KitchenAid 5-Speed Blenders with Polycarbonate Jars

Sunday, March 11, 2012

KitchenAid 5-Speed Blenders with Polycarbonate Jars

Product Attributes

five-speed blender delivers .9 HP motor and Intelli-Speed electronic controls
Die-cast metal base steel-reinforced coupler 1-piece stainless-steel blade
Dishwasher-safe shatter-resistant pitcher with 56-ounce capacity soft-grip handle
Automatic "crush ice" button Clean Touch manage pad cord storage for tidy countertops
Measures 7-1/4 by 9 by 15-1/five inches 1-year hassle-no cost replacement warranty

Product Details

Product Dimensions: 15 x 7 x 9 inches ; 6.2 pounds
Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN: B000CSNVE2
Item model number: KSB560OB

By : KitchenAid
List Price : ~~$129.99~~
Price : $98.99
You Save : $31.00 (24%)

Item Description

Color: Onyx Black
KitchenAid Blenders combine outstanding efficiency, durability and an straightforward to clean design to carry out everyday kitchen tasks from producing smoothies to pureeing vegetables for soup, to crushing ice and generating pesto. This blender attributes a 56 oz shatter-resistant blend serve pitcher. Its soft grip deal with is comfortable and the jar's lighter weight will allow for any person to use, including youngsters. One particular piece dishwasher safe pitcher with Stainless Steel one-piece blade eliminates food traps and any require to disassemble. Clean Touch manage pad wipes clean in an instant. Exclusive pitcher style and patented blade program combine with .9 HP motor and Intelli-Speed electronic controls for quickly, consistent blending. Contains 1 Year Hassle Free Replacement warranty through KitchenAid.

Product Attributes

five-speed blender delivers .9 HP motor and Intelli-Speed electronic controls
Die-cast metal base steel-reinforced coupler 1-piece stainless-steel blade
Dishwasher-safe shatter-resistant pitcher with 56-ounce capacity soft-grip handle
Automatic "crush ice" button Clean Touch manage pad cord storage for tidy countertops
Measures 7-1/4 by 9 by 15-1/five inches 1-year hassle-no cost replacement warranty

Client Reviews

I have been looking for a blender for a few weeks now. We have started generating smoothies at household and burned up our old one. Our girls like the "Chocolate Elvis" recipe from the neighborhood smoothie spot which contains peanutbutter, bananas, yogurt, ice, and milk. I guess this is actually hard on blenders. I purchased one particular at Target two weeks ago that had "700 watts peak power" on the box. It died in 2 days. The power spec on the bottom of the blender said 450 watts. I assume that is false advertisement. I have seen this on two different blenders now.
I have been leery of purchasing any blender with the small plastic teeth couplers considering that of all the poor critiques right here on Amazon. I also wanted to stay away from something with only 450 watts.
I was in one other store and saw this blender. It has a new design for exactly where the blades couple with the motor. "Commercial top quality couplers with 12 interlocking teeth....coated for quiet operation".
We have had it for a few days now and have produced some quite thick smoothies. So far, so superior. No burning smell like the one particular that was right away apparent with the Target blender. My youngest daughter complanied that her smoothie was "too smooth". I guess she got utilized to the chunks of ice that our past blenders have left.
Kitchenaid doesn't seem to advertise the actual power specs on their blenders. On the bottom of this a single it says that it draws 6 amps. Which is about 720 watts or about .9 horsepower.
My only complaint so far is the soft get started function. The blade starts at a slower speed then rapidly increases to the speed you chose. This process still throws everything up into the lid, which is what it ought to avoid. It functions fine even though as lengthy as you have the lid on. It also works if you start off with the slowest speed and work your way up.
Overall this blender appears to be well made and quite properly thought out. The cord storage on the bottom is a fantastic feature. It has significantly larger feet than the prior model. So far, I would hugely advocate this blender for the person seeking for a great blender in the under $200 range.
Added comments:
It is a year and about 300 smoothies later and we nevertheless have this blender. I would very advocate it

My husband and I make smoothies virtually each single night (as in, 6-7 nights/week), so we're seriously tough on our blenders. We have been through 4 blenders in the last 3 years alone. We began with a low-priced Oster blender, but speedily realized that it was quite significantly useless for the thick smoothies we like to make. Next, I purchased the Back to Basics Smoothie Elite, which was great for as lengthy as it held up, but as it turned out, that was only 6 months. So, we upgraded to the Back to Basics Smoothie Expert, which was terrific till I dropped the glass jar into the sink and broke it, only to obtain that you couldn't invest in a new one Anywhere so my $120 blender was now worthless.
Right after all this, I decided to quit fooling about and get a Kitchenaid. This blender has all the power you need to have (way much more power than any of the initial 3 blenders I bought each the smoothie blenders came with a stir stick, but such a factor is not even vital when you have the power of this Kitchenaid), and is a steal at $99, because we've had it for a year now and it's nonetheless as beneficial as new. The motor is unstoppable, the blade is great, it cleans very easily, the jar is polycarbonate (i.e. unbreakable if you drop it), and there is a removable plastic piece in the lid in case you do want to use a stir stick.
I enjoy this blender, and when it dies (which I hope/believe will be years from now, offered how reputable my other Kitchenaid appliances are) I will be replacing it with the exact very same make and model. It really is everything a blender ought to be!