Top pick
Powerful, easy to use, and convenient, this personal blender will save you time in the morning, so you can get on your way sooner.
Of the models we tested, the NutriBullet Pro 900 has the best balance of power, ease of use, and price. It blended everything we threw at it without straining. The Pro comes with a secure-fitting travel lid, and the large, 32-ounce cup has a blending capacity of 24 ounces. With a 5½-inch-diameter footprint, it’ll tuck away neatly on most kitchen counters, and its 15-inch height clears standard upper cabinets. The NutriBullet Pro comes with a limited one-year warranty, but for about $15 (at the time of publishing), you can get an additional four-year extended warranty.
Of the blenders we tested, the NutriBullet Pro did the best job of blending thick, spoonable smoothies. Our banana, berry, ginger, and spinach smoothie came out lump-free and with barely any fibers. We did have to stop and shake the blending jar to incorporate some wayward spinach leaves, but this was true of all the blenders. In our original tests, the NutriBullet blended dates well, leaving only a few small, pleasantly chewy pearls in the bottom of the cup, and they didn’t clog the straw. In our 2022 tests, the NutriBullet Pro was still one of the best at blending date shakes. It also made some of the best pesto in our tests: The pesto had a consistent, gravelly grind that wasn’t too pasty. The NutriBullet Pro was good at crushing ice, oat milk, and frozen bananas. (However, if you frequently blend ice, the more powerful NutriBullet Pro 1000, which the company recommends for blending ice, may hold up better over time because it has a stronger motor.) In our original tests, Matt Shook of JuiceLand was impressed with the force and smooth results of the NutriBullet.
The NutriBullet Pro’s travel lid screws on tightly and has a hinged plastic cap that snaps over the opening, making it easy for commuters to travel without the risk of spilling their beverage all over themselves. We shook the sealed cup over the sink and saw no leakage. The 32-ounce NutriBullet blending cup offers 24 ounces (three cups) of blending capacity, which is plenty of room for creating a satisfying smoothie full of fruits and veggies. By contrast, our previous runner-up pick, the Tribest PB-150, felt too small to fit a handful of greens for a green smoothie.
The NutriBullet Pro is intuitive and simple to use straight out of the box. There aren’t any dials or buttons to navigate. The motor is engaged when you twist the blending cup onto the base, and it has one speed, which we found perfectly sufficient for the range of blending tasks we tried. Some retailers sell versions of the Pro with different sets of accessories. But we recommend the 13-piece configuration, which comes with two 32-ounce jars, two to-go lids, two lip rings (for open-cup drinking), and two lip rings with handles. (Note that the 13-piece description is somewhat misleading. The user manual, warranty, and recipe book are each considered pieces. There are only 10 actual blender parts.) You can get a version of the Pro with a 24- and a 32-ounce cup from Kohl’s, but the set is not consistently cheaper, and it comes with just one style of each lid, rather than two. The blender also comes in 20 colors (Amazon doesn’t offer all of them, but you can see more colors on the NutriBullet site), with matte or metallic options.
The NutriBullet Pro isn’t cheap, but it’s in the midrange of what you can expect to pay for a personal blender. We tested models four times the price and found they didn’t offer much more than speed variation and a die cast metal drive shaft (the part that turns the blade). The drive shaft on the NutriBullet is rubber and plastic, which could be less durable over time. We also looked at blenders that were as inexpensive as $25, but these offered weak motors and leaky gaskets.
We think the Pro is worth the price increase over the original NutriBullet 600-watt model. The original NutriBullet strained a bit with thicker mixtures, and its smoothies had a couple of small lumps. And surprisingly, in our head-to-head comparison of more NutriBullet models, the Pro also beat out the larger, more powerful NutriBullet Rx. It’s all about design: The Pro has six long blades, whereas the Rx has only four shorter ones. That said, the NutriBullet Pro won’t blend berry seeds, which is something that a premium, full-size blender like the Vitamix 5200 (our top blender pick) can do. But most of the personal blenders we tested left whole seeds intact. We also liked the slightly more powerful NutriBullet Pro 1000, which has a smaller footprint, a longer cord, and a more powerful motor. Both NutriBullet models performed similarly in our 2022 tests, but we found the Pro 1000 a little more annoying to use: You have to lock the cup into the base before twisting it to blend, whereas with the Pro 900, you can lock the vessel and begin blending in one fluid motion. The prices fluctuate between the Pro 1000 and the 900, and if the Pro 1000 is on sale, it’s a great personal blender option.
Extra cups, lids, handles, and blade assemblies are widely available for purchase through NutriBullet or Amazon. NutriBullet sells a short, 18-ounce cup (which may work well for baby food or kids’ smoothies) as well as additional replacement parts. NutriBullet offers a limited one-year warranty that protects against manufacturer defects, but be aware that the warranty is honored only if you buy the blender through an authorized dealer, which includes Amazon. For around $20, you can get a three-year extended warranty, to protect your purchase for a total of four years. Misuse and abuse aren’t covered, but with proper use, this blender should hold up through many blending sessions.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
Even though we like the tight-fitting travel lid, the spout for drinking is very small, measuring 1 inch by ¾ inch. It’s very difficult to drink a thick smoothie without using a straw. But we prefer straws for smoothie sipping, so this doesn’t bother us one bit.
We’ve noticed over time that the gasket on the NutriBullet can collect gunk, and the blending jar can get a little grimy, especially if you don’t have a dishwasher. NutriBullet recommends blending some warm, soapy water to help clean the blender. We also like using a small, looped brush, such as the one in the OXO Good Grips Water Bottle Cleaning Brush Set, to get under the blades and around the seal of the gasket.
In 2014, Consumer Reports declared the NutriBullet Pro a “safety hazard” after a piece of the blade broke off due to a stress test: They blended seven large ice cubes and repeated the test 45 times. Later that year, after an initial investigation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission concluded there was no reason for a recall. In September 2016, Consumer Reports restored the NutriBullet Pro to its product rankings, giving it an overall score of “good.” We think a stress test of that magnitude is unrealistic. Personal blenders aren’t meant to crush large cubes of ice over and over again. CNET conducted stress tests on the NutriBullet Pro and found no problems of breakage or malfunction.
