I researched blenders, watched a ton of videos and narrowed it down to the vitamix, ninja and ka k400. I ended up picking the KA k400 because it has a strong motor and comes with a tamper, is only 15 inches in height so it fits under my cabinet with no problem, standard countertop to cabinet distance is 18 inches. This blender also came in the same contour silver as my other KA countertop appliances. It is very easy to use just turn the knob to either a number or picture icon and hit the on button. The picture icons have predetermined times and will automatically stop after the determined time is complete. It can make ice into snow. it is loud but I just expect that from a blender. It is aesthetically pleasing alot of blenders are just ugly. So far I have only used this blender for smoothies. It does an excellent job of making a frozen fruit smoothie super smooth in a short amount of time, BUT I have to use the tamper to help move the fruit & ice around and monitor it to see if I need to add more liquid to get the 'vortex' mixing started. After watching lots of blender reviews, I knew I wanted a blender with a 'tamper" like the vitamix brand offers. Not all brands of blenders of a tamper although they should. The tamper is invaluable to help move stuff around in the blender. The tamper does not touch the blades. All and all I am happy with my purchase. Read more
Great blender thus far! Read more
This blender has power and works great! Read more
Best blender I have ever owned. Kitchen Aide never disappoints and this blender is the bomb!!!! Also it looks great on my counter which is a nice plus! Read more
I love the brand, so I decided to get another KitchenAid after my older blender broke. to my surprise, there was nothing simpler like the diamond cup blender I used to have. It seems now all go with the style of the Vitamix. Anyways, after receiving my blender and unpacking, oh my, the base it is heavy, bulky and the cup is thin and is seems will break easily. Honestly, I did not not like the feel of it. Then on first use, it was a little complicated, for some reason the play/start button did not want to engage, it was just blinking. i moved the settings to # 1 and 2 and nothing, but when I placed it on 3 it started. The turn dial is a little odd, I don't like that it has no stops at the number, it just turns like there are no numbers. I don't know if that is one reason the blender didn't want to start, maybe because I didn't have it exactly on the number, who knows. Overall, I haven't really tested its power, and after the first impression I seriously hope it can blend bricks to make up for my disappointment on this pricy blender. Read more
Plastic blender jar. Hard to engage motor Read more
It's a strong, good looking blender. Easily blends frozen items where others have just burned out the motor or stripped the gears. Read more
Compre esta licuadora y en menos de dos meses no funciona, se quebró la parte de caucho que lleva dentro y no me dan garantía ni amazon ni la tienda kitchenaid, LA PEOR COMPRA DEL MUNDO. Licuadora demasiado cara y los repuesto son mas caros que toda la licuadora. Nadie me dio solución. PODRÍA CALIFICAR EN 0 ESTRELLAS. NO COMPREN ESTE PRODUCTO. I bought this blender and in less than two months it doesn't work, the rubber part inside broke and neither Amazon nor the kitchenaid store give me a guarantee, THE WORST PURCHASE IN THE WORLD. Blender too expensive and the spare parts are more expensive than the entire blender. Nobody gave me a solution. COULD RATED 0 STARS. Read more
