Hamilton Beach Personal Blender 51101 Reviews Summary

Blending Efficiency

Pros:

• "It works great, and I love the ease of use and the pop of red on my counter!"
• "This newer one is quieter (yay) and seems to actually work more efficiently for crushing ice cubes than our older model."
• "Great for making a quick smoothie."
• "It’s the perfect size for one cup of fruit juice, sauce, whatever you like."
• "Plenty of power-ice or frozen fruit are no problem....makes perfect smoothies."
• "It has no problem blending ice, frozen fruit and protein powder. It blends everything smooth."
• "Blender is powerful enough for frozen fruit and shakes come out perfect every time without fruit chunks left at bottom of cup."

Cons:

• "However, this little blender does not blend the frozen fruit I put in it."
• "The power on this is not great. It couldn’t even get through frozen fruit to make a smoothie."
• "I got it for smoothies but it’s not powerful enough to blend frozen fruit and even after it’s broken down it does not mix well."
• "However, this thing just doesn't blend. I've tried it with just protein powder and milk and I've also tried it with berries and it just leaves everything in a clump."
• "This blender cannot even keep up with remixing a premade shake that’s already blended much less blend something with chunks of ice in it."
• "The blender lacks power to grind small pieces of ice and even frozen berries."
• "It struggled a lot to blend a handful of frozen strawberries."

Build Quality and Design

Pros:

• "Since the older ones lasted a long time, I decided to purchase this model again."
• "The last one I had lasted ten years. Never wore out."
• "I had this blender for 5 years. Used it regularly but not every day."
• "I've been using this HB blender for a couple of decades, and I've written great reviews for it before."
• "I have had this product before and gave it to my sister. After 5 years it is still working well."
• "I bought one of these (same model and brand) over 10 years ago."
• "We have had this for several months now, and it’s holding up and working great."

Cons:

• "It worked for exactly 20 days... and now does not turn back on at all."
• "The lid started to crack after like a week of me using it everyday and it eventually broke so i had to throw it out."
• "Today (after less than 2 weeks of use) the motor started smoking with a melting plastic smell."
• "The blender started to weaken 2 months after purchase. And broke completely mid blend 3 months after purchase."
• "After about a month of use, one of the plastic pieces on the bottom broke off, so it won't lock on the motor."
• "After a year of use it broke down, the plastic motor propeller completely wore out and doesnt spin the metal blades anymore."
• "The main body of the cup is also starting to fracture."

Convenience and Usability

Pros:

• "It is so convenient to have two cups to blend in."
• "I love that it takes so little space on my tiny kitchen counter."
• "Compact slim size is great for my very small kitchen."
• "They clean nicely in the dishwasher on the top or bottom rack."
• "So easy to clean afterwards, simple and no mess."
• "Very easy to keep clean."
• "Cleaning is as easy as putting the cup and lid in the dishwasher!"

Cons:

• "I wish they sold cups separately because it's annoying having to buy a whole set just to get a new cup if everything else works."
• "It's a pain to clean."
• "No matter how many different ways I tried putting the lid on and keeping the mouthpiece closed I would get leaking out of the lid while blending."
• "Quick and easy until weeks later I found mildew growing underneath the blade inside the plastic lip that I have no way to reach there to clean."
• "Cleaning the cup can be really annoying."
• "Cleaning is also difficult, lots of grooves and small nooks that smoothie would get lodged into."
• "The downside is that the blades remain in the cup making them more difficult to clean."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Wow, for the price, this product really delivers."
• "Excellent buy at $20."
• "Even if it only lasts me a year, I'd probably buy another one to replace it."
• "This cost me around $15 at Amazon Warehouse...so it's much much more than I expected-I highly recommend this blender."
• "For the price I am excited!"
• "Well worth the $20 I paid for it."
• "It is also a great price compared to the other personal blenders on the market."

Cons:

• "Save your money and buy something that works."
• "Not worth your money."
• "There is no way I would recommend buying this blender. It is a complete waste of money."
• "Complete waste of money."
• "Wasted my money, please don't waste yours."
• "Save your money and use it towards something better…"
• "I would not recommend this product once seeing it very cheaply made."