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(105 customer reviews) 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Great blender! Worth every penny!,
July 2, 2003 K. Parry (Olathe, KS, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5WH 5-Speed Blender, White (Kitchen)
Recently my husband and I upgraded most of our small appliances and cookware. We opted for the Kitchenaid mixer and Calphalon cookware, and decided to skimp on the blender, figuring a blender is a blender and what difference would it make?
It makes a big difference. We bought an Osterizer for dirt cheap at a local kitchen supply store and were not impressed with its capabilities. At this point I thought about buying the Kitchenaid but wanted to wait a little while, since the price was rather more than we wanted to pay for a blender.
Around Christmas my husband and I visited back home. His grandparents have the Kitchenaid 5-speed blender. We were quite impressed with its capabilities in making a great mudslide; although there were still tiny ice chips in the drink, the blender did quite well in mixing everything very smoothly and with a minimum amount of noise (for a blender anyway).
I was able to find one of these wonderful blenders refurbished through Amazon...Read more
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Good Luck or Good Product?,
December 8, 2002 Rose (Rancho Cucamonga, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5WH 5-Speed Blender, White (Kitchen)
After reading most of the reviews for this blender I decided to add my own. I've owned this blender for over a year now and it works beautifully. I use it mainly for making smoothies, usually for myself, but often for family and friends when visiting. If its for 1 cup or a full container it does a great job. I put 1/2 cup water or milk, ice, frozen strawberries, sometimes bananas, apples and/or pineapple into the recipes. This blender makes them into a very smooth drink in quick time and no chucks of ice or fruit in the bottom. I put everything into the container and just let it run, it pulls everything through the blades on it's own. I've seen lots of these reviews showing theirs don't do the job, as my title states I either got lucky or it really is an excellent product and the ones that did the other reviews have had bad luck. I do recommend this blender (mine is the onyx black with glass container).
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Looks good, but of limited use,
October 6, 2005 CubeBoy (Los Angeles CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: KitchenAid KSB5WH 5-Speed Blender, White (Kitchen)
If you see this blender in a store, you'll be impressed. It has a very powerful motor. It's heavy -- solid steel, thick glass. Even the plastic top is rugged. It looks like it'll last a lifetime.
But depending on what you want it for, it may be a waste of money, because it is unsuitable for many common blending tasks. Like many other people have reported, I noticed that it left large chunks of food in the bottom, even after running a long time. I examined it closely and discovered the cause:
The cutting blades are NOT sharp. In fact, they're quite dull. There is no way you could cut yourself while cleaning this.
This seems to be intentional. When I emailed customer service, I was told, "Please note that the blade does not have sharp edging, as the blunt blades are designed to maximize superior ice crushing ability." They then went on to describe some ways that might minimize the problems this raises.
It occurred to me that if they included,...Read more
