The nutribullet Flip is a battery-powered portable blender with a 20oz jar. It's the brand's second portable blender after the nutribullet GO, and it's bigger and has a different design. Its blades are built into the motor base, and you can flip the blender over after blending and can drink from a spout built into the base. You can also switch the motor base for another lid that has a drinking spout and an opening for the included straw. Unlike most portable blenders, you can get it with a stainless steel or a plastic jar.
Our Verdict
The nutribullet Flip isn't good for multi-purpose use. This battery-powered personal blender is intended for drinks, like smoothies and protein shakes, and does a good job of blending fibrous ingredients, like fruit and leafy greens. However, it's not easy to use for more difficult blends, like crushing ice on its own or processing recipes like nut butter. You're not meant to run it for over one minute continuously. The blades are part of the motor base and can't be immersed in water, which makes it hard to clean.
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Smoothly blends small batches of fibrous ingredients.
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Can crush ice without liquid in the jar.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
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Can't hot blend.
The nutribullet Flip is great for single-serve smoothies. It's meant for blending drinks like smoothies and protein shakes on the go, and you can either sip from its lid directly or use the included straw. It makes a mostly smooth blend with fibrous additions, like fruit and leafy greens, outperforming similar blenders like the Ninja Blast in that regard. That said, if your drink includes difficult ingredients like kale, it'll require several blending cycles for the best results, which is normal for battery-powered blenders.
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Smoothly blends small batches of fibrous ingredients.
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To-go lid and straw included.
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Personal jar included.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
The nutribullet Flip isn't meant for multiple servings. You're meant to use it to blend a single-serve smoothie or protein shake and drink straight from the jar, and its 20oz jar can only blend one smoothie at once. You'll have to work in batches if you want to make several smoothies, and it requires multiple blending cycles to make a smooth blend with fibrous ingredients like kale, so it's not convenient to use for multiple batches.
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Smoothly blends small batches of fibrous ingredients.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
The nutribullet Flip isn't a good ice crusher. It can make some crushed ice with four ice cubes in the jar, but you have to shake it almost constantly and clean ice from the blades after every cycle. It doesn't completely crush the ice, so some unprocessed chunks are leftover.
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Can crush ice without liquid in the jar.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Difficult to use for ice crushing.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
The nutribullet Flip can't be used for hot blending and isn't suitable for soups. If you let your ingredients cool down first, it can make a smooth blend with fibrous vegetables like kale and broccoli. However, like most portable blenders, it has a limited capacity and won't fit most soup recipes in one batch. It's not the fastest blender and has a limited battery life, which isn't ideal if you need to blend multiple batches.
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Smoothly blends small batches of fibrous ingredients.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
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Can't hot blend.
The nutribullet Flip isn't suitable for professional use. While it's well-built, it's meant for making single-serve smoothies and protein shakes and isn't designed for other uses. It struggles with difficult blends like nut butter and ice crushing and can't hot blend. Its battery lasts for about 14 cycles of 30 seconds each, which is enough for a couple of smoothies but isn't suitable for heavy-duty use.
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Smoothly blends small batches of fibrous ingredients.
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Not easy to clean by hand.
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Stainless steel variant is heavy.
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Can't hot blend.
- 5.8 Multi-Purpose
- 8.0 Smoothies (Single Serving)
- 6.2 Smoothies (Multiple Servings)
- 5.1 Ice Crushing
- 2.9 Soups
- 4.2 Professional Use
- Updated Aug 16, 2024: Review published.
- Updated Aug 12, 2024: Early access published.
- Updated Aug 07, 2024: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Aug 01, 2024: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Jul 22, 2024: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The nutribullet Flip comes with either a stainless steel or Tritan plastic jar. The stainless jar is available in 'Black,' 'White,' or 'Brushed Stainless Steel.' The plastic jar comes in one variant with a black rubber hand grip. We tested the 'Brushed Stainless Steel' version, and you can see the label for the unit we tested here. We expect our results to be valid for both variants, but a stainless steel jar is insulated and should keep drinks colder for longer.
