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86 of 89 found the following review helpful:
 Handles what others can't! Nov 12, 2004
By Where's-the-Sun?
We have gone through 4 blenders in the last 18 months. We are consumers of high quality products and usually do our research. Each and everyday we make "fruit shakes" for our family of 5. Our mix consists of frozen fruit, sometimes some fresh fruit, yogurt, and oj. Our other blenders burned out, even the Blendtec couldn't handle the job (it automatically shut down on us, plus it couldn't really handle 64 oz. of our mix!). But this guy (okay, it's very masculine looking), can do the job quick and make enough in the mega-sized 64 oz. plus pitcher for all 5 of us (we usually have to make 2 pitchers). Frozen drinks are just about all we use a blender for so for our purposes, this is the only one for us! It's loud, it's scary, it moves about a bit, but it does the job so fast that it doesn't matter that much. It's not that attractive to my eyes, but my DH thinks otherwise. I usually like to store my appliances in cabinets, but this one is too big and heavy to move in and out each day...so on the counter it stays (it's sure to be a conversation piece). I have to say that it makes my life A LOT easier and that is why I rate it a 5.
62 of 63 found the following review helpful:
Waring MX1000 review Aug 16, 2006
By K. Kimball
Pros:
Professional smoothies (exactly like Jamba Juice)
Very easy to clean
Polycarbonate carafe
Quick (does its business very quickly)
Cons:
Expensive (not everyone spends $400 on a blender)
Loud (not appropriate for apartment living)
Bulky (its significantly larger than a normal blender)
When I unpacked this blender I knew right away that it is a very serious machine. The base is very large and heavy duty with two large switches. One is for pulse and the other high and low speeds. The engine is rated at 3 horsepower and power cord is very think similar to the cord used on a high power drill or garage tool. The unit itself has a geared metal socket that matches a toothed metal gear built into the carafe. No plastic clutch that can break. The lightweight polycarbonate carafe sits on four posts, but will need you to hold it down with your hand on top for it to work correctly. The blade is a four prong item that is splayed out and has a broad flat blade on each tooth. The idea here is that a super sharp blade isint necessary as this thing spins very very fast.
I was quite startled when I hit the pulse. This thing spins up instantly and is VERY loud. I would almost say twice as loud as a conventional blender. That said it is also very high speed and pulverizes frozen items with impunity. I put in frozen strawberries and this pulverized them so well the seeds were not evident. Ice doesn't stand a chance at all.
This device appears to be more powerful than the pro blenders used by the local smoothie place or a gym. It is every bit professional and I would challenge anyone to break this with ice or other items short of metal in the carafe.
Cleanup is a snap as everything is plastic or rubber. Gunk under the blades was also not an issue as you just fill the carafe with some water and a quick half second pulse cleans everything in the base.
I would caution people in that while this may be the last blender you will ever buy, it is not really a consumer appliance. This machine has as much in common with a standard blender as a chainsaw has with a hair clipper. I really like it but my neighbors hate it.
Five stars because it's the Lamborghini of blenders and the smoothies are amazing. But like an exotic car, it's not for everyone.
53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
Super Blender Oct 19, 2005
By The Professor
I got this to replace an Oster blender whose motor burned out. I ordered it without consulting my wife. Initially she was not happy because this one doesn't have all kinds of buttons etc. It is also extremely noisy, you have to hold onto it when using it or it will migrate off the counter, it is heavy, takes up a lot of space, it is pricey, and it can draw 12 amps (don't put it on the same circuit as the microwave!) However, these drawbacks are inconsequential if your principal concern is a product that actually does its job quickly and efficiently. Throw the ingredients in, put on your hearing protectors, turn it on, hold it down, and after 30 seconds or less, you are done. I suppose the pulse switch is useful in some situations but I have yet to need it. The plastic jar is also easier to clean than our old one, which had removable blades. My wife is now a believer even though she hates having to admit I was right! If you don't have hearing protectors I strongly urge you to order some with this blender. I measured the sound at 92 dB one foot away when making a particularly thick smoothie.
