KitchenAid 100 Year Limited Edition Queen of Hearts 2-Speed Hand Blender - Passion Red Reviews

The plastic portion of this blender is cheaply made. I would have rather paid a little more for something that?s going to last a long time. The blender definitely has an expiration date of maybe a year, depending on how much it gets used.

I will preface this review by saying I am a 50+ year old with the heart of a famous chef trapped in the lifestyle of a very busy person who doesn't suffer useless gadgets well. That being said, I could not love this (ahem PINK) 2-speed blender any more if I tried. The motor runs smoothly on either speed while its long, mobile stick design allows you to freely whip all your contents into purées with a slight move of your hand (last nights squash w/leek soup) or to simply give your dishes a quick half-mix (smashed skin-on potatoes anyone?) The best part is how easy it is to clean. Simply detach the bottom from the base, rinse and move on. This smart design also means the blades will never touch the bottom of your best pans so it has completely eliminated the steps involved to move the ingredients from the pot to a stand mixer or blender then back again. The Kitchenaid stick blender has quickly earned its spot in my kitchen (did I mention it's available in PINK?) [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

I purchased this mixer 2 weeks ago. Only used it once, but wow! It feels so solid and powerful. It was easy to control. I had another name brand mixer. It just quit. The kitchen Aide feels like it will last! Ready to use it again. Looking for the accessories.

New Blender has balance issues. I have to rotate the blending arm to a position different that the alignment marks as designated on the blending arm. This vibration causes the liquid to spatter..., not good KitchenAid! I've ordered new blending arms for two of the blenders that have this concern. ALSO, the markings on the mixing cup are no longer laser etched (as shown in KitchenAid marketing photos). This makes reading the scale VERY difficult. Please update photos and advise me of your course of action.

We got this as a gift for our wedding as I'd put it on our gift registry - I love all the fun colours it comes in, and I was thrilled to be able to finally easily blend soups together, as my other small blender just doesn't cut it. I liked being able to put it directly into my soup pot and blend it up, and not have to do it in batches. Assembly is easy, cleaning is pretty easy also. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to hold the button down to blend. If you have a lot to blend up, it can get uncomfortable to hold. Plus, if you have weak wrists like I do (And I'm not old) it gets hard to continuously blend without taking breaks.

Bought it in May and in July the blade broke in half when making a banana-milk shake. No hard stuff. No ice in it. Only banana and milk.

I would echo many of the reviews. Very nice blender but we've found that the cord has dried out and the protective insulation cracked up & down the cord. Wrapping it with electrical tape is a temp fix. Wish we could just unplug the cord from the unit each time instead of it being integral and having to wrap it tightly around the handle area.

I had been making do without a hand blender for so many years and now regret waiting so long to get one! I love to make pureed soups and was getting tired of pouring the hot soups back and forth between my soup pot and the blender. The 2-speed blender mixed up my Potato Leek soup so fast and so easily, I couldn't believe it! No more splashing hot soup everywhere! I've now been making fruit smoothies for breakfast each morning and absolutely love how easy it all is - blending, pureeing - and the clean up is so easy too! And I love the colour - I got the ice blue and love it. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)