If you encounter another variant, let us know in the comments, and we'll update our review.
Compared To Other Blenders
The nutribullet Flip is a battery-powered personal blender with good performance. It makes a smoother blend with fibrous smoothie ingredients like kale and fruit than similar portable blenders like the Magic Bullet Portable Blender and the Ninja Blast. It comes with a stainless steel straw that you can use with one of its lids. However, it's not as compact or light as models like the nutribullet GO or the PopBabies Portable Blender.
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The nutribullet Flip is a better portable blender than the Ninja Blast. The nutribullet makes a smoother blend with common smoothie ingredients, like fruit and leafy greens. It comes with a straw that you can use with one of the lids, or you can drink directly from its lids. However, the Ninja is easier to clean by hand.
The nutribullet Flip is a better portable blender than the nutribullet GO. The Flip makes a much smoother blend with fibrous ingredients common in smoothies, like leafy greens. It has a better build quality and a bigger capacity. However, the GO is smaller and weighs under a pound, so it's worth considering if you want a very small blender. It's sometimes sold with an additional jar, which is uncommon for portable blenders.
The Magic Bullet Portable Blender and the nutribullet Flip are similar, but the nutribullet makes a much smoother blend with fibrous ingredients, like fruit and leafy greens. It also includes a straw that you can use with one of its lids if you'd rather not drink straight from the spout lid.
The nutribullet Flip is a better portable blender than the Ninja Blast Max BC251. The nutribullet blends fibrous ingredients faster and makes a smoother blend at full capacity, which is important for well-blended smoothies. It's a little quieter and includes a straw lid, which you might prefer. However, the Ninja is much easier to clean and is much better at crushing small batches of ice.
The nutribullet Flip is better than the PopBabies Portable Blender, mainly because it makes a much smoother blend with common smoothie ingredients like leafy greens and fruits. Its wider jar opening is also more convenient since it can blend larger ingredients like full-size ice cubes and frozen strawberries. That said, it's much heavier, especially if you get the stainless steel jar, so you might prefer the PopBabies if portability is your priority.
Test Results
The nutribullet Flip is a small portable blender. It's quite heavy with a stainless steel jar.
It has a great build quality. The jar is insulated to keep your drink cold, and it's made of stainless steel, along with the blades and straw. The rest of the motor base, lids, and blade cover are made of plastic. The motor base/lid has a rubber carrying handle. The separate to-go lid has a fabric handle. The motor base lid and to-go lid each have a locking spout, and the to-go lid also has a hole in the middle for the straw. The LED ring around the power button lights up differently for different statuses, such as low battery. You can see an explanation of the different status lights in the Controls And Programs section.
However, the brushed metal jar can attract fingerprints. Unfortunately, its USB-C charging port doesn't have a cover either, unlike portable blenders such as the Ninja Blast, which makes cleaning the motor base/lid more difficult, since you have to be very careful not to get it wet.
The overall capacity of the jar is 20oz (591 mL), with a maximum fill line at 15.2oz (450 mL). There's also a minimum liquid line at 8oz. These measuring lines are inside the jar since it's made of stainless steel.
The jar and to-go lid (not the motor base/lid) are dishwasher-safe.
The blade assembly has four sharp blades. They aren't dishwasher-safe since they don't come off the motor base.
There are a couple of lid options. The motor base/lid has a drinking spout. The spout locks closed and then opens when you press the release button. This lets you drink from the jar right after blending, without removing the blade assembly/motor base from the jar. It also comes with a separate to-go lid, which has a drinking spout that stays shut with friction and a slide-open hole for the straw. Both are easy to attach and detach from the jar.
The nutribullet Flip comes with a USB-C to USB-A charging cable and unlike most portable blenders, also includes a USB-A to wall outlet adapter. The manufacturer says a full charge provides 14 blending cycles of 30 seconds each, which is similar to other portable blenders.
