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: A little hesitant, but it's been good so far...
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought I should post because of the negative press going with this blender. So far, mine's been pretty good. I'm not entirely happy with the way it crushes ice (the cubes seem to bounce around in there for a while before they finally catch), but it's not bad by any stretch. Obviously, you can't (and shouldn't) be putting entire trays of ice in there at one time, but if you make smoothies like I do (liquid + a little frozen fruit, ice cubes going in at 2-3 at a time until thick and then add protein powder) you'll be fine. Maybe after 6 months I'll be on here griping about how my motor burnt out, but so far it's been dependable and reliable.Customer Review: Great Blender, Long Lasting
Summary: 5 Stars
I had mine for over 2 years and made smoothies 3-4 times per week in it. When I first bought it I had only used the ~$20 variety - what an incredible step up. The blade design was better than any other blender I've used (it would always get all the little chunks). It was easy to clean and it was very robustly built. Very powerful - despite all my requests that my roommates not use it to blend things that were too trying, they did. And it took it like a champ.
Two years of constant use and it was as good as the day I bought it - I probably couldn't recommend a blender any more highly.
Customer Review: The motor died in 1 year and 3 months
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this blender in August 2006, though not from Amazon. It worked very well for one year and 3 months. One day I made some paste. It worked fine. I turned it off. Five minutes later, I wanted to make another paste. But the motor just won't start. Before I bought this blender I had an Oster blender, which had lasted for 20 years. The oster's motor is still running, but it does not move the blades. I think it just needed new blades. But I thought it will be hard to find the blades for sucj=h an old model.
I guess I should have just bought another Oster blender.
Customer Review: Awful Blender
Summary: 2 Stars
I had this blender for less than four months, and it failed to make smoothies. One of the blades busted and the drink started leaking out of the back.
I didn't even put frozen fruits in at first. I put in carrot juice and a banana and then the frozen fruits and the blender couldn't handle that.
The only reason I gave it two stars, is: it's good if you use it once or twice a month and need something cheap with a black, chrome look, but if you're like me and make smoothies 3-4 times a week, spend more and stay away from Black & Decker.
Customer Review: Looks Great, but Might Not Last
Summary: 2 Stars
Seemed like a great buy -- heavy stainless base and a thick glass container. Worked for several months making smoothies; then the blade "ate" the gasket. We ordered a new gasket (took 6 weeks to come) and all was well again for a couple of months. Then the plastic base for the blade cracked. Other reviews indicate the current model has been revised (ours was purchased for Christmas 2004). Hopefully the weak blade and plastic mounting have been improved. But my advice would be to give this Chinese import a pass.