Re: kitchenaid ksb560 blender

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I have one + it's terrible. Paid @ $150 canadian for it 12 yrs ago. It doesn't even crush ice. Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Wireless NetworkFrom: runner_dude <christopher_cms@...>Sender: Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 07:43:01 -0800 (PST)vitamix< >Reply Subject: kitchenaid ksb560 blender hi ... well my $10 blender i bought at fry's electronicsfinally died over the weekend ... it lasted about 8 years or so ... i guess i can't complain ... i'm thinking of buying a kitchenaid (ksb560) blender ...does anyone have any comments on kitchenaid ?? i really just use my blender for simplesmoothies, so i feel like a vitamixis a bit of overkill for me ... does anyone have an opinion on the kitchenaid ? thanks, chris

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It really depends on what you want to do with it. I had the top of the line cuisinart and broke the blade assembly trying to make a smoothie with frozen strawberries. If you know you are always going to be using un-frozen fruits and veggies and stuff like protein powder then a Kitchen Aid is likely fine.

 Having said that, I would describe my experience with the VitaMix to be " liberating. " I have been making homemade pancakes, hummus, soup and smoothies, and I average about 2 uses a day. I see in your screen name " runner_dude. " I am an avid runner and endurance athlete and I will NEVER go back to a standard blender. It is one of the best tools in my arsenal to go longer, faster and harder. I am not going to talk your ear off about it, but as I said earlier- If you plan to be cautious and baby your machine, then anything will work (even a $30 Oster or a replacement $10 blender you mention).

  My stand mixer is a KitchenAid and it is a great product. I am sure the blender would be fine, but believe me, the VitaMix is on a truly different level altogether. You never have to strain whole fruit/ veggie smoothies with your teeth!

 Cheers,Chris On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 8:43 AM, runner_dude <christopher_cms@...> wrote:

 

hi ...

 

well my $10 blender i bought at fry's electronics

finally died over the weekend ...

 

it lasted about 8 years or so ... i guess i can't complain ...

 

i'm thinking of buying a kitchenaid (ksb560) blender ...

does anyone have any comments on kitchenaid ??

 

i really just use my blender for simple

smoothies, so i feel like a vitamix

is a bit of overkill for me ...

 

does anyone have an opinion on the kitchenaid ?

 

thanks, chris