If you’re looking for a smoothie maker you and your family can all use with great convenience, you should consider getting yourself a Cuisinart CBP-300.

One of my friends kept raving about her smoothie maker – how easy to use it was, how convenient and so on, so I paid her a visit to find out what she was going on about. She had used several smoothie makers in the past. One was quite poor, the next was fairly good at making smoothies but not that easy to use (as well as having a BPA produced jar), so having done a bit of research she went out and bought herself a Cuisinart CBP-300 blender.

When I went to visit her she decided to do a demo of her smoothie maker and despite my doubts, I have to say I was impressed after all.

The blender has a high quality silver on black finishing and just a few buttons so it is very easy to operate. The unit is compact so doesn’t take over your kitchen worktop. It has a relatively small (32oz.) blending jar but this is easily compensated for by the fact that you probably won’t make your smoothies in the jar at all.

In addition to the blending jar, this smoothie maker also has a chopping cup and four tall smoothie cups with lids so. Cuisinart has brilliantly designed this blender for families by allowing you to blend your smoothie in the cups themselves.

If you wonder how this is possible, it’s simple. The blades of this blender are a separate unit from the blender base. You simply unscrew the lid from the cup, add your contents for blending, and screw the blade unit onto it. Next, you turn it upside down, attach it to your blender base and press a single button to start it. Then reverse the process, cover with your lid and you can take your smoothie with you to school or work. You can even insert a straw in the cup lid. It couldn’t be more convenient.

Also the fact that each person can make their own smoothie in their own cup (and be responsible for washing it in the dishwasher), leaving the blender jar free, means no more arguments about who left the blender messy and the smoothie maker is instantly ready for further use without a whole wash routine in between.

So, the Cuisinart CBP-300 is a great, safe (BPA free) and convenient smoothie maker for you and your family if you want to save time and effort and have your personal smoothies all ready to pack and go with the minimum of effort.