Do You Really Need a Slushie Machine at Home?

Name: Frozen Drink Machines
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We tested frozen drink machines from Margaritaville, Ninja, and GreenPan to find out if they could level up our frozen drink game

Consumer Reports Home & Trends Writer, Jodhaira Rodriguez.

By Jodhaira Rodriguez
Home & Trends Writer

June 18, 2025

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Each of the drinks made in the frozen drink machines we tested had drastically different textures.

Few things make me feel refreshed on a hot day like a piña colada. Blenders make great smoothies, but I’ve never re-created frozen cocktails in one. We know from our blender lab tests that a high-quality blender should be able to make a respectable piña colada (it’s one of the many rigorous tests all blenders go through at CR), but there are also frozen drink machines that are made for the task.

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Products We Tested: GreenPan Frost Ice Cream & Frozen Drink Maker Margaritaville Bali Frozen Concoction Maker Ninja Slushi Professional Frozen Drink Maker Vitamix Ascent X2
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Jodhaira Rodriguez

Jodhaira Rodriguez is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. Before joining CR, she tested and wrote about cleaning and organizing products and major appliances like washing machines and dishwashers at Good Housekeeping. In her free time, you’ll find her reading, listening to true crime podcasts, or working on her latest hobby of the month.