Proctor Silex 57171 7-Speed Blender
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Proctor Silex 57171 7-Speed Blender
Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this product for about one year now with no problems. Have stress tested it and pushed it to the limit, but it's still going strong. If you want a basic blender with no frills that's reliable, this is the one. I paid about 18 bucks for this one, so i guess thatz a good deal. Customer Review: Great blender for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
This thing does great work for how inexpensive it ir. Recommended.Customer Review: Good affordable blender
Summary: 5 Stars
I use it for making smoothies every morning. It is simple to clean, assemble and use. Not very powerful but it does the job.
For the price, it is perfect
Customer Review: Great while it lasted
Summary: 3 Stars
This blender worked great for about 18 months before it broke. To be fair, I used it very frequently (at least once a week, on average) to make drinks with crushed ice. The design seems to be flawed, because regular use appears to tighten the bolt upon which the blade is mounted, increasing the resistance the motor must overcome during use. I tried to counter this effect by lubricating it, but using oil in a food preparation device has obvious drawbacks. Unsurprisingly, the motor finally burned out completely, and I think I'll be going with a different brand next time around.Customer Review: broke after 5 uses
Summary: 1 Stars
This blender is very weak. It has a small blade that cannot pull down anything of substance and I had to stir even soft fruit in liquid or it would never get cut up -- just the bottom part of the mix spins around. I used this blender four times since August 2006 (when I bought it) to make 'smoothies', always with poor results. As the other reviewer said, the fruit stays lumpy. The little blades aren't strong enough. Yesterday I wanted to liquify some cooked potatoes for soup. Of course they are thick and starchy, but after the usual 'stirring' to get them to move through the blender, the speed buttons started to vibrate and I could smell the unit getting hot. I wasn't overworking it -- mainly pulsing and then running it for about 30 seconds. All of a sudden, it wouldn't work any more. It just burned out. If you actually cook and expect a blender to blend things, don't buy this blender. I'm going to see if Amazon will take it back. (Note: after I wrote this, I was told by Amazon that I had to get in touch with the manufacturer, which I could do because it was within 90 days of purchase. However, the company wants me to mail in the plug and $5 for 'shipping' to get a replacement, which obviously I don't want. Why would I want to pay $5 more for a product that didn't work the first time? Why would I want the product again at all? Amazon would have taken it back, but they wanted it returned in the box, which I threw out. I'm even more dissatisfied with this product now than when I wrote this review originally. Maybe I can make it into an interesting planter and sell it at a craft fair . . . )