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| Brand: Cuisinart
List Price: $150.00
Buy New: $99.95
You Save: $50.05 (33%)
Rating:  65 reviews
Color: Brushed Stainless Steel
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.2
Dimensions (in): 14.5 x 10 x 8.3
MPN: CBT-500
Model: CBT-500
UPC: 086279001191
EAN: 0086279001191
ASIN: B00006F2MJ
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 Reviews Almost Scared Me April 16, 2008
All access Customer (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This wasn't the model of choice. I had initially bought the Cuisinart SB5600, but when the lower ring locked onto the glass jar,impossible to remove, I returned it and looked for something substantial. The CBT-500's plastic handle was a turn off as was the shape of the jar. When I came home and read the reviews after the fact, I almost took it back, however, there were some good, positive reviews, so I decided to just turn it on and see what the fuss was about. To begin with, the jar is lighter weight than the all glass jar of both of my former blenders, one Hamilton Beach. I don't like the idea of a plastic handle. I merely turned the machine on to see what the fuss was about --no fluids, just in case I wanted to return it. The offensive smell was there, but it was like a NEW MOTOR SMELL!!!! Noise? On par with my former Hamilton Beach (I think that was a 700 watt blender) and equally as loud as Cuisiniart SB 5600, another 600 watt blender. This morning, I made my first smoothie. I would have liked more than two blending options. This morning, my senses might be dulled, but the smell is gone. Perhaps Cuisinart heard the complaints and fixed something. Cuisinarts also have a sharper blade than the Hamilton Beach and does a better, faster job. It's not that I haven't heard the complaints. I'm aware. I might be eating my words and writing a follow up comment, but so far, so good. Thanks for the heads up on the pouring problem. I went slowly, aimed in a little more towards the middle of my glass and not a drop spilled over. When I turned it back up, it didn't dribble down the side as the taller jars did. I imagine the rings' threading are universal on some of the Cuisinarts, maybe including other brands. Can the jar be changed out for a different style? AS much as I dislike the idea of the plastic handle, the jar is lighter than other brands. I'm a little woman and not muscle bound, and it's not a problem. To those who find it heavy, there's always the option of plastic, which I saw in Kitchenaid models, but after a while, plastic jars scratch up. I prefer glass, myself.
 Recall Candidate March 24, 2008
P. Durkin
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The plastic piece surrounding the blades shattered putting chards of plastic into a smoothie I prepared for my three year old son. I discovered the problem before he ate any. Luckily he eats slow.
EXTREMELY LOUD! March 2, 2008
Cathy (Mundelein, IL United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband used his several times a week to make smoothies...it is the loudest appliance in our house and you can hear it from every room when it's on. The motor seems too powerful, too heavy, too loud, and I agree w/ the comments about the burned rubber smell. Get a different blender!
 Leaking mess February 17, 2008
C. Ryan (KC Area, Midwest, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this to make frozen drinks. Crushed ice well, but the design of the glass pitcher and plastic base traps any liquid or condensation that runs down the outside of the unit. Next time you pour a drink, the trapped liquid ends up leaking everywhere. I don't recommend this one.
Leaky noisemaker - don't bother February 17, 2008
C. Ryan (KC Area, Midwest, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought this for making frozen drinks and general kitchen use. The motor was strong and made pretty smooth ice drinks....the ice was blended very evenly. I had high hopes! It was very noisey, but I was willing to overlook that.
However, the reason I am returning this to the store is because of the non-functional lip on the pitcher that is supposed to be used for pouring. It is too small to be functional. Also, the shape of the base that holds the glass pitcher on the blender is a bad design. It traps any liquid that happens to run down the outside from pouring or from condensation, making this blender a leaking mess in a matter of seconds.
Each time I poured a drink, no matter how I tried, liquid would drip off the small pitcher lip, down the side of the glass pitcher, and get trapped in the plastic housing that holds the glass pitcher on the blender. Then, next time I poured a drink, not only would the lip leak again, but all the liquid that was caught in the base dripped everywhere. Pretty good blender, but a horrible design for the pitcher and base.
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