On Sep 5, 7:26*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> On sale for $25 at Big Lots. *I couldn't pass that up.
>
> It's ridiculous, top heavy, and doesn't seem to be built all that well
> except maybe the motor and housing. *And it works.
>
> It turned half a tray of ice cubes into powder almost instantly with no
> chunks. *I added a frozen banana and it handled that too; not quite as
> fine but still no chunks. *A spoonful of orange marmalade, a shot of 151
> rum, and a generous shot of lemon juice. *Blend for a few seconds and I
> have sort of a frozen daiquiri.
>
> The real test will be a smoothie made with lots of frozen hard fruit,
> like peach slices or papaya chunks. *And raw vegetables just to make it
> difficult. *Maybe tomorrow.
>
> Bob

I think I got mine from Woot, but mine sounds very different. It came
with a blender pitcher, a food processor bowl, an immersion mixer, and
the motor that attaches to each of them. I think I paid about 30
bucks, and although I don't use it too often, I have been rather happy
with it.