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KitchenAid KSB5OB 5-Speed Blender, Onyx Black | 
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| Brand: KitchenAid
Buy Refurbished: $39.95
Rating:  79 reviews
Color: Onyx Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 8 x 14.3
MPN: KSB5OB
Model: KSB5OB
UPC: 050946546407
EAN: 0050946546407
ASIN: B00004SGDR
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 5 speeds plus Step Start and Pulse options cover all blending needs | | • | Durable 40-ounce stainless steel jar with sturdy base | | • | Dishwasher-safe blender jar for easy clean-up | | • | Nonslip rubber feet reduce any chance of slippage | | • | Measures 14-2/7 by 7 by 8 inches |
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Product Description
Whirl up a fruit and yogurt smoothie to get your morning off to a healthy and energetic start. Or wind down after work with an icy cold margarita. But that's not all: chop ice, grind coffee beans, puree soup and much, much more.
Amazon.com Review
This is the blender of the future. It performs all the traditional blending tasks (crushing ice for margaritas, thinning ice cream) plus it can be used like a food processor (mincing garlic, puréeing peppers). The wide jar is rounder and squatter than old-style blenders, which makes it easier to reach in and scrape the sides (when the blender is off!). To reduce splatters of strawberry daiquiri, the Step Start feature starts blending slowly, then picks up to the chosen speed. This blender also comes with a booklet containing 75 recipes--my favorite is the Frosty Chocolate Raspberry Latté. --Dana Van Nest Editor's Choice:KitchenAid's five-speed blender has a number of functions that set it above the crowd as our choice for best blender under $100. It starts with the five speed settings and the pulse function, which works at any of the speeds--a really nice touch. The blender's 40-ounce glass jar has a squat shape, making it more manageable than taller blenders, and comes completely apart.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Disappointing for KitchenAid October 9, 2008
Luis Mederos (Mountain View, CA USA)
We purchased an earlier version of this model a few years ago. Ours gets infrequent use, maybe 1-2 times per month, maybe just a little more around Christmas.
It has been a disappointment.
The component that sticks out of the base and drives the blade quickly began to make a loose connection with the blade. Other than that it worked ok for about 3-4 years. Then all of a sudden it stopped working.
This was at the time a fairly mid-high end unit, one which I would have expected many years of dependable use particularly at a low usage rate.
I will avoid Kitchen Aid in the future for small appliances, and have begun to wonder about larger appliances, of which we own some.
 The worst investment I ever made September 24, 2008
Lady V (Maryland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased two of these blender a long time ago from Amazon and another one from the NAVY Exchange when I started my small catering business. I only used one for two months when the rubber that propells the blade started chipping off. Called KitchenAid and they gave me a company name that charged about $35 to replace the blade. Needless to say that the same thing happend to the other two and now I am looking for a cheap blender that is durable to use. KitchenAid blender is not living up to its brand name indeed.
Beautiful Piece of Junk September 10, 2008
Smart Shopper
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It will last for 10 hours of use if you're lucky. Rubber gear on top will brake, but not hard to replace. Problem is the control board that goes bad and nothing but blinking lights when you turn it on. See the reviews for the white version of same blender for the same set of problems. Stay away from this one.
great blender - till it broke after 1.5 years July 10, 2008
dirtybirdskyhag (TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I expect a high-end blender such as this to last for more than a year and a half. And, of course, Kitchen Aid's warranty is for one year! Argh.
Engineering Flaws make it a poor choice July 4, 2008
Jacy Legault
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The blade is a poor design and has a hard time making margaritas. The coupler between the motor and the blades has shredded twice now, leaving parties hanging. Shoot the product manager, this is a poor excuse for a $150 blender.
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