Breville Blend Active Personal Blender & Smoothie Maker | 350W | 2 Portable Blend Active Bottles (600ml) | Leak Proof Lids | White & Green [VBL246]

I bought this for my daughter at university. She wanted something quick for her morning smoothies before lectures, and this has been perfect. It’s compact enough for a small student kitchen but surprisingly powerful. It handles frozen fruit and ice with ease, blends smoothly, and the bottles are completely leakproof. She especially likes how easy it is to clean — no fuss, just rinse and go. It’s a well-made, practical piece of kit that does exactly what you want it to. I was so impressed after seeing hers in action that I ordered one for myself too. Reliable, efficient, and genuinely improves your daily routine — a simple purchase that’s absolutely worth it.

Great little blender easy to clean good size chops up fruit great for my protein shakes dead easy to use

I have had a seriously bad experience with these blenders AND with Breville customer service!!! They are among the WORST blenders I have ever used and the customer "guarantee" that they clearly state within their owner's manual is a complete façade!! (They lie about offering free replacement parts for faulty and/or missing parts - I have had 9 faulty parts + 1 missing part!). I had 4 of these exact same blenders!! They ALL lasted, in total, about 2 &1/2 months altogether (1 lasted about 4 weeks, 2 lasted around 2-4 weeks, 1 only 12 seconds) before they became completely useless broken trash! Customer service would NOT fulfill their guarantee and just kept sending generic, pre-scripted emails with general responses, not personalised replies! And I only managed to get Amazon to refund the one that I purchased online, as the ones I purchased in shops did not get refunded! (I was coerced into replacing them myself!). The foam-rubber protrusions on the blade mechanism that grip onto the motor's spindle keep falling apart leaving nothing to turn the blades as they are too soft/weak and all I used them for was: lots of water, diced fruits, small amount of super soft oats, powders, few nuts, etc.. to make really thin/watery smoothies that are easy to swallow & digest, but the incredibly weak foamy-rubbery (literally like rubber-infused Foam), kept breaking on every single blade mechanism that turns the blade (which can only work by 'catching-on' to the motor's spindle) they would literally fall apart/disintegrate rapidly - yet this is supposed to blend a lot thicker consistencies!! On one of them (the Amazon purchase), I had received a USED device with a missing part and thick white + brown substances *solidified* + embedded in every crevice of the blade part + black bits around the 'cog' that has fallen off in the motor part, it had rusted blade-tips, but because of my operation (facial surgery), I HAD NO CHOICE but to clean & use the blender because I had no money at the time and could not eat anything that was not blended into a drink because of my surgery, so I had no choice but to use this filthy, grimy device! And they (Breville) STILL wanted me to return it!! So Amazon apologised and refunded me, to which I purchased a £7-£8 SOUP BLENDER (plastic stick blender for making SOUP!) that I still have now (MONTHS LATER) that crushes ICE, NUTS, DRIED FRUIT & easily blends EXTREMELY THICK SMOOTHIES and still has NOT shown any signs of degradation even though it's a f*****g 'SOUP BLENDER'!!!!! One of the BRAND NEW Breville blenders failed after 12 seconds of use trying to blend soft fruits + oats + water!! - The foam-rubber spinner completely fell apart almost immediately and the motor caught on fire after 12 seconds!! Since this experience I REFUSE to purchase blenders online and have ALWAYS opened blenders up in the shops (I know I shouldn't), to see if they have this foamy-rubber spinner and MOST of them do!! Even the expensive ones!! So I just use my extremely EFFICIENT SOUP BLENDER STICK to make insanely thick, crushed solids, smoothies - without ANY issues for MANY MONTHS!!! These Breville blenders are crap, terrible customer service & food collects in the bottom without blending! Not worth a tenner! **The first picture shows ONE of the filthy Blade Parts, specifically, the particular one from the Used blender, that came Loose in the box, with Missing Parts - Breville NEVER rectified the situation... after weeks, Amazon did, thankfully! I began washing it before I realised it was in such a poor state. **The second picture displays the Broken 'rubber-foam' textured component (the bottom view of the first picture), that has those 'raised' notches which are designed to 'catch-on' to the rotor, in order to spin the blade. These have broken on EVERY single one of these same blenders, as aforementioned! They are VERY brittle and can be torn whilst essentially blending WATER! Get a £30-£40 1100w thick, metal hand/immersion blender - they are incredibly reliable and much more effective + efficienct; they're FAR SUPERIOR to any jug blender and allow for absolute control. It took me years and a cheap soup stick/hand blender to find that out!

