Customer Reviews

Factory-Reconditioned Cuisinart CBT-500FR Brushed Stainless Power Blender

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

There is, effectively, no spout from which to pour; consequently, I am always making a mess, especially with thick liquid. The bottom blade assembly is poorly designed and has locked up on me twice from crushing ice and blending thick soup. Cuisinart sent me a replacement once, and then, reluctantly, a second time, warning me that this was the last time. Now another cheap plastic piece has broken and they won't replace it. Total piece of junk.

Over the course of a few months I had gone through 3 blenders. I was looking for a blender that was heavy duty and durable and found it in this cuisinart. I make protein drinks almost daily and use frozen fruit, ice,ect..this blender handles it with ease and I am totally satisfied. If you need a blender that you can depend on than I recommend the cuisinart CBT-500FR, you can't go wrong and the price is worth every dime spent. The only drawback and it is minor compared to what you are getting over-all is the pouring spout on the pitcher is a little ackward to pour and this means for heavier smoothies or drinks you have to be careful to avoid spillage over the sides. The dependability and power for shakes, protein drinks and smoothies is well worth this one drawback in my opinion.

I bought this blender for my wife who is dieting and uses a lot of fruit smoothies and other shakes in her diet. This blender has no trouble crushing ice cubes. She is very pleased.

Very solid, great for smoothies. Crushes ice with little or no problem. Durable and looks nice as well.

I not call this "Brushed Stainless" as the only thing stainless on this is front faceplate. The rest is a silver plastic. A bit misleading. Don't get me wrong, it looks great. All my appliances are stainless and it fits right in but I was hoping that it was brushed stainless all over.

Despite the asthetics, I would have given five stars had it come as cleaned up a bit.
There was some food residue on the base unit itself. Other than that, after a good wipe down, I am impressed. Well worth the moeny. The extra large capacity allows users to fill this up pretty high and not worry about spill-over. The motor on this thing has plenty of torque.

--love it! At the price you cannot go wrong. I got mine refurbished and was a bit skeptical, but when I received it and used it I was a believer. An excellent way to pick-up a quality product at a bargain price.

The people who complained about difficulty pouring from the pitcher are correct, it can be messy. The blender is loud, but it does the job IF you allow it time to work.

If you are impatient, you will be frustrated by an incomplete job. I use mine for frozen daiquiris and the result is excellent, but slow.

So in a nutshell: thorough; noisy; slow.

The product has an attractive look. When I ordered this blender I wasn't sure about Factory Re-conditioned product, but it turned out to be as good as a new one! The negatives of this blender, the spout on the glass pitcher is too small, made it harder to pour drinks. Also, there's no cord storage as it mentioned.

I bought a refurbished one that looks new, performs great w/ a quiet motor--yet, the wide mouth on the pitcher, with the wide/shallow spout makes for an unbelievable mess if your liquids are just the slightest bit thick. For me, it is not worth it because of the amount lost in spillage. I am sure it would be fine if the liquid was "watery", but not for malts or slushes...sorry.

The first time I ran this blender I could tell it had a 600 watt motor. Runs quiet and strong. Looks beautiful in stainless steel.