Smoothies

• Use frozen fruit, since this lets you use less ice cubes, and this means the flavor is more concentrated / less dilute. [2]
  • If they're large, you might consider cutting up the fruit into smaller pieces before freezing them, to reduce wear and tear on the blender.
• To reduce the mess, serve it either in coffee mugs or bowls.
• To reduce wear and tear on a blender:
  • Make sure you always have some liquid along with the frozen material. Don't blend 100% frozen stuff. [2]
  • If you hear the blender slow down momentarily, then pull back a little bit, don't be quite as aggressive.
  • Monitor if the blender motor starts getting hot. If it does, then you want to stop and let it cool down.