Cuisinart PowerEdge 1.3 Horsepower Blender with 64-Ounce BPA Free Jar

by Cuisinart

• Powerful 1.3 Horsepower blender with die-cast metal housing
• Large 64-ounce BPA Free Tritan co-polymer lidded jar with measuring marks
• Preprogrammed Smoothie, Ice Crush, and Pulse functions, and Low and High Speeds
• Simple control panel with backlit buttons; count-up timer; stand-by mode
• Measures 8-2/5 by 10-2/5 by 14-3/5 inches

Product Details

Product Manual [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 10.4 x 14.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002LLOFKC
• Item model number: CBT-1000
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,289 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #86 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Blenders > Countertop Blenders

Product Description

Color: Brushed Stainless

Amazon.com Product Description

Product Parts and Benefits

1. Cover and Leak-Proof PVC Gasket
   Just press on. Tightfitting seal resists leakage. PVC gasket holds lid snugly in position for safe operation.

2. Measured Pour Lid
   Allows you to measure and add ingredients without removing the cover.

3. 64-oz. Blender Jar of BPA-Free Tritan Co-Polymer
   Has a unique, sturdy, easy to pour design.

4. High-Quality Blade Assembly with Power6 Turbo-Edge Stainless Steel Blade
   Is strong enough for all blending tasks, including tough jobs like ice crushing or chopping delicate herbs.

5. Count-Up Timer
   Timer with blue backlit LCD display times your recipes for perfect results.

6. Backlit Push-Button Controls
   

   • Power On/Off
     Flashing red LED indicates when power is on.
   • High Button
     Choose High speed to blend ingredients to the desired consistency. Blue backlit LED lights will indicate which speed you are using.
   • Low Button
     Choose Low speed to blend ingredients to the desired consistency. Blue backlit LED lights will indicate which speed you are using.
   • Pre-Programmed Smoothie Button
     The perfect combination of speed and power, timed to develop results in under 30 seconds!
   • Pre-Programmed Pulse Button
     Set bursts of power at two-second intervals, so you can blend ingredients only as much as needed.
   • Pre-Programmed Ice Crush Button
     Press Ice Crush and begin crushing. This button is pre-programmed using the best combination of speed and timed pulsing for crushing ice without over-processing.

7. Heavy-Duty Die Cast Metal Housing
   Is stable and secure with a low center of gravity, to prevent blender from “walking” on your countertop.

8. Slip-Proof Feet
   Prevent movement during use and prevent damaging marks on countertops or tables.

9. Cord Storage
   Keeps countertop safe and neat by conveniently storing excess cord.

The PowerEdge Difference

Equipped with a powerful 1.3 Horsepower motor, this durably built countertop blender delivers the power needed for everything from blending up fruit smoothies before work or protein shakes after a workout to pureeing soup for dinner or mixing up frozen beverages when gathering with friends on a Friday night.

The machine's Power6 TurboEdge design creates a strong vortex for thoroughly blended ingredients, while its automatic pre-set programs combine timed pauses with bursts of power for excellent results--choose from Smoothie, Ice Crush, or Pulse functions.

A lightweight, 64-ounce, BPA-free, Tritan co-polymer jar comes included, complete with easy-to-read measuring marks up the side, a generous comfort-grip handle, a secure-fitting lid, and a drip-free pouring spout. Other highlights include a rugged die-cast metal base, low and high speed settings, backlit buttons, a count-up timer with an audible signal after four minutes of blending time, and a handy stand-by mode. Sleek and stylish, the blender measures 8-2/5 by 10-2/5 by 14-3/5 inches.

Recipe Booklet Included!

The simple recipes include some old Cuisinart favorites as well as some creative combinations that are sure to please your friends and family. Thanks to the superior ice-crushing power and pre-programmability of the PowerEdge 1.3 Horsepower Blender, you'll also be able to make delicious frozen drinks effortlessly.

