# What do you use your Magic Bullet for?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 15, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087 "2010-01-15T16:34:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/1 "2010-01-15T16:34:44Z")

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You know, that old infomercial stand-by, the Magic Bullet? I’ve read good things about it on these very boards. But I was too cheap to actually _pay_ for one.

However, just this week, Aldi had _their_ version of it for $25.00. Score!  
I bought one.  
But what to do with it, exactly?

What do you use _yours_ for?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/2 "2010-01-15T16:41:27Z")

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Protein shakes and other healthy mixes. Mornings. Almost daily.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/3 "2010-01-15T17:20:13Z")

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I have a knock off one and I mostly use it for smoothies. I can mix it, put the portable top on and take it with me to work. I sometimes get bits of fruit that didn’t purée but I doubt I’d use a Magic Bullet anymore than I use this one so the knockoff is worth it for me and it takes up less space on the counter than a blender would. It also juices but I haven’t even tried that yet.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/4 "2010-01-15T17:22:51Z")

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Collect dust.

My (now deceased) stepmother-in-law sent us one for Christmas several years ago. When she was on chemo, she couldn’t sleep, and would watch infomericals all night, which is why we have a Magic Bullet.

I want to regift it, but haven’t found the right sucker yet. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/5 "2010-01-15T17:48:46Z")

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It awaits a regifting opportunity. I never even use my blender, much less a mixer/chopper/grinder/cheese straightener like this.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-magic-bullet-for/525087/6 "2010-01-15T18:29:46Z")

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> [@Philster](#):
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> Protein shakes and other healthy mixes. Mornings. Almost daily.

Same for me, pretty much exactly.