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KitchenAid Blenders combine outstanding performance, durability and an easy to clean design to perform everyday kitchen tasks from making smoothies to pureeing vegetables for soup, to crushing ice and making pesto. This blender features a 56 oz shatter-resistant blend & serve pitcher. Its soft grip handle is comfortable and the jar's lighter weight allows for anyone to use, including kids. One piece dishwasher safe pitcher with Stainless Steel one-piece blade eliminates food traps and any need to disassemble. Clean Touch control pad wipes clean in an instant. Unique pitcher design and patented blade system combine with .9 HP motor and Intelli-Speed electronic controls for fast, consistent blending. Includes 1 Year Hassle Free Replacement warranty through KitchenAid.
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Blender base, jar with lid, use and care manual.
Blender base, jar with lid, use and care manual.
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733 of 744 people found the following review helpful
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I have been looking for a blender for a few weeks now. We have started making smoothies at home and burned up our old one. Our girls like the "Chocolate Elvis" recipe from the local smoothie place which contains peanutbutter, bananas, yogurt, ice, and milk. I guess this is really hard on blenders. I bought one at Target 2 weeks ago that had "700 watts peak power" on the box. It died in 2 days. The power spec on the bottom of the blender said 450 watts. I think that is false advertisement. I have seen this on 2 different blenders now.
I have been leery of buying any blender with the little plastic teeth couplers because of all the bad reviews here on Amazon. I also wanted to stay away from anything with only 450 watts.
I was in another store and saw this blender. It has a new design for where the blades couple with the motor. "Commercial quality couplers with 12 interlocking teeth....coated for quiet operation".
We have had it for a few days now and have made some pretty thick smoothies. So far, so good. No burning smell like the one that was immediately apparent with the Target blender. My youngest daughter complanied that her smoothie was "too smooth". I guess she got used to the chunks of ice that our past blenders have left.
Kitchenaid doesn't seem to advertise the actual power specs on their blenders. On the bottom of this one it says that it draws 6 amps. Which is about 720 watts or about 0.9 horsepower.
My only complaint so far is the soft start feature. The blade starts at a slower speed then quickly increases to the speed you chose. This process still throws everything up into the lid, which is what it should prevent. It works fine though as long as you have the lid on. It also works if you start with the slowest speed and work your way up.
Overall this blender seems to be well made and pretty well thought out. The cord storage on the bottom is a great feature. It has much bigger feet than the previous model. So far, I would highly recommend this blender for the person looking for a good blender in the under $200 range.
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It is a year and about 300 smoothies later and we still have this blender. I would highly recommend it!!
I have been leery of buying any blender with the little plastic teeth couplers because of all the bad reviews here on Amazon. I also wanted to stay away from anything with only 450 watts.
I was in another store and saw this blender. It has a new design for where the blades couple with the motor. "Commercial quality couplers with 12 interlocking teeth....coated for quiet operation".
We have had it for a few days now and have made some pretty thick smoothies. So far, so good. No burning smell like the one that was immediately apparent with the Target blender. My youngest daughter complanied that her smoothie was "too smooth". I guess she got used to the chunks of ice that our past blenders have left.
Kitchenaid doesn't seem to advertise the actual power specs on their blenders. On the bottom of this one it says that it draws 6 amps. Which is about 720 watts or about 0.9 horsepower.
My only complaint so far is the soft start feature. The blade starts at a slower speed then quickly increases to the speed you chose. This process still throws everything up into the lid, which is what it should prevent. It works fine though as long as you have the lid on. It also works if you start with the slowest speed and work your way up.
Overall this blender seems to be well made and pretty well thought out. The cord storage on the bottom is a great feature. It has much bigger feet than the previous model. So far, I would highly recommend this blender for the person looking for a good blender in the under $200 range.
Added comments:
It is a year and about 300 smoothies later and we still have this blender. I would highly recommend it!!
360 of 365 people found the following review helpful
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We bought this Kitchenaid blender over a year ago, and after several months the container started to leak. The leak was small, and we put up with it for awhile. We finally got tired of the mess, however, and called the factory. We were told that the container had been redesigned, and they would send us a new one immediately even though our warranty had expired. When we got the new one we could see that it had indeed been redesigned, and have used it for some time now, and NO LEAKS. A leak proof container plus the other great features of this blender now warrant a definite five stars.