Complex kitchen tasks are made easy with the PowerEdge Blender. Uses include:

• Chopping nuts
• Bread, cookie, or cracker crumbs
• Crushing ice
• Grating fresh citrus zest
• Baby food
• Grinding hard cheese
• Grinding spices
• Whipping cream

Product Features

• 1.3 Horsepower motor, our most powerful blender
• Power6 Turbo-Edge™ design enhances vortex performance with better turbulent flow.
• Auto Pre-Set Programming (APP) for: Smoothie, Ice Crush, and Pulse – a pre-set program that synchronizes timed pauses with bursts of power during blending for optimum results
• Our largest capacity easy-to-read, 64 oz. Tritan™ jar from Eastman is BPA-free
• Ergonomic, comfort grip handle
• Die-cast metal housing with backlit functions
• Backlit Count-Up™ Timer with beep after 4 minutes of blending time
• Standby mode
• Limited 3-year warranty

Product Description

The Cuisinart PowerEdge 1.3 Horsepower motor, 1000 Watt Blender is constructed with a heavy die-cast metal base and a lightweight, 64 ounce biphensol A BPA-free Tritan co-polymer blender jar. Ideal for today's gourmet kitchen, it is the perfect combination of high style and high tech! Includes pre-programmed Smoothie, Ice Crush and Pulse functions to blend smoothies, frozen drinks or crush ice flawlessly.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 78 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best blender ever! February 4, 2011

By Trudy Rose

Color Name:Brushed Stainless|Amazon Verified Purchase

I looked at what seemed to be a million blenders. I do a lot of vegan and raw foods but I didn't want to spend upwards of $400. I love this blender! It has handled everything I hoped it would, including frozen fruits for smoothies. It is very quiet for a blender. I like the die-cast base, the simple controls (who really needs 14 settings?), and the pulse setting. The only minor flaw is the difficulty in getting out the last 1/4 cup of whatever I've made. Overall, I very much recommend this blender.

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest blender I've ever owned! June 14, 2011

By Sajijoma

Color Name:Brushed Stainless|Amazon Verified Purchase

After my 15th cheap blender in the past 4 years, I decided to quit buying garbage and put my money to better use and bought the cuisinart CBT-1000 poweredge 1000watt Die Cast Blender. Sure it cost $$ compared to the ones I had bought, but I wanted something durable and THIS thing IS durable! It has a really large 64oz jar that's made of a nonbreakable BPA material. Normally I would say glass or nothing, but realizing that a jar that size in glass would be highly unwieldy, I decided to let that slide.

Operation of the blender is simple. There aren't 20 buttons to sift through to try to find the perfect thing. Honestly, how many of us know the difference between puree, cream, and whip functions anyhow?!? It has HIGH, LOW, SMOOTHIE, ICE CRUSH, and Pulse. That's all you need! It also has a tiny digital counter that counts UP how long it's been blending. That's a good thing to know when you are trying to decide the perect consistency of a smoothie or even a frozen margarita.

Our first time out, we deicded to go full steam and make smoothies for the family. Having a family of 7 means that I don't have time to waste making smoothies then cleaning out and making MORE smoothies and cleaning out and making MORE smoothies. So the pitcher size is great! Right now one batch can cover the entire family since all 5 children are 10 or under and that means a happier smoothie making parent! So our first smoothie was a chocolate green protien powder,chocolate milk, and ice. The smoothie came out beautifully. In one cycle, we had perfectly blended smoothies, with no ice chunks. It was so smoothe, it was like a really good milkshake. Although, since I DID use a lot of ice, I chose to go with the ice function over the smoothie function.... I'm sure the smoothie function could have handled it, but I think that if something contains large cubes of ice, it automatically means ice function. After a month of near daily smoothies for the family, the machine is STILL cranking them out just as smoothe and delicious as the first time.

We also decided to give our blender a whirl at making several other frozen treats like margaritas! They came out perfectly frozen and blended smoothe as well. I haven't had a really bad experience with this blender yet. The closest thing was that I wanted to make a blizzard type ice cream treat with ice cream and oreos and the blender was so powerful that it turned the cookies into utter dust in a mere 2 secs! In the future, I'll whirl the ice cream and then mix the cookie bits in by hand or something, but even though it didn't look very appetizing, it tastes really good and there were no white spots, to show where it hadn't blended well. Milkshakes come out perfect every time. Even if you like them EXTRA thick and dreamy!

