Blendtec Designer Series Review & Giveaway
Recently, we have been fortunate to own a Blendtec & we wanted to share our new found love. The amazing people over at Blendtec offered to give one away to one of our very own Gluten Free Anonymous Members! So, to know exactly what you will have a chance to win, here is our review of the product. This is 100% our opinion since owning & using the Designer Series. Enjoy!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT OUR BLENDTEC:
1. How big it is. No more making two batches! We come from a big family, so when we are all together getting our smoothie on, we usually have to make two batches to feed all our mouths. But, because the jar holds so much, we only have to make one. Unless of course we all die over the smoothie & require seconds, which is the usual case. 😉
2. The shape. When we were getting to know our blender, we were told about why it is not in the shape of a perfect square, with the traditional four sides. The side with the handle is slightly angular on the corner & it’s called the WildSide (sassy huh!?). This is to decrease the amount of air bubbles that you experience while blending, usually causing your blender to freeze up. There are blenders out there (ahem.. Vitamix.. I own both, but I’ll compare the two in the future 😉 ) that provide you with something to jam in your blender to get the contents to flow!? With the WildSide, I don’t have to do that anymore! Quite honestly, I don’t believe blenders should be made with that handicap & I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed NOT having to go through that every time I blend.
3. The sleek motor. The motor has 1560 watts of power & it’s almost triple the size of a standard blender motor. That’s dependability right there! It can stand to blend for 90 seconds without getting close to overheating. It also fits in very nicely with my other stainless steel appliances. Isn’t it beautiful!?
4. The blade: Just take one really good look at that puppy! It’s extremely thick, meaning its durable. That baby isn’t going to break off any time soon. I shudder to think of the fragile bladed blenders some mommies use when making smoothies for their children. I’ve heard horror stories where, without mommie realizing, the blade has broken off! The contents are then served to their kids (or just themselves) & a sharp blade is floating around in someones cup! We will never have to worry about that with any of our little ones, thanks to the durability of this blade.
5. The exotic touch screen. I have the Designer Series & when you touch the ON icon, everything lights up. No buttons, just touch. With 7 preset icons, gluten free cooking has never been so easy. Here are a few of my favorite icons:
The free style slide speed control. Like it say’s on Blendtec’s website: “The innovative touch slider’s sensors give you every bit of control you need. Touch anywhere on the slider to jump right to any speed, & slide your finger up & down to fine-tune your blend.”
Easily mix up your cake batters. Sometimes my Kitchen Aid, however powerful & wonderful it may be, just doesn’t get that flour to REALLY breakdown & mix. It’s done wonders for me!
I’ve always been a little insecure about my smoothie blending ability. The Blendtec has made it so I can’t go wrong. The smoothie preset button is designed specifically for making the perfect smoothies.
You can make Ice cream!! When I saw this I about died! I make it all the time! Just put your frozen fruit & juice together & you’ll have the healthiest soft serve ice cream ever!
While I do have an Omega 3000 juicer, I have been juicing with my Blendtec and, let me tell you, it’s more than up to par (I’ll post an Omega 3000 juicer comparison sometime in the near future).
Guess what?! You can make soup! Blendtec makes it very easy for you. All you do is combine all your ingredients & press the soup icon. The blender gets the soup HOT due to the friction of the ingredients! Can you believe it?!
There are two buttons on the blender that really says a lot about the integrity of the company: (1) the temperature icon, which will light up if your machine is over heating & indicates that you need to stop the blender immediately; and (2) the call for assistance button, which will light up if the blender detects that something is wrong & indicates that you need to call the company for customer support. How cool is that?
Blendtec just changed their warranty policy from covering the base for 7 years & the jar for 3 years, to covering BOTH for 8 years. Your motor & jar are covered under warranty for 8 years! You can always call when there is a problem with your machine & they will see what they can do for you.
6. The small jar. Have a food processor? This will replace yours. The small jar is more for things like your nut butters & thicker blends. Are you into making your own nut butter? I pulsed some walnuts the other day & half of it turned into walnut butter, delicious walnut butter, might I add! The jar also comes with a twister lid (on top of the mini gripper) which scrapes the sides for you when you’re making your more difficult blends, like your nut butters.
7. The spatula. Okay really, I know people, its a red spatula.. Whats so great about it? All I can say is I can’t blend without it! It was designed specifically for the unique shape of the blender making it easy for you to get the contents out of the jar.
8. Easy Clean Up. Most blender jars are NOT dishwasher safe. This one is! I was basically sold from this one point alone. I know you can throw some hot water & soap in the jar & let it run for a minute for an easy clean, but to be able to just toss it in the dishwasher for those really tough cleanings is borderline magical. I’ve loved it. Also, because there are no buttons to work around or clean in between, it only takes one swipe to polish that beauty!
