{"id":8366,"date":"2024-08-04T10:17:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T17:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:13:04","slug":"cool-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/cool-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"hands holding glass dish of vanilla ice cream\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/main-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By cool stuff I don\u2019t mean just the Zojirushi stuff you own, I mean the icy cold desserts you can make with your Zojirushi stuff. Every month I look at the recipes on the site that I can make, hopefully within my skill level and laziness level. I came across their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/recipe\/ice-rice-gelato\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ice Rice Gelato<\/strong><\/a> one and decided to try, even though I don\u2019t own an ice cream maker. <em>Spoiler alert: if you\u2019re gonna make ice cream at home, get an Ice cream maker.<\/em> No worries, I still was able to make the Rice Gelato, but it could have been easier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"collage of 4 steps showing ice cream making using ice cube tray\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/collage-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>Here are the steps:<br \/>\n1. Pretty simple ingredients. Cooked rice, heavy whipping cream, milk, sugar and vanilla extract.<br \/>\n2. Blend everything except the whipping cream and pour into an ice cube tray to freeze.<br \/>\n3. Whip the heavy cream into soft peaks and blend with the frozen cubes into a smoothie.<br \/>\n4. Pour everything into a container and freeze again. Make sure your container is wide enough to accommodate an ice cream scoop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ice cream in dish on counter with plants\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ice-cream-done-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>The results were pretty good for not having an ice cream maker. I think I would use less whipped cream next time just as a personal preference. I forgot the lemon zest LOL, so that might have made a difference. But overall \u201crice cream\u201d is actually tasty and a good way to use leftover rice. If you have to make new rice in your rice cooker like I did, a Zojirushi one will still make perfect rice even if you only cook <em>one cup.<\/em> Seriously, this was super impressive to me\u2014the rice still came out great with the minimum amount.<\/p>\n<p>Then I made a Coffee Milkshake using my Zojirushi Coffee Maker, which again is an excellent use for leftover coffee. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"coffee milkshake in glass cup\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/coffee-vertical-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find recipes online for these, but basically all you\u2019re doing is blending ice cream, cocoa powder and coffee. Pour it into a tall glass, top with whipped cream and you\u2019re done! You can use instant coffee and milk too, but if you have leftover coffee from breakfast that\u2019s all the liquid you need to make this shake.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know how I made the chocolate swirl? Just put some chocolate or fudge syrup in a squeeze bottle and lay the glass on its side. Start from the bottom of the glass and turn it as you squeeze out the syrup. It helps to start with a cold glass so the chocolate doesn\u2019t melt, but don\u2019t chill the syrup or it\u2019ll harden and won\u2019t be usable.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"making chocolate swirl using squeeze bottle\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirling-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Work quickly until you have the design you want, and immediately stick it in the refrigerator. The chocolate will harden in place before it has a chance to drip down the sides of the glass.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"completed chocolate swirl in glass cup\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/swirl-done-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pour your coffee milkshake into each glass and enjoy a refreshing drink for summer\u2014this is pretty cool stuff for a coffee drinker. The one on the right here is mine. The one on the left was obviously created by someone with an abstract mind.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"two coffee milkshakes in tall glasses on wooden surface\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cofee-pair-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summer is meant for icy cold smoothies, right? I got these cool tumblers from Zojirushi that I wanted to test, so I made some drinks and the tumblers did not disappoint, as usual.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"green smoothie on desk next to laptop\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-desk-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a few things I should mention about these tumblers. They\u2019re not meant to be leak proof so they\u2019re really desk companions, able to be by your side while you\u2019re working or while you\u2019re watching TV or something. As simple as that may sound, there\u2019s some subtle features going on here that you may not know. With Zojirushi insulation, the drinks stay pretty cold for a long time\u2014you can tell because the ice doesn\u2019t melt so fast. The interesting thing is the outside matte finish; it\u2019s meant to keep condensation from building up on the surface, which means you don\u2019t have to worry about using a coaster. And the matching colored straw is pretty cool too. And the tapered bottom for smaller hands like mine.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate smoothie on desk next to architectural drawing\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-smoothie-desk-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a green smoothie and what goes into it (not my favorite). It\u2019s a little too sour for me, but very healthy obviously. If you\u2019re going to drink a salad from a cup, it better be icy cold, I always say. The tumbler helps for sure\u2014you can take your time drinking it all. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ingredients for green smoothie, fresh greens, lemon, pineapple and ice\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-ingredients-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not rocket science; just load your blender and hit the button.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"green smoothie ingredients in blender\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/green-smoothie-blender-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 30 ounces, this tumbler holds the entire contents of the blender!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"empty blender sitting next to cup full of green smoothie\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-next-to-tumbler-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This next smoothie is more my style. A chocolate banana drink that\u2019s still healthy because I used oat milk to make it non-dairy, agave as the sweetener and cacao powder instead of cocoa. And it\u2019s a great way to use your overripe bananas.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate banana smoothie ingredients, cacao powder, ripe bananas, oat milk, agave, vanilla extract\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-smoothie-ingredients-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smoothies are idiot proof; load it all in the blender, and push the button. Except if I had frozen the bananas beforehand I would have had a colder smoothie, so obviously some of us idiots can still blow the assignment.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate banana ingredients in blender\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender-choco-smoothie-vertical-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All that\u2019s left is to pour that chocolate goodness! And I know these tumblers keep stuff cold for a long time, but use common sense and drink it the same day before it gets old, OK?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate banana shake pouring into cup\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/choco-banana-pour-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s my cool stuff for the month\u2014what\u2019s yours?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>Products used in this post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/sxhah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stainless Tumbler SX-HA89H,<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/nphcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rice Cooker &amp; Warmer NP-HCC10,<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zojirushi.com\/app\/product\/ecesc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Dome Brew Coffee Maker EC-ESC120<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please note that these recipes were not tested by Zojirushi America.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">All images by Bert Tanimoto \u00a92024<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By cool stuff I don\u2019t mean just the Zojirushi stuff you own, I mean the icy cold desserts you can make with your Zojirushi stuff. 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