Customer Reviews for Blendtec - Total Classic Original Blender and 90 oz WildSide+ Jar - Kitchen Blender Bundle - Black
Customer Rating
4
powerful machine!
on November 9, 2014
Posted by: AnaMaria T
from NJ, United States
I bought mine less than a month ago. Came rather later. But when I started using it, I forgot about that inconvenience... It's a powerful machine. Very noisy though... To be honest I am glad I haven't spend more money on a more powerful one. Because there is enough power there... Just the base can get a little slippery sometime, when it deals with strong root vegetables/plants.So I hold the glass or the top to stabilize it. Other than that it works just fine. I think in the future Blendtec should try to make the base more stable/heavier or something to avoid this type of Problems. Overall happy to have bought one! I used it daily for smoothies and soups, and all sorts of vegan yummy Gourmet things. So far, it works great!
This blender is all I needed : fits on my counter, has a big jar, easy to clean, easy to use, compact, the food doesn't get stuck in it, makes every smoothie or sauce or whatever you want very easily. The only thing you need to do is keep your hand on the lid for the first few seconds, then you can let it go. Remember, its not a bread maker, its not a juicer, all people that couldn't knead dough-buy a bread maker! This is the "bestest" of all blenders and it does a wonderful job.
I bought my wife a Ninja Blender a couple of years ago. We thought it did a good job of blending things together to make smoothies. Then we got to sample smoothies made in a Blendtec brand blender and there was no comparison. The Blendtec smoothie was much smoother and easier to drink. There were no small chunks or seeds left in the container. We like the Blendtec product.
I love my blender so much that i have not stopped using it. I love making smoothies and green juices for my family. The time it saves me from clean up is amazing. It is worth every penny. I bought it at Costco and the demo was great, Tori answer all my questions and was so helpful that she called me when i had more questions. I love this blender, another bonus, it's made here in the USA!! Iloven, San Diego, Ca,
I bought this blender in 2011, and as of 2 weeks ago I hit my 500th cycle, and it still performs like it did when I first got it. I have made many things with it from smoothies to dips and shakes it performs flawlessly and gives restaurant quality each time. I must also add that it has also outlived 3 blenders I had prior to this one. Once you get over the initial sticker shock and use it, you will see it is totally worth what you pay for it. If you're looking for something for the long haul and will perform better then anything out there look no further then Blendtec.
First review I've ever written.. This blender is amazing. However,.. water will leak out of it.. so you MUST clean it and pour water out.. NEVER let water stand in it (clean it right after using it!). Also, if it is on the base while water is in it, the water will leak down through the base. When this happened to us, I called and they sent me a new base (how was I to know that the thing was not 'water tight'?) just in case the water damaged something in there.. and then they coached me on NOT letting water stand in it..
So, 2000 uses later (averaging 2 cycles per day for almost 3 years), and still with the original cannister (that water ran through) the seal in the cannister goes bad - the noise changed - which warned me. I'm literally eating black rubber in my smoothie,.. Again, I call Blendtec and the are sending me a new cannister.. and again they coached me on maintenance,.. saying that I should manually spin the blade before loading with food, to get the oil flowing.. and also to NOT push down on top of the blender while it's blending - which i had done a few times to stabilize. I might add.. never let water stand in there which no doubt runs through the cannister and out the bottom..and takes some of the 'lube' with it..
Having said all that.. Great customer service, incredibly easy to use and clean.. and if you load it correctly, it works perfectly EVERY time. I could not be happier.. Whether soup or smoothie or ice creamm.. this thing is worth every penny!!! and did I mention that it is the easiest food processor / blender to clean in the world! ?
I bought this bledtec total blender about a month ago and it works great! This blender is amazingly powerful and can be used to blend household objects as well! Get rid of that pesky son/daughter in 15 seconds flat, and forget about trips to the dump! Used my blendtec to get rid of an old piano lying around! It really added space to the front room and we needed it no longer! Boom! 37 wood chopping seconds later on the whole juice cycle and I had gotten rid of more problems than tiger woods when he divorced his wife! I highly recommend this product to any juice enthusiast or violently homicidal citizen!