Salton BL1486BLBT Power 2 L QT Table Top Blender 2 Liters Black

I was hesitant to buy this blender because of how cheap it is compared to a vitamix. I have done tons of research on which blender to get because I am back on green shakes and had been using my Ninja for them. The Ninja does a pretty good job, but doesn't even touch the smoothness of the Harley blender! I am kind of attached to my Ninja for other purposes, so I might not get rid of it quite yet. It makes salsa PERFECTLY and I am afraid this blender might be a bit too powerful, but I'll update that after I've tried to make salsa in it. For now I am just amazed at the smoothness of this machine. I do have to say 2 cons: The blender doesn't lock into place to the base like the Ninja does, which I don't really feel comfortable about... but we'll see how it goes over time; and the frozen fruit/veggies get stuck A LOT with this blender. I have to constantly stop it and unjam it and then start it up again. The Ninja never got stuck. And I have made a crap ton of green shakes in it with all sorts of ingredients, frozen or fresh. I haven't tried blending up almonds or flax seeds in the Harley blender yet, I am currently still using a coffee grinder (one that I don't use for my beans lol) and then dumping it in. I will also update after I have the balls to trust this blender will grind those up. I know I should wait to put this review on here until I have compared all things between my two blenders, but as I'm sitting here drinking my green shake made in the Harley blender and not chewing it like I had to with the Ninja, I had to write the review right now! Read more

Competitively priced, maybe even a bargain, compared to other blenders of its caliber. Seriously, when you use this, do not use without the cover. Make sure to hold on to the container when blending because this thing is strong. And my dad likes it. Read more

This is a really nice blender but sometimes if there is too many frozen items it takes a while to blend. Feels like it should do a better job with ice. Read more

This seemed like a good blender until it wasn't. I got it as a gift and after using it for the third time to make a regular smoothy it just stopped working. It smelled like it was burning so I turned it off and when I tried to turn it back on it would not turn on. What a disappointment. I don't know how to return it since it was a gift. Read more

When new this appeared to be a great blender. We make smoothies every morning and it has performed well until the last week. It was taking a higher power setting to blend the same ingredients and beginning to smell like it was hot. Today it stopped. Obviously good for only a year! Read more