Toastmaster 1740 Immersion 2-Speed Hand Blender, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Toastmaster 1740 Immersion 2-Speed Hand Blender, White
Customer Review: It is a workhorse
Summary: 5 Stars
This hand blender is a real workhorse and believe me I put it through its paces as I use the pair that I bought to make soap and lotion which is very thick and heavy liquid that has to be blended for sometimes up to fifteen minutes.Customer Review: about the lead warning....
Summary: 3 Stars
(ignore my stars)
i just bought an Oster wand blender yesterday and it had the same warning. i got worried and researched it a little. it seems to be a new CA law that things must be labeled if they contain lead. the lead stabilizes the PVC in the cord and protects you from being shocked. the lead has ALWAYS been there, but any product sold in CA must now warn you. google it up and you will see.
Customer Review: Noisy, brutish, and short
Summary: 1 Stars
I have owned and used several immersion blenders made by Braun and GE, and figured I would try the low end ones. The first I bought from Walgreen's for $10 and it was noisy and vibrated to the point that my hand became numb, so I returned it.
This blender
* is more noisy than the GE and Braun ones
* can be immersed in no more than 4" of liquid
* requires that "food must be chopped into 1/2 inch pieces before use" according to the instruction manual
* contains LEAD: the blender includes a warning tag saying that the cord contains lead and so one must wash hands after handling it, which seems unsafe for a food preparation product. In preparing a large meal with lots of dishes, it's not rare for the the cord to fall into the food. Certainly, one might touch the cord and then touch the food.
As with most safety regulations, it is hard to know how dangerous it really is for the cord to contain lead, but given that I have never seen such a warning tag on any other product, even the $10 Walgreen's blender, it doesn't make sense to take the risk.
Customer Review: You can't beat the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I make a lot of protein drinks every week. This is so much faster than getting out the blender and clean up is quick and easy. I make 15 at a time and store them in single serve containers in the refridgerator. I do notice that the handle gets hot by the time I reach the last one, but I have not noticed any other problems. You can't beat the price on this item for the time it saves in clean up and speed of blending.Customer Review: Wazza IMMERsiom blendar ? ? ?
Summary: 5 Stars
i didn't have an immersion blender--something to beat eggs, mix cold drinks, fix lumpy gravy--and all my bud's have one, so a Very-Well-Informed Friend recommended this model. he claims most folks don't like 'em, and the fancy one's charge for silly attachments that you don't need or don't work, so might as well go for cheap; the Toastmaster's as good as any, for the amount of usage. i dunno. it's seems okay. perhaps a little heavy, but the voluptuous shape and suction help hold it in place, and that's a sign of better constuction. the owner' guide says not to use it for hot liquids, what i was hoping to try it for (like an automatic stirrer), but it's a dangerous thing to do anyway.