Cuisinart CB-18 SmartPower Basics 18-Speed Blender

Pros: Glass jar, good price, ice crushing actually works, pulse button

Cons: a little more costly than other blenders

The Bottom Line: I'd definitely recommend this blender to anyone.

Review: I bought this blender at a department store after breaking a cheap plastic-jar blender and resolving never to deal with that hassle again. This blender has worked better than I expected.

The super-powerful motor really does mix things up well....

Pros: Crushes ice well, blends quickly, and is attractive

Cons: Blade is possibly thinner than what one would expect

The Bottom Line: Great blender for those who do not abuse a blender. I would highly recommend this blender to the everyday cook or bartender.

Review: Cuisinart SmartPower Basics CB-18 Work Top Blender I've have this blender or should I say *had* this blender last year and used it quite a bit before it gave out on me. The motor did not burn up but the blade became dull and would ...

Pros: Powerfull 500 watts, glass pitcher, durable, sleek, great price, easy to clean

Cons: Lots of use can result in a slight burning odor

The Bottom Line: I'm sick of weak blenders with square, plastic pitchers. This Cuisinart is a refreshing change and it makes blending a breeze.

Review: My fiance and I both owned old blenders that were on their last legs. After some research for something powerful and durable, we came up with the Cuisinart SmartPower blender. It is listed on the Cuisinart website for $60.00, but it is available ...

Pros: cheap, easy to use.

Cons: Cheap, power setting button is hard to turn, ice crusher button gets stuck too.

Review: This worked very well for awhile. Though not an alcholic, I like to mix drinks and so do my friends. So I have everyone over and we pretty much use the thing constantly and blend 20-40 pounds of ice a week with it. That is a lot of use. (ANd perhaps I'm ...

Pros: Good looks and simple controls.

Cons: Bad design for the blade to motor contact.

Review: The blender worked great for us for 16 months or so. We used it for smoothies 90% of the time. We might have made two a week at the most so I would say it was moderately used at best. The hardest thing we ever blended was frozen banana pieces for our ...

Pros: Jar is glass. Unit is attractive.

Cons: Motor burns out. Very noisy.

Review: After only a half dozen uses the motor burned out. I had read some reviews that mentioned this problem but for some reason thought they were isolated instances. I had the option to return it at my expense so they could do a repair and send it back to ...

Pros: NONE

Cons: LOUD INEFFECTIVE

Review: This blender is like "all bark, no bite".... incredibly loud, but won't even puree a banana... LITERALLY. DO NOT WASTE YOUR ...

Pros: Nice looking

Cons: Blade broke twice

Review: Received blender as a gift for Christmas 2006. Used only about 3 times a week to make myself a breakfast smoothie with banana, yogurt, milk and six ice cubes. The plastic base of the blade assembly cracked after 4 months use. The company agreed to send ...

Pros: Never got to find out

Cons: Dead On Arrival

Review: Got a great deal on a close-out at Kohls. Got it home, plugged it in, and...nothing. The little red light went on, but the blade didn't turn. I spent over 20 years in manufacturing for several companies. NOTHING ever went out of any of these companies ...