Chefman Obliterator 48 oz Countertop Blender for Smoothies, 1380W Motor to Crush Ice, Nuts, and Frozen Fruit with Stainless Steel Blade, Auto Blend Function, Includes Tamper and Scraper - Concrete

This thing is a beast. Great blender. Smoothies, general kitchen work, soups, etc. The pre selects work great and has an excellent cleaning function. I'd buy this again.

After an early demise of my kitchen aid K400 (absolute garbage), I did a little sleuthing and came across strong recommendations for the Chefman Obliterator. I saw a black friday sale and decided to pull the trigger - for $50, I couldn't really go wrong. Wow. This blender is incredible. It's quiet, powders dry ingredients and purees wet things very quickly, and is super easy to use and clean. It does everything better than the kitchen aid while costing a fraction of the price. I'm super impressed. The only drawbacks are that there is no off switch, so it has some constant power draw when plugged in, and if you overfill the lid will leak a little. But the latter is probably by design so hot ingredients don't build up pressure when blending, and easily avoided. We'll see how long it lasts, but even if I get two years it will have lasted longer than the Kitchen Aid for far less cost.

Okay, first of all - other reviews I saw said it was loud, but I wasn't clear if it was just loud the way most blenders are or not. Nah, this thing is LOUD loud, even for a blender. Our cats aren't even scared of the vacuum cleaner, but they're hiding under the bed when this blender comes on. That said - I am picky about my blenders. If I'm going to make a smoothie, I want it SMOOTH. No chunks of frozen fruit, no carrot mulch or shredded leaf texture. For the price (purchased on sale for under $60), this one delivers great. Small seeds (such as raspberry seeds) don't get ground up 100% of the time, but I've made several thick smoothies with ingredients such as whole frozen strawberries, raw carrots, and spinach leaves, and they've come out with a pleasant and uniform texture. I appreciate that it comes with a tamping stick to push ingredients down while it's running, and that all the pieces that touch food are dishwasher safe - although I haven't even had to put it in the dishwasher so far, because it also has a dedicated cleaning cycle on the blender itself. You put a bit of soap and water in and let it run, and it usually just needs a rinse. Comes clean nice and easily as long as you wash it before things dry on. I'm very happy with this overall!

Like others say, this works a few times and then the bottom blade stops turning. It has a 5-year warranty of some kind but I have no idea how to return it since the return window already closed. My old Hamilton Beach lasted for years!

It blends absolutely everything I need. I’m really pleased with it, especially as I bought it at a good discount. I haven’t regretted buying this blender for a single moment.

Updated and changed from 2 to 4 stars. Chefman sent a new blender to me after filling out the warranty claim. It still took a month or two to get resolution. The new version has more metal gears instead of plastic, so it looks like they learned their lesson on that. Original review. Worked well for 6 months. Blended smoothies, soups, shakes, peanut butter and anything else with ease. Then making a smoothie one morning the blade totally stopped. Similar to other folks, the main gear is plastic and cracked on both sides. I have submitted a claim with Chefman and will see the response. Pending resolution I'll update my review.

Good quality and performance, easy to clean.

I’ve been using this blender for a few days and honestly it works great. The motor is super strong and it crushes ice and frozen fruit without any problem. The screen is nice and clear, and it’s really easy to use. Very happy with this purchase!