Hamilton Beach Wave Station Express Smoothie Blender for Kitchen, 48 oz Jar for Smoothies and Shakes, Black

I purchased this Hamilton Beach Blender after having returned a different type I had purchased from Walmart. I have Osteoarthritis in both shoulders and the large glass jar was too heavy for me. I searched online for a blender that had a plastic jar and would get the job done. I finally came upon this blender and decided to order it. I was so happy when I got it all out of the box: it was very, very well packaged! For me, it has the right amount of speed buttons (the other one had tons I'd never use), is just the right weight and even though the jar is quite a bit smaller than the other one, it is perfect for me. I couldn't wait to make a healthy smoothie so I could determine if it would really be able to handle ice. I use ice trays that have smaller squares than regular ones. It grinds those cubes right up! TIP: always put liquid in BEFORE you add ice, as it is much easier on the motor. I use it almost every day and I would highly recommend it to others. I tried out the spout that comes with it, but for me; I found it was less messy to just pour from the jar. The optional cap used to close off the hole for the spout doesn't leak and I am very happy.

For the price it far exceeds my expectations. Great Blender for under $25 Couldn't find in the store glad I came online. Received it about 4 days after I ordered it and it blends my cocktails and daiquiri's in no time flat. The Spout is an added bonus.

it works well but it is a little smaller than I thought

cane with some surface scrapes on body of blender. like the spigot option, its useful. blebds well for smoothies.

the blender works very well and the glass pitcher is easy to clean.

I am enjoying my new blender. It makes the best smoothies and the easy pour spout makes it easier to dispense drinks.

the product is surprisingly good at making all kinds of delicious things. smoothies and Frappuccinos, and can easily grind up frozen bananas no problem. I also found out you can make soft serve icecream

I tried to make a smoothie per the recipe that came with it, milk, yogurt, blueberries. It ran for 3 maybe 4 seconds and stopped blending, wouldn't pulse or do anything. So I poured it into my food processor ran it while I cleaned this one up and got the blades to turn. Then poured the smoothie back into this wave station for the spout which is the main reason I bought it(hard to pour smoothies) I poured one drink then when I went to pour another nothing came out. So I took it back. The only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of one is that a friend of mine says his works good for him, but he uses it for margaritas not smoothies.

No matter how much fluid I put in with my veggies and fruit it still doesn't want to make my smoothies right like it claims to be and it overheats fast. Worst product I've bought.

It broke on first use trying to crush ice, being it says that you CAN in one of the recipes that comes with the blender. It was just a few ice cubes and it burned out cause one got caught in between the blade and the stupid inward design that it has. This blender has too small of a blade to handle chunky foods as i didn't know whenever i bought it.