Black & Decker Blenders

Functional, effective blender for simple uses, January 15, 2010

I’m not a hardcore blender-user nor do I need a blender that crushes ice cubes and whatnot. As such, if you’re a heavy blender user or want to crush ice, maybe this model is not for you. However, if you like to make the occasional fruit smoothie, and have simple needs, this unit might fit the bill.

I bought it from Target in July 2009. I use it about once a week and it has never given me any problems. Every once in a while I need to break up amalgamations at the bottom of the glass pitcher, but that’s rare.

Usually my smoothies consist of oats, soy milk, bananas and some frozen berries. The blender doesn’t haven problems with these ingredients and, because many of the ingredients are already cold or frozen, there’s no need for me to add ice (maybe this is why my blender hasn’t broken down).

If I were in the market for a new blender, I might think twice about Black & Decker if only because all of their models seem to be getting negative reviews. Oster seems to be the blender of choice these days. That said, if you just want a simple machine that looks nice and isn’t too expensive, this one has been good to me.

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Terrible, December 19, 2009

I wish I had looked at the reviews for this blender on Target and other sites before I bought it.

This does not handle ice at all….and I was using crushed ice with my smoothie.

It just stops and won’t go. Really does not keep running thru anything, not just ice.

Right out of the box, Brand New this blender was a huge disappointment. I am returning it and I am looking for a Professional grade.

I thought this one might be fine for just making shakes, smoothies etc…but it is

just junk. More frustration than my very old Oster.

Avoid this one.

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Did not last 30 days – avoid, November 2, 2009

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C. White – See all my reviews

My son used this blender at another house and liked it. He drinks protein smoothies almost daily. Within a few days of use, he said he felt it was losing power. After 3 weeks, it gave out. We put in crushed ice, frozen fruit and fruit juice – he knows he has to add enough juice to not overwhelm the blender. Our last one (Oster) lasted over a year, so it wasn’t a problem with technique. Amazon didn’t have reviews but once it broke down, I found lots of poor reviews on other websites. Best to avoid this blender, IMO.

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Really, really, really bad., August 6, 2009

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B. Marye “iRecordU” (Los Angeles) – See all my reviews

I have no idea if they still make this thing, so I may be wasting a review. But, if they do… don’t buy it. It’s absolutely horrible. Controls are funky. Lid fits oddly and is hard to get on and off and most of all, it’s just a terrible blender. Most attempts don’t end with a smoothie, they end up with a soupy liquid with huge chunks of unblended ice. I’m not sure how you design a blender that literally can’t blend, but Black and Decker has done it. I used to own one of the cheap, Oster models from target and that thing blends circles around this piece of junk. Save your money and absolutely do not buy this atrocity.

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A lot of power but dangerous!, June 29, 2009

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N. Rice (Lawrence, Kansas United States) – See all my reviews

I purchased this blender because of the power and low cost. However, it screws on to its base strangly and a bit dangerously! While trying to get it on one day I wasn’t doing something correctly and the entire assembly came apart. It was in 7-8 pieces..nuts, bolts, washers, blades, etc. Just now, I plugged it in and it was already on. The clear removable part on the lid fell inside and the blades ripped it to pieces. It was flying like glass all over my kitchen. I had to close my eyes and unplug it from the wall. Though I am impressed with the way it shredded the plastic with the powerful motor, it almost took an eye! And, now I have to have something over the lid so the liquid doesn’t fly out! I wouldn’t recommend this blender unless you want to risk your body for the powerful motor! However, it doesn’t crush ice nearly as well as it did that lid!

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It’s a Nightmare, July 12, 2010

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A. Davis “An Honest Opinion” (Chattanooga, TN) – See all my reviews

I used this blender maybe 40 times. I thew the entire thing in the trash yesterday.

Many times I noticed little black pieces coming off the blender after blending my smoothies. They are PLASTIC pieces that connect to the blades and make the blades spin… how cheap.

