Customer Reviews

Black & Decker BL600 12-Speed 42-Ounce ProBlend Blender

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2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

When you read the description about this blender on the box, it seems like a great blender. You find though, that when using it, it does not live up to its description. I put in some ice cubes and after about 3 min. of trying to get it to crush the ice the motor promptly burned out. This blender is not worth the trouble or the money.

The original blender I received from Amazon was pretty much dead-on-arrival. The first time I tried to crush some ice in it, the blades got stuck in the ice cubes and the motor smoked away to death!! Amazon was extremely prompt and courteous in sending out a replacement even before I could ship the original unit back to them, but unfortunately, the repacement unit had much the same problem. There seem to be a fundamental engineering flaw in the blender. The only air vents for the motor are small slits in the bottom of the base, and the small feet on the bottom are so little that there is only a very thin venting space for the motor to suck in air to cool down.

Anyway, I am returning mine and will be looking for a replacement at Amazon. I urge you to stay away from this creation of shoddy engineering.

Was not an impressive blender to begin with, and now it's dead, so I'm returning mine & I would urge you to look elsewhere.

I bought this blender less than a year ago, and now i'm looking to get a new blender since it just died this weekend.
I had a problem with the blade assembly that got isolated from the motor I think...
Still every time I used it the motor will smell like burnt rubber so I was always scared to use it too much!
Don't waste your money on this one, the only nice thing about it is the glass jar.

I've had the blender less than 4 months when the blade assembly siezed up. The motor appears to work fine, although it does tend to smell occasionally. I tried taking it apart and greasing it, but still would not spin. Also, I burnt myself while taking it off the stand to wash it. Apparently, the rubber is steaming hot! I did not put a lot of demands on this blender, just an occasional smoothie for myself. I would not recommend this blender.

I have this blender over two years now and it won't take heavy loads. My other Hamilton B. blender is cheaper yet gets everything done in seconds. Where as I have to be extra careful while using B&D.
Recently, my blade broke and I am trying to look for a replacement. But it seems like manufacteres themself don't sell the parts, so will try to find elsewhere.
Few of the reviews said, the parts are very expensive, so I guess I would just not look around instead trash this blender and buy another from different company.

I got this item as a warrenty replacement item, because the first B&D blender (a stainless steel model) burnt out.

While trying to make punch with thawed frozen juice concentrate, strawberries and water this one burnt out too!!

Determined the problem was that there were PLASTIC parts in the drive-train that melted and fused toghether so that it could never work again. Oh, how I love the smell of melted plastic and
wasted money.

Needless to say, I will not buy another B&D appliace (or power tool) ever again. Apparently they are more interested in saving $$ and filling landfills with thier junk than giving you a piece of equipment that you can depend on!

Watch out! Many other brands are doing the same thing - so make sure the blender you buy has a metal drive train. Its worth the extra $20...

It worked Ok for almost two years. Like the other reviewers, I am beginning to see how much of a piece of junk it is. The blade on mine quit while trying to crumb Oreo cookies. If the thing can grind ice then crumbing Oreaos should be a piece of cake. I have looked on Amazon, other shopping sites, and Black and Deckers webpage. However, I cannot find a replacement blade. I am waiting for a response from B&D to see how much the part will cost and how much it will cost to get it to me.

I can sympathize witht the other reviewer about the price of parts. My B&D coffeemaker carafe broke when I went to fill it with water. The thing just shattered, no dropping it or banging it, it just shattered. The carafe was half the cost of a new and better maker. Therefore, I just decided to get another brand of coffee pot.

Meanwhile, I am looking into purchasing an Oster or a Hamilton Beach blender which both sell replacement parts on Amazon.

I'm surprised at the reviews I'm seeing! I've had the BL600 for at least a year, and I've had no problems with it. I use it 3-5 times a week and I find it to be a great product. I've been through several blenders and several brands this one is probably the best. That's why I've come online in search of another one to give as a gift!

They say when a person is unhappy with a product/service they'll be more likely to share the news with others than when they're happy. Perhaps that's the reason for all the negative publicity here!

My new blender barely pureed 5 or so apples and then died. They want it shipped for repair. Not sure if there is a fuse inside since there are four screws in the bottom and one is some sort of a triangle shaped one you can't open. Don't buy!