Hamilton BeachPower Elite Blender for Smoothies with 3-Cup Vegetable Chopper, Mini Food Processor, 40oz Glass Jar, 12 Functions for Puree, Ice Crush, Black and Stainless Steel (58149)

My blender it's still working, but has served me long enough for a Oster's cheap version, and I wanted to make an upgrade. I didn't wanna break the bank (Ninja) so I went with this brand. Decent price, I love the pouring lid, I do recommend. The lid only close tightly when you put exactly as it shows on the advertisement picture or will pop out and you would have a mess. Glass jar. You can disassemble from the bottom to cleaning throughly

This blender offers very good quality at an affordable price! I used it to make a strawberry and banana smoothie this morning. Since I frequently buy different kinds of fruit, I sometimes can’t eat them all in a short period of time. As a result, the fruit in the refrigerator gets soggy and overripe. So, I decided to blend the fruit and drink it for breakfast. It works well and is powerful. I like it, and the shipping was really fast.

I’ve been using this blender daily, and it delivers nicely smooth fruit and green smoothies—even handling fibrous ingredients like kale with ease. The glass 40 oz jar is sturdy and dishwasher-safe, which makes cleanup a breeze 2What I love:• Crushes fruits and greens well for a good smoothie texture• Jar, lid, and removable blades all dishwasher-safe—super convenient• Multiple speeds plus a pulse function; I’ve made everything from shakes to soups with it.⚠️ Heads-up:• Not great at crushing ice or harder items like nut butter or cheese—it struggled in those tests.• Build is mostly plastic and feels a bit flimsy; nothing like the sturdiness of premium models• A bit noisy, but that’s expected for the price range.Bottom line: If you’re after a reasonable-price blender for everyday smoothies, shakes, or soups, this is a solid choice. It won’t replace a high-powered machine—especially if you’re frequently crushing ice or making nut butter—but for regular blended drinks, it gets the job done and cleans up easily.

I was surprised when I received this product that I ordered. It turned out to be better than what I could imagine it is very sturdy when I say sturdy because when I picked that up and took it out of the box, the glass is pretty thick, and when my husband used it to make some hot chili, he was amazed how fast it worked

I use this to make my smoothies with frozen bananas, frozen blueberries, a few frozen strawberries, yogurt, milk and protein powder.It whips all the Frozen ingredients!No chunks!

Updating from Oct 2024 (purchased July 2023): This blender really isn’t good, or at least maybe I got a dud. Currently my blender only works 1/5 times and I have to finagle it around to get it to start. A weird smoky burning smell happens when it’s running as well. It also leaves odd black marks all over my (white!) countertops, and I can’t figure out if this is the rubber on the bottom or if literally something is coming out of it. It’s basically just a paper weight at this point. And all I use it for is making smoothies. It rarely even blends up all the fruit. Not a great use of my money even if it was a ‘good price.’ It’s a loss if you have to replace it every year. Ugh.Original: I don't know about this blender. I bought it during Prime Day because my old blender (a Black & Decker one I got in college and probably got on a Black Friday deal) had recently broken. There are so many blender options available that it is quite overwhelming to pick one especially with all the features they have, but since my old B&D was "basic," I figured I didn't need like a Ninja-level blender for my purposes (I literally plan to only make things like smoothies or milkshakes with this). The only requirement I wanted was a blender with a glass jar. this is just what I am used to , but I also noticed that many blenders with plastic jars (including a ninja one I was considering) had reviews that stated plastic jars may crack. So, with that being part of my search criteria, I saw this Hamilton Beach one for an ok price and it had many positive reviews, so I decided to pick it up. With that said, when I received this blender I already missed my B&D one in "look and feel." While I think the glass jar is a nice size/shape, I don't like the quality of the lid. I thought having a pour spout would be nice, but it just feels so flimsy and cheap and when you use it it's like another messy thing to clean. I'm not sure what it adds on just pouring straight from the glass pitcher. Plus I find it cheap and plastic-y and it is difficult to pull off of the glass jar (I've literally damaged my nails trying to release it). In terms of function, I don't think this is all that powerful. I have probably used it about 5-7 times so far, and I'd say 40% of the time I've had to "assist" the blender to process my food because it will get stuck. I have literally only made smoothies with this (and that is all I really intend to use it for). I followed the directions, saying put in liquids first, followed by fruit. My blender literally only has milk, yogurt, and frozen fruit, and it is not able to effectively blend that consistently without me having to open it and push the fruit down with a spoon. The "wave" action doesn't seem to do much. It is also very loud. It think it is louder when it is probably working harder (like when it is blending and not pulling the fruit down). But it really sounds like a vacuum cleaner. So that is annoying because I didn't have to stop and assist the blender on my old B&D. Since I don't think a smoothie is all that complicated/difficult to blend, the fact that it can't do that consistently isn't very encouraging. So I am considering sending this back. If I can find a similarly priced blender to this, I will likely swap it for that.