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45 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 Great Basic Function Blender, Especially for Ice Drinks Mar 14, 2010
By Peter Ly
"pdot"
To be clear, I bought this blender from Target, which had the glass container version. As of this review, there isn't an equivalent item on Amazon, so I am putting my review here. The biggest performance concern is typically the motor, blades, and assembly, so I hope others don't mind this review.
After three months of use, it's still great. I mainly make green tea smoothies using matcha, soy milk, and many half oval-shaped ice. Each piece of ice is about 2 inches long. This blender works great for that purpose. In the beginning, I had the safety (clutch?) mechanism kick in and disconnect the motor from the blade fairly often. This wasn't inconvenient, though, since it let me know when to shake the contents to get more of the ice to sink to the bottom. After about 2 months of use (i.e., after wearing in the motor), the safety mechanism stopped kicking in as early, but I still stop the machine to shake the contents to ensure the ice chunks get blended. I don't know how it is with other blenders or drinks, but when I have this fairly packed with ice, I don't always get the whirlpool effect, so I shake the contents (with the unit off) to avoid any surprises. This whole process takes me less than 30 seconds and I mainly use the low setting.
Since I bought the glass version, cleaning the container is easy. As another reviewer said, taking apart the assembly is recommended (I think this is true of all blenders). The collar at the bottom of the carafe twists off and out comes the blades that are still attached to its pedestal (the manual calls it a seal) and the gasket (i.e., rubber ring) that goes between the container and blade pedestal (which is a high quality plastic). Cleaning the blade and pedestal is a little difficult since they don't come apart. You have hold the blades still either from the blade end or from the bottom so it won't spin while wiping. Another way to clean the system is to blend water and soap, then rinse the parts afterward. For anyone that cares, the bottom part of the blade assembly is metal. I find this important because it's the part that makes contact with the hard rubber rotor of the base unit. The lid feels like a good hard rubber material. It has the plastic cap in the center that can come off and allow for you to drop in more ingredients w/o taking off the entire lid.
My main concern about this item is the rubber gasket. It will very likely fail (i.e., dry out and crack) before the other parts do. It's a cheap component and will probably last for at least a year, so the biggest concern will just be about finding the right replacement. Overall, I am happy with this blender. Some that want more blending speeds and options may find this item limited. Those that care mostly about blending ice would probably be happy with this.
35 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Heavy Duty Quality-Waring Pro Blender WPB80BC Sep 18, 2009
By R. Edwards
"blending the life"
This blender is really amazing. I had to get a new blender recently since my other blender wasn't quite keeping up with the things I needed to blend. Thankfully I got this sweet piece of assembled machinery. This thing can definitely handle heavy-duty blending needs while never jamming or over-heating. Trust me, I've already blended at least 50 different concoctions in this bad boy and it has yet to pause for a breather. I recommend this blender with it's 10 out of 10 quality and it's always there for you reliability.
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Love this Powerful Blender! Apr 13, 2010
By S. Pendleton
This blender is mostly used for smoothies and it has no trouble powering through ice, carrots, frozen fruit, fresh apples, etc. I love the Warring Pro. Brand (we also have their professional waffle maker) because their products are simple and easy to use (no frills) and they work well. For instance, most blenders would have a billion settings like "puree", "crush", etc. and have 5 different speeds. This blender has three settings: "hi", "lo", and "off" and that's enough to do the job wonderfully. The only thing I would change about this blender is to make the pitcher glass vs. plastic, but really, it's not a big deal in the larger scheme of things.
14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
i liked it! Apr 29, 2009
By smokengirlie
"SG"
This is a great smoothie blender. it does a great job on the ice and makes a really smooth product. It is really loud but it definitely gets the job done. I would recommend taking it apart completely before cleaning because crud likes to get stuck under the blade.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
MOVE OVER VITAMIX! Jun 17, 2011
By D. Wells
My friends have been buying a Vitamix for $400+ and telling me about the very smooth and healthy drinks that they've been drinking. I checked it out and read the reviews and recipies and almost decided to buy one but my last bit of investigation was to convince myself that my existing blender a Waring Pro, couldn't do the job and needed to be replaced. WRONG!!! OMG...I've been blending up frozen bananas, walnuts, raw beets and carrots, ice, you name it into ultra smooth drinks. GOOD GRIEF! Why would I need to buy a VitaMix???? The only thing I didn't try, which I understand is done with a Vitamix is grind up a bunch of pencils into sawdust, but I draw the line at eating sawdust anyway. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A VITAMIX OR OTHER SUPER EXPENSIVE BLENDER. THE WARING PRO, WITH JUST THE FLIP ON/OFF SWITCH DOES IT ALL. (except pencils).
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