Blenders

pros: It's heavy duty and works well. I make smoothies as my primary use for the blender and add a handful of spinach. The blender really blends the green leaves into nothing, there are no little green pieces left. Easy clean. One piece container is easy to squirt some liquid soap in and water and blend on stir to clean the blades. I also use a dish scrub brush to clean the insides of the container and lid. Blenders really only need a low and high speed. Kitchen aid one has a couple more options for speed, but way less than many other blenders that confuse you with thinking the buttons really do something. cons: It is loud. I can stand it but my kids complain. The base is heavy. So it's nice to be able to have counter space to keep it. But the heaviness is a nice comfort knowing it's heavy duty and works. I wanted a blender that I didn't have to stop every time to mix up with a spoon. I still have to do that with this one. I think that I just need to add more liquid. But somethings I don't want more liquid added so it's a pain to have to keep using a spoon. Kind of smells. I hoped that it would go away and just be a new product kind of smell. But I've had it for almost 6 months and it still smells..."..."  Read more

I have had a Back To Basics blender for several years. We use it every morning for our breakfast shakes. I purchased a replacement thinking the original was getting old and I needed to have one on hand for when the original breaks. Um, it's still in the box because the original one is still going strong! I'm not sure how long it will be before I open the new one, but I know I will have an excellent blender for years to come!"..."  Read more

This blender works great for mixing, stirring, liquifying, and making smoothies. The ice function is terrific.The blender doesn't leak at all and the cleanup is easy."

I was a little skeptical about the power of the blender because of a review I read. For every a.m. I make a protein shake with a lot of ice. As I awaited its arrival, I kept on thinking about that review and said, 'wow, I am going to regret this purchase.' Boy, was I wrong! With this little gem and all of the same ingredients as before, voila...a fabulously yummy, well-blended protein shake. HOWEVER, without the icky clean-up of a larger blender."..."  Read more