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 bought this blender for my boyfriend who complained regularly about our plastic-pitcher pretty-cheap blender. He's been making lots of smoothies, aka "protein shakes" and was frustrated with the smell of burning rubber that came with any heavy duty usage and a blade that was terrifying to clean. So, I took Cooks Illustrated recommendation and purchased this AMAZING blender. It's simple (has three settings), has six really easy to clean blades, and a very sturdy glass pitcher. In addition to smoothies and shakes I'm fully confident that this blender can handle hummus, pestos, summer time margaritas, etc.!"..."  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."

Nice to have a quick smoothie machine on hand"