- Hybrid motor base/lid with blade assembly
- 20oz (591 mL) stainless steel insulated blending cup
- To-go lid
- USB-C charging block
- USB-C charging cable
- Metal straw
- Cleaning brush
- Blade cover
- User manual, safety instructions, and recipe book
It's excellent at processing small batches of fibrous ingredients. It needs about four 30-second blending cycles for the best results, and since you can't see into the jar, you have to open it up to know when your smoothie is adequately blended. However, in the end, it makes a mostly smooth puree with ingredients like kale, with just a few small bits left over.
The manual warns not to run the blender for over one minute continuously, or to run several one-minute blending cycles consecutively. Blending for longer can pressurize the jar, which is a safety issue. We opened the jar during the process to release pressure.
The nutribullet Flip has a great performance for processing fibrous ingredients at full capacity. You get the best results after six 30-second blending cycles. It makes a mostly smooth puree with ingredients like kale, with a few more unprocessed bits and grains left over compared with a smaller batch. Running more blending cycles doesn't result in a smoother blend, and the cup starts feeling warm after the seventh cycle. Like with the smaller batch, you shouldn't blend for over one minute consecutively, since pressure can build up inside the jar. We opened the lid between cycles to release pressure.
It's a mediocre ice crusher. With four ice cubes in the jar, it makes some snow-like ice, some coarse ice, and some unprocessed chunks. The results are decent and a bit better than other portable blenders like the Ninja Blast and the Magic Bullet Portable Blender, but it's a very difficult process. You can't see into the cup, and you have to shake it often, which gets tiring since it's pretty heavy for a portable blender. Ice builds up around the blades and drinking spout, and you have to stop and scrape the jar between every 30-second cycle. It's also a messy process since ice spills out of the blender when you're cleaning the blades.
It's not good for nut butter, which is typical for personal blenders. The manufacturer recommends starting the blender before flipping it over, keeping the blades upside down at first to avoid stalling the blades. However, the blades will still jam, and when they do, you have to remove the lid and clean them with a spatula, which is a messy process. You also have to shake the jar often.
Keep in mind you shouldn't run the blender for over one minute continuously, or run several one-minute blending cycles consecutively. After eight blending cycles (opening the jar and scraping the blades in between), and about 10 minutes of work overall, the ingredients start heating up significantly. The inside of the insulated jar is about 18 degrees hotter than the outside, as you can see here. Because of the risk of pressure building up inside the jar, we couldn't blend more without a long break. The result is spreadable nut butter, but it's dry and chunky.
It's quiet for a blender, like most portable models. However, some battery-powered blenders are even quieter, like the Ninja Blast.
Because the cup is made of stainless steel and the motor won't start without the jar installed, we weren't able to measure the blade speed. The estimation of 18,000 RPM is based on the nutribullet GO's measured blade speed. There's only one speed setting.
Pressing the power button starts a 30-second blending cycle. Pressing it again cancels the cycle, so you can simulate pulse mode by repeatedly pressing the power button. The LED light around the power button behaves differently depending on the blender's status:
- Solid white: Ready
- Solid yellow: Low battery (ok for a few cycles)
- Solid red: Needs charging
- Flashing yellow: Use error (e.g. lid not installed, blade jam)
- Flashing Red: Overheated (blender will 'lock out' automatically for up to 10 minutes)
While charging:
- Solid green: Full charge
- Flashing green: Ready
- Flashing yellow: Low battery (ok for a few cycles)
- Flashing red: Needs charging before use
The nutribullet Flip isn't easy to clean by hand, mainly because of the motor base/lid design. You can't submerge it in water, and the charging port doesn't have a cover. nutribullet recommends you cover it with your thumb and hold the base blades down to avoid getting water in it. This makes it difficult to properly clean the threads where the jar screws on.