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Back to Basics Smoothie Elite Blender

Back to Basics Smoothie Elite Blender

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  • Capacity: 48 oz.
  • Blender Type: Work Top
  • Pulse Feature: With Pulse Feature
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15

Works good!

bylesleyah Mar 15, 2006
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Easy to use
Cons None
Recommended it? Yes

I wanted a machine that was easy to use and made my family something that was somewhat healthy. I have a blender-but thought a smoothie maker would make it a bit simpler for me.

This smoothie maker is all that. It chops stuff up in no time flat. It has measurement markers right on the... Read full review »

25

The Xmas Gift That Keeps On Giving

bygsabato Jul 18, 2005
12 Helpfuls 13 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros What a great unit. You can make so many wonderful things.
Cons It could be a little bigger.
Recommended it? Yes

I have to admit I am not Smoothie kind of guy. I have never ordered a smoothie while out or even tried one at a friend's house. This smoothie maker was a gift last xmas. I was neither thrilled nor upset by the gift but I was intrigued at the possibilities.

The next gift I opened was a... Read full review »

7

A nice idea

byephdfw Jul 30, 2004
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros plunger helps turnover
Cons hard to clean, breaks easily
Recommended it? No

It seemed like a nice idea at the time. Since smoothies are the main reason for me to have a blender, one that specializes in smoothies seemed perfect. The execution isn't quite as nice. Making thick smoothies worked ok, the plunger is helpful in getting the ingredients to turnover - BUT, a thick... Read full review »

1

Pretty Upset

byjo-jo01 Nov 2, 2006
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Was a good idea and loved the spout thing when I first saw it
Cons The blue ring was confusing, and it was hard to clean,
Recommended it? Yes

I received the Smoothie as a gift for Christmas. I am diabetic and loved it to make healthy drinks. It was hard to clean and the dispenser spout didn't work well for thick drinks. Also, was very difficult to put together. I moved this summer and My Grand Daughter took it home to make a smoothie... Read full review »

1

Makes A Great.....paperweight

bycopout32 Jul 26, 2006
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Spigot is nice idea, but don't forget to close it before adding liquid.
Cons Does not last.
Recommended it? No

As many have noted before I, this blender does work well for the first 3-6 months then the gears start stripping out. My first gear was replaced under warranty. When that one wore down, I had to buy a new one for about $10.00. This one came with a metal gear instead of its plastic predecessor,... Read full review »

10

Great blender, I use it all the time!

bylilacattak May 11, 2005
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 4 Comments
Pros Never leaves chunks, lots of accessories, great price
Cons Hard to clean, are sparks normal?
Recommended it? Yes

I bought this blender from the place where I work about 3 months ago, and use it about twice a week. It never has a single problem with blending and getting all the chunks out, even when I put in almost all frozen, no lukewarm fruit. The GE model I had before couldn't even hold a candle to the... Read full review »

100

It's ok

bynrain128 Apr 7, 2010
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Easy to Use
Cons None submitted
Recommended it? No

This blender is just ok.  It's easy to use but hard to clean.  Ingredients get plugged in the spout and it is really difficult to clean that out.  Also the spout is useless.  Liquid comes out so slowly that you might as well just pour it right into your cup. Read full review »

7

Makes smoothies out of it's own gears.

byscrid Feb 21, 2005
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Easy to clean, powerful motor, variety of available colors.
Cons Gears strip out way too easily, it's loud as heck, no warranty.
Recommended it? No

These things are pure garbage. It was a nice idea and probably could have been a good product but there is a serious design flaw. We had ours for about 5 monthes before the gears stripped out between the blender and the motor. The motor is so powerful it just pulverizes the gear if an ice cube gets... Read full review »

1

Never again

bydapuffin Jun 7, 2007
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Looked impressive on my counter.
Cons Fried after a just a few uses.
Recommended it? No

I will never again buy an appliance made by this company. My smoothie maker crashed and burned after about 4-5 uses. Read full review »

6

Pretty Good While It Lasted

bysstegman Dec 25, 2005
5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros I like the spigot idea.
Cons The spigot broke after 18 months. The motor never had enough power.
Recommended it? No

We got about 18 months use out of this machine.

Received it as a gift Christmas 2003. It worked pretty well at first.

It never had the power that I wanted. It never completely crushed ice in my smoothie and there were ice cube chunks in the smoothie. Additionally it didn't... Read full review »

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