Total Blender

 The Total Blender is a 1560 watt blender manufactured by Blendtec.  Blendtec advertises the total blender as an “all in one” appliance.  It can replace 9 other kitchen appliances and gadgets.  It can “Blend, Chop, Grind, Freeze, Cook, Hash, Crush, Mince, Dice, Mill, Puree and much more” according to Blendtec’s advertising and websites.  

The total blender can make milkshakes, soups, margaritas, salsas and more.  And, it can make bread dough.  The blender has a patented two prong stainless steel blade and a 3HP direct drive motor.  The blade and coupling have a lifetime warranty.  The motor and base have a three year warranty.  Blendtec’s patented square blending jar holds is available in two sizes and has a one year warranty.  The square jar comes in a 32 ounce size and a three quart size that has four blades. With 1560 watts of power the blender can crush ice and has an “Ice Crushing Guarantee”.  The total blender has touchpad control.  It is designed with “Smart Touch Technology”.  It has preprogrammed cycles that are set to speed up and slow down when needed and to stop when finished.  This is designed to make recipes “turn out perfect every time”.

In August 2007, Consumer Reports published “First Look: Blendtec Total Blender”.  In their report, Consumer Reports stated, “This blender can handle a range of jobs, but it’s one noisy expensive machine”.  The price was $399.95 and is still $399.95.  Consumer Reports said, “When it’s working at full speed, this blender is extremely noisy—it’s so loud, in fact, that we recommend you wear ear protection during use.  The price is equally elevated.”  They further stated, “…the price and earsplitting results in our noise tests might make you reconsider whether this is the right blender for you—unless you need to regularly pulverize baseballs or plungers.”  Customer reviews, also, mention the noise level.  Most customers agree, however, that the noise is to be expected with that much power. Most people say that they don’t mind, because it works so well.  Consumer Reports agrees that the total blender works very well.  They just have a problem with the noise level and the price.  In conclusion, apparently, the total blender is a “high ticket”, very loud blender that works great.

This is a good example of the reason that researching for information on the internet is important, before making major purchases.   Gathering some facts about the product or item is extremely helpful in the decision making process.  Searching on Google, Amazon, Yahoo, etc. will provide a wealth of facts and information.