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by Editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine
by Editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine
by Editors of ConsumerReports.org
For this report, ConsumerReports.org's team of testers spend hours crushing ice, preparing frozen drinks, blending smoothies and pureeing vegetables in 31 blenders. Editors conclude that more money doesn't… necessarily buy you a better blender. In addition to blender ratings, there's a sidebar article here on multifunction and stick blenders. Many of the recommended blenders have since been discontinued.
by Charles Passy
In this article, Charles Passy covers five blenders with special ice-crushing features, testing their ability to make frozen drinks. The KitchenAid Five-Speed Custom Blender is rated best overall, with… power, practicality (an easy-pour and shatter-proof polycarbonate jar) and style (including several color options). The Cuisinart Bar Blender CBT-500 is named the best value, but its wide-mouth glass jar makes pouring a challenge.
by Contributors to Amazon.com
Amazon.com is an excellent source for owner-written ratings of blenders. Because many blenders get hundreds of reviews, Amazon.com can even be a better, more updated source than ConsumerReports.org in some… cases. Owners here favor the Oster BPST02-B Professional Series, Hamilton Beach 51101 Single-Serve and the Margaritaville DM1000 Frozen Concoction Maker, but they give poor marks to several Cuisinart models, namely the BFP-703 Duet Blender/Food Processor. The Back-to-Basics Smoothie Elite Maker also receives low ratings from several reviewers.
by Sam Gugino
by Kristin Donnelly
by Editors of Good Housekeeping magazine
Good Housekeeping's editors test 16 blenders and provide brief reviews of the four top performers. However, they don't detail their testing procedures or reveal which blenders did not make the cut. The… now-discontinued Braun Power Max MX2050 performed the best in testing, is relatively quiet and has the largest capacity of the top four. The Cuisinart Smart Power 7-Speed Electronic Blender, the Hamilton Beach Wave Station Plus and the discontinued Oster 10-Speed blender are the other picks. We'd rate this review more highly if editors revealed which blenders didn't make the cut (and why).
by Tyghe Trimble
by Editors of Which? magazine
Editors of the U.K.-based Which? magazine test 26 blenders for quality and durability. They prepare mayonnaise, purees, shakes and smoothies in each blender. Most of the blenders here are not available in… the United States, but the KitchenAid Ultra Power 5-Speed and Krups KB720 are rated best buys. Editors say the KitchenAid's soft-start and pulse features make a "curious combination, as you have to select the function you want to pulse on," but they also say that the Ultra Power is easy to use and does an excellent job at all liquefying tasks. Editors also include a good explanation of blender features.
by Mariette Mifflin
In this article, About.com housewares guide Mariette Mifflin lists six of her personal favorite budget blenders. Each of the blenders mentioned have been tested in her kitchen. A link to a full review is… given for each, where Mifflin outlines pros and cons as well as her overall impression. All of the blenders listed are given 4.5 or five stars. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
by Contributors to Epinions.com
by Michael S. Lasky
by Stephanie D. Smith
by Colleen Graham
Colleen Graham, About.com's guide to cocktails, tests both of the blenders listed in these reviews. The Waring Pro Bar Blender is tested in the context of making drinks. For that purpose, she says it's a… champ, but with only two speed options, it isn't really appropriate for general use. The TailGator blender is also recommended but has been discontinued. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
by Danny Dumas
by Grace Parisi
This short blog post discusses the Blendtec blender, which is the editors' choice for use in their test kitchen, after having gone through a dozen Hamilton Beach blenders due to the rigors of testing… recipes. Grace Parisi notes that her goal in the test kitchen is to use "residential" equipment, not industrial, with the exception of the Blendtec. She also notes that Blendtec now has a line of residential blenders.
by "Pen"
by Contributors to Cooking.com
by Contributors to ExpoTV.com
ExpoTV is a consumer-review site where owners post video reviews instead of text. A query turned up a handful of owner-posted reviews for several different models. Seeing the blender in action can be… especially helpful as far as performance; for example, one owner gives a demonstration of the KitchenAid 5-Speed Blender's ice-crushing ability. Several owners post positive video reviews of their Osterizer blenders as well.
by Contributors to Buzzillions.com
Similar to other consumer-review sites, Buzzillions allows owners to submit reviews of products they own. A nice feature is the ability to filter the reviews by top-rated, pros, price, best uses, etc. For… blenders, there are only a handful of reviews for several models, and immersion blenders and specialty machines like "margarita makers" are mixed in with full-sized blenders. Most of the models here get good ratings, but the Magic Bullet Express, Bella Cucina 12-Piece Rocket Blender, Waring MBB518 and Breville Ikon Die Cast Blender are reviewed most often.
by Contributors to Target.com
by Editors of Consumer Guide
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Oster 4093 Classic Beehive Blender, Chrome
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Kalorik BL-16909 500-Watt 2-Speed Countertop Blender with 48-Ounce Glass Jar, Brushed Stainless Steel
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