52 of 53 found the following review helpful:
Great Blender - so glad I didn't buy a Vitamix Mar 05, 2010
By D. Barry
I have got hooked on making protein rich smoothies to help avoid muscle aches and pains after strenuous work outs. (And they really work, at least for me).
I was tempted to buy a VitaMix, but while doing the research, needed to buy something, so ended up with an Oster Mixer Oster 10-Speed Blender - White that I got from Target for about $17. I was amazed at how well it worked, and decided to see how I got on with it, seeing as how at the price it was I could buy a new one every couple of months and still be ahead of the cost of the VitaMix!
As I started to add green leafy vegetables to my smoothies, and make them more viscous, blending became harder work, both for me and for the Oster. While it never gave up, it took its time to do the job, and would smell slightly cooked at the completion.
The thought of having a really nice blender had never gone completely away, so I went back to my research.
The VitaMix looks very attractive, but I could never quite get over the feeling that I was paying considerably more than I needed to to support all the advertising that they do.
I considered the Blendtec, but I was buying something that I wanted to last for a long time, and my experience of membrane keyboards and microprocessor control is that they are terrific when they work, but trying to get them repaired five years after you bought them, often results in a bill that is more than buying a new one, assuming that you can even still get parts to make the repair. Also, I was concerned that learning multiple key presses to do something as simple as turning it on was not a clever idea.
The clincher for me in deciding on the Waring was the cost of the replacement jugs. A 64oz container (with blade) from VitaMix is an astonishing $149, whereas the equivalent part from Waring is only $85. Still a lot of money, but a lot more reasonable, and I think an indication of the better value for money that the Waring offers. Add to that the $100 plus price difference between the Waring and the VitaMix, and I decided to go for the Waring.
The blender has proved to be everything that I hoped. It is simple, solid, and despite some of the reviews here complaining about the noise level, to my ear, less noisy than the Oster I had been using.
As others have said, this is a serious piece of equipment. The motor is very powerful and therefore noisy, but it is a lower pitched less screechy sound than the flimsy Oster made, and as such is easier to live with. Of course, since the blender quickly demolishes everything within it, the noise doesn't last long!
Because the motor is so powerful, the starting torque is very high and the admonition in the instructions to hold the top of the jug down is one to be taken seriously. Ingredients are flung upwards as the machine starts with sufficient force to potentially lift the lid if you don't have it held down.
I am not a cook, so I don't know if anyone else would need more than two speeds and pulse, but I certainly don't. I also don't need to be able to walk away from it and have it complete the process on its own. I enjoy the few seconds of manufacturing that my smoothies take.
I suspect that with all blenders, it makes sense to think about the order in which you load the ingredients. I put liquids in first, followed by soft fruit, vegetables and frozen fruit, and finally ice, and that seems to work well. The instructions say to add ice when it is running, but I haven't found that to be necessary.
All in all, an excellent piece of equipment, where the money seems to have been spent on the quality of the components and simplicity of design, rather than on advertising and flim flam.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Great Blender Dec 01, 2006
By S. Correa Sr.
"Quality not Quantity"
I reviewed a quite a few blenders before choosing this one. I was looking something with power and quality.
One set back was I didn't get a recipe manual with mine. But, I don't consider this a real set back since you can get recipes for this type of blender in books geared more to your lifestyle.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase and recommend this blender to those looking for well built, highly efficient machine.
As far as noise is concerned it isn't so loud you can't hear the next person speak. It is a bearable sound and not as super loud like some people claim. But really, even if it was, how long are going to be pressing the button down to make your shake. This baby will pulverize ice in seconds; imagine what it will do to a shake. Think micro seconds. This motor has power. It's not a wimpy motor that you can hardly hear.
If you are looking for a quiet motor then you will be trading power to do things fast. Like a car, you want horse power then be prepared to trade in gas mileage.
Pros
Plenty of power to cut through chunks of ice and make shop quality blends.
Cons
Heavy to move around the kitchen. But then this is a professional heavy duty piece of equipment. The reason I bought it and for it to last me years of service.
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