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Blendtec Home TB-621-BHM The Professional's Choice 1500-Watt Total Blender

Brand: K-TEC, Inc
Category: Kitchen

Buy New: $389.99 - $419.32 (On sale from $528.99)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 40 reviews


ASIN: B000KDYBA2

Availability: Usually ships in 3-5 business days
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Customer Reviews:   Read 35 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Great buy   August 29, 2008
For the most part I am a healthy eater but this is going to bring me to the next level. I was in Costco and saw a demo of the total blender and was very impressed. I knew it could be returned if not satisfied. I am tight with my money and usually do not drop almost $400 without some planning. Purchasing it at Costco gave an extended warrantee of 7 years. I make at least one fruit smoothie and veggie juice per day. One of my main concerns was that it would just be a little better than my old $50 blender but there is no comparison. It takes seeds, carrots and whatever you put in it into liquid. Today's creations were a chilled broccoli juice and a power fruit smoothie made from a mix of fruit I grabbed out of the fridge and protein mix. I have been showing it off to my friends and already have a few stopping by on a weekly basis with jugs to be filled.


5 out of 5 stars Yes, yes it does blend.   August 12, 2008
This blender really will blend just about anything to whatever consistency you might desire. In my case I use it mostly for beverages, making smoothies from powdered and fresh ingredients. The preprogrammed buttons are handy, but you will find from time to time you may have to use `Pulse'. The blender is loud, though no more so than the one it replaced, a 70's vintage Hamilton Beech. Clearly you're not going to keep a conversation going or be able to hear a TV/Radio while this is running. If you've ever visted Jamba Juice or Starbucks you've heard Blendtec's commercial blenders at work, this blender is basically a consumer version of those blenders. Cleaning is easy as the carafe is one piece. You will have to fully clean the sides as the rapid mixing action slings the contents over the entire inside surface. I have yet to have it not blend everything I toss in it, even things one might not think of. And as one might imagine, you just have to try SOMETHING off the wall considering their `Will it Blend' ads. In my case, I gave it the easy chore of making a smoothie out of a hamburger, which it did with ease once the burger patty and buns had enough time in the blades. I did have to add some additional ketchup, mayo and cheese sauce to get the liquid level high enough do make more than a mashed paste but then what do you expect from a mere hamburger. : )


5 out of 5 stars Better than Vitamix   July 25, 2008
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought a Vitamix for my mother 2 years ago for her birthday.
She loved it. She uses it daily to make whole juice drinks every morning. She would blend celery, grapes, apples, pineapples, tomatoes, cucumbers, peaches, and many other fruits or vegetables. And the result is simply great. You can't taste any pits or skins left in the drink; every little bit of ingredients are blended into fine juice for your enjoyment and fast digestion.
As a person grows older, the amount of enzymes in the stomach is lost. Therefore the ability to digest food is reduced dramatically. By drinking whole juice, the natural enzymes in the fruit, in the skin of the fruit, are blended and broken down for easy digestion.
Anyway, I almost forgot this review is for Blentec.
Well, after I got the Blentec (at a Sam's Club demo promotion), the price is actually about the same as being offered at Amazon.com (after tax). With that being almost the same, I just bought it on the spot and I will never regret that I did.
I have to say that the final blended results are just the same if not better than Vitamix.
But I want to point out a few significant advantages of this one.
1. The unit is smaller for storage and handling when you need to take it out to use. As for us, since we use it daily, it just sits under the countertop cabinets (snug fit), just about under 1 inch of room left when you push it in and out.
2. The recessed touch buttons are just amazing. They are much easier to clean than anything I have seen on the market, including Vitamix. If you like to keep things clean, this is the one to get. You will always drop some juice or fruits on the mixer base and if it gets between the knobs or buttons in the traditional blender, you know how hard that is to clean. With Blendtec, that problem is gone once and for all. This is actually one of the main reasons I bought the Blendtec.
3. The 6 button with different time settings. They are also great. Sometimes, you don't have a recipe and you just need to make something quick, but you don't know how long you should blend it for; well, the timer takes care of that question. This is another real deal breaker for me for the $400 damage.
4. Lightweight and easy to clean. We make it a habbit to clean right away after each use. Some reviewers said it's difficult to clean; well, because they left the thing on the counter all night after using it. Try that with any blender, it will be difficult to clean. It's not a fair review to any blender in that regard.

A note on noise: it is very loud, but not to the point where you need a ear plug. It does give out a few more dB than the Vitamix, I think by design, they can use some sound blocker inside the base enclosure, but while doing that, it would block the heat ventilation results and make the unit too hot to operate or break prematurely due to heat issues. I agree with Blendtec's design to allow maximum ventilation over sound reduction. Besides, we don't use it all the time so that it would cause your neighbors to complain.

All in all, it gets a 5-star from me because it deserves the rating.


5 out of 5 stars Great product   June 13, 2008
 5 out of 5 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!


2 out of 5 stars I did not get the right blender I ordered   June 13, 2008
 1 out of 34 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.

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