Yesterday, while I was attempting to blend my smoothie, the entire bottom of the blender began to violently spin around my kitchen counter as smoothie flooded out of the bottom. I had to unplug it from the wall because I couldn’t reach the buttons.

I should have gotten a new one sooner anyways because it never blended very well either. I always had giant pieces of fruit that couldn’t be blended into the rest of the smoothie.

Don’t buy it. It’s a waste of money.

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Don’t fool yourself into buying a B&D appliance, May 3, 2010

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J. Carroll “elmopop lover” (baltimore) – See all my reviews

You’re not going to be the lucky one who gets a decent amount of use out of this thing. If you’re like me, using it on an almost daily basis, it will work for a month or two. One day the blade assembly will magically disintegrate and you’ll be looking at a replacement cost, with shipping, of to . That means you could spend 0 to keep this thing running for a year, assuming nothing but the blade breaks on a regular basis. Suddenly an Kitchenaide doesn’t look like such a bad deal.

Dummies like me buy these things because the nice, heavy-looking glass jar gives the illusion of quality. It reminded me of the blender my parents had for years and years when I was a kid. This is not that blender. For shame, for shame, Mssrs. Black and Decker!

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great value and good product overall, June 19, 2010

mind you i’ve had the blender less than a week but i’ve been making “ice cream” with it and there’s never any ice chunks or unpleasantries left in the jar after i finish blending it. It works fantastic really, sometimes it gets a bit jammed so i pop the little thing off the lid and add some liquid and blends it right in. The design is sleek and looks great as well. So i’ve used it with ice, frozen fruit, and cottage cheese to make a really thick smoothie and it was great. I’ve used it to blend veggies and broth for soup, not hard, but again it worked well.

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We love it!, March 21, 2010

We have had our blender for about two months, and we use it all the time. We use it to make smoothies, milkshakes, and we use it for cooking. It is very powerful and can blend anything. The thing we love most about it is how easy it is to clean up. The bottom isn’t cupped so it makes it easy to get a wet rag in and wipe it off. And if something spills it just drips down the side and doesn’t get trapped inside. The price was awesome and it arrived sooner than expected. We would recommend this blender to anyone.

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Great Value, April 25, 2010

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Thomas Edward Ledoux “Cooking Enthusiast” (Coppell, TX) – See all my reviews

I purchased this item a few weeks ago and I have been happy overall with it. It was reasonably priced () and looked like it had more power, speeds settings and features than comparable products. I use it primarily for making smoothies/frozen drinks and it performs very well, I also use it to blend food for cooking. I particularly like the heavy glass pitcher which has contours on the inside to guide the contents back down into the blades. Great design there as well as the latching bottom of the pitcher into the base. Very solid and powerful unit when assembled and full. The only thing I don’t like about this is the design of the lid. The clear plastic cap in the middle of the lid does not snap in securely enough to allow you to remove the entire lid assembly (which must be grasped at the outside rim, rather wide for small hands). Overall a great purchase.

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plastic gear drive broke after third use, June 23, 2010

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A. Benjamin – See all my reviews

We use our blender 2-4 times a week, and they typically have a lifespan of about 1-3 years, so after doing a ton of research I figured it would be more cost effective to buy a cheap blender every couple of years than shell out several hundred dollars for a really expensive blender that would last up to ten years. However the crush master was just not built well. It left chunks of ice in the jar and did not have enough power to make a “smooth” smoothie. You had to constantly stir to get the contents to blend. The third time using it, one of the plastic gears broke off of the bottom. Amazon was great about the return. I printed out the return label and they sent UPS to pick it up the next day. A week later I got fully refunded for the purchase. So after that we decided to spend a bit more money and went with the oster classic beehive blender (which you can also buy on amazon). It works wonderfully, has a metal gear drive, higher wattage and crushes up magaritas and smoothies in seconds. In the future I will keep our blenders in the 60-80 dollar range as it seems like anything cheaper than that is just not going to work in our household.

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