BLACK+DECKER PowerCrush 6-Cup Blender, 4 Speeds, 700W

Primarily bought it to replace an old blender that had been leaking and wasn’t blending very well because of a relatively low powered motor, and it works decently enough for that purpose. However, there are some design components that are lacking:

There’s no secondary seal like a rubber crush washer between the base of the pitcher and the pitcher bottom that connects into the motorized base.

It only actually has two speeds; “lo” and “hi”, with the two other buttons being just pulse forms of those buttons (so they don’t lock when pushed down, good for when you are trying to control exact blending time).

The lid seals into the pitcher decently enough, but the flip-top lids let a lot of air in even when closed because they weren’t manufactured with much precision, and the back one is also pretty much useless due to its design; it’s meant to be where you pour liquid in when the blender is still going, but it’s super narrow and doesn’t properly slope into the opening, so you end up with a lot of slop unless you use a funnel, and that just ends up defeating the purpose of the hole in the first place. You’re honestly better off adding liquid from the front flap, since it’s designed so that when you finish pouring from it, you can put the blender back upright and what’s in it will backflow out of the cupole; even better is to just take off the lid if you need to add liquid or pour out of the blender, really.

Lastly, the blender base is a solid plastic bit that doesn’t fit right against the glass, so if anything drips down it gets down under the plastic and can sit there where you can’t see it until you go to pour with it and it then spills it all over.

All these criticisms are relatively minor, though, compared to its main function, which is why I still give it an overall rating of 4/5.

Great price for a glass blender jar did not want plastic. Best value and product for the money. Never leaks. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MOST BLENDERS MADE NOWADAYS DO NOT SWITCH BUTTONS UNTIL THE MOTOR STOPS. UNLESS ONLY USUNG THE PULSE BUTTONS

Pros:
Easy to disassemble to clean (few parts)
Clever cord storage to “customize” the length of cord showing by manually winding the cord underneath the blender base
The bottom of the blender pitcher assembly is made to cover the blender base while using the blender. This deflects or “sheds” any spills away from the blender base. A nice design touch to make it easier to clean if any spills happen.
The blender blades are not sharp but somehow work great. Not sharp = won’t cut you easily.
Substantial, thick, sturdy glass pitcher (which can be placed in the freezer to help keep your milkshakes or cold smoothies even colder while you make them.

Cons:
when I put “chunky” items into a milkshake or health shake, sometimes a few chunks survive the blending. I get around this by cycling the “ice” setting a few times and it (usually) gets all the chunks.
A lot of blenders have this problem, and this blender is no exception.

Other:
I’ve had different blenders over the years and this one is what I would call “average” for noise. Not terribly loud, but not as quiet as the more expensive models. The noise level is appropriate for this price point.

Me gusta como trabaja,buen triturado y quedan muy bien los licuados, salsas,solo la base creo que es un poco frágil,pero hasta ahora todo funciona genial.

Very reasonable blender.

Love this product. All the speed options
Even a cleaning option, but I haven’t used it yet. Makes milk based smoothies like milkshakes. So good. The glass is thick & heavy, not likely to break.
I make large protein shakes & just spin & remix. Makes it easier to just grab & get ready