Cuisinart SPB-7CH SmartPower 40-Ounce 7-Speed Electronic Bar Blender, Chrome

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Product Features

• 7 speeds--stir, chop, mix, puree, liquefy, and ice crush
• Pulse button can be used at every level; touch-pad controls
• Dishwasher-safe glass jar holds up to 40 ounces
• Heavy-duty motor base with rubberized, no-skid feet for stability
• Measures 13-1/4 by 7-1/3 by 9-7/8 inches; 3-year limited warranty

Product Details

Product Manual [583kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.9 x 15 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JGRR
• Item model number: SPB-7CH
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,832 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Blend tropical delights, purée fruit, grate hard cheese, grind spices, whip cream, and crush ice with Cuisinart's Smart Power bar blender. It has seven speeds--stir, chop, mix, purée, liquefy, and an ice crush--as well as a pulse button that can be used at every level. Attached to a heavy-duty motor base with rubberized no-skid feet, the glass jar holds up to 40 ounces. The tightly fitting cover includes a 2-ounce measured pour lid, which is great for taste testing and can be removed for ventilation when blending hot items. The blade should be soaked in warm water and then hand washed; the glass jar is dishwasher-safe. --Madeleine Miller

Product Description

Blend with ease in this stylish, Cuisinart Smartpower Chrome Finish Blender. This powerful blender features stainless steel blades, a 40-ounce glass jar with dripless spout, ice crusher capacity, touch pad controls with indicator lights, and a leak-resistant cover. Model SPB7C. Includes manufacturer's limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars INFERIOR PRODUCT, May 2, 2002

By	kimberly mcfarland (campbellsville, ky. United States) - See all my reviews

I received my blender for Christmas 2000. I only used it infrequently for milkshakes. 2 days ago the black plastic gear at the base of the blender broke into 4 pieces! I called the customer support center and they told me to mail it to them ( at my expense) but they could not give me an estimate on how much it would end up costing me to have it fixed! I have since learned that this is a very common problem ( they acted as if they had never heard of the problem) It seems to me a [dollar amount] blender should not have plastic gears... I am very dissatisfied with the product and the customer support!!!

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Plastic, October 7, 2000

By	"heart2read" (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I just got this yesterday from Amazon. I was so excited opening it...then my hopes were dashed. This thing is 100% plastic! I have not decided whether I'm going to return it or not, but be aware...that cool chrome look is exactly that, a look...and you can tell without touching it--just a little too shiny. The pitcher bottom is black plastic along with a plastic top...it's so full of plastic it hardly weighs anything...in other words, it feels cheap. For $100 bucks I'm very disapointed. The contols will be easy to clean if I keep it though.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality, even worse customer support, October 2, 2001

By	Geoff Scowcroft & Peter Wolf "Realtor's" (Oakland, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

We have been using this blender for about seven months. We make daily smoothies with crushed ice (crushed from our ice maker) and frozen fruit (bananas, strawberries, etc.) and milk or juice. We have always noticed a slight electrical smell from the unit whenever we were mixing our drinks. The quality of the blend was generally OK; occasionally it was unable to break up some of the ice chunks.

A plastic part on the base of the unit ended up shattering. This is a cheap plastic piece that turns the blade. I e-mailed Cuisinart's customer service group. It was a couple of weeks before they returned my e-mail. I had also left messages with their customer service number. After a few attempts I was finally able to speak with someone. I was told that I would have to send the blender back to them, at my cost, and include a ten-dollar check for them to repair the unit. After I told them that their policy was against the law in the State of California they agreed to issue a pickup tag with UPS and waived the ten-dollar fee.

I finally received a new blender back about a month and a half later. I will never purchase another Cuisinart product. We have since replaced the blender with a Kitchen Aid KSB5. So far this blender is incredible. It makes easy work of blending ice. I cannot recommend the Cuisinart because of its lack of reliability and Cuisinart's non-existent customer service.

*** Update ***
This review was first placed in 2001. It is now April 2009 and the Kitchen Aid KSB5 is still running strong!