———- Blendtec Designer Series Review & Giveaway———-
Now that you know all about the amazing features the Blendtec Designer Series has to offer, how would you like an opportunity to win one of these amazing machines?! The awesome team over at Blendtec have allowed us to award one Gluten Free Anonymous member. Use the following widget to enter for a chance to win the following:
This giveaway is open to all US residents aged 18 years & up. The giveaway ends on 11, February 2014 at 5:00pm MST. Winner will be chosen & contacted by email within 48 hours of the giveaway closing. Winner must reply within 48 hours of the email being sent to claim their prize or the entry is void & a new winner will be chosen.
**This product review is our own personal opinion. We both own Blendtecs & wanted to share what we think of them.
catrinagandara
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make my own flour! No more store bought flour for me! Oh! And delicious smoothies! And have you seen how they make their soup! Yummy!
Quyen Nguyen (@LiveItinerantly)
I use a blender every day and I think it is one of the best tools when you want to stay healthy. I would love an upgrade to make my drinks and soups smoother!
Nicci Navarro
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make my own pizza dough, attempt to make my own soy ice cream( i’m lactose intolerant too and I love icecream!!) and make my very own bread! I love bread, but it is so expensive to buy gluten free bread!
Nisha
I need this in my life. Actually, I need this in my boyfriend’s life because he does all the cooking….but I would use it for smoothies, no doubt. It sounds amazing!
Kayla
I would love to win this so I can make more recipes for my Gluten Free Healthy Lifestyle Blog! Recently my vitamix totally broke! THE BLADES completeley unraveled themselves and ended up in my nut butter I was making. If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make all the things my vitamix failed at. I have been without a blender now because I couldn’t decide whether getting a blendtec or another vitamix. Crossing my fingers! xoxo
Donyel @ The Kosher Cave Girl
I will make green smoothies galore!
Sky
I will make a lot of gluten free sweet treats #celiacproud
BackatSquare0 (@BackAtSquare0)
I’d love to try homemade nut butters
Heather Bungc
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make almond milk, nut butters, smoothies, baby food for my little & so much more! The possibilities seem endless with this amazing tool. Thanks for the great giveaway
Renee Dzieciolowski
I always see the Blendtec at Whole Foods but currently out of our budget 🙁 I would love to win one so I can make everything from scratch, especially with our first baby on the way I could make baby food! Having Celiac myself, it would also be so nice to use and follow your awesome recipes! 🙂
jesse
Flours, soups, smoothies(with hidden veggies for the kiddos), sauces,bake homemade goodies that have ingredients that are literally homemade
Jaclyn Robbert
I’ve wanted this blender for years! Smoothies and hummus and soups here I come!!
Lauren S.
Oh, my. I would LOVE to win this!! If I do, I will use it to make squash soups, my nightly cocoa banana smoothie, and gluten free sauces!
Deborah Martin
If I win the Blendtec Designer series blender I will make smoothies and soups. I would also make hummus.
Jessica Houston
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soups, sauces, dips, and anything else I can think of!
Pam Gurganus
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make hummus and peanut butter.
mcushing7
I would use this to make margaritas, salsas, soups, and smoothies!!!! The skys the limit! Thanks for the fabulous giveaway@@@
Mary Beth Elderton
I’d love to win a Blendtec! I would make nut meals, smoothies, cauliflower “rice,” whole grain batters…I would use it every day.
joanne gentry
I would love to make smoothies, coconut oil recipes and hummus!!!!
Tammy
There are so many different sauces and smoothies I could make with this.
Jenette
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make milkshakes, smoothies, soups.
Edna Williams
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make my own drinks!
Elena
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies
Natalie
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a strawberry banana smoothie.
Lee Black
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make some healthy smoothies!
Debbie
If I win the Blendtec Designer Series Blenders I will make my own nutbutters.
Denise Davis
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make mango smoothies.
latanya
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a green smoothie
Hindy Garfinkel
If I win, I will make some soups and smoothies!
Rachel
green smoothies
Lee Ann
I love making soups, this would make it soooo much easier ! I have never made my own nut butter, this weight do the trick!
Jordanka Patricia Pulido
if i win a blendtec designer series blender, i will make a smoothie
Jason
I’ll use it to make healthier foods like smoothies and soups… and the occasional milk shake.
Toneria M
I would make tons of healthy smoothies.
kortney Picker
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a lot of smoothies! We like to buy frozen and fresh fruit and combine it with greek yogurt, orange juice and protein powder, yum!
