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Cool Off This Summer With a Hamilton Beach Thermal Cooler Blender

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This giveaway is now closed.  Thanks for stopping by.  The winner is Jenny Martin.  Congrats!

When summer temperatures soar, I cool off with ice cream shakes and smoothies!  I prefer making them at home because I can pick and choose which ingredients I want.  Ingredients like French Vanilla Ice cream and frozen organic strawberries make for awesome smoothies and shakes.  I like the ability to control how much fat and sugar are in the drinks I make and I know that they’re fresh and natural.

50713_frt_main.inddIf you’re looking for an easy way to make smoothies and shakes at home, check out the blenders from Hamilton Beach.  We received a Thermal Cooler Blender to check out and it’s awesome!  I’ve never considered the possibility of blending up drinks and taking them with us to the beach or the park.  But what a fabulous way to cool off and save money this summer! Maybe you blend up smoothies or shakes and then transfer them to another container that will keep them cold for a longer period of time.  With the Thermal Cooler Blender, you blend right in the 48 ounce thermal cooler, take it off the blender, and you’re ready to go.  Plus, it will keep your drinks cold for up to 8 hours.  Now that’s cool! The cooler also has an easy-pour spout so you don’t spill and make a mess!   When you’re at home, use the glass jar for blending up your favorite drink.

You would think that a blender is a blender, right?  This blender actually has 10 speeds and 500 watts of power which means you can blend drinks to your desired consistency.  What I really like is that the different speeds have labels like “smoothie,” “milkshake,” and “icy drink.”  It makes it really easy for me that way!  I’ve also experienced blenders that claim to blend ice, but leave huge chunks in my drinks.  This blender does not do that.

Here’s a fun, simple recipe that I use often:

Frozen Strawberries, Frozen Peaches, Vanilla Yogurt, Orange Juice (add slowly until desired consistency is reached)

If you’re looking for a blender that will get you smoothies and shakes on the run, check out the Single Serve Blender. Just blend and sip from the same cup!  And with 2 jars/lids, that’s one more day you can go without doing the dishes!  Buy it for approximately $20.

51102_heroWin It! One of you will win a Single Serve Blender with 2 jars and 2 lids.  Simply head over to the site and take a look around.  Come back here and either leave me a comment with another product you like (other than the 2 mentioned here) OR your favorite smoothie or milkshake recipe!  Comments will close on July 2, 2009 at 10 PM PST. One comment per person, please (unless you do the extra credit). US residents only. Duplicates and comments not including the above information will be disqualified. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn.

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440 Responses to Cool Off This Summer With a Hamilton Beach Thermal Cooler Blender

  1. I LOVE smoothies! There is nothing better, on a hot summer day, then making a lovely smoothie and sipping it by a pool or on your shaded patio.

    Here is my favorite smoothie recipe for an all fruit/dairy free smoothie:

    frozen strawberries
    frozen bananas
    frozen blueberries (or blackberries)
    orange or apple juice concentrate
    water or ice
    *using frozen bananas instead of ice cream or yogurt is a healthy way to have the same smooth texture without the milk or fat!
    Thanks!

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  2. My FAVORITE summertime (or anytime) smoothie recipe is:

    plain yogurt (organic is best)
    frozen strawberries or blueberries (to eliminate the need for ice)
    fresh banana
    orange juice
    dash of vanilla extract

    MMMMMMmmmmmm.

    I’d love to win your giveaway!

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  14. I have been married for 25 years and it is time for a new waffle maker! I woud love the Hamilton Beach®
    Waffle Bakers
    Fluffy, right-from-the-baker Belgian waffles.

    This one looks like a REAL Winner!
    My waffle maker is on its last legs and this one would be perfect!!
    I love the Hamilton Beach Thermal Cooler Blender! What a GREAT ADDITION to the Summer!!!
    Thanks for the Chance to win!!!
    Leslie

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  27. My favorite “smoothie” recipe is really easy… all you need is orange juice, peach yogurt and vanilla ice cream!

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  39. This recipe sounds delicous: Recommended Hamilton Beach® Product: Blenders

    3/4 cup milk
    1 cup frozen strawberries
    1 ripe banana, broken into pieces
    8 oz. vanilla or strawberry yogurt

    JDSG
    lebizyb(at)q(dot)com

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  43. I’ve never made smoothies for myself but I’d love to. My kids would love them as well. I’ve been on the great hunt for a deep fryer b/c my fried chicken recipe is incredible and I don’t like making it on the stove. I found the Cool Touch Deep Fryer and I want it bad!!

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  80. I would like to try the BrewStation Summit Ultra 12 Cup Coffeemaker. It looks like a neat coffeemaker

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  81. I love the Frozen Hot Chocolate Recipe from Serendipity3. The Chocolate and the crushed ice is wonderful.

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  85. I like the indoor grill. I have the George Foreman, but would really like this one because you can take the grill plates off and put them in the dishwasher!

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  105. My favorite milkshakes to make are banana milkshakes with bananas, vanilla ice cream and a dash of banana extract.

