Great Smoothie Maker
Review of Philips HR2094 by
reviewkat
Advantages: High quality, good performance
Disadvantages: None!
I bought this smoothie maker a couple of weeks ago, and am very happy with it. It's a nice design with a brushed aluminum base and simple dial. I use it to make fruit, yogurt and ice smoothies, however, you can use it to make margaritas, ice-blended coffees, milk shakes and even soya milk!! (I will explain later). The jug is made of glass, not plastic and can hold up to 1.25 litres. You can put the glass jar, the lid and measuring cup (which fits ... ...not the removable blade). There is a separate filter that you can put in where the measuring cup is kept (not in photo, but it would be in the centre of the jug). This allows you to put fruits that contain seeds or skin that you don't want 'blended' in your smoothie. By using the filter you can also make soya milk! You have to soak the soya beans first then put in the filter to be 'ground' up with water. There are three different buttons: Smoothie, ...
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21.07.2008
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Breville VBL011 Anthony Worral Thompson Blender
Review of Breville VBL011/BL19/BL34 by
sparkleclairyfairy
Advantages: Excellent powerful blender
Disadvantages: Very unreliable
We purchased this blender to make smoothies and vegetable soups. We are on our third blender in 3 months due to various faults.
Blender 1. Shorted the house electrics and made a horrible smell
Blender 2. The washer which prevents leaks broke
Blender 3. The washer which prevents leaks broke and the blades stopped spinning.
When the blender works it is very good. The blender is very powerful and blends fruit and ice into great smoothies. When it ... ...the case that it has only been designed for occasional use.
The manual advises that the blades can be easily removed for cleaning. We found the blades stuck fast and it impossible to remove the blades on all 3 blenders we owned.
The preset controls make it really easy to use. Its a real shame we can't seem to get a working one. But there appears to be some design and reliability flaws in the product. ...
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12.07.2008
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blend it
Review of Kenwood BL440 by
danniell
Advantages: great blender
Disadvantages: none
My daughters both love milk shakes and fruit drinks but trying to get them to eat a piece of fruit is near impossible so when i spotted this blender for just £15.23p at asda i thought i would give it a go as if it wasnt any good i hadnt wasted a fortune on it.
I was very surprised with how easy this blender is to use, the base attaches to the jug very easily and the power wont start if the jug isnt attached properly so no risk of the jug flying ... ...the front and a pulse mode to make things even smoother. The jug is 1.5 litres which is an ideal size for what we need and is made of plastic, the blades are stainless steel so are brilliant for blending fruit and according to the box they are supposed to be tough enough to mix ice but i havent had any need to try this. The jug unattaches from the base easily enough and the blades unscrew for ease of cleaning but you do need to make sure they are ...
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07.07.2008
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Value Product and lasting one!!!
Review of Cookworks Silver Glass Blender by
Sree123
Advantages: Simple use, very good value for money,safe to use
Disadvantages: Heavy jar, Cleaning the jar might be tedious
...came across this reasonably priced COOKWORKS BRAND just under £15. DESCRIPTION:
The jar has a capacity of 1.5L. The body is made of glass. It comes with a filling cup attached to the top of the lid. The blades are made of stainless steel.
The body of the motor is silver in colour. It has 2 modes of speed. Speed 1 and speed 2 for slower and faster blending options and a Pulse option which is used during cleaning of the jar.
The use of the blender ...
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29.06.2008
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Sturdy at the base but the Jug is weak
Review of Kenwood SB 307 Smoothie PRO by
Jammie87
Advantages: Looks, Motor, Spout
Disadvantages: Glass Jug, Price
Bought this for around £50 and was initially impressed with its features but ultimately i was unimpressed with it's durability. The motor is very strong and can crush ice/oats and fruit/veg easily but i found that the glass jug, while very strong and heavy, was still prone to cracking when it contained a lot of liquid. After about 6 months of use the glass jug began to crack around the handle, meaning you couldn't fill up the jug all the way when ...
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