Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, Brushed Chrome Reviews
Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, Brushed Chrome
- Immersion hand blender equipped with powerful 200-watt motor
- Blade provides smooth blending; protective guard helps prevent splattering
- Simple push-button controls and lightweight design for one-handed operation
- Dishwasher-safe stainless-steel blending shaft; 2-cup plastic beaker included
- Measures approximately 3 by 3 by 14-1/8 inches; 3-year limited warranty
The versatile stick design of the Cuisinart Smart stick Hand Blender lets users blend ingredients right in pots, pitchers, bowls, or clear plastic beaker that’s included. A powerful 200-watt motor operates with an easy one-touch control. Blends drinks, purees soup, mixes pancake and crepe batters in seconds! Both stainless steel blending shaft and beaker are dishwasher-safe.
List Price: $ 65.00
Price: $ 29.95
Oster BVCB07-Z 6-Cup Glass Jar 7-Speed Blender, Stainless Steel
- Powerful 600 watt motor of ice crushing power with 7 speeds including pulse
- 6 Cup dishwasher safe and scratch resistant glass jar is thermal shock tested to withstand extreme temperature changes
- Oster All Metal Drive for lasting durability
- Reversible motor for precise blending including pre-programmed settings for results with one touch
- Stainless steel “Ice Crusher” blade for perfectly crushed ice every time
Brought to you by the #1 Blender brand. Beautiful form and incredible function. Forwards and backwards. Frozen fruit? Bring it on. Ice cubes? It’s got them down. The perfect pina colada? Consider it done. It looks pretty sharp on your counter top, too. The Oster Reverse Motor Blender is a true precision machine. The powerful 600-watt, reversing motor alternates the blades forward and backward, drawing food and ice down for consistently smooth blending, which means no more trying to scrape food f
List Price: $ 69.99
Price: $ 59.50
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Best yet!,
This is the third hand blender I have owned, and is by far the most solid, smoothest running and easiest to clean. The brushed chrome construction looks great and is also easier to clean than plastic versions. Handy features like detachable base, included mixing cup and extra long mixer are thoughtful and useful. The motor is smooth and powerful – it is the Audi V8 of the hand blender world. For the quality, brand and power, $30 is an absolute steal.
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|Ah hah, I’m all shook up!,
Well ok, maybe I am not all shook up so much as BLENDED up. I purchased this immersion blender after my older no name brand unit purchased at Wally World died in the middle of blending a pot of hot soup. I like that you can wash the blenders blade assembly in the dishwasher and the stainless steel shaft is not stained like so many of the ALL PLASTIC models. Another thing I love is the power of the unit and the sharpness of the blades; they will reduce a pot of cream of broccoli soup to a smooth consistency in nothing flat.
Oh and when I say broccoli soup folks, I MEAN broccoli soup. I put nearly two bunches of steamed broccoli in my soup and I only chunk it prior to blending with the immersion blender. This blender will puree` the soup to a perfect creamy texture in nothing flat. (Reserve a few pieces of the chunked broccoli to add back to the soup for texture purposes) I have also used it on my potato and asparagus soups with equally great results.
If you are looking for an immersion blender with lots of power and a “NO STAIN” Stainless Steel shaft then IMO, you cannot go wrong with this model from Cusinart.
Happy Blending!
Ciao!
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|Cuisinart makes TERRIBLE hand blenders! They work well, but have an Achilles’ heel…,
We are now on our SECOND of this CSB-76BC model, having bought two because the price was so good. That was in February, and it’s now July.
This follows at least three other Cuisinarts, and they all have had the same problem: while the body of the machine may be nice and sturdy, the motor’s strong and the blades do the job nicely, the drive shaft is connected with a REALLY CHEAP PLASTIC piece. And this WILL strip, and when it does, you’ll be throwing out that otherwise-wonderful machine.
The definition of insanity is repeating an action many times, expecting a different result. I readily confess to being insane, in that I keep thinking that maybe the next time, Cuisinart will have decided to salvage whatever’s left of their reputation with the addition of one more piece of metal to their immersion-blender design.
Don’t be like me, please. Disregard the reviews written by glowing new owners, and consider how long you want this purchase to last.
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|great blender,
I make frozen fruit smoothies every day and I needed a blender that could handle that sort of heavy duty use. I bought one of these at Costco after seriously considering both the Blendtec and The VitaMix machines. I am so glad I bought this one. It has proven to be a great blender. Every morning I toss in frozen strawberries, bananas, pineapple, blueberries, oranges, and other types of fruit. To that I add protein powder and milk, secure the top and use the automatic (this lovely machine shuts itself off) setting to make a pitcher of really great, icey cold, somewhat frozen smoothies. Some days the mixture is so thick that we have to eat the it with spoons! Once in awhile I have to stop the blender and stir the contents because a piece of frozen fruit gets stuck. But that is a rare occurrence (the reversing blades are great at keeping things moving and blending).
So why do I give this blender 4 stars instead of five? It is noisy. In my opinion it is very noisy. I can and do live with the noise because it performs so well. Well enough in fact that, I purchased a second one in case Oster decides to stop making this model.
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|I wish I would have known,
I have used Oster blenders for years, my last one a beehive, glass jar one was wonderful and held up to almost daily heavy duty use. I purchased it over 5 years ago. The only problem I ever had was the eventual cracking and breaking down of the housing around the blade unit. It was constructed of a heavy very durable plastic. I ordered a replacement part which was sold to fit that particular blender and sold here on Amazon. It didn’t last a month.
I just received my new Oster 600 Watt Counterforms blender and yes it has a glass jar and it may be 600 watts but I was VERY disappointed to see that the housing around the blade unit is very cheap PLASTIC!!! I will try to use this blender but am already disappointed that Oster has scrimped on a very important part of the blender’s durability and usefulness!!!
6/29/2011 This is an edit – I bought this blender in August 2010 and here it is 10 months later and the housing completely split. If you want a blender to last more than 10 months buy a different model.
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|Great blender,
I have had this blender for almost 3 years now.
In that time I have made numerous shakes, smoothies
and mixed drinks. The blades to date still do the
jobs I intended them for. I haven’t ever had
any problems with the motor or the blades stopping
mid blend. The noise is really loud but after
so many uses I’ve tuned it out. It is easy to clean
and doesn’t look cheap or feel cheap. I don’t use
the food chop button as I either chop etc.. myself
or I use my food processor. I didn’t buy it for that.
I’m very happy with this purchase then and now.
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