The Magic Bullet Mini is a very small and compact personal blender with a simple design. It comes with a 13-ounce jar meant for single-serve smoothies and a cup ring so you can drink directly from the jar. There's no to-go lid included, which is a little unusual for a personal blender, but it does include an eight-ounce jar for preparing small batches of sauce or dip. The jar and lids are dishwasher-safe, but you should clean the blade assembly by hand.
Our Verdict
The Magic Bullet Mini is a rather straightforward personal blender that isn't ideal for multi-purpose use. It does a good job of making smoothies with fibrous ingredients like kale, but it can't crush ice and can't hot blend. You can use it to make smooth nut butter, but it's a tedious process.
- Makes a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients.
- Small capacity.
- Can't be used for ice crushing.
- Can't hot blend.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
The Magic Bullet Mini is good for making single-serving smoothies. It makes silky smoothies with fibrous ingredients like kale and includes a cup ring so you can drink out of the 13-ounce blending jar. However, it blends somewhat slowly and doesn't have a to-go lid for its jar. The jar and cup ring are dishwasher-safe, but you need to clean the blades by hand.
- Makes a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients.
- Personal jar and cup ring included.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
The Magic Bullet Mini comes with a small jar that can only fit enough ingredients to serve one or two people. It takes longer than some personal blenders to make a smoothie and only comes with one jar, so it's not ideal for making several batches. That said, it makes a silky puree with ingredients like kale.
- Makes a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients.
- Small capacity.
- Can't be used for ice crushing.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
You shouldn't use the Magic Bullet Mini to crush ice without also adding liquid to the jar, according to the manufacturer.
- Can't be used for ice crushing.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
You can't safely use the Magic Bullet Mini for hot blending, so you need to use room temperature ingredients if you use it for soup. The jar's small capacity is limiting since it won't fit most recipes in one batch. That said, if you want to occasionally blend a few servings of soup, it makes a silky blend with vegetables like kale.
- Makes a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients.
- Can't hot blend.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
The Magic Bullet Mini is pretty bad for professional use. It's designed as an affordable and compact personal blender. Its build quality is mediocre and quite plasticky, it can't crush ice, and since it only comes with small personal jars, you can't make big batches of food.
- Makes a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients.
- Small capacity.
- Can't hot blend.
- Blades aren't dishwasher-safe.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 20, 2024: We've updated the results to more accurately reflect the blender's performance. The scores for Fibrous Ingredients (Small Batches) processing and Fibrous Ingredients (Full Capacity) processing changed from 8 to 7 because of the blending time.
- Updated Oct 05, 2022: Revised text due to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Aug 25, 2022: The result for 'Blades - Removable' changed from 'No' to 'Yes' because the blade assembly lid is removable from the jar.
- Updated Aug 08, 2022: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Magic Bullet Mini is a seven-piece assembly without any variants. It comes with a 14oz jar, an 8oz cup, a resealable lid, and a cup ring, plus the motor base. Unlike other Magic Bullet blenders like the Magic Bullet Essential, you can't currently buy it with a different set of accessories, and the manufacturer doesn't sell extra jars or lids. You can see our unit's label here.
Popular Blender Comparisons
The Magic Bullet Mini, as its name implies, is a small blender for personal use. It doesn't stand out from other options on the market, but it makes good smoothies and is easy to clean. Unfortunately, you can't crush ice with it, and it feels very plasticky compared to other personal blenders like the Oster MyBlend or Ninja Fit.
For other options, take a look at our recommendations for the best personal blenders, the best budget blenders, and the best blenders for smoothies.
The Breville Boss To Go Sport is a better blender than the Magic Bullet Mini. The Breville is better built and offers a more versatile performance since it can easily crush ice without liquid in the jar and process hard ingredients like nuts. It makes a smoother blend with fibrous ingredients like kale faster. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet is also quite good for single-serve smoothies and has a significantly smaller, lighter design.
The Ninja Nutri Ninja Auto-iQ is a better personal blender than the Magic Bullet Mini. It's more powerful and performs better at making nut butter. It's also remarkable at crushing ice, which the Magic Bullet can't do without liquid in the jar. That said, the Magic Bullet is considerably smaller and lighter.
The nutribullet Pro 900 is a better blender than the Magic Bullet Mini. The nutribullet is better built and more powerful. It does better with tough tasks like making nut butter and pureeing fibrous ingredients like leafy greens and fruit. On the other hand, the Magic Bullet is smaller and comes with an 8-ounce jar for blending small amounts of things like salsa or dip.
The nutribullet Pro 1000 is a bit better than the Magic Bullet Mini. The nutribullet has better build quality, a bigger jar capacity, and is quieter. It's also easier to clean by hand. However, the Magic Bullet is smaller and lighter.
Test Results
As its name implies, this blender is quite small and compact. It's easy to store in a cabinet, and you can even detach the jar to make it easier. If you're looking for something even smaller and lighter, check out the BlendJet 2.
The build quality is quite mediocre. The body is made out of generic plastic that doesn't really feel durable and premium. The transmission gear is also made of plastic, and the jars don't feel thick. On the upside, the blade assembly screws easily on the jars. If you want a small personal blender with a better build quality, try the NutriBullet GO.
It comes with a 14-ounce jar for single-serve drinks like smoothies, which is quite small, even for a personal blender. There's also an 8-ounce jar you can use for blending small batches of salsa or dip.
The jars are made of plastic and can go on the top rack of your dishwasher.
This blender comes with a four-blade assembly that's quite sharp, but unfortunately, you can't put it in the dishwasher. You'll need to use soap and water to clean the blades.
This blender comes with multiple different lids. The blade assembly is screwed on the jar when mixing, but once you're done, you can put on a to-go lid or the lip ring and drink directly from the jar.
The power cord is a bit shorter than some other blenders, but you won't have any trouble reaching nearby outlets, thanks to the blender's smaller size.
It makes a very smooth blend with small batches of fibrous ingredients. Smoothies with ingredients like kale have a well-blended texture with very few small grains left over. However, it blends somewhat slowly.
The jar is too small to hold a bigger batch, so the results with it filled to full capacity are the same.
The manufacturer mentions in the manual that this blender isn't intended to crush ice if you don't also add liquid to the jar. If you're looking for a personal blender that can crush ice, check out the Oster MyBlend or the Ninja Nutri Ninja Pro.
It's not good for making nut butter. While it can eventually produce spreadable nut butter with a good, crunchy texture, it's really tedious to use for that purpose. It takes around eight minutes of blending time and you need to stop the blender frequently to shake the jar so the ingredients keep moving. Also, by the end of the process the motor can overheat and create a plasticky smell.
It's not very loud for a blender. Like virtually all blenders, it's not exactly quiet, but it makes less noise than other personal blenders, like the Ninja Nutri Ninja Pro or the NutriBullet Pro+.
It has a single speed setting, like most personal blenders.
This blender has simple controls and no automatic blending programs. You can push down on the jar to activate its motor, and if you release it, it stops, which acts as a pulse mode. You can also push down and twist the jar, locking it in place for a continuous blend. If you prefer a blender with a dedicated pulse button, check out the Magic Bullet Kitchen Express.
It's decently easy to clean by hand. Running the blender with soap and water in the jar cleans away some residue, but you need to spend some time cleaning the rim of the jar and the blade assembly with a sponge or brush. It's more time-consuming to clean by hand than some other personal blenders like the Ninja Fit.