Blendtec Total Blender Classic (Black) & 90oz* WildSide+ Jar

Pattern is an amazing company. There was some problems with the state that my order arrived in and they were very helpful and attentive in a professional manner to ensure that everything was taken care of. Will look forward to doing business with the company again. ---Product review--- It works. I'm a foodie, I love to cook and for decades have 'made do' with subpar blenders buying new ones every few years as they break. I finally saved up and I do not regret my purchase. So far I've done mixed drinks, soups, and even ice cream in this blender. Recipes can be found online for all sorts of things and it's preset modes are great. 4 ounces lime juice, 1.5 ounce simple syrup, 2 ounces vodka, 1-2 cups ice cubes : hit the martini glass and it makes a perfect vodka gimlet blended. The ice is almost as smooth as cream. 1 large potato (cooked) cut into 4ths, 6 inches of leek (remove outter layer, white and light green only), 1 cup vegie broth, 1/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream, dash of thyme, sage, parsley. Hit the soup option and enjoy. I love cooking, and making things from scratch, this is a wonderful addition to my kitchen. Well worth the counter space.

Flinched at the high price but soooo glad I took the leap! This is unlike any other regular blender we’ve had over the years. Very versatile, it make’s beautiful smoothies of course with more volume than our old machine, and using the pulse feature chops veggies, makes chunky applesauce, etc. We’re anxious to try the hot soup feature next. The machine is noisy but it’s so fast and powerful that it’s done in no time. Looks professional on the kitchen counter too.

Great value and works great

I'm not even sure I would put this in the same category as the other appliances I've called a "blender" in the past. It's just fantastic. There's not a lot I could say that wouldn't be a repeat of what other people have said about the performance of the blender itself. Powerful, easy to clean, all of that. I did order a refurbished model. I was a little leery of doing that, spending so much on a refurb. Before I purchased it said it came with the warranty, but I was hesitant. Anyway, I bought it and was immediately impressed. It came in a box labeled by Blendtec that said "factory refurbished" or something to that effect on the side. When I opened the box, there was a new recipe book on top. The blender jar looked completely new and there was an insert in it that had a couple more recipes, the kind of insert that you would see if the thing was on display in a store. I can't tell the thing from new, to be honest, except that it was about $100 cheaper. The "blend counter" or whatever, the thing that tells you how many times you've used your blender, had been reset back to 0, there were no scratches, dents, anything at all. If you have a chance to get a refub I'd recommend it to save the extra money!

My old Kitchenaid died, and the updated model is a huge, heavy monster that is too bif to fit in my appliance garage. This Blendtec had awesome reviews on every platform I checked. It is also the most powerful blender for its low-profile size, so I was able to justify the expense. Cleaning is also a breeze! Love it! Makes awesome protein shakes - like a Wendy's frosty, and I can't wait to try the soup making setting - the friction creates the heat.

I don't often offer to give 6 star reviews (in fact I can think of only one other time), but this blender deserves it. I purchased mine about 8 months ago and I have been nothing but EXTREMELY satisfied. I previously owned a Nutribullet for about 4 years and that did a good enough job at producing my smoothies BUT it leaked ....a lot...from the beginning...but it just kept getting worse. I changed my blade base thinking wear and tear may have added to the issue. But no good, same problem. It got to the point where EVERY single time i used it I was doing a 'clean up on aisle five'. It was frustrating and time consuming when I was trying to dash to work. I started to research blenders and really wanted one where the blades were dull as I hate having to worrk about sharp edges with the potential to do significant harm when cleaning. Voila, I found this! I had to get over the price. But I thought look, if it does what it says it will and lasts as long as the warranty says it can, then this will be totally worth it. I mean this thing can juice carrots without losing the pulp which is nutritious. My Nutribullet could not manage carrots well. I am a believer. It was so good that I bought the Blendtec Professional 800 a few days ago to use at my new condo cause it limits the noise which I am sure my neighbours appreciate. I will review that one after I have had it for a bit longer but the noise reduction sounds at least 50% less....to me. Love it!

Please read this review before you consider purchasing this Blendtec unit; I must say that I am truly sorry I didn't invest in a Vitamix unit instead. I seldom write reviews, but I truly believe that this is necessary to get this out there for those of you considering investing your hard earned money into this machine. I purchased this Blendtec through Amazon (not a third party vendor) back in November of 2014 as an investment, this is less than a year ago. Anyhow, problems with the unit began to arise almost immediately after the first use. I noticed that my unit began to produce a burning smell, which I later saw it was actually producing smoke between the pitcher and base unit. Upon further inspection I noticed that the plastic gasket that holds the stainless steel spindle had been fused into the plastic pitcher (this is what causes the shards/shavings of black plastic to flake off). The first time I had a problem with my Wildside jar (comes standard with the unit) with this issue, I contacted Blendec customer service, they were very pleasant and were happy to send me out a free replacement jar (they also mentioned that I have an 8 year warranty), but they mentioned nothing of a known issue with their current containers/jars. The way I see it the current construction of this Blendtec unit is defective as the immense heat (apparently you can make hot soup in this thing) melts the plastic gasket into the plastic pitcher/container, not only causing friction and further problems as far as the spindle movement (it should be free spinning according to Blendtec Reps). Today the same thing issue occurred with he Twister Jar as I was making a protein shake (just milk and powder). When I called Blendec today I spoke with a less than enthusiastic and seemingly apathetic representative (but in her defense, maybe she was having a bad day or just had a really bad previous call) that advised me that there is known issues with their jars both current Wildside and Twister jars. After I explained to her what I thought the issue was (plastic gasket melting into plastic container/jar, she concurred with my analysis, she also advised me that Blendtec is aware of the issue and is taking the proper action to rectify the issue, but she wouldn't give much information aside from that (no release dates for the new container nor any mention of sending everyone that purchased a defective container with a complimentary free upgraded container/jar(s)). Anyhow, I am extremely disappointed with this Blendtec experience.

I don't see how there could be a better blender. I have blended up frozen broccoli broccoli sprouts whole avocados with the skin on and this thing has chewed them up to where you can't even see them. Whoever designed it really knew what they were doing.

This here is the second one of these I have purchased in 13yrs. And it is a very amazing kitchen tool for making so many things way better than a magic bullet grinds seeds and nuts very fine makes nut butter and flour. You can not go wrong with the product.

Der Mixer wurde erst nach ca. 2 Wochen geliefert. Die Verpackung war nicht professionell und auch ein Umkarton mit dem Produktbild fehlte. Es waren einfach nur zwei einfarbige braume Kartons und ich würde davon ausgehen, es war eine Retour. Damit nucht genug. In der Beschreibung stand etwas von "Glasbehälter". Allerdings war es ein Kunststoffbehälter. Was allerdings gar nicht geht: Es ist tatsächlich ein Mixer ohne kompatiblen Stecker für Europa! Ich habe ihn gleich zurückgeschickt!

Best purchase I’ve ever made. Super powerful! We love to do smoothies, vegetables soups, etc. Worth the value!

Je suis très contente de cette achat. Mon frère en a un depuis plusieurs années et il m’a convaincu de m’en acheter un. J’aime la texture des smothies que le blendtec produit.

Very happy with our purchase.