| Blendtec Home TB-621-BHM The Professional's Choice 1500-Watt Total Blender |  | Brand: K-TEC, Inc
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Rating:  38 reviews
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 Great product June 13, 2008
D. Goldschmidt (Chicago, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed thoroughly the performance of this impressive machine! I have owned it for a couple of months, so I can't comment on the durability of the blender.
It comes with a great recipe book with numerous types of food that one can prepare with the blender. I have used a couple of the recipes with success. The primary purpose of this blender in our household, however, is smoothie creation. It performs flawlessly for this function. Unlike cheaper brand blenders, the Blendtec totally emulsifies any ingredients, including ice, into a truly "smooth" smoothie.
It has proven to be easy to clean, operate, and fits nicely on our counter underneath the kitchen cabinets.
Highly recommended!
 I did not get the right blender I ordered June 13, 2008
Poshin Lee
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
The color of the blender I would like to order is WHITE, but what I get is BLACK. So, This makes me disappointed about the service of Amazon.
A blender with a lawnmower motor? May 29, 2008
Cyphron (Bay Area, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a smoothie person who drinks at least one smoothie a day. I got tired of spending ten minutes a day making smoothie with one of the cheap blenders, so I decided to buy a more high powered blender.
The Breville 550 was my first choice for its reasonable price/power and great looks. Unfortunately, my first smoothie was a disaster. I filled the smoothie 2/3 with fruits and ice, and I stood there pushing the smoothie button three consecutive times to no avail. Then I smelled something burning and figured it was the motor. After spending 10 minutes getting the thing to make smoothie, the result was no better than my old cheap Cuisinart blender. Apparently, 610 watts is just not enough if you want to make thick, smooth smoothie.
I promptly returned the Breville. I then went on a mission to research for a real blender. Apparently, when it comes down to power and industrial strength blenders, it comes down to either a Vita-Mix or a Blendtec. A Costco near me had a demo for Blendtec so I decided to buy one there to try out.
Wow! Now this is a blender! This thing sucked the fruits and ice down into its vortex amazingly well. With the "Whole Fruits" button, I had great smoothie in 50 seconds or less. I usually just hit the button and go the bathroom. By the time I get back, I got instant smoothie! I've tried the the ice crush button and this mode literally makes snow; not just crushed ice, but snow!
There is a con though. Without a tamper, sometimes the fruits do get stuck and doesn't go down. When that happens, I take the jar out and shakes it a couple times and blend again. It works every time. It's an extra step, but it sure beats standing there and holding a tamper to push the fruits down for entire blending time. Many reviewers here claim that they wished they had a tamper, but I think it may be due to their preference and how they've always done it with their Vita-mix. It isn't wrong, but there are more than one way to skin a cat, and for me, shaking it is much easier than using a tamper.
It's also very easy to clean. Instead of disassembling the jar like the Breville and other blenders in its class, I just put a dash of detergent, fill it 1/3 with water, and pulse it for 5 secs. I then wash it out further with water, no dishwasher needed.
Since I bought this at Costco, I got a full 7 year warranty. It's a lot of money, but since there are no alternatives at a cheaper price, it does make my decision easier. Considering the Breville blender probably would've smoked and blown within 6 months of the abuse I'd subject it to, a $400 blender that lasts a minimum of 7 years is not a bad deal. So far after a week of use, I've blended a total of 38 times (the LCD displays the # of uses on its front.). I think I may just keep it.
Pros: It blends virtually anything!
Lots of power. Doesn't smoke when it gets stuck.
Easy to clean.
It doesn't require you to stand there with a tamper.
Great warranty.
Makes amazing smoothies and margaritas and mixed drinks.
Cons: Occasionally requires a good shake to loosen things up.
Expensive.
Loud. (although with a 3HP motor, it's actually quiet compared
to my lawnmower. LOL)
Have to buy it at Costco for the 7 year warranty.
Makes Smoothies With Ease May 13, 2008
Gabriel Billings (Eugene, OR)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The last two blenders we've owned, a KitchenAid and a Braun, have both broken. They each used some form of plastic-like transmission devices to get the power from the motor to the carafe, and with both, teeth started breaking off during blending, usually while making things with frozen fruit.
I'd read many reviews of this blender, as well as watching the food-oriented videos, along with the comedic 'Will It Blend' videos on the manufacturer's site. While frightfully expensive, it seemed as though the Total Blender could deliver. I ordered one for my wife as an anniversary present. (Romantic, eh?)
This blender works as advertised. We use it primarily to make smoothies, which we each do almost every day. Usually we start by filling the carafe up about halfway with a handful or two of spinach along with maybe 8 oz. of water, and then pulse for a few seconds. This turns into a little more than a cup of soupy green goo. If you don't liquefy the spinach first, it's volume-eating leafy form will take up too much space in the jar and you won't be able to add as much fruit. So after the spinach, I just open the fridge and start dumping things in. A typical mix would be something like half a cup of yogurt, a cup or two of frozen fruit and a banana. In about 20 seconds you've got a perfectly blended drink containing most of day's supply of fruits and veggies. Even if you're bad and end up eating like crap the rest of the day, at least you got a good start.
It is very loud, as others have mentioned, but I don't know how it could do what it does and still be quiet. It's got a big motor under that hood. The other slight annoyance is that they say it's only top rack dishwasher safe, but obviously there are no dishwashers with a top rack big enough to hold anything that big. They did say it was because of the heating element, so maybe if you use a no-heat dry cycle it'd be ok. I tend to use the blend-soap-and-water cleaning method, and then scrub by hand every few days.
All around this is a great product, and if you're looking for a serious blender it will satisfy your needs.
Awesome blender! April 28, 2008
M. Heydt (Pasadena, CA, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Just spent the weekend researching and debating between this blender and the Vitamix. Saw that a Costco near me was doing a Blendtec roadshow, so I went check it out. I saw a whole fruit smoothie, tortilla soup and ice cream made with the thing and tasted it all. It worked like a dream and everything tasted great--even the soup was steaming hot coming out (the water was not steaming out going in). With Roadshow, they also extend the warranty to 7 years, plus they normally give a lifetime warranty on the blade, etc. Plus clean up is a snap-- a cup of warm water and a drop of soap. Run it on pulse for a count of 5 and rinse and wipe. Plus extremely ease to wipe out vs. Vitamix.
My old blender was a Cusinart, and it couldn't handle dates, honey, yacon syrup, nuts, etc. in smoothie. They ended up at the bottom below the blades junked up. This blender handles them all, plus things like a whole carrot, no problem. This blender is the bomb, and not any louder than my old Cusinart. My cats didn't even seem to care about the sound after the first time hearing it.
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