Andy brought home a new blender the other night. We used to have a Kitchen Aid blender, but it fell apart. Literally. DON'T get me started on KitchenAid brand products..... oy vey! We've had nothing but disastrous luck with them.
Anyway, he was so proud of himself! I was a little nervous, because kitchen appliances are usually my area, but he took the initiative so I just smiled. He purchased a Hamilton Beach Wave Station Express. It is a dispensing blender that supposedly will mix anything. It retails for around $24.95 and is available for purchase at www.hamiltonbeach.com directly from the manufacturer. He bought it for $17, but I can't remember if he said he got it at Walmart, Lowe's or Menard's.... he rattled off a bunch of places he had gone. Here's the info from the website:
Wave Station® Express - Black
PRODUCT FEATURES
- Wave-Action™ system continuously pulls mixture down into the blades for smooth results
- Convenient spout cap replaces the dispenser for traditional blending
- 48 oz. dishwasher safe DuraBlend™ jar
- Patented stainless steel Ice Sabre™ blades
- 4 speeds plus pulse
- 500 Watts peak power
- 3 year warranty
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I tried it out on Monday by making strawberry milkshakes for Andrew and his friend. At first I was a little bit irate and ready to throw it out. It is loud, and the ice cream was NOT even beginning to blend. But once I pushed it down a little with a spatula? HOLY COW! It whizzed right up and in seconds I was dispensing the most perfectly blended shakes! The dispenser feature is a real bonus that I would have completely ignored had I been shopping for a blender. I highly recommend that. It's easy to clean. It really blended everything completely and smoothly - not a single lump or chunk of strawberry.
I have yet to test it on ice, and that's the real feat of strength, but hopefully it can handle it. But for now, I am sold on this blender for it's ability to mix the frozen stuff. I can see lots of smoothies in our future!
Ratings (scale of 1 to 5, 5 being best):
Ease of Use: 4
Clean Up: 5
Noise: 3
Finished Product: 4.5 *
Price: 5
VERDICT: 4.3 = Good Buy!
*need to test on ice yet....
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Posted by: mbt katika | August 05, 2011 at 04:06 AM