REASONS TO BUY
Compact and easy to store away in a cabinet
REASONS TO AVOID
Not very powerful
Only one speed
Cannot blend dry or hot ingredients
Nutribullet Magic Bullet Review
A simple and budget-friendly personal blender for those who aren't picky about the smoothness of their drinks
The Nutribullet Magic Bullet is a small, charming kitchen sidekick that stores easily.
Credit: Natalie Kafader
By Lesley Robinson ⋅ Senior Review Analyst ⋅ July 22, 2025
Contributions From: Arthur McMahon
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Our Verdict
The Nutribullet Magic Bullet is the original bullet-style blender. Although it may be compact and intuitive to use, it lacks versatility and power. While it can make passable smoothies and other frozen drinks, its low 250-watt motor struggles to power its blades through frozen fruit and ice, resulting in whole seeds and unblended chunks that float like mini icebergs in your beverages. It's not recommended for dry grinding, and you cannot use hot ingredients, so this personal blender is restricted to producing less-than-ideal icy drinks and not much else. That said, its low price point, simple operation, and convenient features like dishwasher-safe parts make it a consideration for some, especially against other personal blenders, but there are much better options out there if you want more versatility.
Our Analysis and Test Results
The Nutribullet Magic Bullet fits well in cabinets and other small spaces and comes with a few accessories, including three blending cups of various sizes and multiple resealable lids. The one “button” push operation reinforces the simplicity of its minimalist design.
The Magic Bullet can make a tasty smoothie, but you may have to chew through some unblended bits.
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Smoothies
While it's quick and easy to blend a decent smoothie with the Magic Bullet, making a really good one is a challenge, and perfection is impossible. The smoothies we made tasted fine. Generally, the ingredients were blended together fairly well, but not perfectly.
Prepped and ready to blend a refreshing berry smoothie.
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I found that the Magic Bullet was unable to break down the greens in my smoothie fully, with some unblended leafy greens that always found a way to sneak past the spinning blades. I also noticed a sizeable piece of frozen mango made it into our tasting glass. I had to give it a good shake to help it incorporate everything. It tasted alright — but there was plenty of plant matter to chew through.
We blended the smoothies and tasted them immediately to examine the resulting flavor and texture.
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It's a similar story with the berry smoothie. The Magic Bullet didn't break down the berry seeds at all, and a frozen strawberry chunk made it through unscathed. This little blender struggled to get its vortex going until the end of the blending time.
The Magic Bullet left quite a bit of extra plant matter behind.
Credit: Natalie Kafader
Pureeing
For pureeing, I reduced the amount of nuts our standard recipe called for to ensure there was enough oil for the blender to have a shot at getting the job done.
I pulsed and shook the container for 2 minutes, which resulted in a chunky, uneven mixture. Then, I tried 15 to 30-second spurts until I was assured that the nut butter was as good as it was going to get. After 6 minutes of blending, the nut butter was spreadable. It was thin due to the extra oil needed, warm from the friction of the machine, and gritty with some gravelly bits that were about half the size of a pea.
While I tested every blender's ability to puree a soup, as we've done with all other traditional blenders, the Magic Bullet cannot be used with hot ingredients, so we refrained from testing this.
I wouldn't recommend using this unit to make nut butters.
Credit: Lesley Robinson
Frozen Drinks
When attempting to blend a frozen margarita, the blade struggled to create a vortex, only moving the bottom third of the mixture, so I had to stop it and shake it a few times to incorporate all of the ingredients.
I had to shake the blender a bit to make sure all of the ingredients sank to the blades.
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In the end, the cocktail was blended fairly well. Most of the ice was crushed small and evenly so that it melted in the mouth as you would expect from a blended beverage. However, a dime-sized ball of ice did manage to get through unblended, and there was a little bit of liquid separation. The resulting marg tasted fine, but the texture wasn't totally consistent.
It's worth noting that we also purchased a separate ice-crushing blade from Nutribullet that performed much better and made a very smooth margarita. However, since it is sold separately, it did not factor into our review scoring.
You can see that the ice is generally broken down and smooth, except for that large nugget.
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Controls
While the Magic Bullet is exceptionally simple to use (all you need to do is press down to pulse the blades), there is no way to control the speed of the blades, and there aren't any presets. This means you have little control over the outcome of your blended creation.
Buttons? What buttons? Nothing to see here. The multiple blending cups and lids are convenient, though.
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Ease of Cleaning
The Magic Bullet does use dishwasher-safe parts: the blending cups, lip rings, and lips are all safe to clean on the top rack. You can't use the sanitize cycle with the blending cups, though, or they may warp, and the blades must be hand-washed.
As for cleaning the machine itself, there is no self-clean preset. There are areas where food can get stuck, though, such as the threaded area in the blade apparatus, and there isn't much space under the blades, which could be difficult to scrub when needed.
If grime builds up under the blades or in the threads, it can be a challenge to scrub clean.
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Should You Buy the Nutribullet Magic Bullet?
Those in need of a versatile blender capable of making super-smooth blended beverages, soups, nut butters, and dips should set their sights on a larger and more powerful blender. As a pint-sized personal blender, the Magic Bullet may be suitable for those seeking an inexpensive blender that can whip up a basic smoothie every so often and be stored in a small cabinet when not in use. The beverages it makes are drinkable, and they can be tasty, but they'll never be as silky smooth and finely blended as what a more premium blender can produce.
For making a single milkshake or smoothie at a time, the Magic Bullet works well enough.
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What Other Blenders Should You Consider?
For a small bump in price, the Ninja Fit Compact is a much better personal blender in nearly every way over the Magic Bullet. The Ninja Fit makes smoother frozen drinks, struggles less to break ice and frozen fruit thanks to its much stronger 700-watt motor, and is easier to clean. Alternatively, consider upgrading to the Ninja Professional BL610 for a full-size blender that can make better and larger batches of your blended favorites.
The Nutribullet Magic Bullet is a little personal blender that works okay for blending basic smoothies and shakes.
Credit: Natalie Kafader
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