We love it in this house! However the bottle lid design is poor, both of them broke within two weeks and we are not able to fully close the bottle!

Extraordinary. This is my 3rd generation of my blend active . They are bought in 2018,2020 and 2025. The last one lasted for 5 years and it was not broken but the silicone part gets slightly mouldy due to my poor cleaning technique so replacing now . ( you have to remove the silicone parts to be disinfected after use , dry it and put it back ) I absolutely love the blender . Truly nothing to complain about . Affordable ( no heart attack in case it stops working) , durable, crash ices, and this time , the lid doesn’t hit my nose when I am drinking it ! It stayed fixed . For the running people, the bottle might be slightly big or slippery to grab but I don’t run outside for security reasons . It smashes frozen fruits perfectly and so easy to make a healthy drink . I get often bored to drink only mineral water and especially in the hot day like today, the home made flappechino or frozen watermelon and honey with water etc are heavenly good. Those drinks I bought in different nations costs like £6-8 ! But if I make them at home, it gives me a feeling that I am totally healthy for my budget too . It is less than £1,50. Not much labour with this blender. It does all smashes. Taking vitamins from fruits are much easier too ! I always loved this blender and will love it . I am already excited to think about new ingredients. There are so many varieties to put in these days ! Totally recommend.

With a little care not to overload the motor, this little blender will do almost everything asked of it. The two "jugs" are of a good size and are useful for storing "blends" in the fridge. It is particularly good at blending small amounts of dry ingredients, such as coffee beans, sugar (to make castor and icing sugar), and oats (to make oat flour)

Really pleased with how easy this is to use, makes great smoothies! So easy to make and go.

This blender is really handy and works well, it’s durable and does the job. It’s quick and easy when you want refreshing smoothies or milkshakes. It’s definitely worth the money !

A good blender for most fruits. Good blending with juices and milk

Don't recommend. This served it's purpose for us when it was working but didn't last long. The rubber started wearing down only after a couple months use - noting we never even used this for ice or frozen fruit just to make milkshakes and it couldn't hold up. The rubber eventually wore out completely to the point where it stopped working as the groves flattened and the blade wouldn't move. Lasted about 10 months total but black rubber flakes with every use. I should have checked to see if it was under warranty but life gets busy and I didn't get round to it. Disappointed in this purchase as now it's just going to landfill. Loved the size and how easy it was to clean and it didn't take up much room on the bench. If the quality lasted longer I would have got another one because we did enjoy using it but I hate that it didn't last.

I’ve been using the Breville Blend Active regularly for my protein shakes, and I’m thoroughly impressed. It handles powders and liquids perfectly with no clumps, and the portable bottles make it so easy to grab and go. While it’s my daily go-to for shakes, I’ve realized it’s powerful enough for much more—it’s great for fruit smoothies and I’m looking forward to trying it out for other quick recipes like dressings or iced coffees. It’s compact, easy to clean, and has become an essential part of my kitchen routine. Highly recommended!

Le produit a une prise anglaise alors que je l'ai commandé sur Amazon france. Le descriptif ne mentionne rien au sujet de la prise. Il est dommage que l'adaptateur ne soit pas inclu car je vais maintenant devoir en acheter un ce qui s'ajoute au prix initial du produit!

The best investment Good power and practice to use