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214 of 218 people found the following review helpful.
Terrific combo for the price!
By Mari Hulick
We purchased this blender/processor combo in February, but were a little nervous given some of the other reviews. But, a friend was using this as a drink blender at a party and raved in regards to it. So, we purchased it and thought we’d undertake it for a while before writing a review. So far, after finelooking steady use, we love it. The ice crusher is terrific. The blender handles big capacity well. Everything has come out great.
So, how do we answer the cons that others point out? First, the noise. Uh, blenders are noisy. This doesn’t seem to be any worse than any others we’ve owned–it’s with regards to the same as any other I’ve owned (Krupps, Oster). Then, the question of an oder–there was a slight oily smell when we primary started using it, but that is long gone now. Yes, the feed processor portion is small, this is a combo unit. They are little on all combo units. And it’s larger than the Krupps combo processor, for that matter the blender is larger too! Some don’t care for the look. That’s esthetic, and up to you. You see the picture, either you like the way it looks or you don’t. I personally don’t care too much, I keep it in a cabinet anyway.
All in all, we find this is a outstanding buy. We don’t need a full-size processor, this little one is perfective for what we use it for. And the blender is big and handles everything we’ve thrown at it; drinks, smoothies, soups, pestos, etc etc. You are not going to do better for this price.
49 of 52 people found the following review helpful.
A Word of Caution – may it is motor handle smoothies?
By Arthur A. Hayner
After the motor burned out making smoothies with our old Cuisinart blender we purchased the Cuisinart PowerBlend 600 7-Speed to replace it. I was attracted by the 600-watt motor and 56 ounce capacity. I noticed the manual said on page 5:
“Note: Add liguid ingredients first, then follow with solid ingredients. This will provide more consistent blending and prevent unnecessary stress on the motor.”
So I started with 2 cups of orange juice and two bananas, started on the stir speed and worked up to liquefy, then added 4 scoops of soy protein powder and then tardily added 1/2 bag of frozen fruit. Other than an electical smell, I thought all was well and figured the smell was due to light oil burning off on the motors original use. I then added a few ice cubes and the thing stopped dead! I turned it off, unplugged it, let it cool down for an hour but never could get the thing to work again. Apparently the motor burned out. Calling help was no aid other than recommending I return it.
If you plan on filling any of the SPB-10 series blenders near the top to make smoothies for a family of four I’d look elsewhere. I don’t think the motors may handle blending liquids with the consistency of a thick shake when filled near the top.
53 of 57 humans found the following review helpful.
Good product
By Debbi
I purchased this as a substitute for another Cuisinart feed processor that gave up the ghost after 18 years of regular use. It is well designed and a bit lighter than the older models. It may be a little tricky to get the top on at introductory – do it a few times with it empty to see how the mechanism works and then it’s easy to do. It seems to be capable to handle any blending/processing occupation that I give it including actually thick smoothies and baby food.
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