Review on Hamilton Beach 800W Power Blender Single-Serve Personal Blender for Shakes & Smoothies with 20oz Travel Cup & Lid, Black - Enhanced SEO by Natasha Gibson

UPDATED REVIEW: I've been using this for about a month now and it's definitely gotten worse with mixing. I have to stop to shake or stir the cup every time - sometimes multiple times - to get a smoothie, mostly without chunks, and today I had trouble with yogurt not blending (big streaks visible). The blender is heating up now and I can sometimes hear it struggling. I haven't changed anything in the recipe I'm using, so I think it's wearing off fast. FIRST REVIEW: I've been making smoothies daily since I got this in the mail - this blender makes really good, very thick, very smooth smoothies. When using very large frozen chunks of fruit, I may need to stop blending and shake the cup to make sure there are no chunks in the smoothie, but most of the time I don't have to. I've used: 1/2 cup liquid, 1 cup frozen fruit, 1/2 fresh banana or avocado, 1/3 cup Greek yogurt, and experimented with adding things like fresh herbs, protein powder, and peanut butter.