Cuisinart SPB-7BCH SmartPower 40-Ounce 7-Speed Electronic Blender, Black Chrome
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: CuisinartBrand: Cuisinart
Release Date: 2006-08-01
Model: SPB-7BCH
Color: Black Chrome
Product features:
- Perfect for blending, pureeing, mixing, liquefying, and stirring
- 7-speed touch pad control with easy-to-read indicator lights
- 40-ounce glass jar with dripless pour spout equals no-mess serving
- 2-ounce pour lid with marked measures for adding ingredients while blending
- Measures 13-1/4 by 7-1/3 by 9-7/8 inches; 3-year warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cuisinart SPB-7BCH SmartPower 40-Ounce 7-Speed Electronic Blender, Black Chrome
Customer Review: Good blender but terrible blade engineering
Summary: 3 Stars
We've had ours for around 5 years now and my 5th (yes FIFTH) blade is in the mail. At $25 (shipped) a pop, the SPB-456-2 blades aren't cheap but their engineering IS.
The blender itself has proven to be pretty tough after 5 years of using it 3~5 times a week but their blades simply cannot withstand frozen items. It worked excellently for the first 3 years of use when it was just milk/yogurt and protein powder but now that I've started freezing bananas and breaking them intop 4/5 pieces and blending them and frozen strawberries in the blender, the blades have been breaking left and right.
The base of the blade that grabs the spinning rubber "teeth" that are on the main drive shaft is made of plastic and threaded onto the main spinning shaft of the blade assembly. Apparently this plastic base screws onto the shaft and if something in the blender catches the teeth just right, it'll strip the plastic base of the blade assembly rendering it useless. The base of the blade assembly will spin freely.
I've got JB weld curing on my latest stripped blade so we'll see if that fixes it but the 5th and final replacement blade is on the way and a new Oster fusion blender (with all metal blade assembly and coupling construction) will be under my Christmas tree in a few weeks. The cuisinart will stick around simply because the food processor still works and the blender itself will be used for backup if needed.
Also, the hard plastic covering that covers the button area is cracking where the more commonly pressed buttons are located. They should have used rubber or real buttons.
Lesson learned. If you make frozen drinks with frozen bananas or frozen strawberries, look elsewhere.
If you don't plan on making frozen drinks, it's decent but when you can pay less for a blender that CAN mix anything you put in there, why even bother with the more expensive cuisinart? Live and learn I guess :/
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Description of Cuisinart SPB-7BCH SmartPower 40-Ounce 7-Speed Electronic Blender, Black Chrome
Cuisinart?s SmartPower 7-Speed electronic blender boosts both power and capacity to take blending to the next level. The line of high performance blenders includes this 7-speed deluxe model that can handle any task that comes along. A powerful 500-watt motor mixes up 40 ounces of spectacular fruit smoothies in record time. Preprogrammed speed controls are lined up alongside an oversized on-off switch to let users. Go ahead - Pulse, Stir, Mix, Puree, Chop, Liquefy or Crush Ice with just the touch of a button. Customers love this big blender because when the job is done. The jar and lid go right into the dishwasher.With a 350-watt motor to easily crush ice and touch-pad controls offering seven speeds, including pulse, this blender not only creates frosty cocktails, smoothies, ice-cream shakes, and other drinks, but also mixes smooth soups and sauces, chops bread crumbs and nuts, grinds hard cheeses, emulsifies salad dressings, and produces party dips. (Recipes included.) The 5-cup glass container and the heavy base (made of plastic but resembling brushed chrome) spell durability and look great on bar or counter. Fully assembled, the blender stands 15 inches high, and its oblong base measures 8-1/4 inches deep. The glass container, plastic lid with its 2-ounce measuring insert, and stainless-steel blade are dishwasher-safe. The blender carries a three-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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