Has anyone done the "white bowl" test to see if the blade assembly is shredding black TEFLON flakes into your drinks like Waring & Vitamix Blenders?
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White Bowl Test done! I ran 2 cups of water on high for 30 seconds; poured into a pure white bowl and not one particle. Posted the picture just now to my original review.
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Thanks for the tip - will check it out. We use it personally. The first Tempest lasted 12 years. I got tired of all the others' blades breaking and before you realize it, you are ingesting miniscule pieces of blade! Not so with the Tempest. Have had the replacement Tempest for almost 3 years now. They pulverize ice and frozen fruits without lumps. I don't care about the 2 year warranty based on having owned one for 12 years. Sure, for reassurance, a 5 year warranty would be great, but then they'd probably raise the price unnecessarily. Oh - and also, I experienced stuck chunks of fruit in the other brands' containers in the "corners". The Tempest Wave Action eliminates that problem. Thanks for the tip - will check it out. We use it personally. The first Tempest lasted 12 years. I got tired of all the others' blades breaking and before you realize it, you are ingesting miniscule pieces of blade! Not so with the Tempest. Have had the replacement Tempest for almost 3 years now. They pulverize ice and frozen fruits without lumps. I don't care about the 2 year warranty based on having owned one for 12 years. Sure, for reassurance, a 5 year warranty would be great, but then they'd probably raise the price unnecessarily. Oh - and also, I experienced stuck chunks of fruit in... » Read More Thanks for the tip - will check it out. We use it personally. The first Tempest lasted 12 years. I got tired of all the others' blades breaking and before you realize it, you are ingesting miniscule pieces of blade! Not so with the Tempest. Have had the replacement Tempest for almost 3 years now. They pulverize ice and frozen fruits without lumps. I don't care about the 2 year warranty based on having owned one for 12 years. Sure, for reassurance, a 5 year warranty would be great, but then they'd probably raise the price unnecessarily. Oh - and also, I experienced stuck chunks of fruit in the other brands' containers in the "corners". The Tempest Wave Action eliminates that problem. « Show Less
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While I have not done the "white bowl" test, I originally tried a Waring and did not like flakes as you described. The BlendTec did not stir up the ingredients well enough so I always had fruit lumps and returned it. Our first Hamilton Beach with Wave Action was in 2000 and we only had to replace it a couple years ago. The Wave Action really works. It doesn't have the gimmicks like other competitors and it isn't sexy looking, but what it does is flat out get the job done and I would never buy anything else.
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Yes!Worked pretty well for me, although the Blender is on smoke less then a month in use (did not use for heavy duty).
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Make sure the rubber seal is properly centered on the bottom of the glass container. You can check it by looking from the top. You should be able to see rubber all the way around the interface between the container and the blade base.
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Mine have "flakes" that appear on the surface of my drink if I don't wash the ice ball off before using it. I have run the molds through the dishwasher several times, washed in hot water by hand, used vinegar to wash, towel dried them and let them air dry, used tap water, filtered water and bottled water. Nothing works. The ice from my freezer does not have this issue, so it must be the ice balls. I wish I had gone with a different brand.
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My wife uses this product regularly. Looking at it, the lower portion of the blender (the part that comes in contact is steel (stainless, it would appear) except for the outer circumference of the rim which has a molded plastic edge piece where it would come into contact with a bowl or glass during blending. The chopping bowl is plastic and has the recycling triangle on the bottom that says "7" and "SAN" and has a picture of a fork on it -perhaps indicating that it is "safe".
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Hi Kathryn. To me, it sounds like the seal in your jar is starting to go bad. I have a Blendtec HP3A that developed a leaky jar. After about six months of normal use the blade stopped spinning smoothly by hand; it felt slightly ratchety but it still blended just fine. Next, it started to leak a very small amount of dark liquid from the bottom of the jar around the shaft. Then, it leaked more. Right after the one year warranty expired, the seal around the shaft smoked and disintegrated while grinding grain. Now the jar is completely unusable. Blendtec pretty much said 'tough luck, would you like to buy our new (even more over-priced) jar with a 4" blade?' I asked if they had improved the seal, but the Blendtec customer rep. didn't know so she gave me the "sonically welded blade with a lifetime warranty" sales pitch. I have been without a blender for almost a year and I'll have to fork out more money for a replacement jar because I did not recognize the first symptoms of a seal failure. So, learn from my mistake and start complaining to Swindletec about their over-priced, disposable jar with its poor quality seal while it is still under warranty.
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not sure, a high power blender tends to do that best. I will check with my wife and see?
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My blender looks a little different. Maybe it creates a vacuum seal and you just need to use something to break the seal. I've not had that problem.
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I have not had that problem. I would check inside the blade chamber to make sure there is no residue sticking to the inside of it.
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No I wouldn't for two primary reasons: the blade will dull much as a knife does when you put it in the dishwasher, secondly you have to take it apart to clean the rubber gasket area which collects liquid and will get very nasty with food debris. You can put the container in the dishwasher, but I wouldn't put the blades or small parts in the dishwasher. Your equipment will last longer if your hand wash the smaller pieces in both the blender and the food processor.
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I bought a Ninja Kitchen System 1200..terrible for green smoothies. After 10 mins on high, there is still large chunks in the liquid. I would not recommend it.
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I brought a Used Health Master and have had the blender for 4+ months now and no problems w/ it. I'm somewhat surprised to see all the feedback about leaking jugs and rusting. My experience has been great so far, but I can't speak to its long-term use.
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Hi Jon, I have not been able to use my food slicer yet, though the box was not damaged the blade was out of alignment and would not turn. The box did have additional taping on top of the original. Anyhow, after disassembling the blade and guide I found that the blade had gouged/cut into the safety rim. I'm not sure if that indicates the item was used at some point or bad Quality Control during assembly. I called Chicago Food multiple times and had a long wait time only to be disconnected each time so they do not seem to want to take customer calls. I'll update/Amazon when or if I ever get the unit running.
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I haven't had any problems with metal flaking off the beaters, but I haven't had the mixer very long. I will watch out for that though.
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Not me. I've used my blender every day for over a year. I would return it before the warranty expires. Maybe you got a dud.
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I think as a rule, all black plastic pieces need to be washed by hand. Frankly, I don't put any of the pieces in the dishwasher, but the plastic containers can be and probably the immersion blender and whisk.
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YES!!!!!!!!!! My rubber gasket came loose while I was processing a big batch of green smoothie. It wrapped itself all up around the rotating part (blade) at the base. When I turned the machine off and removed the container, all the smoothie went all over my counter and kitchen. Huge mess. The blade assembly and the gasket (obviously) were completely destroyed. This was my NutriBullet in less than 6 months, so I took it back to BB & B for my second and FINAL refund. Bought a Blendtec and never looked back.