Very nice for the price
I bought this to replace a Vitamix blender that I had for about 10 years. The container for the Vitamix was worn out, and the motor quit. So time for a new blender. This one was less than half the price of a new Vitamix. I made a smoothie this morning with carrots, banana, rolled oats, milk, water, chia seeds, and frozen mixed fruit. I ran the smoothie program one time, and used the individual cup. Everything was pretty well puréed except the carrot, which was a little grainy. Next time I might try running the program twice. To be fair, carrots frequently came out a little grainy in my Vitamix as well. I didn’t have any chunks caught under the blade. I haven’t tried any of the other attachments yet. I think the food processor bowl will be very handy for chopping, and not have to get out the big food processor. Everything on this blender is plastic. I don’t expect it to last 10-15 years like the Vitamix. It was only a fraction of the cost and included a food processor bowl and blade and 2 individual cups. The only difference between model #bn805a (this unit) and #bn801 is the size of the single serve cups. Bn805a has 32oz cups and bn801 has 24oz cups. I opted for the bigger cups. The max fill line is marked at 29oz. Just because the cup is bigger doesn’t mean you have to fill it up. I will add onto my review once I have had time to try out all of other parts. I think the next thing I want to make is hummus. I think this is a very good value for the money. Will it heat soup? No. But it didn’t cost $600 either. I made hummus and felafel dough in the food processor bowl today. They came out very well. I really like the way the blades just sit in the bottom of the bowl. It makes it easy to remove the blades so you can get your food out. The bottom of the bowl stays sealed with the blades removed. To clean it, I just rinsed all the food off and then ran it on high speed with enough warm water and soap to cover the blades. Then rinsed it again. Other people have complained about the motor shutting off after running for only a minute. When I was making the felafel dough, that was just about the time I would have needed to stop it to scrape down the bowl anyway. So, I am still happy with my purchase. Read more
