Breville Hemisphere Control Blender

This is by far the best blender I've ever owned. I can't talk about the longevity yet since I've only had it for a weekend but it really is an amazing blender. There is a ""snow"" button that actually chops ice so small it's smaller ice chunks than any snowcone I've ever had. The motor didn't even hesitate on just putting in the ice w/o any liquid to chop it up. We made smoothies that were absolutely perfect by pushing the ""smoothie"" button and the digital display counted down while it transformed the frozen fruit into the best smoothies ever. We blended up a green drink with veggies and without having a juicer machine remove the beneficial fiber. The blade is built in and the bottom doesn't come off at all but it was extremely easy to clean. No leaks at all. The top fit on nice and tight and the pour spout poured smoothly. I think I've found my last brand of blender for life

We bought this blender to replace a cheap model that Consumer Reports rated a ""Best Buy"" but that broke after only a couple of years of very light use.

What a difference. This one is very well designed, solidly built, easy to clean, and has a well-chosen feature set. The quality of the $500+ Vita-Mix models at less than half the price. Overall a great value. We are now finding new ways to use a blender in our cooking routines

America's Test Kitchen scored another hit with this recommendation. It is of high quality materials, appears durable and is good value. We have had this unit only a couple of weeks but I am sold on the brand. It is everything Cook's says it is

This is a great blender, the best I've ever had. Very fast and powerful and a good choice for me

This is just what I was looking for. VERY easy to use and keep clean. Crushes ice beautifully. Wish I'd had this long ago.

This blender does a very good job at blending when it is actually able to move around its contents. I usually use this blender to do smoothies with frozen fruit in the morning. Given the consistency of my smoothie, the relatively thicker liquid, this blender has a lot of trouble pulling the contents down towards the blade and keeping the liquid moving. This results in a lot of shaking the blender when its running and stopping/starting to stir the contents with a spoon.

Additionally, I've experiences a few quality issues with my blender. The on/off button coating has already begun to wear off after a few uses. I've also noticed rust to begin to form on various parts of the blade assembly.

I bought this blender because it was recommended by America's Test Kitchen, and I agree. It makes perfect smoothies, crushes ice without a problem, Easy program choices including my favorite, self-clean. Its also easy to keep the base clean. Read the booklet because its good to know what you're doing before you start. I'm really happy with it.

This is a nice kitchen tool, arrived well packed, and seems very easy to use. However, I had to download the manual from the web site which was a little disappointing. No instructions or recipes were in the box.

I would recommend this blender to anyone who likes to make smoothies, soups or needs to chop. It did a wonderful job without hesitation in handling these situations.Thank you for a wonderful product!

Really a great blender, east cleaning and does a great job with hard and soft ingredients. Ice gets chopped to consistently fine size and frozen fruit gets creamy smooth.

Best blender I've ever owned. Powerful, ergonomic, well designed and easy to clean. For the price nothing beats it

I bought this blender because mine had worn out and wasn't working. With that in mind I knew I needed one that would last. It's performance is superb and with all things considered will stand the test of time as well.

I love everything about this blender. It works like a dream and it is so easy to clean.