Magic Bullet crapped out, now what?

[sansdieu]

The last time I tried using my Magic Bullet to make a smoothie for my daughter, I ended up with shavings of thick places of plastic right into it. (I'm glad the smoothie was light-colored, or I may not have noticed.) Has anyone any experience with their CS? Or should I just throw it out and buy a big-girl blender? I hate the damn thing so much anyway.

[LadyPeter]

We just use our $15 Hamilton Beach blender.

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-51101B-Personal-Blender/dp/B0017XHSAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303342254&sr=8-1

[sansdieu]

We just use our $15 Hamilton Beach blender.

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-51101B-Personal-Blender/dp/B0017XHSAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303342254&sr=8-1

How much plastic is in it? After seeing those plastic shavings in DD's smoothie, I'm now freaking out.

[LadyPeter]

I guess it's all plastic, except for the blades. But we've never had a problem with shavings or anything.

[brgnmom]

we have the black & decker blender. I think we bought it for less than $20 at Target. It's made out of glass w/ a stainless steel blade in the center. There's a sturdy plastic piece that holds the blade at the bottom of the blender. We've had it for about five years and it works well for making smoothies and baby food.

[sansdieu]

Yes, I think I'll go with either that Black and Decker or the Oster model (about $25 at our Target), both with a glass jar, and just forget about the stupid Bullet.