3/24/12 update. Our blender is now five years old, is used every day, and has been problem free since they replaced the container in 2008.
3/24/12 update. Our blender is now five years old, is used every day, and has been problem free since they replaced the container in 2008.
196 of 201 people found the following review helpful
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My husband and I make smoothies almost every single night (as in, 6-7 nights/week), so we're really hard on our blenders. We have been through 4 blenders in the last 3 years alone. We started with a cheap Oster blender, but quickly realized that it was pretty much useless for the thick smoothies we like to make. Next, I bought the Back to Basics Smoothie Elite, which was great for as long as it held up, but as it turned out, that was only 6 months. So, we upgraded to the Back to Basics Smoothie Professional, which was great until I dropped the glass jar into the sink and broke it, only to find that you couldn't buy a new one ANYWHERE so my $120 blender was now worthless.
After all this, I decided to stop fooling around and buy a Kitchenaid. This blender has all the power you need (way more power than any of the first 3 blenders I bought; both the smoothie blenders came with a stir stick, but such a thing isn't even necessary when you have the power of this Kitchenaid), and is a steal at $99, since we've had it for a year now and it's still as good as new. The motor is unstoppable, the blade is fantastic, it cleans easily, the jar is polycarbonate (i.e. unbreakable if you drop it), and there is a removable plastic piece in the lid in case you do want to use a stir stick.
I love this blender, and when it dies (which I hope/believe will be years from now, given how reliable my other Kitchenaid appliances are) I will be replacing it with the exact same make and model. It's everything a blender should be!
After all this, I decided to stop fooling around and buy a Kitchenaid. This blender has all the power you need (way more power than any of the first 3 blenders I bought; both the smoothie blenders came with a stir stick, but such a thing isn't even necessary when you have the power of this Kitchenaid), and is a steal at $99, since we've had it for a year now and it's still as good as new. The motor is unstoppable, the blade is fantastic, it cleans easily, the jar is polycarbonate (i.e. unbreakable if you drop it), and there is a removable plastic piece in the lid in case you do want to use a stir stick.
I love this blender, and when it dies (which I hope/believe will be years from now, given how reliable my other Kitchenaid appliances are) I will be replacing it with the exact same make and model. It's everything a blender should be!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
KitchenAid takes a leak on your wallet
If you get this blender buy a lot of sponges to sop up all the fluid oozing from the leaks. If you pay $99 for a motor and a fluid container, which should cost $15, it shouldn't... Read more
Published 19 hours ago by Gork5000"
Leaks on first use...
After burning my first blender up from repeated use, I was highly disappointed when I bought a second blender only to find the caraffe leaks before its first use. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Tim
great great great - it really crushes ice for me
amazon wants 20 words about a blender and all i know is that if I rated it 5 stars it means it's very very very very good and easy to use. I cannot ramble on and on about it!! Read more
Published 1 day ago by t. sime
baby food/green smoothies - just as good or maybe better than vitamix
I needed a replacement. Had a vitamix blender but it was just not working as good as it used to (didn't blend as smooth and the blades would sometimes not turn, the motor would... Read more
Published 3 days ago by MC
Leakage
This blender started out great...then it began to leak from the base of the pitcher. The way it is designed makes it nearly impossible to tighten the nut to prevent the leak. Read more
Published 3 days ago by D. K. Reppucci
Reliable
I've own this blender for four years now. I use it quite frequently to make fruit shakes and blend various veggies. The blade is still very sharp, backed by a strong motor. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Wayne Yong Li
Broken after 2 months
It was love at first sight - I made green smoothies daily using only fresh green leafs and fruit. No ice crushing. No frozen fruit. Read more
Published 4 days ago by cake
Great Blender for the money.
I was researching a lot of different blenders. Well lets just say besides the $350+ Blendtec's and Vitamix's this is probably the best blender you can get especially for this... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Bennett Matthew
Withstands the test of time
I use this blender consistently 5 days a week (at the least). Purchased it in April of 2011 upon seeing this video a friend had sent me [...]
by Popular Mechanics. Read more
by Popular Mechanics. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Jonlife
Used it about 8 times. Now the spindle on top of motor unit...
We purchased about 2 years ago. We don't use it very often because it is heavy to take out and put on the counter, and because the buttons are not intitive. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Peter Jordan
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