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I just moved into my first apartment a few months ago, and purchased this blender to make the morning smoothie or winter soup. For those purposes, this blender is excellent. However, for things like breaking ice, the blades are not quite that powerful.

The Good:

1) This blender has ten speeds: HIGH: grate, ice breaker, milkshake, smoothie, and icy drink. LOW: Stir, aerate, puree, crumb, and chop.

2) This blender's glass jar flips, which does save a lot of room and is useful especially for smaller countertops...just don't lose the top!

The Bad:

1) After about 30 seconds of blending, this device emits a pungent smoke smell. At first, I was afraid the fire alarm would sound, but now I just blend in 30 second intervals, which is kind of a pain sometimes, but it's better than having the entire kitchen smell like smoke.

2) After a few months, my "high" button no longer seems to function. It doesn't stay down when pressed. Not being a professional cook, this doesn't bother me too much, but it's a little annoying.

3) There's no simple speed for 'mix.' Again being an amateur cook, I'd rather have a simple "mix" speed than "aerate," which I doubt I will ever use.


But all in all, for the price, this is a good blender. I think though, once this one has seen its days, I will invest in one that is more durable and user-friendly. Get more detail about Hamilton Beach 50205 BlendMaster 10-Speed Blender , Black.

I love this blender. Oster makes really great blenders at a low price. Their motors are strong and the blade is sharp enough to crush ice. The all-metal drive means that you don't have to worry about it breaking down any time soon. The plastic jar is better than the glass ones because they are lighter and won't shatter and break when you drop it since it's break-resistant. Get more detail about Oster 6662 Designer 10-Speed Blender with Plastic Jar, White.

The Breville Blender is a well designed product with good controls. It's excellent at crushing ice and I've had blenders that couldn't get it right. Haven't found an instance where I wasn't completely satisfied with this (new or used). Get more detail about Remanufactured Breville XXBBL600XL IKON Hemisphere Blender.

Get more detail about Hamilton Beach / Proctor-Silex Hamilton Beach Wave Power 12-Speed Blender with Glass Jar, White, 48.

Best product ever, bought 3 of them for family, now looking for one more. They have gotten too high, Ebay has none amazon is 199 I bought them before for 69, 79, and 99.Get more detail about Braun MR5550MBC Impressions Multiquick Handblender.

We bought this blender/food processor combo last month and after about a week on the second use of the food processor, noticed that the plastic latches that hold the lid on the food processor were broken. Amazon happily replaced the appliance. However, when unpacking the new items, the bottom of the food processor mechanism came off. We've promptly returned the second blender for a refund this time. I guess we'll look for another kind/brand. Get more detail about Oster 6873 14 Speed Blender Combination Food Processor.

Get more detail about Blendtec EZ Blendtec's 3HP "EZ" 13 Amp Commercial Blender.