Sensio 10029 Bella Cucina Rocket Blender
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Our Price: $29.99 Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 6 weeks Category: Kitchen See more product details |
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Sensio 10029 Bella Cucina Rocket Blender
Customer Review: Does the job well, but not built to last
Summary: 2 Stars
When you get this item for less than half the price of a Magic Bullet, I was tempted to buy this - Overall it is a good blender and does pretty much most of the things which a Magic bullet can do, but my only disappointment is that it is not built well, here are some details:
* Does the job well, but not as good as the Magic bullet. something which would take 1 minute on the Magic bullet would probably take about 1.5 minutes
* Poor platic quality on the mixer jars - The jars have lost their shape to a slight degree after a few times in the dishwasher - can't these guys put some decent plastic in their jars ?
* Poor quality gaskets and sealing - There is a small rubber gasket (sealant) which seals the blender jar and the blade - the gasket is so poorly designed and build that it sometimes leaks and spills liquids into the blender, sometimes drops off into the contents of the blender
Overall, my suggestion is that if you are planning to use this to make some quick smoothies & shakes - go ahead and buy this - at $17 it is worth every dollar, no need to pay $60 for a Magic bullet.
But if you are planning some heavy kitchen work - stay away from this blender - you will have to trash this in a 2-3 months.
Note:
If you are planning to buy this blender: I just saw that the price on this item was $59.99 (offered by Macys) - it is a ripoff by macys. Try looking elsewhere on the net for prices around $20-$25, or hopefully amazon will offer this directly as better prices.
Customer Review: Flawed design wears out quickly
Summary: 1 Stars
I used this blender exclusively for smoothies using frozen fruit and various liquids, and it was cool while it worked. However, the connection between the base and the pitcher is rubber and wore out quickly, rendering it useless. Unless you use this product exclusively with relatively soft items, it will most likely not live long and prosper.Customer Review: Will last a long time if you follow the instruction manual
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had my Sensio BLENDER for over a year now, and never had any problems with it. There were two cups that came with my blender. The large cup (uses the blades that point upward) is perfect for smoothies, shakes, protein drinks or whatever you want to BLEND. The small cup (with the blades that point downward) is for GRINDING and found it perfect for grinding nuts, coffee beans, nutmeg, ginger, garlic etc. I use it just about every day for one thing or another and it's still going.
Instead of using large ice cubes for smoothies however, I will use crushed ice or frozen berries. If you are using ice cubes, be sure not to run the appliance for more than 3 minutes at a time. If you do, give it a 3 minute cool off period between uses. If you put fruit in the large cup be sure to cut them into small pieces and add some liquid before blending. All this information is in the instruction manual that comes with the blender.
For those people that "Don't need no stinking manual", the blender will only last a short time. For those of us that take the two minutes to read the manual, the blender will last and last and last.
I got my Sensio BLENDER on sale for only $15. I was looking for a Magic Bullet (at the time they were going for over $50) but I couldn't resist the price for the Sensio and figured what did I have to lose. Talk about getting my moneys worth! So when my Sensio finally goes, I will gladly spend half the price of a Magic for another Sensio.
Customer Review: Great Blender for the Price
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this for my teen son who enjoys making banana shakes for he and my husband and he loves it! The best part is him being able to drink from the same container he blends in. Clean-up is a breeze and the price
was the main reason I even considered it for him... Awesome gift idea for college students.
Customer Review: ONLY LASTED 3 MONTHS
Summary: 1 Stars
This blender is NOT made of quality parts and a gear in the motor unit striped out only after 3 months of use. Up until then it was great and we used it a lot making breakfast shakes. The hardest material we ever put in it was bananas. I contacted Sensio only to be told that they were out of the parts and to call back in 6 weeks. I guess that this is a reoccurring problem with this blender.
I love that Amazon has this review section so that we can inform each other of low quality products or of a product that we liked.