Ashley Trail
If I win this blender I will be the happiest woman !!! I will use it to take all my odds and ends veggies and fruit bits so I have no waste at all mix with my protein powder my flax and chia , and make some kick booty smoothies. That would in turn help me reinforce my fitness commitment that I made to myself and am doing a pretty great job, thus far. Lets hope I can keep it going !!!
Tiffany
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green smoothies every day! My current blender is on it’s way out so it is time for an upgrade 🙂
Kristen Hernandez
I would make green smoothies!
Kitty Iecvan
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make lots of smoothies!
Rachel Dolan
If I win a Blendtec Designer series blender I will make smoothies everyday. I’m so tired of my blender not chopping up the frozen fruit and leaving large “fruit cubes”. This blender sounds awesome and I could use it everyday to improve my nutrition!!
LindaW
I am starting this year trying to eat healthier by including green smoothies in my diet. This would be perfect for making smoothies.
melissac22
…soups!!
Lynda Del
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make my morning breakfast smoothies.
Kiera M.
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make so many fresh fruit juices.
Tracy
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make… my usual spinach-mango smoothie.
Stephanie W
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make anything and everything!
Rick Whiteford
I will make organic smoothies all day and all night.
Carissa
if I win this blender I will use it for smoothies and batters and specifically to try your cottage cheese pancakes. I’m so glad I found this blog. recently diagnosed with Celiacs Disease 🙁
Kenna
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make… better and more healthy baby food for my little one!
Ashley Tucker
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soups.
Janice Cooper
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a Strawberry/Banana smoothie
Karen Delaney
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make all types of GF flour: rice, bean, oat, you name it!
Jannine Fisk
I would love to win this to purée my soups and to make healthy smoothies
pu ye
I wan to make a mixed fruit smoothy
Carolyn Barnett
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a vegetable dip!
suebaby05
I would use it most to make smoothies and protein drinks, but also for salsa.
Laurie
I would love this blender to make smoothies and protein drinks!
Lindsey D
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make so many delicious meals!
Carolyn M.
healthy green smoothies.
Ashley Morrow
If I win a Blendtec Series Blender, I will make smoothies every morning for breakfast.
Vicky Carlson
I would make healthy smoothies for me and my family all of the time and milk to make yogurt for my smoothies.
hmromoser
I would make green drinks.
Lilia Kharabora
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make some fantastic green smoothies! 🙂 Thank you!
Cynthia Conley
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make hummus.
HilLesha
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green and delicious smoothies.
Shelby Wilder
Just found your blog – my daughter is GF since September. I will be following your recipes. And I need a blender. 🙂
ElleTea
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make about a zillion green smoothies!
Richelle
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make nut butters and green monsters!!
greg
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies in the morning and adult beverages in the evening!
Paige Chandler
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a strawberry smoothie.
Bre
I love making triple berry smoothies!
Happi Shopr
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a banana & peanut butter smoothie
regina m
Shakes, and smoothies.
Jerome Royce
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make the best smoothie ever!
mermont84
f I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green smoothies
beingpoliticatelycorrect
I will make a green smoothie! Thanks for the giveaway!
– Nikki
Sally
If I win I will make smoothies!!
Brynn
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green smoothies every day!
Jeffrey
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make my own almond butter first!
Carmen C
Lots and lots of delicious smoothies!
Diana R.
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make nut butter, smooth green smoothies, nut milks, soups, rice flour, and everything else I can.
msrodeobrat
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make pineapple/strawberry/banana smoothies! (and lots of other flavors..)
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Ken Haggerty
If it’s as aggressive as you suggest, I want to make peanut butter!
Laura S
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make nut butters, smoothies & hummus
Lee Wei Liao
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make fruit smoothies.
yinghsin lan
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soybean milk and almond milk.
Monica
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, my life will be complete (just kidding, but close) as I will not have to endure the tiny bits of kale and cacao nibs and can have smoothies as the name implies: smooth!
Monica
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smooth smoothies!
Darlene Carbajal
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make lots of delicious smoothies. 🙂
nuronerd
I will make a strawberry and banana smoothie.
Melissa L.
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make healthy smoothies for my family. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Colleen Boudreau (Collifornia)
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make lots of smoothies!
Julie
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a mango smoothie yummylicious:)
Jeana O'donnell-Murphy
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies
Maren
If I win a Blendtec, I will make smoothies. I tried the cottage cheese pancakes today and they were really good too!
Brooke Roundy
Oh I’m so glad you liked them!!!
