10 minutes, and the motor base heats up noticeably during the process. Also, you may need to undock and shake the jar a few times to help ensure everything is caught by the blades, or use a spatula to scrape the sides.
This blender makes an acceptable smoothie. It has no issue with frozen banana chunks, and it doesn't warm up the ingredients. However, it has trouble fully processing leafy greens like kale, which results in a lot of non-uniform pieces. They aren't very visible but are quite noticeable when you drink the smoothie, which has a leafy texture.
This blender isn't intended for crushing ice, according to the manual.
This blender is decently easy to clean, depending on what you use it for. If you're working with liquidy ingredients like for a smoothie, a quick rinse with water should take care of most messes. On the other hand, if you use it to make something sticky like almond butter, you need to run it with soap and water and then use a sponge to properly clean the gasket and possibly the blades, because they have small grooves that can trap food.
This blender doesn't have many extra features. It can't be used for hot blending. In addition to the 15-ounce and 12-ounce jars, it comes with a small four-ounce jar that you can use to make salsas, dips, and dressings, although we don't currently test it.
The Magic Bullet Blender comes in one color variant, Silver. We tested the 11-piece set, but it's sometimes sold as a 13-piece set, which comes with additional jars. We don't know how the additional jars would perform but expect the blender to otherwise perform similarly to our model. A variant called the Magic Bullet Essential Personal Blender is available at Walmart (U.S.), with a 15-ounce jar but no lids or other jars.
You can see the label for the unit we tested here. There are other Magic Bullet models, the Magic Bullet Mini and the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express, that we've tested separately. If you come across another variant or yours is different, please let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
The Magic Bullet Blender is a small personal blender. It comes with a 15-ounce jar, a 12-ounce jar, and a small four-ounce jar you can use for dips and dressings. It's better at making almond butter than other blenders in the Magic Bullet line-up that we've tested, including the Magic Bullet Mini and the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express. However, both of those make better smoothies. It's also not intended for use for ice crushing or hot blending.
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The NutriBullet PRO 1000 is better than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101. The NutriBullet has a significantly better build quality and its jars have bigger capacities. It can crush ice, make better-blended smoothies, and it's also easier to clean by hand. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet does a much better job of making almond butter. There are also three jars included instead of two, and they come with more accessories, including lip rings and a resealable lid.
The Ninja Foodi Power Nutri DUO is better than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101. The Ninja has a significantly better build quality and can crush ice. It also makes better-blended smoothies and smoother, more spreadable almond butter.
The NutriBullet Pro is better for most uses than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR 1101. The NutriBullet has a significantly better build quality and comes with two personal jars with to-go lids. It makes much better smoothies and makes decent almond butter in less time. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet comes with a greater number of jars.
The Magic Bullet Mini and the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101 are very similar, but the Mini is a better blender for smoothies. Neither blender is good for hot blending or crushing ice, but the Mini does a better job of incorporating ingredients like kale into a uniform smoothie. On the other hand, the MBR-1101 makes significantly better almond butter.
The Ninja Nutri Ninja Pro is a better blender than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101. The Ninja makes better smoothies and does a fantastic job of crushing ice. It has a better build quality and cleaning it is easier. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet makes better almond butter and some users may prefer its more compact size and smaller jars, which also come with storage lids and lip rings, unlike the Ninja's.
The Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101 and the BlendJet 2 have different strengths, and you may prefer either depending on your needs. The BlendJet is a portable, battery-powered blender that can crush ice and makes better-blended smoothies. It’s better-built, much easier to clean, and comes with a lid that has a built-in carrying strap. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet comes with a greater number of jars and is much better at making almond butter.
The Magic Bullet Kitchen Express is a better blender than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101 for most uses. The Kitchen Express has a better build quality, makes much better smoothies, and comes with a food processing attachment, although we don't test it currently. On the other hand, the MBR-1101 makes better, more spreadable almond butter.
While the Oster MyBlend offers a more versatile performance than the Magic Bullet Blender MBR-1101, you may prefer one over the other. The Oster feels more sturdy, it can make crushed ice with an okay texture, and it comes with a 20-ounce jar. However, the Magic Bullet makes better smoothies and almond butter. It also comes with three differently-sized jars that some users may prefer.