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KitchenAid 5-Speed Blenders with Polycarbonate Jars | 
| Brand: KitchenAid
Category: Kitchen
Buy Used: $80.00 - $149.00 (On sale from $149.99)
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Rating:  264 reviews
Country: UNITED STATES
MPN: 199462
ASIN: B000FDU2TG
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| Features:
| • | Pitcher is dishwasher safe | | • | 120 volts, 0.9 horsepower motor | | • | Clean-touch control pad features intelli-speed controls that let you easily customize your blending job | | • | Durable die-cast metal base with steel reinforced coupler | | • | One-piece construction no need to remove blade for cleaning |
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Product Description
With smooth color selections, unique contours and unsurpassed power, this polycarbonate jar blender is the clear choice for all your needs. Built for continual blending, the patented razor-sharp stainless steel blades whirl until the job is done. Hassle-free one-year replacement warranty.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 264
This is a great blender for the price July 30, 2010
J. Collins (Annapolis, Md)
I've owned this blender for roughly 5 months now and use it almost every day. I have to say, that I love this blender. I use it primarily for breakfast shakes & mixed drinks. It blends fruit to a smooth texture. I hate smoothies or mixed drinks with a chunky or gritty texture to them, and this blender makes them them very smooth and almost buttery.
There are three things that are not so great about the blender, but it's pluses more than make up for them. You have to be careful not to add too much ice. When the shake get's too thick the blender will form an air bubble just above the blades and not mix at all. If you balance your ice/liquid ratio though, you will have no problems. The lid is a little too flexable, it can sometimes leak or come loose as a result, so you have to watch it. The last thing is sometimes the blender will leak a very small amount around the blade at the base when you are blending thin liquids (like hot water), but it is very little and very easy to clean up. Really it just forms a light film with no drips around the inside of the base of the pitcher.
Over all, I highly recommend this blender. I have never had one that blends the ice and fruit so smooth. I am very happy with it.
Solid blender... but the pitcher did break on me. July 27, 2010
David M. Robbins (Sherman Oaks, CA)
This is a very solid blender with a ton of power, but it is not without its caveats.
First, it is loud. Very loud. I'm afraid to use it past 10 PM because I don't want my neighbors to be upset. Ice crush mode is almost deafening.
Second, it may be too powerful for its pitcher. The spinning blade assembly on my blender broke after a few months of use and it appears from other reviews that I am not alone in having that problem. I was making a smoothie with frozen strawberries and ice and the assembly broke and made some awful noises, then leaked everywhere. KitchenAid replaced my pitcher very cordially and it took a week to receive a replacement. I believe the problem might be from not putting a good amount of pressure on the pitcher while it was blending, so I'll update this review accordingly after trying that with this second attempt.
I love the way this thing looks and feels and I'd hate to have to buy a new one. I highly doubt there's another blender in the same price range that offers the same power and solid (with one exception) construction, so I'm holding out with a little bit of faith for the rest of my warranty.
worth paying a little more for a good blender July 26, 2010
Kari Solomon (Arlington, MA)
I was a little disappointed at first because I thought I ordered the one with the glass pitcher, but this was polycarbonate. I thought it would not hold up, but it has been great. It crushes ice really well and it is a little quieter than the one I replaced. I make a lot of smoothies and it really does a great job of blending everything.
Forget the Oster Classic - THIS is THE blender to have July 23, 2010
Nikki (rockchalk, jayhawk)
My first blender - a Chrome Oster Classic Blender w/ a Glass Pitcher was a wedding present, and was pricey. I thought that blender was top of the line at one time. Who knew? I thought that a blender that you might frequently find behind a high volume bar/restaurant would surely hold up to the type of use I would put it through at home (protein shakes, smoothies and the like). After only a few years of light use, the pitcher and base of my Oster Classic stripped out, making it almost impossible to turn the blades and mix anything. The blender was LOUD, quirky - and usually left a few big chunks of ice in my protein shakes. I finally realized I had to replace it. I opted for this blender - which is also the blender my gym uses. After every workout - the personal trainers make a thick protein shake for all of their clients. Their kitchen aid blender gets used....a lot. The gym's blender makes on average 25-35 shakes a day - and they have had the same blender for over 4 years.
I bought this blender - and wish it would have been my first blender purchase! Quiet! Smooth! No ice chunks left in the bottom of my smoothie! Easy to clean...and super cool colors. All at a fantastic price.
The KEY to this blender is the design of the base and the pitcher. It is made with a 12 prong locking mechanism that is rubber coated. (No 4 sided metal prong to strip out). Good job Kitchen Aid!
KitchenAid blender July 22, 2010
X. Zhou (Texas)
This is a very powerful blender! I have used it everyday for 2 weeks and have not seen any leaking.
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