After using the blender, cleanup is a breeze. The entire bottom with the blades screws right off and a simple rinse in soapy water is all it takes to clean. Be warned, don't get your fingers or tongue! anywhere near the blades! They are blood hungry! My husband who NEVER listens when I warn him about the dangers of licking the blades, actually cut his tongue pretty bad on the blades and while washing his dried on bloody mess off after returning from the ER, I actually cut my finger(although no where near as bad)using a scrubber on them. My advice is to first of all(don't bleed on your appliance by doing stupid stuff) but if you do, just put a little warm soap water in the blender and turn it on for a few secs and let the power do the cleaning for you.

All in all, I'd definitely reccomend this blender to anyone who is looking for a good blender with power that gets the job done and who isn't afraid to pay a bit more for it. I love this blender and will probably look to cuisinart for the next tabletop appliance I plan to buy. Read more ›

55 of 63 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of flaws May 7, 2011

By quiet

Color Name:Brushed Stainless|Amazon Verified Purchase

***EDITED AFTER 3 MONTHS OF USE***

After 3 months of use I feel like this blender was absolutely not worth the money. I fear that the oil leaking means this will be dead within the next 3 months. Here is my list of cons.

CONS:

- I noticed OIL leaking from where the blade connects to the base. This can't be a good sign.

- Very loud. The pitcher sits on a plastic base with no vibration dampening. If you don't hold the top down while blending it is even louder.

- The pitcher does not lock into the base. I fear if I don't hold the top down while blending then it's going to jump off and spill everywhere.

- The o-ring does not form a good seal. No matter how tight the blade is screwed on the o-ring always gets dirty and sometimes leaks onto the base.

- The blade and o-ring are difficult to remove, and must be removed after every use for cleaning. It actually looks like they planned on including an accessory to tighten/loosen the blade because there are two slots on either side of the blade. Unfortunately there isn't one.

- The grooves on the inside of the pitcher cause large objects to get stuck. For example, frozen bananas will get stuck and rest above the blade because of the grooves. I have to cut frozen bananas into smaller pieces before blending.

- Thick frozen smoothies tend to create an air pocket above the blade. When this happens nothing is blending. I have to shake the pitcher while blending to release the air pocket.

50 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of power! October 20, 2010

By T. Mehrens

Color Name:Brushed Stainless

A very powerful blender but it takes a bit of learning to get the results you want.

It tends to put a lot more air into the mix compared to other blenders so you need a bigger glass when you are ready to serve whatever you have mixed.

Don't drop the ice i a little at a time. Put it all in at once and then use the appropriate setting to mix the drink. In my first attempt with new new unit I dropped the ice in a little at a time and the blended drink froze up so quickly that the last pieces of ice didn't get chopped/blended into the drink.

Easy to clean using a little dish detergent and water (mix), bottle brush or the blade assembly can be removed if you have something that has gotten really stuck in the bottom of the container.

User guide is here >>> [...]

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent blender August 26, 2011

By S. Smith

Color Name:Brushed Stainless|Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from the standpoint of a smoothie maker. It is all I use it for so my review will be constrained to how it functions as a smoothie maker only.

Every day this blender makes a perfect smoothie for 2 to 3 people in one batch.

It is a high quality, extremely well made and designed, high quality blender.

It is high power and is not one of those that runs very fast.

It does not emit any electrical odors, even when run at high speed.

The blades are very thick and well made.

The plastic jug is made from a high quality, restaurant grade plastic.

It has a smoothie setting. Click it and in less then 30 seconds, this blender easily auto makes a smoothie out of these typical ingredients.

12 oz bag of rock hard frozen strawberries
16 oz of Yogurt
3 bananas
3 oz whole oatmeal (the unprocessed thick kind)
Handful of raw almonds (about 25)
Orange juice

TIP: I add juice last and have to poke a hole through the yogurt to allow the juice to flow down to the blades. Otherwise, they just spin. When done, a perfect smoothie results. I like to blend it on high an extra 8 seconds. 8 seconds in this blender is a long time and a lot of work is done.

TIP: The blade assembly screws on very tight and seems almost impossible to get off the blender jar by hand. A simple solution I found was to put the entire blender jar and blade assembly on the blender base. Then, turn the blender jar counter clockwise while the blade assembly is securely engaged on the base. The blade assembly then comes right off with little effort.