| KitchenAid KSB465 4-Speed blender with 48-ounce polycarbonate pitcher can crush ice at any speed. This Kitchenaid blender allows you to just blend and serve. Patented stainless steel blade chops vegetables, stirs, mixes, purees, and liquefies with its powerful motor. Once you've used a KitchenAid blender, you'll wonder how you ever got along without one. The Intelli-Speed controls and adjusts power to compensate for thicker mixtures. Features heavy, die-cast metal base which adds stability. The 48-ounce one-piece pitcher is made of commercial-grade polycarbonate. It is scratch, stain, and shatter-resistant and will last for years to come. Heat resistant unique pitcher (with graduated measurements on the side) allows you to blend hot or cold ingredients and the contours makes pouring easy. Clean touch control pad is easy to clean and light on your fingers. The KitchenAid 4-Speed Blender has a 1 year Hassel Free Warranty Policy. |
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 We like to buy things that last |
| Review Date: April 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Rick Glackin, Spring Grove, PA |
So, after 30 years, we needed a new blender. Hmmm. My wife and I hadn't a clue where to start nor what was out there. On my first two internet searches all I found were the two extremes: small fractional Hp motors or the ridiculously priced $400 to $500 unit.
And yes, of course we want to crush ice - who doesn't? I have enough engineering background to know that a 0.2 to 0.5 Hp motor is NOT going to crush ice. Finally, we found the KitchenAid models! Some were 0.9 Hp, which is more like it. The pitcher (I call it) was a larger diameter and a little squat - perfect design for better blending, not to mention storage.
We decided that two speeds just wasn't enough, 3 speeds would be borderline and we certainly didn't want anything ridiculous like 10 or 15 speeds. (That's what they do when the motor is underpowered to do the job.) We settled on the KitchenAid KSB465Wh 4-speed with 48 ounce jar and 0.9 Hp motor. The weight wasn't given but the appearance gave you the idea that the base was good and heavy - a prerequisite.
We've used it several times starting about a month ago - it's perfect. It's even better than the one that lasted 30 yrs. The pitcher is dishwasher safe, it has something they call "intelli-speed" which adjusts the horsepower as needed to deliver constant speed. This is something where most blenders fall short, you put something heavy in it and the motors just slows down. The base is good and heavy - hurray, no more tipping over. The ad doesn't mention this but you do NOT dissasemble the pitcher for cleaning! Another big plus.
By the way those $40 to $60 blenders don't work and don't last. This one is priced around $72 and you get what you pay for. A very solid unit with a decent motor and good features. And yes, it does a marvelous job grinding ice - a whole tray at a time. And, if you let it go for about 10 seconds you have ice "powder" - it's better than our ice shaver for snow cones.
Blending is far superior to our old blender. It digests even the tough stuff easily. We haven't yet really needed to use it but it has pulsed speeds for those really tough materials. I'd recommend THIS blender to anyone who doesn't need to grind nails. |
A clear winner!
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| Review Date: May 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: B. D. Earthcare, Seabrook Island, SC United States |
| After doing more blender research than I care to admit to myself, I narrowed my search to three blenders. I selected this model after speaking to a most informed and helpful Kitchenaid customer service rep who answered my remainding questions one Saturday afternoon. Since, they staffed their customer serviced department on the weekends, I was already impressed. This blender replaced a just out-of-warranty Cuisinart blender which I loved, until it died a premature death, I can say without hestiattion this model is far better. Since I use our blender daily to make breakfast smoothies, some with ice, I thought my blender needs were simple. Quite to the contrary, I discovered. There is no middle ground when it comes to chopping ice and this blender does a superb and lighin' quick job. I add very frozen berries to the morning mix and this blender handles them beautifully. The performance, design, ease of operation and cleaning each have exceeded my expectations. |
Best blender ever.
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| Review Date: September 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: William J. Kelly, |
| I have only used about four blenders in my life but this is by far the best I have come across. I picked it up by chance on the clearance end cap at Target but if I knew how well it worked I would have gladly paid full price. I have never seen a blender crush ice so well, in fact my fiancee and myself are eating snow cones we just made with it as I type. It makes the smoothest smoothies ever, I can't wait to find more uses for it! |
I love the KitchenAid blender!
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| Review Date: March 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Johnson, Seattle, WA USA |
This review is for the KitchenAid KSB465RT 4-speed countertop blender with the 48-ounce polycarbonate jar in empire red. I really love this blender! Most of my experience has been with Oster blenders, and my last one was a beehive Oster. It didn't last long, maybe a year and a half. I have had this KitchenAid blender for about 3 months so I can't speak to it's longevity but I hope it lasts a long time.
THE LID: The lid design is much better than the Oster beehive. The Oster used to toss food on the wall and down the sides of the jar sometimes, making a mess that was hard to reach to clean on the base. This lid has a deep flange so food doesn't escape the blender.
THE JAR: The KitchenAid jar is plastic. That means it's lightweight, and it won't break if you drop it, but I suspect over time it will scratch and dull somewhat. The plastic jar has a deep flange at the base that I really like. Occasionally I would get the Oster not seated quite correctly and it would make a bad noise as it stripped gears. Oops! This jar always settles down correctly into place. If the jar ever did spill, this flange would keep the goo from going onto the twirling part of the base the way it did with the Oster.
Cleaning the jar: Once in a while I put the jar in the dishwasher. I like that the blade is part of the jar and there is no rubber ring to wash separately. It's just the jar and the lid. Most of the time I clean it by adding soapy water and turning the blender on for a minute, then rinsing it. It cleans easily.
THE BASE: While not completely flush, the buttons are almost flush with the base. This makes them very easy to clean. They're better designed than any other blender I've had. The whole base is easy to clean with just a swish of a damp sponge and towel. It is easy to operate the buttons.
NOISE: It's about as noisy as any blender I suppose. The noisiest I ever had was a Waring that made me leave the kitchen when it was on. This one may be a hair quieter than the Oster. They could all use mufflers, if you ask me.
COLOR: I love the red. It's the perfect red, not garish but warm and cheery. It did surprise me that this is *not* an exact match to KitchenAid's red food processor. That was disappointing. They look fine sitting close to one another, though.
THE FUNCTION: It blends as well as any blender I've had. I chop up huge frozen strawberries with it easily. When I put raspberries in my smoothies there is the occasional bit of seed to spit out of my mouth but I think all in all it grinds the raspberry seeds finer than my Oster did.
Recommended? YES! It's pretty to look at, and very easy to use and to clean. It's thoughtfully designed. |
great buy
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| Review Date: January 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: jodi mitchel, hawaii |
| The blender is justs what we wanted. I chops my husbands ice great for his smoothies and when I do my green smoothies it breaks up the green very well. Am very happy with this product, like that it is one piece for easy clean |
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