Steph Weaver
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make fresh Organic Cashew butter, fresh Almond and Coconut Milk and soups in the blender.
Rebecca Roelofs
I would love to win! If I win I will make lots of smoothies–I love smoothies! This is a great giveaway.
coochmom
I would make soup every week!
Angela brancheau
I would love this blender!! The one I have now barley works 🙁 there are so many recipes that I could make using this blender. I also have a smoothie every morning and having one that works well would make my life a whole lot easier. I would be so grateful. Eating gluten free can be tough at the beginning. The more recipes I can make that are good the more I can help people with the new life style change and make it easier 🙂
Jonathan Baker
I would probably make a lot of coffee drinks! I have read about making homemade almond flour, so I might try that too.
Danalee Davis
I would make healthy breakfast drinks and smoothies. I would also make shakes for my family.
Breanne
I would make smoothies
saminder gumer
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies.
Chrystalyn
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies and almost everything I eat.
I love your blog, recently I became celiac allergic and, corn, dairy, egg, potato and soy intolerant… life is so tough now! But your blog gives me hope 🙂 thank you! Smoothies are pretty much all I “eat” right now
Deci MacKinnon
I will make fruit smoothies for breakfast.
Jennifer Reed
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make breakfast smoothies with rice protein powder, vanilla almond milk, and tropical fruit. This is my favorite combination.
Deb C
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green veggie smoothies.
Elizabeth
If I win a BlendTec Designer Series Blender, I will make veggie and fruit smoothies.
Lorena Keech
I plan to make smoothies every morning for breakfast.
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Sarah Grace
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make lots of smoothies with all the fresh berries that I froze this past spring/summer season.
Holly Chernoff
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make green smoothies with kale from my garden!
Derek Timm
If I win I would make mainly smoothies. I love them!
Mary Woollard
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make every single one of my meals using it! I have wanted a Blendtec forever! I am Celiac, my daughter has Crohns and we have totally changed how we eat and live! Plus, I was born gastroschesis and I still have problems digesting food that I have to chew, so being able to make all my meals smooth and liquidy would be awesome! Thanks!
jennifer
I will start with mango pineapple salsa!
Daniel M
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make some smoothies
RICHARD HICKS
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make nutritious smoothies!
lisa b
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender it will make many of my recipes easier for example blending my black beans and rice for making my Gluten Free Black Bean Burgers.
Jennifer
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make new nut cheeses out of cashews.
crb370981954
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a fruit smoothie!
Sarah
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make breakfast smoothies for my son
Anita A.
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make many, many smoothies and soups. I love to make them, especially butternut squash bisque.
sb8857
I will make healthy smoothies, soups, and dips!
courtney hennagir
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender I will make smoothies for the family!
kelly mcgrew
if i win the blender, i would make fresh pesto, smoothies, and margaritas!
Rebecca peters
If i win the blendtec blender I would make smoothies!
Julie Hawkins
If I win Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make protein and fresh fruit smoothies and soups
Adrianne B
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make tomato and fire-roasted red pepper bisque!
Brenda Elsner
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies for everyone!!!
Becca
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies 🙂
michelle Cunningham
I want a blendtec so bad! I would blend everything!
Sky Evans
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a smoothie
Samantha
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a healthy fruit smoothie!
Tara Woods
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soups and breakfast smoothies.
Anna H.
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make fruit smoothies every day!
Sand
I will make smoothies.
Shannon
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies, nut butters, soup, dips and anything else I can think of.
Julia Goldberg
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make as many healthy and yummy items that is possible for my family
June
I’d love to win this blender
Karen Drake
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender I will make a strawberry banana smoothie.
Harmony B
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soup.
Barb Stenby
not gonna lie if I win I will make margaritas!
kathy pease
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make strawberry milkshakes
Joy Q
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make ice cream, soups, & smoothies.
amanda Whitley
if I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make daily smoothies!
Amanda Sakovitz
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make chocolate smoothies!
katherine d
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make a vegan protein shake
Thomas Murphy
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make smoothies.
Buddy Garrett
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make strawberry smoothies.
Lala
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make tahini.
Deborah Wellenstein
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make strawberry-banana smoothies!
Sherry Conrad
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soups and smoothies galore.
christina moore
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make soup
Devon McCarroll
If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make healthier food!
MichelleS
Vegan beet smoothies.
Kat Emerick
I love fruit smoothies and I will use it for that!
Julie Scow
“If I win a Blendtec Designer Series Blender, I will make… green smoothies! The blender I use now leaves big bits of greens.
Ericka Shervington
I would love to start making smoothies… need to start eating healthy… would love love love to win this!!