- Combination blender and food processor does double duty in the kitchen
- 48-ounce calibrated container for blending; 3-cup attachment for food processing
- Easy-to-use, 14-speed, adjustable dial; easily crushes ice
- Convenient 2-ounce measuring cup built into jar lid; self-storing cord saves space
- Measures 15-1/2 by 8-1/4 by 7 inches; 1-year limited warranty
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This combination blender and food processor does double duty in the kitchen. The blender is built to crush ice for frozen drinks without the usual addition of extra water, and its 48-ounce calibrated glass jar is large enough for family-size quantities. Or place prepared vegetables in the 3-cup food-processing container to make fresh salsa or soup. A convenient 2-ounce measuring cup is built into the jar lid, and the cord is self-storing, which saves precious counter space. --Julie McCowan
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good blender, not so good food processor,
By A Customer
This review is from: Krups 243-70 Power X Plus Combi Blender (Kitchen)
The blender works just fine for smoothies, shakes and sauces. It doesn't crush ice as well as some of the more powerful professional blenders I've come across, but it's adequate. The food processor is a poor replacement for a real food processor, i.e. Kitchenaid or Cuisinart. The capacity is small and it does not chop very evenly--half your food turns to mush while the other half remains in big chunks. It is, however, good for making breadcrumbs. Get the blender, but invest in a separate food processor if you really need one that works.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some of the best kitchen $$ I've ever spent,
By Frank Sellin "political scientist" (Charlottesville, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Krups 243-70 Power X Plus Combi Blender (Kitchen)
I've had this blender and food processor for 1.5 years now, and it's a wonderful widget at this price point for a young person learning/expanding cooking knowledge, with limited kitchen space and a limited budget to stock kitchen tools and gadgets.Kitchen appliances are like any other tool: buy cheap, buy twice. I'm glad I spent another $10-20 over the next step down, because a glass pitcher beats the heck out of plastic jobs that crack and split easily. My pitcher still looks quite pristine despite reasonable use! The speed and evenness of the blending is great compared to my various former roommates' machines, with a wide range of speed, and the option of separate power burst as well as ice-crusher functions. Yes, the food processor attachment is a simple thing -- only one twin-blade attachment that fits on easily, somewhat small in volume -- and therefore won't do everything perfectly. But, the alternative is spending a lot more $$$ for a Cuisinart or whathaveyou. At my level of cooking and budget, I'm not going to shell out for the real, upscale Cuisinarts, so this beauty-in-simplicity food processor is a great addition, doing almost everything I need it to do (onions, peanuts, whatever). It takes up very little extra precious space in my kitchen. The processor also has a nice safety design-it won't fit onto the base until the lid is on correctly and everything turned into slots just right, such that you can't accidentally hit a button and process your fingers or send your vegetables flying. :-) The thing I love most about both this blender *and* the food processor, compared to anything else I'd seen previously, is that all parts are well-designed for exceedingly quick and easy dismantling and cleaning, with few if any nooks and crannies that you can't reach. The hole-stoppers in both lids that also function as 2-oz measuring cups are an extra-but-minor plus--a shot measurer if you need it. Bottom line: for me, this blender+processor has been a high quality device for a reasonable amount of money. Skilled/experienced cooks who have a need for greater versatility will probably want to buy a separate, more complicated, more expensive, and harder-to-wash food processor.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
over 2 years of satisfaction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Krups 243-70 Power X Plus Combi Blender (Kitchen)
Understanding that ALL products have occasional "lemons," where they should be returned with no questions asked, let me say that my Krups is by no means a sour machine. I have had this blender/processor combo for over 2 years now and am very pleased with its overall performance. The blender, which I use at least 4-5 times a week, makes extremely smooth drinks and crushes ice well on pulse and high power settings. It is great for converting chunky ice crems, esp. with chocoloate chunks :) , to milkshakes. It also makes very smooth purees for sauces. I would not suggest trying it, but I have also dropped the blender a couple of times and can truly say it is a sturdy container! The processor is adequate for its basic purposes, although I would not buy this combination if you are specifically seeking a multifunction processor; however, for saving space and money, it is a great deal. The processor is very good at dicing firm vegetables such as peppers, not so good as softer ones like tomatoes, which I don't trust any processor with. Another great use for the processor, as I discovered, is crushing whole spices such as allspice (peppercorns were a little tough b/c of their size--keep a pepper mill for them). The processor works best on pulse to get larger size pieces of vegetables and low speeds for small vege pieces. Grating hard cheese is easy on the high setting. The only disappointments I have are in the small capacity, although it is clear the base is not designed to handle much larger processors, and in the lack of slicing discs--there is only the basic chopping one, which will do most jobs but is not as versatile. The blender alone is worth the price, and the processor makes it a great value, even as a backup when you are chopping multiple food items and don't feel like cleaning between.
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