Hamilton Beach Power Elite Smoothie Blender for Kitchen, 40 oz Jar for Smoothies and Shakes, Black

I've been wanting a blender for a while so now that I'm starting my bariatric weight loss journey I wanted to get a reliable, easy to use blender. I want to try different recipes for both smoothies, juices, etc. I just opened my product today and am so excited to try it out.

Wasn't sure what to expect with the price point being so low. Mainly wanted it for the ice crusher, definitely does a great job.

This product works very well, it has got through everything I have thrown at it thus far. I was a little concerned at first with the lid design, but I am overall very pleased with this product.

I got this blender mainly to make malts and shakes. It works fine for that. The pitcher is large, but still easy to use, easy to clean, and isn't too heavy when full. The blades circulate the mixture in the blender well, but large chunks of ice cream may need to me moved around to let the blades grabe them. Something you should shut the blender off before trying. I haven't tried something like margaritas yet, but I think it would work fine as long as you weren't making pitcher after pitcher at a party or for a large group. It's low cost, probably will seem underpowered to someone who's used to a more powerful blender, but perfectly fine for someone wanting to make malts, homemade mayonnaise, or the occasional smoothie.

Blades are set to low and the power is poor. I would not buy if you want more than smoothies.

Paid for a new blender but received one that had obviously been returned. Not even in the original box. My smoothie leaked all over the counter when I tried to use it. We received a Hamilton Beach Blender 50 years ago as a wedding gift and it hasn't leaked once! Still works better than this new one!

It says it has 12 functions, but in reality it has only 2. (button 1=off, button 2 and 3 are high and low, button 4 and 5 are pulse) I put it on high and it could not blend cooked carrots or cooked potatoes. Those are not hard to blend. This is not only misleading, but it's overpriced, overrated and simply does not work.

I made a smoothie with frozen fruit. The blender didn't stop moving the liquids but it did start to smell weird and then when I lifted it up, the base was smoking. This was the first time I used it.

I had this blender for around 5 months.It was a gift. I never "crush ice" in it. I only use it for smoothies ( fresh fruit, almond milk and occasionally protein powder) It worked great and then last week the motor began sounding like it was slipping. I wish I could upload the video. Obviously I don't have a receipt, so they won't honor the warranty. Avoid this one.

does not blend well. and my blender top just does not sit i