The 6 Best Margarita Machines
The 6 Best Margarita Machines
Chances are if you've ever used your kitchen blender to mix up a frozen margarita, you almost certainly had chunks of ice in your drink. A margarita machine can help solve this texture problem. That way, you can have a restaurant-quality drink at home with a much smoother consistency. So, what are you waiting for? Shop our favorite picks below.
Margaritaville Bali Frozen Concoction Maker (DM3500)
Margaritaville
amazon.com
This margarita machine does it all. Whether you want to whip up margaritas, pi?a coladas, daiquiris, or fresh smoothies, it’ll get the job done. What makes it stand out from other machines is that it shaves the ice before blending your drink, so you get a smooth beverage that isn’t loaded with chunky ice bits.
We appreciate its premium build quality, large pitcher, and metal components. The Bali holds 60 ounces of ice (twice as much as Margaritaville's Key West and Bahamas machines). A full ice reservoir can make a total of 6 pitchers of drinks, each pitcher provides six 8-ounce drinks, but there’s also a setting to make a half-pitcher if you only want to serve three people.
The margarita machine offers four pre-programmed drink settings, but our favorite feature is that when you push down on the dispensing lever, the blender will swirl its contents around so your drink is perfectly mixed. With this margarita machine, you get a restaurant-quality, Instagram-worthy marg every time!
Ninja Master Prep Frozen Drink Maker (QB900B)
Ninja
amazon.com
Don't let its small size fool you. This Ninja blender sure makes a mean margarita. And while the Ninja QB900B wasn't explicitly designed to whip up margaritas, it includes a 48-ounce pitcher that makes it easy to dish out your favorite drinks or smoothies. It can also chop, dice, or slice food with its included 16-ounce bowl.
This all-in-one machine is easy to use and it successfully chops ice and fruit uniformly better than many other brands out there.
So, if you want a versatile appliance that's easy to stow and does more than making margs, it's an affordable and powerful option that's definitely worth considering.
Margaritaville Bahamas Frozen Concoction Maker
Margaritaville
walmart.com
If the Margaritaville Bali machine we previously mentioned is out of your budget, this other model is a much for affordable alternative. This Bahama's blender has a smaller 36-ounce ice reservoir — which makes roughly 2.5 pitchers worth of drinks. It lacks the nozzle for dispensing your drinks, but it is nearly twice as inexpensive as the Bali model.
Samantha Gordon, the managing editor at Reviewed, said that this blender is an absolute all-star at making delicious frozen cocktails. She said the margarita machine churns the ice and shaves it into an almost snow cone-like consistency.
The kit includes a 36-ounce plastic shatterproof pitcher which lets you easily dish drinks into your cups. This model offers just three preprogrammed drink settings — compared to the Key West and Bali models' four. The machine feels durable and it weighs a hefty 20 pounds. Most of its parts are completely dishwasher safe, too.
Margaritaville Tahiti Frozen Concoction Maker (DM3000)
Margaritaville
amazon.com
Looking to elevate your next backyard hang? This mammoth margarita machine can concoct three separate 24-ounce pitchers of your favorite summer drinks. It is 20 inches tall and wide and has pre-programmed blending settings for margaritas, daiquiris, pi?a coladas, mudslides, mojitos, and smoothies.
Plus, you can easily thicken or thin your drink with just a push of a button. Even better, the melted ice is channeled into a rear reservoir to avoid watered-down drinks. Most of the Tahiti's components are dishwasher-safe, so cleanup is a breeze.
Besides its high price, our only complaint is that it's quite loud and difficult to store, but that's to be expected with a machine this large.
Margarita Girl Double-Bowl Full-Size Margarita Machine
Margarita Girl
amazon.com
For restaurant and bar owners in search of a durable and reliable automatic margarita machine, we recommend this commercial-grade option.
Features include an air-cooled compressor, twin augers for mixing, consistency control, and stainless steel panels that wipe clean. This option's dual bowls hold a combined 6 gallons of liquid. That equates to roughly 66 12-ounce drinks. It's also backed by a 2-year warranty.
Margarita Girl Double-Bowl Full Size Margarita Machine
Margarita Girl
amazon.com
For folks who entertain often and are in search of a high-capacity margarita machine with a built-in compressor for keeping frozen margaritas perfectly chilled, look no further!
This double-bowled, dual-nozzled beauty will keep the drinks flowing all night—it makes up to 100 cups of frozen drinks! It takes just 30 minutes to concoct delicious frozen drinks. The machine sports a premium construction with stainless steel panels.
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