KitchenAid KSB5 5-Speed Blender

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Product Features

• 5 speeds plus Step Start and Pulse options cover all blending needs
• Durable 40-ounce stainless steel jar with sturdy base
• Dishwasher-safe blender jar for easy clean-up
• Nonslip rubber feet reduce any chance of slippage
• Measures 14-2/7 by 7 by 8 inches

Product Details

Product Manual [834kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 8 x 14.3 inches ; 12.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004SGDR
• Item model number: KSB5OB
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #93,420 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

This is the blender of the future. It performs all the traditional blending tasks (crushing ice for margaritas, thinning ice cream) plus it can be used like a food processor (mincing garlic, puréeing peppers). The wide jar is rounder and squatter than old-style blenders, which makes it easier to reach in and scrape the sides (when the blender is off!). To reduce splatters of strawberry daiquiri, the Step Start feature starts blending slowly, then picks up to the chosen speed. This blender also comes with a booklet containing 75 recipes--my favorite is the Frosty Chocolate Raspberry Latté. --Dana Van Nest

Editor's Choice:KitchenAid's five-speed blender has a number of functions that set it above the crowd as our choice for best blender under $100. It starts with the five speed settings and the pulse function, which works at any of the speeds--a really nice touch. The blender's 40-ounce glass jar has a squat shape, making it more manageable than taller blenders, and comes completely apart.

Product Description

Whirl up a fruit and yogurt smoothie to get your morning off to a healthy and energetic start. Or wind down after work with an icy cold margarita. But that's not all: chop ice, grind coffee beans, puree soup and much, much more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KitchenAid blender's wide bottom doesn't jam., January 5, 2002

By	T. Campbell (Dearborn, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are several reasons why I love using this blender.

1) The wide bottom jar: My last few blenders had the more traditional jar which narrows toward the bottom. That desgin usually jammed with anything thick (contents at the bottom would spin while the contents at the top would sit still and didn't "blend" at all). The KitchenAid's wide bottom wont "jam". Contents at all depths of the jar are circulated providing a smooth consistent blend. While there are more features to like - this one advantage was enough to make me never glance at another blender again.

2) Buttons: My last 2 blenders had a row of buttons. Food spills (ice cream shakes) would invariably drip down the side of the jar onto the base and through the holes where the buttons come through the base. The buttons would gum up and eventually stop working. The KitchenAid covers the buttons with a solid membrane. Nothing can leak in and any drips are easily cleaned away with a single wipe.

3) Clean design: There are really no cracks and crevices where food or drink spills can hide making this blender easy to disassemble and clean.

4) Heavy: Every part of this blender is sturdy and heavy. The jar isn't plastic, it's glass... thick glass. The lid doesn't push on, it does a quick twist-lock on. The base feels like it's cast metal - not some cheap molded plastic or thin metal like a tin can. I have no fear about loading it up, pushing the button, and walking away to prepare something else while the blender does the work. I don't need to hold the lid down and keep everything together as I did with my previous blenders.

Often times expensive "brand name" items really aren't noticeably any better than than their less expensive generic equivalents. This is not the case with this item. The design is substantially better than a typical blender.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great.....while it lasted, October 4, 2004

By	K. Shaw (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was one of the best blenders I had ever owned. I used it weekly for smoothies and it made great margaritas. It's very powerful and easily crushes ice on even the lowest setting. Unfortunately, after nearly 5 years of use the rubber part that spins the blades became brittle and shredded off. And as many other people here have said, there is no way to repair this obvious design flaw in the machine and customer service is downright terrible. It served me well for the time I had it, but for over $100 bucks this thing should have lasted at least 10-20 years!

****UPDATED REVIEW*****
After a second call to KitchenAide customer service I was able to find a repair shop in my area. They were able to fix the broken coupler in less than 5 minutes and it only cost 20 bucks. The repair technician at the service center explained to me that this part is designed to break in case the blades jam in order to prevent the motor from burning out. This made sense to me so I am upgrading my review to 4 stars. I am still with holding 1 star because Kitchenaid customer service was so bad and it took a lot of work just to find a repair shop in my area.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DA KINE!!!, December 28, 2003

By	Hector Wong (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

DIS IS DA KINE!!! It is quiet and powerful. The first time I used it, I couldn't tell if the blender was doing its job or not. The power is so strong and quiet, that tough jobs are done without a sweat, and without hearing the motor getting slow and cranky. It is so smooth, that even when you crush ice or make frozen strawberry smoothies, you feel like you are just blending soft spinach. You don't hear the blades, or the solid ice cubes or frozen strawberrys getting stuck and freeze your motor, if you know what I mean. I am comparing this with my old and trusted Hamilton Beach Commercial Blender, which I own for 12 year. Dear Hamilton Beach, don't take me wrong, your blender is great, but it makes too much noise, you hear scary noises when crushing ice, like the jar will explode; and taking your blender to service or changing the rubber cluch myself, takes just too much work and time, I rather just order a new blender from KichenAid at Amazon. GET ONE. (hints for the sad owners: learn how to blend and you will know how to avoid chunks!!! Feel your blender, talk to it, and know when it asks you to pulse, stop, rest, and pulse again.... gravity makes chunks fall to the bottown when turned off... no blender is designed to just blend everything in one step... be a good cook, and be interactive when using your baby, if you think one push of a button will do your meal, just order take out).

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