Just tried my first Jake Shake and texture was unpleasant, did I mix wrong?

Daggersoath 2020-09-19 01:36:54 UTC #1

So I just had my first Jake Shake today along with trying the 3 bars that came as part of the starter box.

I got the original small box and so far have had the 3 bars which were all pretty decent, not the most amazing thing I've ever tasted but very practical and not unpleasant to eat. The issue I had was when I tried the banana shake, it had a very granular texture to it and didn't seem like it combined with the water completely properly. It also left my feeling like the granules stuck to my throat and took a fair bit of liquid to get the feeling away. Due to this rather unpleasantness I was unable to drink more than half of it.

When mixing I used 400ml of cold water initially, then shook for about 30 seconds even though instructions said to do for 5 as I was a little worried it wouldn't mix properly. After this I tasted it and it felt very granular so I added another 100ml of water and shook for about 2 minutes, after which it still had a slightly less granular feel though still quite unpleasant.

Before making my next shake I wanted to make sure I didn't do anything wrong in the mixing process? room temp/warm water for example.

The flavor itself was nice just the texture made it unbearable in the end.

mpoin01 2020-09-19 14:52:31 UTC #2

I had the same problem. What I did was buy a big bag of frozen mixed fruit at Costco and added about a cup of it. Also about 4 or 5 cubes of ice. Then mixed it in my blender. That take away most of the chalky taste and makes it more like a smoothie. I hope this helps.

Daggersoath 2020-09-19 19:14:08 UTC #3

I shall give that a try, thanks for the advice!

LPC 2021-02-13 13:46:24 UTC #4

In my experience it is also important the order in which you add the powder and the water. I found out that adding the water to the shaker and then the powder is better than the other way around. After shaking I also add a little bit more water and then shake again. Now and then I also add frozen berries and use a mixer (berries work great with Oaty Vanilla and Forest Fruit).

Thias 2021-03-11 21:23:31 UTC #5

Did you use a shaker with al ball in it? And the tip that's already here: first water in.

For me this has never given any problems. 400ml water, the shake ball, powder and go!

Than really a 5 sec good shake should be enough.

bifferman 2021-04-01 11:23:15 UTC #6

My way (Jake Original):

Put the ball in the shaker
Fill the shaker with water 30%
Put in the powder
Fill the shaker with water on top of the powder til near the edge.
Put on the lid and shake forcefully for 10 seconds.

You might wanna experiment with the amounts of water on the bottom and the amount of water on the top and also the shaking time, the point is the order you do it in.