Smeg Retro PBF01 Personal

Personal Blenders

This Smeg 250 watt personal blender was good in overall performance, and has

dial controls
2.5 cup capacity
2 claimed speeds
and the following accessories: extra bottle, cap, cover.
dishwasher-safe
1 yr warranty.

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CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

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Current Range of Tested Personal Blenders

What goes into the Overall Score?

Icy drinks (Smoothies)

/ 5

Convenience

/ 5

Puree

/ 5

Ice crush

/ 5

Noise

/ 5

Durability

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Icy Drinks (Smoothies): This model performed good in our icy drinks (Smoothies) test, which gauges how well the blender mixes up Pina Coladas. Blenders that do well for icy drinks also do well for smoothies.

Puree: This model performed poor in our pureeing soup test which gauges how well the blender purees soup ingredients.

Ice Crush: This model performed fair in our ice crush test, which gauges how well blenders crush ice without water using a Non pulse function.

Noise: This model was judged good for how Noisy the blender is, running with 1 cup of water for 30 secs.

About

The Smeg Retro PBF01 Personal is part of the Blenders test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Personal Blenders models like the Retro PBF01 Personal are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Icy drinks (Smoothies): Smoothness and thickness of non-alcoholic pina coladas are determined using assorted size sieves. Blenders that do well for icy drinks also do well for smoothies.

Convenience: Judgments on ease of cleaning and replacing blade; clarity of controls and jar markings; pouring ease; and jar weight, etc.

Puree: How well the blender pureed raw ingredients into a soup.

Brand Reliability & Satisfaction

This brand has insufficient data to rank.

Did the brand perform consistently well over time?

PREDICTED RELIABILITY SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Would our members recommend this brand?

OWNER SATISFACTION SCORE

/ 100

Insufficient survey data to receive a brand-level rating. Brand gets a weighted category average for this attribute.

Source: Consumer Reports' 2021 Summer and 2023 Fall Surveys

Features & Specs

Features

Accessories

extra bottle, cap, cover

Full sized blender attachment

Specs

Wattage

250

Capacity

Speeds

Weight (lbs.)

Controls

dial

Jar weight (lbs.)

0.5

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Price & Shop

Smeg Retro PBF01 Personal

CR Expert Take

Overall Score

What goes into the Overall Score?

Detailed Test Results

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