KitchenAid KSB5WH 5-Speed Blender, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of KitchenAid KSB5WH 5-Speed Blender, White
Customer Review: Decent, with imperfections
Summary: 3 Stars
Quite a serviceable blender with ample power and pleasantly solid construction. Fairly quiet at any speed. The bad bits -- it's not as quiet as it could be if the gear junction between base and pitcher had been engineered better -- as is, it clicks at moderate volume when operating. The five speeds are pretty close to one another -- there's no particularly slow speed, and the difference from the slowest to fastest is small. It has the usual defect that I find in most every blender -- it surges when first turned on, throwing whatever contents up onto the lid and ensuring you have to clean that also, even if you only needed a moment at the low speed.Customer Review: Great Ice Crusher/ Poor Blender
Summary: 2 Stars
If you are looking for a "Bar Blender" to make frozen drinks; this is the one to buy! However, if you are looking to puree fruits and vegetables look elsewhere. The blades are "Blunt" made to crush ice, look at the blades of other blenders and you will see the difference. The sharpened edge is likely to chip when crushing ice, but these blunt edged blades are not effective in cutting up, pureeing foods. My jar also leaked badly, but when this was brought to KitchenAid attention, they replaced the jar base. I asked about the pureeing, and was told to slightly freeze the fruit or vegetables, not always practicable.Customer Review: Powerful, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
If all you want to do is crush ice or make drinks, then this blender may satisfy you. If, however, you want the smooth puree for soups and sauces, be prepared to strain your contents after blending. Kitchen Aid has made a powerful blender, but it is both difficult to use and the results are inconsistent compared with much cheaper blenders. As a long-term user of Kitchen Aid products, I rushed out to buy this new blender when it came on the market. Now, I feel they need to redesign the blender for more optimal results. I am now looking for another blender to get the results I can't achieve with the Kitchen Aid.Customer Review: Very Poor Design - Like other new KitchenAid Products
Summary: 1 Stars
Like many others the black star coupler broke a little over a year. It's too bad that KitchenAid management allows a single part designed by a bonehead engineer to ruin what could be a great blender. With so many others having the same problem why can't KitchenAid managment just swallow their mistake and fix this post warranty for free? Unfortunately this same story can be told on a KitchenAid high end toaster that broke after a year. I am going on 0 for 2 with KitchenAid. But never again. They have lost me as a customer for life as well as my children, and their children. Goodbye KitchenAid.Customer Review: Does the job at crushing ice
Summary: 4 Stars
My acid test for how effective a blender is, will it crush ice. I have found that this blender does just that. It is a powerful machine with a nice wide bottom to it so everything mixes up very well. It is very sturdy so you can feel comfortable with filling it up and letting it go. My only complaint is that along with the wide bottom, the blender is not made like others around the base, and it takes a few tries in getting used to how this one rests on the base of the mixer. All in all I give this one a big thumbs up if you are looking upgrade from that 30 dollar mixer that we all have.