Cyclone Cup Shaker, Orange

Having only begun aggressively working out in the last six months, this is the first blender bottle I've ever purchased; I'd try the protein thing before, but you can't take a blender to work easily. I can say with certainty, that's now a non issue. The Cyclone Cup works as designed and as advertised. There are a few things I'd like to specifically call out:Form:+ It's durable; the bottle is rugged, the plastic is strong. It doesn't feel flimsy or light in the hand+ The threading is intelligent; the top of the bottle threads to the outside (the bottle fits into the cap) while the bottom of the bottle (the container, the bit you see in the picture) threads to the INSIDE. This is important, a) because if you've had an interior threading bottle, you know you're asking for gunk in the threads. This avoids that neatly. b) the reverse threading on the bottom means the same thing, it's a cleaner look, and you won't get your powder anywhere but where it belong.+ It is easily deconstructed into four parts; the heavy plastic agitator, the cop, the bottle itself, and the container cup.+ The airhole in the top works well; you get a direct feed of your drink, rather than having to slurp/suck on a straw/etc.- You can really only drink from one angle: straight on, which is awkward- The top hinge is too 'big' for my liking; it's huge. Yes, it stays shut, but I would have preferred an equally sturdy 'in line' hinge that locks in place on the lid, rather than a full-length hinge that kind of hangs out there.Function:+ It blends Muscle Milk with no residue. I don't know who all drinks what, but it works exactly as advertised; when I'm done shaking, there are no particles or clumps, just protein shake.+ It cleans the exact same way (although please limit yourself to warm water, not hot; this isn't rated for hot drinks)+ It stays dry, near as I can tell; I've had it for three days and made four or five shakes; it freezes easily, stands up to average handling and gets the job done.Without having tried other blender cups, I can say I have no interest in them. While this one could use a few improvements, they're design nitpicks, rather than functional flaws. Worth the five stars, it'll last you for ages if you take care of it.

Duration Owned: 1 MonthBest Feature: Mixes/blends w/ easeNeeds Improvement: Leaky topValue: Average costOut of 10: 8.5Details: This product grabbed my attention because I was tired of the old blender ball concept and it is a marvelous upgrade. I use it mostly for mixing protein shakes and sometimes milkshakes. It looks bigger than it is because the bottom compartment is designed to hold a small scoop of powder or anything else you can fit in it really. The design of the product is great and it's very easy to disassemble/put together. It holds about 18 oz of water comfortably and blends with ease. The only thing that has bothered me so far is it drips in between sipping. I constantly feel water running down the side and it's not from the lid itself, just after taking multiple sips. I can always tell if it's dripping because it will leave a ring of water underneath where I placed it down. I'd recommend buying a sleeve to hold it with so you don't get your hands wet in between sets if you workout with it. Other than that I am happy with my purchase.

It certainly gets the job done of mixing up protein powder. And I absolutely love the way the threading was designed, every surface which comes in contact with the contents is smooth so you'll never get gunk in the threads to clean out.The only real problem I have with it is that it always stinks of mold. No matter how well I clean it, no matter what I put in it, within a few hours of finishing my shake, it wreaks of mold and mildew unless I wash it out immediately, and even then it still sometimes stinks.I'd think that a no-stick coating on the inside would work wonders and raise it to 5 stars.

Seemed like a great shaker cup, but less than 2 weeks of use it is already leaking on the seal. No cracks or evidence of damage, just a poor seal system with the "cyclone" design. I DO NOT recommend this cup. Im going back to a regular shaker design.

I just bought 2 of these bottles, thinking I will always have one ready while the other is in the dishwasher. I have used several other shaker bottles with a metal whisk ball in them and I bought these thinking if I can get rid of the metal whisk ball, it's a good thing. I am going to list several things I don't like about this one. 1) If I turned the lid tight, the milk inside leaked out when I shake it to mix the protein powder. For it not to leak, I have to turn really really hard until my wrist hurt and later unable to open it. 2) the inside is too small to hold one scoop of protein powder, milk and a couple ice cubes (I like to drink my shake cool) and I can't close the lid because of the plastic cage mixer inside the lid. In order to close the lid, I have to get rid of the ice cubes. I have no problem with my other shaker bottles. 3) The twisted off bottom to hold things is of no use to me. So, these two bottles are probably just to hold water from now on, not for shakes which defeat the whole purpose. I browse Amazon and find out since I bought my whisk shaker bottles (which I am still using) months before, right now, they have shaker bottle made of stainless steel and also of double wall glass. I have just bought one of each and hopefully I will be happy with those.

Really good shaker. I don't like the traditional grate mixers or ball mixer due to less than stellar mixing with protein power. Also this one doesnt hold the odors or taste of other protein powders or amino acid post work out powders. Easy to wash and looks really nice.