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I have other Kitchen Aide appliances, so when I was ready to leave the $40 blender I went for this machine. Of course, it makes noise, but more important It make purrees. So far I'm satisfied.
Admittedly, I've only used this blender twice, but so far it's a dream.My smoothies usually consist of frozen banana, soymilk, peanut butter, and spring greens. My old blender, a Hamilton Beach Wave Station, would leave the peanut butter in clumps and the greens would be in bits big enough to have to chew. I'm also used to having to open the blender every few minutes to stir the ingredients around so they'll blend. Not so with the KitchenAid Pro Line Blender. In less than 20 seconds, with zero stirring, my smoothie came out silky smooth. The peanut butter was thoroughly mixed, and the greens were smooth and thoroughly blended in. I also added toasted wheat germ to this smoothie. No problems. Smooth as could be.Sure, the blender's loud, but nowhere near as loud as my old one. Where the old one sounded like it was trying to blend rocks, the KitchenAid just sounds like a high powered blender.I'm not sure about the slow start feature though. I turned on the blender and immediately the ingredients were thrown all over the sides and even hit the top cover for the blender.I'll update on this blender as time goes by, but I suspect my daily smoothie making has just been made a whole lot easier.
I own a pro line... it died after a year of use. Yep... it has enough power to cut the grass... and sounds like a jackhkammer on the countertop... but what good is all that power if it is spinning the blades in an air pocket. I make smoothies with Ice, bananna, fruits. I always have to either shake the unit or use a wooden spoon to move the stuff around. I paid $300. Did I mention mine burned out after 14 months of service? I have another blender that was about $79 and did a better job on smoothies. It will probably die in a year... but I'd rather pay $79 per year than 200.
I will preface this review by saying that this is our second try at getting a new blender. The first blender we purchased from Amazon was the Waring PBB2 Professional Bar Blender. Do yourself a favor and avoid that blender; this one is far superior. Now, onto the review. FUNCTIONAL DESIGN:Every part of the functional design of this blender is excellent. The base is heavy duty, easy to use, easy to clean, and appears to be excellent quality. The carafe and blade design is also excellent. The one-piece carafe design is well thought out. It provides for a powerful vortex when blending and is exceptionally easy to clean. Because the base of the carafe has a shield that sits down onto the base/motor of the unit. If you do happen to spill (which hasn't happened yet), the mess won't get into the motor. Pure genius! POWER:The power of this blender exceeded my expectations. The Waring Pro we had wouldn't crush/blend commercial ice (for example, in a single-serving margarita). This blender turns it into snow in short order. I haven't run into anything that this blender can't blend. Smoothies turn out exceptionally smooth. I can use whole flax seeds in my smoothies and they still turn out smooth, without any gritty texture. DURABILITY:I've only had this blender for a couple of weeks, but I can see this blender lasting as long as our other KitchenAid appliances (they're all still working perfectly after many years of use). EASE OF CLEANING:This blender is VERY easy to clean. The sealed one-piece carafe is simple to clean. I just blend some dish soap and hot water, give it a few wipes, and then rinse clean with hot water. If anything gets on the base, it wipes right off. VALUE:Value is relative, and this blender is relatively expensive, but I still believe it's a good value. It works so well that I don't mind paying $220 for it. I haven't found another blender with a design and performance this good for less. To me, that makes it a good value. SUMMARY:Overall, I can't rate this blender any less than five stars. It works perfectly and has intelligent design features that many other blender don't. If it lasts like our other KitchenAid appliances (which I expect it will), then I'll be happy with this blender for many years to come.
We had originally bought one of the plastic smoothie makers but after a month, it stopped working. Instead of getting stuck again, we purchased the KitchenAid ProLine. I can see why KitchenAid is considered so highly. This blender is very, very powerful. The only time I seen it have any issue is when the ingredients are too cold and form a "ice mold" around the blades and nothing is pulled into the blades. If you have your liquids in first, then the heavy motor has no trouble blending any smoothie drink. Its only drawback is the noise, which I suppose goes hand in hand with the power. I have only seen blenders costing 2 to 3 times as much that do a better job. I highly recommend the KitchenAid if you are serious about your smoothies bt still do not want to have to spend an arm and a leg.
Achieve outstanding performance with the KitchenAid Pro Line Chef's Blender. Made of Die-Cast metal, this unit has a powerful motor that produces more than 1 peak horsepower and is capable of speeds up to 21,000 rpm's. Designed for the commercial environment, the robust design handles job after job with outstanding results. Thoroughly blends frozen drinks and purees sauces and soups in less than 20 seconds. Jar collar, blade assembly, and seals are built into jar for strength, durability, and water-tight performance. The patented one-piece blade has extra thick stainless steel blade design with sharpened edges and high blade angles for extreme performance and long life. The 48 oz jar is dishwasher-safe





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