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The Blender works very well, 95% of the time my smoothies come out with out small chunks of ice floating in them. This is a big step in the right direction compared to my old one. The food processor works but could be better, the grater is the only disappointment because cheese gets caught between the rim of the lid and chute, but the cutting blades work very well. This blender is not as loud as a similar kitchen aid set up. My blender jar hasn't broke in half like another user, This is probably because I paid attention in middle school science class and am aware that pouring boiling water into cool glass will crack glass, armed with this knowledge I will not perform that action. Also the product is not advertised as a tea kettle.
For the price this is a good product if you want better you have to spend more.
When I tried to use the blender as a jack-stand while changing a flat tire on my car the glass broke, what a piece of junk.
Update: It is February 2011 now and nothing has broken. I don't use the grater on soft cheeses (ex: Munster; Havarti) and this is it's only weakness that we have come across. Every other function has been satisfactory. I'll let you know if it breaks.
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I bought this for myself for Christmas. Why this one? Honestly, I really needed a new one to replace the great $3 Braun I had gotten from a yard salethe bowl was cracked and no replacement parts are available anymore. So $39 for a 10-cup, sure! WOW! Where should I start...1. the bottom has suction cups; not helpful at all.
2. doesn't Black & Decker deal in power tools? Yeah, it was that loud!
3. The wide-mouth feature includes a regular sized chute but it doesn't come apart
4. where the chute meets the lid is a tiny area perfect for food to get into but it's so small the only thing I could use to get the food out was a knife so when cleaning it, you cant get into that area and remember the smaller chute that doesn't come apart? Well, can't clean that either
5. There is one blade for shredding and slicing. (One side for shreddingflip it over for slicing.) So even though you may be using the shredder, you also have to clean out the slicer.
In summaryI couldn't get it back in the box fast enough. Luckily, I didn't throw away my Braun, just in case...I'd rather have to cover the crack in my quiet, old Braun any day than use this food processor. A man definitely designed this, no question!
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My partner bought this to combine two appliances into one and because he wanted a larger processor that does more (until he bought it, we only had a little Oskar processor). Anyway, I wanted to grate cheese without grating my knuckles, so I pulled out the processor. I used half a "brick" of cheddar, and I thought everything went well. When I stopped after the few seconds it took to grate the cheese, I noticed there was a bit of cheese left over that hadn't been grated, and also saw that the blade was wobbling. What had happened was the disc stem had snapped! The disc stem acts as an adapter between the motor's spindle to allow you to attach the grating/slicing blade. I've ordered a replacement part (the shipping is more than the part!), but I'm very displeased. The motor is certainly powerful enough, but if breaks the next time around, B&D will get quite a sharp letter for an under-engineered product. Fortunately, the chopping blade works great. Only time will tell...not something I like thinking about regarding a kitchen appliance.Honest reviews on Black & Decker Food Processor & Blender, Wide Mouth Combo
We purchased the black and decker Wide mouth Food Processor with Chopper at Canadian Tire. We looked at several and thoughWell black and decker is a good name so why not?
At first I was pretty excited about this as it does chop and shred wonderfully but
then alas a few quirks ..
1. there are little nooks and crannies in the cover that you have to actually get a knife out to clean the food particles out.
2. I had the same problem with the disk stem, mine broke so I can use the slicer but the part that holds the shredder broke of so no shredding until I can find the part.
3. I find it hard to twist the cover off when I'm pureeing hot liquids it takes two hands to twist it off
I guess considering its only $60.00 I can't complain but not happy with the fact the stem broke off after only a few uses. And I like the first person will write a letter to Black and Decker
explaining a problem if when I get the replacement that breaks too.
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I received this as a wedding gift, definitely glad I didn't pay for it. The blender portion worked fine for about 6 months until the engine started smelling like it was burning every time I used it. It's also about as loud as a lawn mower, though I didn't try to take it outside and see if it would cut the grass. The suction cups on the bottom are way more annoying than they are useful.Unfortunately, I can't review the food processor because I could never actually get that portion to work. I'd snap on the bowl, and hear it *click* into the locked position, but noes goes when I tried to turn it on. I read the instructions, I investigated the bottom of the processor bowl, the top of my base...no idea why it was not working. I know what you're thinking: user error. But I am, in fact, a technically inclined, and rather intelligent person. Multiple people who are not my mother have said so. Using a food processor/blender combo should not be rocket science.
I continued to use it for a couple more months as just a blender despite the burning smell because, well, it's fun to see if things will catch on fire. However now I can no longer get the blender cup to lock into place. The connecting parts have worn down and no longer fit together. It is now a large useless appliance sitting in my garbage can. One star for being a functional blender for a limited amount of time, and one star for looking so pretty in my garbage. Sorry you wasted your money random friend/relative who came to my wedding!
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