Blender Reviews

I had a Cuisinart Duet blender that broke while blending frozen stawberries and ice. Even when it worked, the blender cavitated often which requires frequent stop, shake and scrape. I wanted a Vitamix but couldn't quite justify the price so I thought I'd give Lequip a try at 1/3 of the cost.
For >$100, I find the final product doesn't look as refined as it should, but it sure performs well. Even though my machine can only get to about 18,000 rpm w/ water (washing) and about 10-15k rpm for smoothie, the end result is much superior than any other blender I've used. Smooth end product and no cavitation. There might be better value out there but I'm please w/ the item. Only time well tell if this machine well last, good thing it has a 6 year warranty.
Experience so far consists mainly of ice drinks/fruit smoothies, etc. no exp w/ dry ingredients.

This is a really good blender for the price. You can make smoothies, margaritas and daquaris. I really like this blender. It is easy to clean. I also think that the plastic pitcher is a good item because I tend to be a bit of a klutz at times. It is also affordable, which is a big plus for a college student.

I really like this strawberry banana smooties mix. It taste great and is good for you because it has vitamins in it. It is a puree of strawberry and banana. The only thing about it is it isn't very sweet so I always add alitle sugar to each package. Each pack makes 3 - 8 oz servings. It has 100% of vitamin C. If vitamin C is what you are looking for then give this a try. It also have iron, vitamin A and E so it is good for you.

I received this smoothie maker today and just used it. It was exremely simple to use and cleaning was a breeze. The strawberry banana smoothie recipe was perfect and even my two preschoolers loved it. The recipe book does not have many recipes so another book is definitely needed to get more use (my next order).

This blender works great!

Though, I haven't used it yet, I DID make a couple milk shakes and it's works wonderful. The blades are nice and SHARP!

Well so far I have had this for 2 days, so I will have to post an update if anything changes or breaks. But so far this baby has been able to make the smoothest smoothies I've ever had. If you follow the directions, and add the liquids first, THEN the fruits,etc., THEN the ice, it grinds the ice up with not even one tiny ice chip! I didn't even have to use the smoothie stick to stir it. Amazing! The only negatives to this product so far are: 1. Extremely loud; 2. NOT dishwasher safe because it's all plastic (but then again you can just rinse with hot water, add a drop of dishwashing liquid, and BLEND it clean, then rinse); 3. The serving spout is a pain. Sometimes I forget it is open after cleaning until my ingredients start pouring out into the drip tray. It also makes it a little more difficult to clean. Also, some of the first ingredient you add gets "stuck" in the spout and doesn't get mixed up. So the first glass you pour from the spout is "muck" and must be poured out. So I don't use the serving spout, I just pour from the container. The only other negative to this product is that it vibrates a LOT, and the top of the drip tray actually vibrates right off! This is probably why the manual tells you to keep your hand over the lid when you are blending (who knows what could happen?) I also don't care for the only color that I found this in, which was a brushed stainless and black - my kitchen is all white/stainless. All in all, though, I am happy with this so far. For an under $50 product, I just hope it holds up. I was originally looking at blenders that cost double (and even triple) what this cost. But I decided to give this one a try because it was built specifically for making smoothies and it has a 700 watt motor, which is much more powerful than nearly all of the blenders I've looked at. So I figured it could handle the ice very well. In that respect, it certainly lived up to my expectations.

Clear instructions and recipes are included with the blender?

No way. My wife bought it at a local store, & there wasn't any such thing included.

You need to get the newer version with detachable blade for washing.

Great for quick milk shakes, fruit & yogurt smoothies, diet shakes (no clumps!), and more! We keep it out on the counter and use it daily. It *is* easy to clean. If used for something clumpy then run it in a cup of hot water, otherwise just unplug and hold under the faucet with hot water (tilt up a little, cup your hand under it so water gets inside blade area), then wipe down with a paper towel - just like that, BAM it's clean - simple.

Save the blender for margaritas, this does almost everything else, but it's convenient and quick to clean!