Black & Decker BL550 ProBlend 10-Speed Blender, White | 
 enlarge | Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 183373
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.6
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 12 x 7.6
MPN: BL550
Model: BL550
UPC: 050875511545
EAN: 0050875511545
ASIN: B000333MWM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 400-watt 10-speed blender stirs, purees, chops, blends, whips, and more | | • | Pulse button for quick spurts of speed; large, easy-access ice-crushing button | | • | Dishwasher-safe stainless-steel blade cutter and 42-ounce glass jar with drip-free spout | | • | Jar/base interlock system and rubber-footed base provide stability; built-in cord wrap | | • | Measures 12 by 12-4/5 by 7-3/5 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Large, easy-access express ice crushing button. Sleek design with vertical buttons is angled for easy cleaning. Base has rubber feet and a Jar/Base interlock system for added stability. Powerful with 10 ten speeds plus pulse. 42 oz. /1260 ml glass jar with easy-pour spout. Jar and stainless steel blade cutter are dishwasher-safe.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Poorly constructed blade assembly October 27, 2008
We tend to make blended drinks with ice once a week or so and bought this blender based on good reviews and its claim to be able to crush ice. Liked the fact it had a glass jar (not plastic). It did a great job but after 3-4 months it started leaking at the bottom of the jar between the impeller and the bottom of the gray plastic base on which the blade is mounted. Called B&D customer "service" and was told they'd sell me a new blade assembly but not covered under warranty. Didn't bite and hung up. More I tho't about it the more I really liked the blender. Figured maybe it was just a bad blade assembly. Saw an identical blender on sale and bot it. After 3-4 months, it again leaked but this time the gray plastic base cracked. Went out and bought an Oster Blender and love it! Crushes ice and doesn't leak!! Since B&D doesn't stand behind their products, am not likely to buy another B&D appliance. NOTE: still have 2 nearly new bases, jars and lids if anyone's interested!!
Gutless Wonder May 11, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I managed to keep this blender in my kitchen for two years - but it was a loveless marriage. My then-roommate and I were mourning our recently deceased first blender when Black & Decker arrived on the scene, so we didn't pay much attention to the machine's specs and details. There were a few nice smoothies and blended drinks in the beginning. And then we tried to branch out - some gazpacho here, a little spinach there. The little blender blended these things, but not well and not without a lot of whining. Things started going downhill fast. Less than a year after BL550 came into our lives, it stopped making icy drinks without protest. We had to crush the ice by hand first just to get BL550 to even consider blending a drink. And if we didn't, the blender would threaten us with noise and funny burning plastic smells. We knew then that it wouldn't last, but a blender is a blender, so we did what we could to keep it going. By babying it and using it only to stir (and never to "grate," "grind," "chop," or any of the other promises it made) I made it last for another year. But then the motor finally died with a whine and a whiff of burnt plastic, and only a small batch of salsa in the jar. This was definitely the very worst kitchen appliance I have ever experienced. It has a nice glass jar, but everything else fom the lid to the base to the blade assembly to the motor is junk.
 pretty good April 17, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
nice blender. it's pretty easy to clean since everything can be disassembled and reassembled pretty easily. also, there are many speed settings for you to choose from.
Whiny at best December 23, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Horrible quality. Zero durability. Leaky gaskets forever. Don't be a sucker and pay anything more than $10 for it. Motor torque dies very quickly. Being an engineer, I know the amount of shame the manufacture's engineers have to submit to before (yep, you got that right, before!) this product hits the market, and I sympathize. But, still, run from this product like it's the plague. Don't, just don't, okay?
Motor burnt in second day November 6, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I liked the stylish looks of this grinder and bought it without reading any reviews. The motor stopped working second day!! I'll send it back for refund. Will consider another grinder this time.
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