Kitchen Blenders

Valencia :

This blender replaced a Hamilton Beach blender I bought almost 30 years ago. That blender never gave me any problems but I thought the motor was beginning to struggle a little and it seemed like a good time to get one with more power. The Cuisinart SB-5600 has that. Unfortunately, in the short time I have owned it I am close to spending as much in replacement parts as I did for the blender. The glass jar broke first. The Hamilton Beach had a glass jar…the same glass jar for almost 30 years. This one seems sturdy enough, and I know things happen, but another glass object barely touched it. Next, a average size frozen strawberry got wedged in somewhere, somehow, bent a blade on the cutter and stripped the threads on the piece that engages the drive clutch. Still waiting for that part to arrive in the mail. I expect the flimzy black part that the glass jar screws into to go next. Buying two of these may be a good idea. You could use one for parts.

The blender does have good power. It also has good noise, but so did the Hamilton Beach. It seems like a lower speed or a smaller container is needed. If its not full or if you are mixing something like a smoothy it seems to cavitate very easily, even on the lowest speed, which eliminates all cyclonic action. The high speed is all but unuseable unless your making a large smoothy for more than one or the contents is thin. Once you figure out what it likes it works great…unless its broke.

Persky :

I bought this blender less than two months ago for making smoothies. It worked well for 10-12 uses and then suddenly one day it wouldn’t turn on at all. My return window with Amazon has passed, and Cuisinart won’t replace it. They will only repair it, and that’s only if I pay the shipping costs to and from the Cuisinart returns department. Raw deal and shoddy craftsmanship if you ask me.

Akers :

this thing is a piece of junk. poor job at blending and leaks like crazy and impossible to fix

Parisi :

I got this blender a year back. The contact between the chopper attachment and the motor part became loose and I could no longer use this blender. It’s junk for now.

Ortner :

I got this as a wedding present and I was so excited, initially the hand blender worked beautifully. The little food processor attachment worked one time (literally ONE TIME) then it no longer turned, and we weren’t trying to chop ice (which it says it can do) we were blending some salsa… And the whisk? Absolutely useless, I tried to whip cream and beat eggs with it and after those two attempts, once in the supplied tall measuring cup and later in a gigantic bowl. The mess was monumental…never again. And now the hand blender doesn’t work, (once again trying to blend salsa), it spins perfectly unless its actually immersed in something then it hums uselessly. This is the last LAST Cuisinart product I will ever EVER buy (I’ve had 2 coffee pots go postal in one year and also 2 of their lovely coffee grinders that just one morning didn’t want to grind anymore, brilliant!) Next time I just want the hand blender, by some other manufacturer of course. But its fantastic while it works (enjoy while you can!).

Overlease :

i love this thing i can make my daughters slurppees @ home with fresh fruit instead of that sugary crap, also i went to make split pea wit ham n bacon , now with my old mixer it would splatter everywhere , with this it blended everything nicely with NO SPLATTER. this is my new fav kitchen toy

Ellman :

I bought this blender after returning 2 others at a major retailer. I like the sturdiness of this product and that it doesn’t have a lot of gizmos. I need it to make smoothies, puree soups and sauces and make baby food. It does all of these in a snap and is an easy clean up. I would buy it again.