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297 of 303 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Health Master 100 great buy for the money compared to others,
By Kimberly D (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jack LaLanne Health Master 100 Blender
This will have to be short and sweet due to limited time but I had to offer my opinion.
I have been looking for a whole food/ raw food blender for about a month. I have already returned 3 blenders to other stores, as eating whole foods and raw foods require more power then your typical walmart/ kmart blender can offer. The Bullet was a joke. The cuisinart, such a disappointment. First, I must say that I am a bargain shopper. Although I do love high end quality, I very rarely pay top dollar for anything. If I can buy a top quality item used, I will. A Vitamix blender would have been the ideal for me, but I simply wasnt willing to lay down 400-500 dollars. Nor was I about to even go used on it, which would have run me about 250.00. Call me cheap, but I knew there had to be something out there that at least came close to it. I happened upon the Healhmaster 100 online. I compared the wattage, horse power, and style (with tamper) to its rival, the Vitamix. Mind you of course, if I was a wealthy person and money was no object, I would be writing a review of a vitamix right now. But, since I already spent so much money on a grain mill, Bosch mixer and other neccessities I was forced to bargain shop. I am NOT sorry. This machine is awesome and does not struggle as the others did. I can make frozen fruit ice cream with no problem and no stuggles. Within a minute or two, I was enjoying creamy fresh fruit ice cream. This is a big deal for me, as I have been trying to make this particular recipe for about a month with no success. The other blenders struggled and could not achieve the creamy texture I wanted. I had to continually turn them off, use a wooden spoon to push the mixture down and pulse again for only a second, then turn it off again. This went on and on and took forever. For the money, the HM 100 is a powerful machine that can handle very challanging raw food recipes. I have seen the vitamix being used at a raw food class, and the HM100 compares in style and power. I hope this review helps other indecisive consumers who are looking for a less expensive option to something like the Vitamix. If you looking for a high end blender with a lower end price tag, you might want to consider trying this out. UPDATE: I have been using this machine for 1 month on mostly raw style recipes, green smoothies, hummus and nut butters and so on. I am so happy with it. It has completely and soundly completed any task I have stuffed it with!! ANOTHER UPDATE: Still kicking butt!! I have had no problems with leakage, as others say they have. Hope I never do. I have used this machine almost daily for 4-5 months, making many raw recipes and green smoothies. IT STILL ROCKS!!
114 of 116 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Example of one faulty piece ruining an entire machine,
This review is from: Jack LaLanne Health Master 100 Blender
When I first got this blender, I thought it was amazing. It's capacity is huge. I could blend a full pitcher and I would have enough smoothie to get me through the day. It is enormously powerful. I'm convinced I could probably blend a sinder block into baby powder if I wanted.
HOWEVER, the bearings at the bottom of the blender are completely inadequate. It never got wet from below. I was always careful about that. It still didn't take long for the bearings to become shot. Liquid started to leak through and it rusted out. Now the whole thing is entirely useless. It lasted all of about 2 months for a total of probably 40 uses. That is totally unacceptable. The bearings just can't keep up with the 150 HP electric engine. If I could buy the pitcher alone, it might just be worth it to buy a new pitcher every few months. That's not an option though. Stay away from this machine until they address the problem with the bearing. Search the internet. You'll find this is a very common problem with it. Now after having the taste of the good life, I'll never be able to go back to a run-of-the-muck standard blender. It looks like I'll have to break the bank and grab a VitaMix or something similar. I can't help but think that this junk product has probably helped to improve the sales of high end blenders.
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best, but very good.,
By Trixie (Surf City, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jack LaLanne Health Master 100 Blender
Being new to raw food and anxious to make Green Smoothies a la Victoria Boutenko, I knew I needed something in the line of Blendtec or Vitamix, but the prices are prohibitive. The owner of a local raw food cafe gave me a recommendation for the HM100. It does the job on the green smoothies, where it must completely blend very thick greens like kale, collards, etc. as well as grinding up flax seed and the various fruits for a nice blend. I only gave it four stars because it takes much longer than the "usual" 10 seconds to complete the process (45-60 seconds), and now and then it will leave small chunks of fruit or greens, but that doesn't bother me. I know it's breaking the cell walls of the plants, which is the most important thing. I'm sure it would not chop wooden blocks, as the Vitamix supposedly does, but I'm very pleased with it and how it has helped me on the road to much better health.
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