Customer Reviews

Biggest Loser AC-1200-BL 2-in-1 Double-Up 2-Speed Chopper and Mini Blender Prep System

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I was able to make a smoothie in this blender but then tried to use one of the included recipes ('turkey sausage'). The recipe instructed to 'pulse' the mixture in the blender {which has no pulse function}. I used the lower of the two settings, to bad results; the blender only mixed the ingredients at the very bottom, and got terribly clogged. The mechanism at the bottom doesn't come apart as in most blenders, and I haven't succeeded in really cleaning the mechanism as well as I think it needs, which now has meat particles in it that can't readily be cleaned out - I don't think I can use this blender now, especially for raw items like fruit smoothies (which I think are about all it is good for); I am throwing it out.

I had 2 of them...wanted to replace the 2nd of which I by accident broke the lid... but found out that there is no replacement parts available and they do not make them anymore. I was sorry to hear that...had them for years...replaced it with the ninja food processor.

I thought this little combination blender and chopper was just what I was looking for. Small enough not to clutter my small apartment kitchen, wasn't over-sized for just making single serving dishes, came with both blender and food processor attachments, and wasn't overly expensive at the time. But the food processor ended up being too small to use effectively and overpriced, because now I have to buy a new blender/food processor.

I used my machine twice, on the third attempt it died after the first pulse.

First use: I tried to make a batch of hummus. The food processor was too small to handle one can of garbanzo, let alone the rest of the ingredients; ended up having to split up the recipe, making it in two batches, and then having to mix it together in another bowl. The quality of the chopping and processing did not create a smooth texture, no matter how long I processed it. The machine also was very loud and we had to move our pets into the next room to keep them calm. I was not impressed or eager to try it again.

Second use: Made a fresh strawberry smoothie using the blender. Didn't have any problems.

Third attempt: Tried for another smoothie, this time using partially frozen fruit. Motor gave out immediately after I turned it on; after repeated tests it has not come back to life.

I purchased this combination appliance, thinking that it would be a decent product because it wasn't the cheapest thing out there and I didn't find many bad reviews of it. At first it worked well, especially the food processor part, but after just a few months the food processor blade couldn't cut through most foods anymore unless I chopped them up into increasingly small pieces. Eventually it would not chop through any food at all, and there was a burning plastic smell when I tried. I took off the processor container, and the part where the blade goes was partially melted.

I did not use this processor especially hard - no more than an average of once a week and never for things like ice, mostly for vegetables. Next time I will make sure I can find good reviews of a product before I buy!!