Hamilton Beach 50161N 10-Speed Wave-Action Blender

Hamilton Beach 50161N10-Speed Wave-Action Blender, White

Product By Hamilton Beach (11 customers reviews) List Price : $29.99 Best Price : Compare Price : Available From 12 Sellers

Features on Hamilton Beach 50161N10-Speed Wave-Action Blender, White

• Wave-action jar
• 10 speeds
• 350 watts power
• Crushes Ice
• Stainless blades

Customer Reviews on Hamilton Beach 50161N10-Speed Wave-Action Blender, White

 "A blender that does not blend!" 2010-06-27
By Darryl Trautner (Virginia)
If you want a daiquiri or smoothie, don't bother buying this blender because it does not blend ice or frozen strawberries. How ironic that the company advertises no more ice chunks. What a disappointment.

 "4+ years and still going" 2010-04-07
By N. Turner (SF Bay Area)
I have had this since 2006 or perhaps even before. I make frozen fruit smoothies frequently. Works great. The only negative issue that I relate to that others have written about is the noise, but what do you expect, it's a blender. No leak issues, no problems with frozen fruit, no motor issues. 4 years and still going strong.

 "Won't fully get ice chunks out of frozen drinks/smoothies" 2009-12-21
By "Dory" (Sunny CA.)
I believe that this blender worked really well for the first 2-3 times...now after barely a dozen uses, it leaves alot to be desired. Like others have said - it leaves big pieces of ice (really big!) in your drinks and despite the wave action that you can see - it doesn't always blend. I don't make anything too weird - just a margarita, milkshake or fruit smoothie every once and a while. We probably bring it out once every 2 months - so it isn't used alot. I will say that it is VERY easy to clean though. The bottom is so easy to remove and put everything in the dishwasher.

I'm looking at getting into more raw food smoothies and blended soups - so now I have to decide how much I need to spend to get a good quality blender like my grandparents always seemed to own. I've bought three blenders in my lifetime - including the oster glass model on the really cool/heavy metal base. The motor burned out within a few years.

I noticed that most cooking shows use a vita mix and it is recommended by health food authors. However, I don't know if I will ever get $400 of satisfaction out of a blender.

 "Unusable after several months" 2009-08-16
By Leo V (New York, NY USA)
What is more annoying than having your milkshake leak all over the counter. This is exactly what's happening -- the "watertight" seal went bad after several months of *minimal* use (occasional milkshakes only; no ice crushing). The motor is showing signs of impending death -- it produces a burning smell and takes increasingly longer to spin up. Why did I trade my 5-year-old perfectly working blender for this garbage?

Conclusion: stay away from Hamilton Beach.

 "Low quality, smelled of ozone, sparks, died after a dozen uses" 2009-07-19
By Mercy Vetsel (NYC)
Not much more to say. We use the blender very infrequently, but all it took was a few uses over a couple of years for the motor to stop working. Occasionally, turning the unit upside down would stir it into action, but when it did work blue sparks could be seen at the bottom and it filled the kitchen with an electric motor smell. Ozone?

Who knows, I'm definitely going to ovoid Hamilton Beach product.

Hamilton Beach 50161N10-Speed Wave-Action Blender, White