Hamilton Beach Wave Crusher Blender For Smoothies With 40 Oz Glass Jar and 14 Functions, Ice Sabre Blades & 700 Watts for Consistently Smooth Results, Black + Stainless Steel (54221)

Parts fit nicely. Easy to clean. Easy to use. Best blender I've owned.

Got at great reduced price during Memorial Day sale. I couldn’t be more pleased. Only used once so far.Pros —Well designed and intuitive use.Great size for every-day small to medium size batches.Actually crushes the ice!Many speeds.Glass pitcher.Very quiet compared to most blenders.Stable - shorter and wider design than a lot of newer blender designs.Good combo of basic and workhorse features - short easy manual and no learning curve.It’s one thing that doesn’t need to be charged!Trusted brand - I’ve had great experience with Hamilton Beach for many years.Cons —*Very* short cord. (18”?)Materials used (other than glass pitcher) feel like they aren’t the strongest (but that’s why it’s $60 and not $400).Overall, very pleased. Wasn’t sure I needed one since I have a food processor and a stand mixer. But it will be so nice to have for those recipes calling for a blender.

After reading some of the reviews here, I figured this was the best blender without making a significant investment--and it turned out pretty true. While not an absolutely incredible blender, it gets the job done and at the right price. After owning and using it regularly for about a month now, I feel familiar enough with it to give it a review.The jar is glass, and seems sturdy--the blade assembly at the bottom comes apart for easy cleaning. The 'wave' refers to indentations in the glass on each side so the shape is less like a cylinder, making ingredients mix together a little better--and it seems to work, powdery/ground-up ingredients get evenly dispersed throughout.The cap is made of a reasonably flexible plastic. Other complaints that it's hard to remove are well-founded, but if you know what to expect, it's really not bad at all (for example, from the reviews, I assumed it to be a massive pain, when, in fact, it's only a minor inconvenience). The pour spout is very convenient and works well if you're afraid of spilling anything while fighting to get the cap off--and it does stick on there pretty good--and I've yet to have any leakage, even when blending large amounts (a hot tomato bisque filled nearly to the brim didn't leak at all--phew). I've also found that holding the handle and using that thumb to lever up the tab usually gets the lid off without much fuss.The blender itself is pretty loud, I think, movies/music/etc. have to be paused if it's nearby. There are 8 buttons implying 8 different speeds, but on my unit (maybe it's broken?) there doesn't seem to be much difference between the first 4 and last 4 buttons--that is, it seems to be 2 speeds, with the first 4 buttons all being low-speed, and the last 4 buttons being high speed. It still works more than fine, but I could see it causing problems if blending thicker items that need more incremental speed increases. The furthest left and furthest right buttons are pulse buttons--nice to have that in 2 different speeds on a blender at in this price range. Minimal 'hot electric' smell after running at a higher speed for about 30-40 seconds, but chews up ice and frozen fruits (from strawberries to broken-in-half bananas), so really what more can you ask for at this cost?

I had an old blender that finally gave out. Luckily it was during Amazon Prime day and I got this one on sale. Nothing fancy with this blender but it was a good price and it functions for all I need it for.

I've had this blender for 3 yrs now and it is by far the BEST one I've ever owned. Best of all, it's the first and only that doesn't 'travel' on the counter, the lid stays put, it doesn't move/shake when I fill it with frozen fruit for a smoothie. I can actually walk away from it. And does a great job chopping that frozen fruit. Some people complain about the lid. It's not a problem! It's snug, that's great! On some blenders I've had to literally hold on to the lid when it has to work hard, not this one. Great purchase, highly recommend.