Nostalgia PBM-200 Peanut Butter Machine

by Nostalgia Electrics

Product Features

• Make natural peanut butter
• 5 settings for crunchy or smooth consistencies
• Simply add peanuts and turn machine on

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 11 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001CJMAV0
• Item model number: PBM-200
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,327 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Natural peanut butter is a healthy alternative to the packaged jars you find in grocery stores. The peanut butter machine by Helman makes it easy to enjoy homemade peanut butter any day of the week. The peanut butter machine is easy to use. Simply pour the peanuts into the machine and turn the dial to your desired setting. You can make your peanut butter to the consistency you want by choosing between five variations of crunchy or smooth. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing the exact ingredients in your peanut butter and knowing that you and your family are enjoying a natural healthy snack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

81 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Good, The Bad, and The Typical, November 6, 2008

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blueangel (usa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nostalgia PBM-200 Peanut Butter Machine (Kitchen)

I am a big fan of nostalgia electric products because of their retro and usually unusual design. I own many of the different models. I have to honestly say that many of the machines look really atrractive, but do not live up to what they claim. There are exceptions, but this peanut butter machine is not one of them. I was really excited when I saw that they had released this item, because I always buy natural (peanuts only) peanut butter and thought that it would be cool and maybe cheaper to make my own at home. First of all, the machine looks really cool, although it is smaller than I expected. But there are many problems. The booklet says that if the nuts you want to use are too big for the machine, you need to crush them first. I used regualer sized peanuts, and they were too big. This caused the machine to have to be physically held on the counter. When we crushed the peanuts, the peanut butter did come out slowly and in chunks (not like in the pictures). We used the smoothiest setting and the peanut butter was still chunky, it was kind of like small ground pieces of peanuts, although the peanut butter was warm. The most annoying part of the entire ordeal was trying to clean the machine. There are small areas in the machine that have to be cleaned out, but there is no convenient way to do so. Water will not flow through these areas and also the machine is somewhat hard to dry afterward, with small crevices. Another complaint I have is that the gear you manually turn to keep the peanuts flowing is made of plastic and does not seem that sturdy. All in all, we are going to keep the machine, because it does make an interesting countertop piece, and I will probably try it again when I have alot of time, but is not something that you can use and suddenly get great peanut butter.
Also, do not be fooled by these prices on amazon. When I first purchased it here it was $40. Now it is marked up to $60. It is questionable whether it is worth the investment at $40, but do some looking around if you do want to purchase it. I have seen it at other online stores for $40. Finally, good luck to those of you that want this. I hope that it works better for you than it did for me. Disappointing.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, November 17, 2008

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D. Braasch "Dan Braasch" (Lake In The Hills, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nostalgia PBM-200 Peanut Butter Machine (Kitchen)

This is a cheaply made unit that takes far too long to do it's intended job. I managed to get two of the small output bins of peanut butter out of it after about 30 minutes, and it tasted quite good, using cheap dry roasted peanuts from a jar. But keeping the peanuts actually engaged in the grinder without jamming up is a chore.

The next batch I tried a few days later, I used canned peanuts cooked in oil. The machine wouldn't grind them hardly at all, and started smoking. I gave up and tossed it in the trash. I am going to try the food processor for making peanut butter next. Should have done that first, but I thought this machine would be easier. Live and learn.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not even remotely functional, December 15, 2008

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Rodney "Hi Def power user" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nostalgia PBM-200 Peanut Butter Machine (Kitchen)

I wish Amazon would let me rate this a Zero - but 1 is the lowest I can do.

This is a ridiculously bad piece of equipment. It has a little motor that spins at very high speed, and a rather crude metal grinder. The "peanut butter" that came out looked NOTHING like the picture - and it smelled of machine oil from the contraption.

I was very excited to find this gadget, as I need to make paste from Hazlenuts and others, but it doesn't work and what came out of it was INEDIBLE in my opinion.

I got it for half the $40 list price, but I threw it away after the first use - it was not even worth trying to clean it.

Do not buy this... This is the only rating like this I have ever posted - sorry if it bursts any bubbles.