Whip up silky shakes, smoothies, and sauces in one minute flat
Beast Mighty 850 Plus: two-minute review
If you’re tired of personal smoothie makers that struggle with ingredients tougher than milk and bananas, the Beast Mighty 850 Plus could be the best blender for you. Rather than running on a rechargeable battery like many of its rivals, the 850 Plus is mains-powered and has a considerably more powerful motor, paired with a tough blade unit.
That means you won’t be able to blend a protein shake in the changing room after a gym session, but if you’re interested in making green juices and fresh smoothies using tough fruits and vegetables, it’ll produce much smoother and more palatable results.
During my tests, it turned kale, oat milk, and blueberries into a very drinkable beverage with no flecks of leaf to get stuck in my teeth. It also totally blitzed frozen blackcurrants, eliminating the gritty seeds that usually make them a troublesome ingredient.
The disadvantage of this power is that the 850 Plus is relatively noisy. However, a single blending cycle is enough to tackle just about anything you can throw at it, so you’ll only have to endure the noise for one minute.
This is an attractive appliance that comes in a range of colors, so you can pick one to suit your kitchen. (I chose white, but black, muted blue, and sand are other options.) It comes with three different-sized blending vessels (the small one is particularly good for salad dressings), plus a choice of lids for carrying your creations on the move.
The vessels have ridges on the sides that look interesting, but can be an issue if you’re using a sticky ingredient like peanut butter, which can get a bit stuck. Beast supplies a long-handled cleaning brush to remove this debris, but almost all the components are dishwasher-safe, and I found this a much easier way to get everything squeaky clean.Beast Mighty 850 Plus: price and availability
Available in the US and UK for $149 / £149.99
Beast Health also offers a more affordable model and a premium one
Costs more than most personal blenders, but is more powerful
The Beast Mighty 850 Plus is available direct from Beast, and from third-party retailers, including Amazon, for $149 / £149.99. At the time of writing, Beast Health blenders aren’t available in Australia. You’ll find today’s best prices listed below.
The 850 Plus sits in the middle of Beast Health’s range of personal blenders. If you want something a little more affordable and don’t mind sacrificing some power and accessories, the Beast Mighty 650 costs £119.99 and is only available in the UK.
The company’s top-end model is the Beast Mega 1200 Plus, which is priced at $199 / £199.99. Extra blender vessels in various sizes are available to buy separately.
The Beast Mighty 850 Plus is relatively pricey for a personal blender (for example, the Ninja Blast Max and Nutribullet Flip are both around $89.99/£89.99), but the price difference is understandable considering what you’re getting for your money. The 850 Plus has a more powerful motor than those other two, and runs directly from the mains rather than a rechargeable battery. It also comes with a bigger set of accessories, including three different-sized blending vessels.
