I’m not sure why there are so many bad reviews, it almost kept me from purchasing this blender but I love my KitchenAid stand mixer so I decided to get this to match. It’s by far the best blender I’ve ever used—it’s heavy and feels durable. I’ve been making smoothies, salsas, and açaí bowls almost every day since it arrived. The presets for crushing ice and blending drinks are awesome and work great! It also has specially designed blades that pull the contents down so everything is always evenly blended.

The only con I have is that it’s very loud but it is a POWERFUL blender so I don’t mind. I also think for the price it should come with a glass pitcher vs plastic. The gear that turns the blade is plastic and I worry about longevity but time will tell. Overall very pleased with this blender!

First of all, I love Kitchen Aid, its appliances are awesome. And this blender is not an exception. It's beautifully designed and easy to use. When in use its motor although it sounds like its slow, actually its nor and it is quite powerful. The smoothie attachment and glasses are also very convenient, glass fits everywhere, some other glasses are quite big.

I freeze small chunks of fruits and veggies for smoothies and this thing blows right through them… it’s a tad loud but it’s gooood. The base is solid and heavy and feels like it would fall through my floor if I drop it.. well made. Easy to clean, good blender!

I really like this blender. It’s powerful, quiet, easy to use, and looks very nice. I previously had a Ninja blender which was also very powerful but it was a chore to clean, the KitchenAid is way easier to clean and it still works very well to chop even fine grains, I used it to pulverize marine salt and it worked great.

I wanted a blender quiet, powerful and user friendly. Love this blender as it crushes ice effortlessly and makes a great Orange Julius!