Readers have asked me to recommend a good boat blender. To be honest, I haven’t found one I would make space for on Barefoot Gal. But a reader recently recommended one that has a lot of nice features—the BlendJet.
It’s not available on Amazon. They have similar personal blenders but their reviews aren’t as strong as the BlendJet.
Here’s what world cruiser Alexandra Blakeman had to say about her new BlendJet:
My husband and I have had a running argument about gadgets in the galley. After switching to protein shakes for lunch, we’ve started debating about blenders.
I have always maintained that a blender is too big an item for the galley. And it’s power hungry.
For years, I’ve resisted and just used a good old hand blender that fits in a drawer. But a few weeks ago I saw the Blendjet advertised on Facebook. It looked quite interesting.
Portable blenders seem to be a trend. So I did a bit of research before being sucked into a FB advertisement.
These key elements make it a good choose for us. It’s:
- quite powerful (it even crushes ice!)
- chargeable by USB
- a good capacity, and
- small enough to fit in one of my smallest galley cupboards (24 cm high by 8 cm wide or 11 x 3 inches)
After a week, I’m really happy having the Blendjet on board. See the BlendJet.
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Sheila Campbell says
Great – I just ordered one. Used Wish and saved over $15 from the list price. We love smoothies but I didn’t want to get out my mini food processer every morning (and it didn’t do a great job) so looking forward to getting this.
Dave Skolnick (S/V Auspicious) says
Unless you have plenty of space and lots of water I would shy away from stand blenders and food processors aboard.
I do find an immersion (“stick”) blender sufficiently useful that I often carry one on delivery. As long as there is AC power available on board (117VAC or 220VAC) you can’t beat them for versatility and power. Clean up is a breeze. Soup, general mixing, smoothies, whatever. Mine came with a chopping attachment, a beaker that is great for smoothies and even mayonnaise, and a whisk that frankly I find less useful than a fork. *grin*
Improbability says
Got one for Carol for XMas. Love it. Works very well and the 12v charging via USB is perfect.
Mike
Carl in Boston says
Can it run while plugged into the charger?
Catherine Croucher says
This is helpful! I was just about to buy a second-hand blender to try out this summer, but I think I’ll get one of these instead. Thanks for the info.