I'm TechRadar's kitchen tech expert, and I've been hard at work blitzing heaps of frozen fruit to bring you this definitive list of the three best blenders for making smoothies and slushies at home.

Step two: Blend Blend your ingredients together in a blender until you achieve a creamy consistency. Optionally, add two ice cubes for extra freshness.

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The blender features powerful motors that will spin at the high speed of 39,000 RPM in an alternating fast-and-slow pattern to ensure maximum blending efficiency.

“We have been making smoothies with kiwi fruit, apples, bananas, oranges and raspberries,” said six-year-old Kate Bathurst. “We cut them all up and then put then in a blender.