Hamilton Beach Power Elite Smoothie Blender for Kitchen, & Mini Food Processor, 40 oz Jar, Stainless

I love my Hamilton 2speed blender with food Chopper.I find it very easy to use .It's very durable just the right size .I love the combination of blending or chopping .It works great .I will be getting a couple more for fFamily members.It was a great price for it.

I cannot really rate durability yet. I bought it to make smoothies, new diet craze, and it works great. To clean you just put in some detergent and run it. I have not used the chopper yet but all pieces are sturdy and made well. Not flimsy at all. I love the shorter shape of the container, it seems to work better than the old blenders. I highly recommend.

You might need to stand by and hold lid while operating, but one thing for sure this thing crushes ice very well. I really do not know how to use it as of yet in the right way, but I made cocktails all night, have made baby food on it, crushed ice the little part I used to crush meat, did not like it came out puree, other than that this is a great powerful thing, I Am satisfied with investment.

I haven't tried the food processor yet but it looks the same as my Cuisinart small processor so I'm sure it will do great. I love that I can interchange them and plan on doing so soon! The blender... it's glass which is a bonus, and fits very nicely into the base. The lid snaps on to prevent spills and the spout is nice... my old one didn't have one and I was pleasantly surprised by how easily it worked. We primarily use it for smoothies. Here is why I only gave it 4 stars: it requires approx 8oz of liquid to blend well. When given this amount of water/juice/milk/whatever it's fabulous! I wish I would have known this though bc we don't like to add much water in our smoothies, but now we have to. It's fast and super easy to clean. Very satisfied given the low price. We use it every day.

I don't use a blender often but I'm impressed with this one. We learned the hard way that the lid has to be firmly locked in place before you try to pour from it. It's really nice to have this feature where you can pour either way. The food processor seems fine although it is fairly small.

This is a replacement blender for an old one. On the plus side, it has a heavy glass jar (not thin plastic!), and definitely seems to have enough power. It also has a "wave" design feature, which is a raised portion of the jar's interior, that gravity-feeds the contents down into the blades, which reduces, if not eliminates, stopping the blender to scrape down the sides. The one negative is, the lid is constructed from smooth plastic and is press-fit into the jar -- not screwed or snapped in. Because it's so slick, it tends to work its way out of the jar as the blender is running. Putting a small weight, such as a can of soup, on top of the lid helps to keep it in place, but if you need to add ingredients through the lid, this method is rather inconvenient. One other cosmetic issue: The "stainless steel" on the sides of the blender are plastic plates. I haven't yet needed to use the extra food processor jar, but with only a 3-cup capacity, I'll probably end up just chopping the ingredients by hand. However, because of the well-made glass jar and the amount of power, I would still recommend this blender.

IFF the power cord for this item was a little longer and the bottom of the blade attachment was easier to seal, it would be an ideal blender. The only way to blend items is to move the blender under the cabinets to get it close enough to the power outlets on the wall to plug it in. The only other issue I had was the bottom of the blending container doesn't 'fasten' to prevent fluids poured in the blender from pouring out all over the countertop.

Milk shakes, no problem. Bread crumbs are another story. 1slice at a time and still nothing. Older blender needed to be replaced and thought this was a good choice. I think the blades are too short and bottom line, in my opinion, not worth it. Photo shows bread just sitting against glass. Tried plain bread as well as toasted. It just flipped around even after 5 minutes. Yes I kept at it to see if i would get crumbs. Will donate if it keeps disappointing on other tasks.

I'm so disappointed when I received this item, look!! the food processor screw.

It arrived with a crack on the lid I was a bit dissatisfied