Black & Decker BL1900 5-Speed Blender with 48-Ounce Glass Jar, Brushed Stainless
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Black & Decker BL1900 5-Speed Blender with 48-Ounce Glass Jar, Brushed Stainless
Customer Review: I've had mine for 6 months and love it!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had an Oster which has had a lot of issues - which my husband can fix at some point, probably after the B&D breaks down. :) I was in the middle of a smoothie back in May when my Oster stopped working, and I ran to Target - and the B&D was on sale, and looked nice. So I bought it. Then I read all the bad reviews here, and figured I could take it back if it wasn't a good blender.
It is actually about 7 months since I picked it up - and I've made smoothies nearly every day, without any problems. I like the blender, I have run ice through it probably 150 times and nothing has broken on it. I'm not sure why everyone is having problems - I've been pretty happy with the machine! Someone mentioned not to stick your hands in - which seems pretty obvious.
I recommend it, at least based on my use of it!
Customer Review: A Good "Casual Use" Blender
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this blender for a while, and I still like it. After reading some other reviews, I just have this to add: you get what you pay for. If you want a blender for heavy daily use, then invest in something more expensive with heavy duty parts. I got this blender because I was moving into a new flat and needed one. I use it maybe a few times a month to make margaritas, salsa, or the occasional smoothie. I've never had a problem with it. The stainless steel construction has held up better than my older plastic blender ever did. The touch pad is wonderful because I don't have to scrub out gunk from button casings. So if you need a blender for casual use that looks nice on a counter-top, then this is a really good pickup. If you need to crush ice on a daily basis, upgrade to an 80 dollar blender.Customer Review: Piece of CRAP!!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this blender (B&D BL900) today (2/5/09) because it was on sale at
Target. I took it out of the box, washed the jar, inserted a cup of grapes, half cup of pineapple chunks, an avacado, half cup of water and
some ice. 10 seconds into blending the motor cuts out and an LED on the front of the blender starts blinking - gotta pull out the instruction manual. Oh, it's the "intelligent fuse" feature!! So I unplug the blender for about 5 minutes to let the motor cool, plug it back in and in 10 more seconds it does it again. What a POS!!! You know B&D, you wouldn't need to add this "intelligent fuse" to your blenders if you had intelligent employees to design quality motors. It's back in the box for a return. That's it for me - no more Black & Decker appliances!!!
Customer Review: Worked ok for almost 2 years then no longer worked at all
Summary: 1 Stars
I owned this blender till right now when it inexplicably stopped responding to button pressing. Don't buy this blender - it will stop working on you when you least expect it. Imagine that it's margerita night and the old B&D stops right in the middle!
I also owned a B&D coffee maker that totally sucked and died after 3 months. It had many, many bad design features which led to its ultimate demise. There's a pattern here.
Do not buy this or any other Black and Dekker appliance! Black and Dekker sold their appliance division (and therefore reputation) to a Chinese manufacturer called Applica, who now makes these inferior products with the B&D name. This is why all of their appliances now suck!
I will be creating an Applica hate blog, so watch for it!
Customer Review: Blender stopped working after 4 uses
Summary: 1 Stars
The blender looks cool with it glass jar and stainless steel base. I was able to make some good fruit juices with it. However the motor died during the fourth session. The blender slowed down, and stopped. That was it. Not a sound. When I unplugged it and plugged it back in, I could hear clicking sounds when I hit the switches(as if there's some electrical relay inside that's still working), but the motor never budged. I should've read the previous reviews at Amazon.com before buying this product. Glad I bought it from a store nearby I could return it to and get my money back. Come to think of it, the model was not available in the store anymore and I had it ordered from their catalog. There must be a reason this model was pulled off their shelves.