- Processes food and chops ice at any speed
- Heavy-duty metal base with rubber feet
- Clean-touch control pad--easy to use and wipe clean
- 40-ounce pitcher with handle and pour-spout
- Measures 15 by 6-1/2 by 8 inches; 1-year, hassle-free, replacement warranty
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Capable of crushing ice and being pulsed at any of its five speeds, this sturdy, powerful, 575-watt blender provides ease-of-operation and versatility to a serious cook. It creates frozen drinks like smoothies and margaritas; chops nuts, coffee beans, vegetables, and chocolate; mixes batters and party dips; purées baby food and soups; removes lumps from gravy; and shreds cheese. Four cutting blades whirl at different levels for thorough work. KitchenAid's "step-start" feature automatically begins a process slowly to prevent splatters and quickly increases speed to the level selected on the touchpad control panel. The blender has a 40-ounce, dishwasher-safe glass jar with a drip-resistant pouring lip, a tight-fitting top. Removing the cap creates an opening for adding ingredients, and the cap is a 2-ounce measuring container.
The blender's heavy metal base doesn't skid around on its rubber feet during operation and offers a cord-wrap underneath. Base and control panel wipe clean easily. The blender measures 7 inches wide, 15 inches high, and 8 inches deep and weighs 9 pounds. Its instruction booklet includes 75 recipes. --Fred Brack
Product Description
The Ultra Power 5 speed blender (model KSB5) from KitchenAid can crush ice at any speed. Powerful stainless steel blade chops vegetables, stirs, mixes, purees, and liquefies.
Once you've used a KitchenAid blender, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one! Electronic mixing sensor automatically adjusts the power to your workload, and the metal base adds stability. Sturdy 40-ounce glass blender jar resists scratching common to plastic jars and is dishwasher safe.
Once you've used a KitchenAid blender, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one! Electronic mixing sensor automatically adjusts the power to your workload, and the metal base adds stability. Sturdy 40-ounce glass blender jar resists scratching common to plastic jars and is dishwasher safe.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
How to fix the rubber coupling - one man's experience,
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This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5MC 5-Speed Blender, Metallic Chrome (Kitchen)
This is a fine blender, and works well when it works. However, the teeth on the rubber coupling did strip. After some trial and error, here's what worked.
First, I ordered a couple of new couplings from partselect.com ($6 each). Obviously you only need one, but I figured if it broke once.... [...] Then I ordered a 9/32" ignition wrench from snapon: [...] The wrench was too thick. I figured it might be, but I couldn't find a thinner one (what's called for is something like a bicycle cone wrench but to my knowledge they do not come that small). So I ground it down. The coupling piece has two main components: a metal disk to which the rubber portion is bonded, and the rubber portion itself. Peeling the (stripped) rubber portion off the disk was fairly easily done with a pair of pliers. Finally - slip the wrench on to the shaft, grab the metal disk with a channel wrench, and twist the channel wrench clockwise. Presto! Putting the new coupling on is simplicity itself - just screw it on. No need to tighten it much - blender use will only tighten it further.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The best blender but buyer BEWARE!!,
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This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5MC 5-Speed Blender, Metallic Chrome (Kitchen)
This blender is by far the best blender I have ever owned. It can blend and chop anything. It's the first blender that I don't have to stop constantly to help the blender in it's task. My biggest complaint is that this product has a faulty part. It is the plastic part there the blade spins. The metal that connects with this eventually causes it to break off some of the pieces, rendering the blender unusable. My sister's blender actually started burning because of the friction. I have only had my blender for a year and a half and its already wearing thin. KitchenAid refuses to replace or fix this problem even though plenty of customers have complained about the issue.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pureeing capability needs improvement,
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This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5MC 5-Speed Blender, Metallic Chrome (Kitchen)
My wife and I have been fans (and owners) of KitchenAid appliances for years. This includes refrigerators, dishwashers, food processors, and various utensils. We had high expectations when we selected this blender. Our unit has exhibited good reliability, but the performance is lackluster. Ice is incompletely crushed, which leaves lumps in drinks. Even bananas and strawberries (which are rather mild materials) are not completely pureed, after 30 seconds of high-speed attempts. I wonder if the circular/cylindrical shape plays a degrading role. The blades, though very durable, are not all that sharp. We had much better performance from Oster and Hamilton Beach. Price is not a barometer of quality.
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