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(26 customer reviews) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Good choice if you want to spend less than $80,
June 28, 2011 Louie's Mom "Compulsive Reader" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black & Decker BL3000S 475-Watt 4-Speed Die-Cast Metal Blender (Kitchen)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
If you are looking for an inexpensive blender for smoothies, this is a good choice.
Style: 5 stars - simple base and blending pitcher with black lettering on the base - nothing garish about the appearance. The power cord is 27 inches long, measured from where it exits the base to the end of the plastic plug (i.e. not counting the two metal prongs). There is a place under the base where you can easily wrap the cord. When you turn the base upside down to do this you can set it down (i.e. with the top of the base on the counter) and it will sit flat while you wrap the cord. If left out on the counter, this blender would look good in a kitchen with stainless steel appliances.
Footprint: 5 stars - doesn't take up a lot of room on the counter, and with the pitcher on is only about 15.5 inches tall, so it can be slid to the back of the counter, under the overhead cabinet, without my having to remove the pitcher from the base and store it separately (which is what I...Read more
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Blender's strong and quick,
July 10, 2011 Nathan Webster (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black & Decker BL3000S 475-Watt 4-Speed Die-Cast Metal Blender (Kitchen)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
No problems with this quick, quiet and flexible blender.
The biggest flaw is actually with the spout of the pitcher. If you try to pour a frozen drink straight into a glass you need to be extra careful so it doesn't glop all over the place. My old blender had no problems with that - but it also didn't chop ice nearly as well, and really, that's more important anyway.
Other than that, the heavy-duty container is an upgrade from the plastic pitcher of my old blender.
Blending and chopping vegetables for soup or other items that can get poured into a big container is no problem, and the blending power and flexibility provide most everything I need.
However, my blending needs are very limited (but probably similar to what most people need blenders for)...so check other reviews to see how people fared with more unique requirements.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Good, basic blender, makes a nice margarita!,
July 23, 2011 Michael Jandrok (Lockhart, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Black & Decker BL3000S 475-Watt 4-Speed Die-Cast Metal Blender (Kitchen)
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I snapped up this Black & Decker blender off of the Vine because we had been looking for a nice, basic blender so that we cold make smoothies, milkshakes, and frozen beverages. The first thing that I noticed about the unit was that it was heavy. I was impressed with the glass blending jar, which was a big "selling" point with me. From an aesthetic viewpoint, the blender looks very utilitarian and functional, profiling very much like the kitchen tool that it is.
I have to admit that it's worked great for the functions that I use it for. My first test was a simple strawberry smoothie, and it produced a creamy, cold concoction on the very first try. The fruit was evenly blended with the ice and milk, and it only took a few seconds to do the job.
My second test was margaritas, and the unit once again performed well. The ice crush function takes a little getting used to, as it pulses every two seconds without any user intervention. The ice crush function did really...Read more
