Hamilton Beach 56406 BlendSmart 18-Speed Blender

by Hamilton Beach

Product Features

• Pre-programmed Blend Smart button provides a handy 45-second blending cycle
• Extra-large, 48-ounce, sturdy glass jar--perfect for entertaining
• SureLoc safety base helps prevent tipping over
• Ice Sabre blades crush ice and solids completely
• Measures 8 by 9 by 14-1/2 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.2 x 9.6 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• 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: B000063CCF
• Item model number: 56406
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,250 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Hamilton Beach 56406 18 Speed 450 Watt Blend Smart™ Blender

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST BLENDER BY FAR, October 20, 2002

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This review is from: Hamilton Beach 56406 BlendSmart 18-Speed Blender (Kitchen)

We felt like we'd taken a step into the next century when we replaced our old blender with this state of the art beauty by Hamilton Beach.

It took us a while to adjust to the fact that we no longer had to stand over a blender, turn it off, and circulate the mixture with a spatula. This blender is aptly named "Blend smart" - it is programmed to blend automatically and then turn off. All we have to do is touch the Blend Smart Button once for 45 seconds of pre-programmed blending cycles.

In addition, this blender has the capability to crush ice and other solids msoothly and consistently.

For safety's sake the jar is locked to the base so it won't tip over.

Now, our shakes and drinks are perfection. Why didn't we get one sooner?

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Blend/Smart Buy, September 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 56406 BlendSmart 18-Speed Blender (Kitchen)

I recently purchased a Smart Blend 18 speed blender after sending back a Smoothie Maker. The Smart Blend does everthing that the manufacturer stated. It does a great job at shaving and blending ice and quickly. The price is moderate compared to other blenders and I feel a good buy.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best blenders you can buy, May 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Hamilton Beach 56406 BlendSmart 18-Speed Blender (Kitchen)

The quality of the Hamilton Beach 56406 BlendSmart 18-Speed Blender is excellent. This is a POWERFUL blender. It comes with 550 watts of power. The glass jar is thick and has a very wide bottom. The jar locks into place when used so you don't need to worry about the jar shaking off the base. The base of the unit allows you to wrap the cord around it to neatly put away the cord or to shorten the cord so that you don't have a cord dangling around your countertop. This is a nice feature that is not present on most blenders. Another nice feature present on this blender is the speed dial. This is far more convenient to use than a bunch of separate speed buttons. The unit also comes with a special ice crushing blade. The big question is: can this blender crush ice well? With most other blenders, in order to crush ice, you have to baby-sit the blender, manually pressing the pulse button several times, stopping once in a while to shake the jar or stir the ingredients with a spoon to loosen up the ice that's stuck in the bottom on the jar. With this blender all you have to do is press the BlendSmart button! The BlendSmart feature starts out by automatically pulsing the motor to crush the ice for you, and then it starts blending at a low speed, slowly increasing in speed until it completes the process, and then it shuts itself off. This means you can press the BlendSmart button, leave, come back in less than a minute and it's done. You don't need to baby-sit this blender. To test the blender I made a very thick banana smoothie with a dozen large ice cubes and very little milk, by simply pressing the BlendSmart button once. The smoothie came out perfect. I was amazed at how well the ice was crushed, and very pleased that I didn't have to baby-sit the blender to make the smoothie. Being a 550 watt blender, the noise level is not as high as you might expect. At lower speeds the noise is less than most other blenders. This is by far the best blender I have ever used. I highly recommend this blender. It's a quality machine.