New Year's resolution: "Make smoothies every morning."
YouTube health channels all show people blending banana + spinach + milk every morning. "I can do that." Tried with my small mixer. Frozen fruit wouldn't blend. Ice? Forget it. Only banana + milk barely worked.
Needed a real blender. Vitamix was over 500,000 won — pass. Philips 5000 series was around 100,000 won with great reviews.
Frozen fruit actually blends
Day one: frozen blueberries + banana + milk + honey. 30 seconds. Done. My old mixer took 2 minutes and still left chunks. Ice crushes too. The 6-blade system handles everything — spinach stems, nuts, frozen fruit. Nothing gets stuck.
I've actually stuck with it (3 months)
Usually these things get used once and forgotten. But I've used it every morning because:
It takes 2 minutes total. Load → 30 seconds blend → pour → rinse. That's it. No barrier before work.
Cleaning is easy. Add water + drop of soap → run it → rinse. Self-cleaning basically. No disassembly. This is why I use it daily.
Beyond smoothies
Soup. Boiled potatoes + milk + butter → blend → creamy potato soup. Winter favorite.
Baby food. Not my use case but apparently popular with parents.
Frozen fruit becomes easy. Order frozen blueberries, mangoes, bananas in bulk from Coupang → daily smoothie ingredients. Frozen is cheaper than fresh and lasts longer.
Downsides
Loud. The blending sound is significant. If family is sleeping, they'll hear it.
1.5L is big for one person. Takes up space too.
Lid gasket needs occasional cleaning. Can absorb smells over time.
3 months in
Before: skipped breakfast or grabbed convenience store bread. Now: fruit + veggie smoothie every morning.
At around 100,000 won, it's a pretty cheap health investment.
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