Review of the Froothie Evolve

I was delighted to receive the Froothie Evolve blender last Friday to review. Last year I received the Optimum Vac 2 blender, you can see my review here. While it was very powerful and effective there was room for improvement so I was excited to see what the Evolve has to offer.

The Evolve has lots of exciting features

• High speed blender 1800W
• Cooking & blending setting
• Steam & blend setting
• Air Vacuum (prevents oxidation)
• Smart Activation

I like the packaging and the logo. I really like the design of the unit, it is slick and neat and looks well in the kitchen. I received the black one but it comes in 5 different colours.

It comes with two glass jugs, no more plastic, which is great but they are quite heavy to hold.

One jug (with the black writing curved base) is the blending jug, ideal for smoothies, nut butters & grinding seeds.
The second jug ( clear writing on a flat base) is the cooking and blending jug, ideal for soups or baby food.

Once you place the jug on the base unit the control screen kicks in and knows which jug it is and lights up the corresponding menu.

The lids are different to , the vacuum one is all black whereas the heating one is metal lined and a metal closure.

The smart function allows you to talk to it to make your smoothie/soup etc and it can also be operated via an app.

Keen to try the cook and blend programme, I tried simple broccoli soup in the blender. One of my top tips at my cookery classes is to saute onion and garlic (in water) then freeze in muffin cases to be used in soups and stews another day when you have less time.

So for this I had stock, my onion and garlic (frozen) and broccoli florets, and chopped stems, zero waste! I simply added them to the cooking jug and pressed soup and left. In 30 mins I had a warm soup that was blended and ready to go, no pot to wash and no watching needed.

It doesn't have an automatic cleaning function for this jug so I just added some water and a little wash up liquid and used the pulse feature.

I then used the blender jug to make some chicken liver pate. For this I made it in the pan and then placed the ingredients in the blending jug, it blended the pate into a nice smooth pate.

I must say it is much easier to get something like a pate, nut butter or hummus out of this Evolve blender compared to the Optimum Vac2 blender, however not as easy as blenders where the base can be removed. This blender also isn't as noisy as the Optimum Vac 2.

I have been using it over the past few days to make our daily milk kefir smoothie. When making smoothies, it uses the vacuum function which prevents oxidation of fruit and veg, essentially a healthier smoothie.

The clean function for this jug is handy as you add the water and wash up liquid and press clean and walk away.

Points to note:

• Be careful not to get the base of the jug wet as this will interfere with the electrics.
• While the smart function might be attractive to some, I don't want another device listening and talking to me so I turn the power off until I need it.
• Be careful, the blending jug can commence without the lid on - could leave your kitchen very messy & dangerous for small hands.
• For the vacuum jug, make sure the inner and outer lid are fully dry before using the vacuum pump.

Final Verdict - Pros & Cons

WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST PROS OF THIS BLENDER?

• Various different functions in a single piece of equipment
• It looks great and choice of colours
• Great quality
• High power - effortlessly makes nut butters and grinds seeds
• Heavy duty glass jugs (no plastic)
• Voice activation

ANY CONS?

• It is loud but not as loud as the Optimum Vac 2 blender
• Glass jugs are quite heavy, and thats when empty
• No cleaning function on the cooking blender, but you can use the app or pulsing mode
• Due to the wide jug it is not ideal for very small quantities of nut butter
• You need to be really careful not to let water access the base of either jug

A high powered blender that works very well and looks good in the kitchen, not ideal for kids to use unsupervised.  Here is my video to show you which pieces belong to which when you open the box!

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DISCLOSURE: This blender was given to me for free with the purpose of reviewing it, all opinions are my own.

Remember to NEVER immerse either of your jugs in water as heating and vacuum elements at the bottom of each jug would get damaged.