This makes blending beautiful — the aspirational accessory that I love

The Beast Health Blender has been a hit over in the US. I remember writing about it when I used to cover American shopping and now that it’s hopped across the pond, you’re in for a treat.

Not only is this one of the best blenders in a strictly practical sense, it’s also stunning to look at and easy to use. If you want to give off a glamorous, yoga-chic style when you’re sipping your morning smoothie, you’ve just met your match. 

I’ve put this through a brand new series of tests to see how well it can make protein shakes, smoothies, hummus, ice cones, and dips. Now, the results are in. Here’s everything you need to know about the Beast Health Blender. 

Beast Health Blender: specifications

Who would the Beast Health Blender suit?

The Beast Health Blender is glamorous. The clean look, classy design, and sheer simplicity represent an aesthetic that is nothing short of aspirational. I tested this in the white, which strikes a beautiful silhouette on the counter, but it’s also available in grey. And, if you don’t fancy keeping this on display, this disassembles really nicely to fit into a drawer or cupboard. 

Whilst you do have different sized blending cups on offer in the Beast Health Blending Set, it really is a single-serve blender. I wouldn’t try to get any more than one large protein shake out of here if you’re happy to stagger your blending, you can get smoothie after smoothie, but really it’s better suited for those sipping solo. 

Unboxing the Beast Health Blender

We spend our lives being told “don’t just a book by its cover,” but in the case of products, you can absolutely judge a blender by its box. The Beast Health Blender comes packed into a clean, robust box that looks and feels premium. Inside, the blender is carefully fitted with (mostly) recyclable packaging. It points you towards the three different sized blending cups, comes with straws (and straw cleaners), bottle lids, and storage lids. It’s safe to say that you’re kitted out. 

All the elements of the blender feel like fantastic quality too. The ribbed clear parts of the blender are tough BPA-free Tritan, so you know they’re as tough as glass, but shatter proof. The base, lid, and other parts all feel really nice too. There’s grippy feet on the base of the blender that keep it from sliding and everything clicks and locks into place in a way that’s really satisfying. 

What is the Beast Health Blender like to use?

The Beast Health Blender, for all its beauty and little extra touches, is incredibly simple to use. The different ribbed vessels screw onto a blade base, that sits on the blending base and then you pulse the button for short, sharp blends or you hold it down to initiate constant blending. There is a sticker that you can peel off on the blender that explains this, so it really is an easy start. 

Test 1: smoothie

A blender needs to nail the classic smoothie if it’s going to even begin to get a good score and, luckily for the Beast Health Blender, this is brilliant. I placed a frozen banana, raspberries, oats, peanut butter, and spinach in the blending jug. This tests a whole load of tricky aspects of making a smoothie: oats can be really fibrous, the raspberries have small seeds, spinach is also hard to blend up into anything that doesn’t feel slimy, and then I make sure the banana and raspberries are frozen solid for an extra tough test. In spite of all these challenges, the Beast Health Blender whizzed up my smoothie into a delicious drink. There wasn’t a seed in sight, nor was there any hint of spinach (that’s my kind of health). 

The next test involved me adding a scoop of protein powder into the smoothie. Anyone who does this already will know that you can end up with powdery lumps in your drink, which is a less than appetising look and taste. Luckily for me, the Beast Health Blender quickly whizzed my protein power into the smoothie. You wouldn’t have even known it was there. All in all, it only took a minute to make my smoothie silky and I only needed a few pulses to get the protein powder well integrated. 

Test 2: hummus

The hummus test is a tough one, because we take all the liquid out of the mix, so it’s a lot harder to get a really smooth dip. I know most blenders aren’t designed for this, but it’s really helpful to gauge how powerful the blender is when it comes to different tasks. With that in mind, I put a can of chickpeas, a spoonful of tahini, a squeeze of lemon, some olive oil, salt, and cumin into the blending cup. Then, I gave it a minute blending solidly, after pulsing for a little bit. The resulting hummus was definitely chunky, but still serviceable. It’s no different to the sort of dip that I’d get in any other single serve blender. It’s worth noting that you might need to shake the blender around a bit to make sure that the blades are chopping all parts of the chickpeas, but again that’s not unusual. 

I’ve since tested out a few other dips: salsas, salad dressings, and a special balsamic tomato one that I am famous for. These dips, which come with a bit more liquid, were significantly more successful. They whizzed up easily and my pesto was really the hero of my whole dip testing programme. 

Test 3: crushed ice

I rarely expect single serve blenders to be able to crush ice. It’s not a fault of theirs, the general design just doesn’t work for it. However, the Beast Health Blender has suitably surprised me. My handful of ice cubes didn't take more than a few pulses to end up looking like this: a nice, slushy texture. Whilst there are blenders that can 'mist' ice into snow-like shards, this is really impressive for the shape and design of the Beast Health Blender. All in all, I'd call that a success.

Cleaning the Beast Health Blender

All of the blending cups are dishwasher safe, which makes life really easy. The other parts can be wiped down and then you can leave the appliances to do the dirty work. My one word of advice would be to keep an eye on the ribbed drinking and blending vessels, because these can be hard to get a really good scrub on. I have a drawer dishwasher, which isn’t that powerful and it certainly missed getting some parts of the pesto out of my blending cup. When it came to making a smoothie, I needed to do some hand-washing. 

How does the Beast Health Blender compare?

This is easily the most beautiful single-serve blender that I’ve tested. It feels premium, looks premium, and delivers impressive results. If you were disappointed by the sounds of my dip, I have to recommend that you try the Tefal Blend Up. This is incredibly powerful. It crushed ice in seconds, completely misting it. The price point is great and it’s actually also really attractive too. It’s definitely a different style to the Beast Health Blender, but is nonetheless a worthy contender.

If you’re a sucker for style (me too), Smeg’s blender is worth checking out. It comes with more of a range of colour options as well as their classic retro style. It is more expensive and the bottle looks a little less glamorous when you’re holding it out and about, but that’s a very small detail.

Should you buy the Beast Health Blender?

If you’re in the market for a beautiful blender, this is perfect. It has nailed the sensational smoothie and does a brilliant job of convenient, reliable blending. It’s certainly on my wish list now and I don’t even need a new blender. 

How we test

At woman&home, we have a set of standard tasks that we put every blender through. We get them to make a smoothie, a dip, and to crush ice. This is a great way to test the versatility of the blender, because there are lots of tricky tasks that come within those tests. For example, the blending tasks brings in spinach and frozen fruit, which are both really tough to get to a good place. 

In our tests, we also look at the style of the blender, whether it’s good value for money, how it compares to similar models, and much more. In short, the blending tasks should cover all aspects of what you expect to encounter with your blender so that there aren’t any nasty surprises waiting for you when this turns up at your doors. If you have any questions about the blender, don’t hesitate to ask me. I’m always happy to chat about all things blending. You can also check out our page dedicated to how we test blenders.