Back to Basics Blender Express - White (BPE3WHITE)
by BACK TO BASICS
Our Price: $39.35
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Category: Kitchen
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: BACK TO BASICSBrand: Back to Basics
Color: White
Product features:
- Holds 24 fluid ounces of milkshake, smoothie, soup, or salsa
- Plastic container is made of heavy gauge plastic that insulates beverage
- Blade is strong enough to crush ice for smoothies or margaritas
- Ultra compact footprint takes up minimal counterspace, perfect for loft apartments and dorm rooms
- Back to Basics includes a one year limited manufacturer's warranty with purchase
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Back to Basics Blender Express - White (BPE3WHITE)
Customer Review: A bad choice
Summary: 1 Stars
After trying another personal blender and having some minor issues, I thought I'd try a new brand, and picked this one up. The end assessment: as cheap as it is, it's not worth your money. I highly recommend you pick a different brand.
Pros:
1) When I made shakes in it with crushed ice, it crushed the ice fairly well. (But see #1 below)
Cons:
1) Flimsy materials: I have only had this blender for *2 months,* and already the plastic cup is cracking from the pressure of blending ice in it. These small hairline cracks are now seeping beads of liquid out of them. Soon they'll get larger and the blender will be completely unusable. A blender that can't handle ice shouldn't be called a blender.
2) Heavy: The base is surprisingly heavy and wide in circumference; it would not make for a light and easy travel blender if you are looking for something to take on trips.
3) Stupidly designed: The design is just nonsensical. Though not described in the product description or in most of these reviews, the way this product works is that you have to fill the blender's mug as you would fill any normal cup, then put on the top (which contains the blender wheel), and then TURN THE MUG UPSIDE DOWN to attach it to the blender. Naturally, this can cause any number of mishaps--if the seal isn't quite tight enough, you and the blender are going to get covered in whatever you're blending. Or, it could just fall off if you turn it over and it's not tight enough. Plus, after blending, when you turn the cup back upright to actually open it and drink your concoction, a great majority of your mix sticks to the wheel on the top. This means you lose a good portion of your drink.
4) Can't add in ingredients once you close it: Finally, this design doesn't allow you to easily or non-messily add extra ingredients in midway. So for example, if you want to blend ice and liquid first, and then add fruit or whatever, it's a problem in a way it wouldn't be for normally upright blenders.
Description of Back to Basics Blender Express - White (BPE3WHITE)
Designed for today?s busy lifestyle, the Blender Express from Back to Basics combines functionality with ultimate convenience to provide refreshment on the go. The blending container easily detaches to become a convenient travel mug. Features a 350-watt motor, simple two-speed and pulse dial, and a 24-ounce blending container/travel mug with flip-up lid. Additional containers/travel mugs sold separately.Blenders
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