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  115. Here’s my favorite smoothie recipe. It’s not a ton of ingredients, it’s easy, healthful, and fun:

    1 banana (ripe)
    1 cup vanilla yogurt
    Handful strawberries
    Handful blueberries
    Milk, add as much as you want but keep it thick.

    Blend and enjoy.

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  121. I really like the BrewStation® Summit Ultra 12 Cup Coffeemaker….coffee, one of my favorite things and it is delicious iced and blended!

    Thank you. 🙂

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  122. I would love to have their Lightweight Iron and I just am dying to try their
    Lemon Berry Freeze recipe.
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  124. I entered Tanya’s Dyson DC25 transforms into robot for Transformers *Dyson DC25 Giveaway!*
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  128. I love that it has a lifetime washable HEPA filter so I won’t have to worry about adding the filter cost into my budget. I also love that it’s certified asthma and allergy friendly so I know that this will be breathe-easy for my kids! The lightweight vacuum will be less of a strain on my back when I use it to clean all the floors in my house.
    courtneytarver85 at yahoo dot com

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  135. I love their Stainless Steel Toaster. Thanks for the giveaway – I hate pulling out my big blender just for me.

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  150. I love the Hamilton Beach removable grills. We have a George Foreman grill (an older model). It is nice, but so hard to clean!

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  168. This would be awesome to have! Thanks for the giveaway! I also like the Ice Shaver and Ice Tea Maker.

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  175. I entered the Cuisinart Mix-It-In Soft-Serve Ice-Cream Maker *Giveaway* at Amanda’s
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  181. I also entered Amanda’s Ice Cream Maker giveaway! You guys all always have the best giveaways 🙂

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  197. Quick Dry™ Deluxe 8 Way Garment Drying Station looked like a great piece of equipment to dry clothes that need to be laid flat in a small amount of room

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  207. Vegetable juice (V8 is one)
    Plain yogurt
    Dash of hot sauce
    Ice cubes

    Blend ingredients. Not a sweet smoothie but very nutritious and just as delicious.

    Thank you for the contest.

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  217. I entered the SlimPerfect Giveaway @mommygoggles and the Cuisinart Mix-It-In Soft-Serve Ice-Cream Maker giveaway from Amanda.

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  232. Oh Hamilton Beach has long been a great brand of all things kitchen! I didn’t have to look far to see that their indoor grill has removable grids that even go in the dishwasher….a longtime dream of mine! I would love to win this blender too!

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  237. I love making smoothies! For breakfast this morning we had frozen peaches with banana, yogurt, protein powder, and some milk. It was great!

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  239. I really like the Premiere Cookware Electric Skillet! Great Product!! Happy Dad’s Day Gentlemen…..

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  243. I entered Amanda: Cuisinart Mix-It-In Soft-Serve Ice-Cream Maker *Giveaway*
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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  244. I would love the Indoor Grill with Removable Grids – Extra Large. My son will only eat grilled meat – nothing cooked in the oven.

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  252. We love a strawberry-banana smoothie made quickly with strawberry yogurt, frozen banana, frozen strawberries and orange juice! YUM
    thanks
    bleatham(at)gmail.com

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  262. Another product I like is the indoor grill XL. We don’t ahve a back yard so having an indoor grill would be nice to BBQ.

    member (dot) thao (at) gmail.com

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  271. I like malts! For a kick-butt malt, I combine a bunch of ice cream (how much depends on my mood), malted milk powder, vanilla, and some milk. When strawberries are in season, I throw some in also. Thanks!

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  273. Indoor Grill with Removable Grids would be cool so I don’t have to have hubby do all the grilling! Thanks for the chance.

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  278. My favorite smoothie recipe is yogurt mixed with a banana, some cherries, and a spoonful of almond butter.

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  284. OMG, what a cool little blender. I have never seen or heard of single serve blenders, but they are so cute and such a great idea. Now we can each make our own smootie flavor. My favorite smootie contains frozen acai berries, frozen blueberries, goats milk yogurt, parsley and grape juice. YUM! Thanks again from karmakaytlyn@yahoo.com!

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  289. I love smoothies, but am usually too lazy to make them. My favorite recipe is pretty darn simple…Costco sells a bag of frozen tropical fruit peices that I mix up with some yogurt and ice.

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  301. I would also like to have the Eclectrics® Licorice (black) All-Metal Stand Mixer by Hamilton Beach. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  303. My favorite smoothie recipe: I take frozen strawberries, one banana, one kiwi, a bit of milk and vanilla ice cream and smooth it! It tastes amazing and its much nicer to make it at home where you know whats going into it – the ones from the store have so many hidden calories! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  307. I would love to have their Eclectrics® Licorice (black) All-Metal Coffeemaker. It is definitely a MUST to have a good coffeemaker! 😉

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  310. I am not sure if there are specific giveaways to enter on Tanya’s and Mandy’s sites, but I entered both of their Dyson giveaways.

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  318. At Hamilton Beach, I’d like to try the Wave Station™ Express Dispensing Blender.We like to make coffee smoothies! We freeze leftover coffee in ice cube trays, then whip it up with some milk and sugar.

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  328. Neon Iron – Green would be great.. the iron I have right now doesn’t work well at all thus i HATE to iron.

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  342. One thing I really like that Hamilton Beach has is the 1.5 Quart Capacity Ice Cream Maker (the model without the handle). If I had that, I’d make ice cream all the time! And you know it would taste good.
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  345. Orange Mango smoothies are my favorite:

    1/2 cup diced mango
    1/2 cup strawberries
    1/2 cup orange juice
    1 small banana
    1/2 cup milk
    1 cup ice
    blend til smooth

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  347. I so need a new blender to make

    Homemade Slushies!
    Oh they were soooo good and took 3 minutes to make!
    Simple Ingredients needed…
    2 cups cold water
    1 packet Kool Aid
    2/3 cup sugar
    1 tray or 4 cups ice
    Blend in blender for full 1 minute.
    Stir and blend another minute if you still see ice chunks

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  350. I would love to have the Premiere Cookware Skillet. Lots of great appliances on their site. Thanks!!

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  355. Our favorite milkshake is a blend of bananas, strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Plus, another Hamilton Beach product we really like is the True Air Ionic Air Purifier. 😉

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  356. I love the thermal blender and the single serve with lids makes a very close second. My college age daughter loves her morning smoothies, and these blenders would make it possible for her to make and take them in the morning.

    Since I must comment on another hamilton beach product, I love their electric skillet. It would be great for when we have pot lucks at work.

    Thanks so much for this contest!

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  358. I would love the indoor grill! I like to grill but don’t always want to go outside to do it. Especially winter here in Michigan.

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  361. I like the SmartToast® 4 Slice Toaster – Black. I have a 4 slice toaster, but only two of the toast slots work!

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  373. I like making banana and peanut butter milkshakes. I take 1 banana and slice it then add ice cream peanut butter and milk and blend yummy.

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  375. I love milkshakes, especially banana chocolate milkshakes.

    -Vanilla ice cream–a lot
    -Frozen bananas–2
    -Chocolate syrup–a good squirt
    -chocolate shavings

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  376. I would love to have the 1.5 Quart Capacity Ice Cream Maker (68320) as my kids broke our old ice cream maker.

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  378. we make a lot of smoothies, I love fresh papaya, bananas, blueberries and some fresh juice, my daughter likes chocolate soy milk, banana and a spoonful of organic peanut butter

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  379. Thanks for the giveaway…My favorite smoothie consists of: fresh mango slices, vanilla yogurt, skim milk, and a scoop (or three…) of frozen vanilla yogurt. You may have to toss in an ice cube or two depending on how you like it…

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  380. Well, it’s not exactly a smoothie, but my fave recipe is for a homemade Orange Julius! Just add a couple of cups of ice, a cup of orange juice, a half cup of milk and sugar to taste, YUM!!

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  391. MMMMMM…waffles. I want a waffle maker…the homemade ice cream maker would go great with that! LOL

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  392. I could really use the indoor grill in case it is raining outside. Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  396. I liked the 3 Speed Allergen Reducer, it says it covers 210 sq. feet so thats enough for med/large room which is nice.
    electricisland(at)gmail.com

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  399. I would love to win this. My fave smoothie is simple……one banana, one apple, and a handful of berries. Sometimes I will add a splash of whatever I have handy in my fridge such as a juice but I try to keep it easy and fresh.

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  401. I would like to have the 3 Piece Party Crock™ . Cute and would be great to have for parties! 🙂

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  409. The skillet-griddles looks like a great way to cook my family or guests a hearty breakfast…along with my own single serving smoothie.

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  414. The Hamilton Beach®
    Handheld Can Openers – I need a new one, I like the looks of this I’ll have to keep it in mind next time I’m out shopping

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  416. Hmm I don’t really have a recipe because I eyeball it depending on how many are drinking it.. but some ice cream (normally vanilla), dash or more of milk, and whichever berry is in season OR looked the best at the store… Blend and hmm yummmy

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  422. My favorite smoothie recipe:

    Creamsicle Smoothie

    Ingredients
    2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
    2 cups milk
    1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
    1 ripe banana (optional)

    Directions
    1. Mix ingredients in blender until smooth.
    2. If you like, add a sweetener.

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  438. Here is a fattening, but delicious smoothie!
    Vanilla Ice Cream & Pineapple Smoothie Recipe

    1/2 vanilla ice cream
    1 cup of canned pineapples drained of syrup
    1/2 banana
    1/2 cup milk

    Directions:

    Blend the banana with the milk until slushy. Stir in the vanilla ice cream for a few seconds than add the pineapple pieces. Blend on low for 20 seconds and enjoy your smoothie. No extra sweetener is needed because the vanilla ice cream provides a very sweet taste to go along with the pineapple. Other ice cream flavors may work as well.

    Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this useful giveaway!

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  439. MIlk (2 percent)
    Rocky Road ice cream
    maraschino cherries with a little juice (chopped if you don’t have a blender)
    redi whip if you have a straw available

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