I replaced my old KitchenAid blender, with some metal parts, with this blender b/c of the versatility of the smoothie blending containers and compact size for a smaller kitchen. I find that this Cuisinart blender does not blend nut containing pestos very well or quickly, but it eventually gets the job done. Still I really miss my KitchenAid and might still choose to repair that again for the heavier duty jobs...

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Es un excelente producto,pero tiene un gran defecto: se desenrosca en funcionamiento,es la tercera vez que se me derrama la mezcla . Solo tengo poco más de un mes con ella,estoy molesta!!

Cumple perfectamente con su función, viene con una aspa extra y vasos para poder hacer tus batidos ...

Calidad en sus materiales, de tamaño pequeño así que no ocupa mucho espacio en mi cocina. Me gusto mucho.

***Addendum to review: I just threw this thing away after it leaked a banana ice cream smoothie all over the counter, due to the right-hand screw threads problem I describe in tedious detail below. This is a piece of junk with a serious, fundamental engineering flaw. Don't buy it unless you enjoy cold liquids all over your counter.In industrial civilization, the vast majority of nuts and bolts have what are called right-hand threads. This form of standardization has helped industrial revolutions move forward instead of humankind regressing to hitting something with a rock. There are exceptions to this "rightie tightie" rule that all have to do with torque. The base of this blender, as seen from the top, drives a plastic coupling in a clockwise direction. That means that should there be excessive friction in the blender blade bushing, it will create a counterclockwise angular force in the blade assembly and if that assembly has standard right-hand threads, that force will tend to unscrew the blade assembly from the container it's screwed in to.The engineers at Cuisinart devised a work-around for this since typical motor drives for blenders rotate in that standard, clockwise direction. What they did was to make the blade bases for all of the various containers for this blender tighten to the *left* and loosen to the right. This predictably saw otherwise normal, intelligent people torqueing the bejesus out of the blade bases to the left in desperate attempts to loosen them and ineffectually twisting them to the right in attempt to tighten them. Sigh.Well, it was time for the Marketing Department to come up with a solution. (Ask Boeing sometime what happens when you let Marketing make engineering decisions...) So Cuisinart decided to damn the torpedoes and change the blade bases and containers for their delightful little blender to right-hand threads. That way, all those consumers who had grown up in industrial civilization wouldn't risk traumatic arthritis trying to loosen the blade base on their blender.Now, picture someone who has spent much of their career advising manufacturers how to account for the thermal expansion of exotic alloys when those alloys are being precision machined on numeric controlled 5-axis milling machines taking delivery on their new blender, and who, after reading all the reviews mentioning the left-hand threads on the blade bases is surprised to see that his blender actually has *right* hand threads. Also imagine him thinking to himself, "Hmmmmmm, I wonder who supplied Cuisinart with counterclockwise drive motors so they could make that ECO (engineering change order) in their blade bases..."So, I thought I'd try out my new blender, after a long, hard working day, by making a nice frozen pina colada in the 16 ounce non-insulated cup. Rinse, in goes the crushed ice, in goes the rum, and in goes some pina colada mix and a dash of real vanilla extract. Mmmmmmmmmmmm :) Just screw on the base nice and snug, invert the whole assembly and lock it into the bayonet mount on the base and pulse and blend until it's nice and thick and creamy!Now of course, by adding alcohol and a fluid of fairly high osmotic content to that crushed ice, we're causing considerable freezing point depression of that liquid which gets accelerated by the blending. Talk about surface to volume ratios!!! And imagine the bushing in that blade base...it's brand-new to start with and...it's getting *cold* as in several degrees below freezing. That means it's getting tight which means that a lot of the torque from that motor is trying to unscrew that blade base from the container. Furthermore, our intrepid pina colada bartender might have even gotten a sliver or two if crushed ice trapped between the seal of the blade base and the container meaning that when it interacted with the alcohol and the pina colada mix, it might have melted, loosening the tight seal between the base and the container...hmmmmm. Good thing this wasn't one of the SRBs on the Space Shuttle, aye?All blended, but now what? Why won't the little bayonet mounts on the container let go of the blender base? It's almost as if something had un-screwed and that had the effect of tightening them until they were effectively jammed. Well, one mighty pickle jar twist later, and the container is free of the blender base...*and* the blade base! And now 16 ounces of really frigid, thick, creamy pina colada are all over the place. The blender motor comes on because fluids with high ionic content are pretty good conductors of electricty and this stuff is covering everything. Our intrepid pina colada engineer quickly pulls the plug. The kids ask, "Is daddie praying?" and Mom assures them that he is. Uh huh.One of two things has to happen for this to be a safe, effective little blender. 1) Revert to the left-handed threads that were originally implemented to avoid this kind of thing (at the cost of every human being in industrial civilization having to forcibly engage in totally counter-intuitive behavior every time they loosened or tightened the base on this blender or... 2) Find a supplier of motor bases that can provide counter-clockwise drive motors for this thing.Now that I'm aware of this design, um, peculiarity, I can probably avoid this kind of disaster in the future with this blender. But, this really is a fundamental design flaw. By engineering a blade base that's not positively locked into the blender base by some kind of spline, the engineers at Cuisineart created a system that's torque sense critical. Their first engineering solution, while a total pain in the ass, was the only correct one from an engineering standpoint. Their work-around had one serious flaw. It only addressed half the problem.I'm still debating whether to keep this otherwise delightful little blender, or to send it back. Now that I'm fully aware of this potential trap, I'm pretty confident I can avoid it. But someone at Cuisinart needs to tell Marketing to leave Engineering alone and to let them solve the entire problem, not just half of it.

Firstly, I NEVER write reviews. I hardly feel passionate about my purchases though I make many. When our NutriBullet blender died, I was sad that I had to figure out what would replace it. I loved the ease of the NutriBullet but I liked the idea of getting something that would accommodate a small blender. We have a Vitamix that I used for years and years but now I keep it in my cabinet to keep clutter on the countertop to a minimum. Infrequently, I get it out for big blender jobs. Otherwise, I try to use the bullet blender for smoothies, shakes, and baby food. I came across the Cuisinart and after reading the reviews, I thought I would give it a try. The worst case scenario was that it did a bad job, I'd return it, and buy another NutriBullet. I'm so glad I did try!PROS:*Lots of flexibility on how to blend something - larger smoothies in the pitcher; single smoothies in the cup; baby food in the little chopping cup*Quieter than my NutriBullet*$$ - the price on Amazon right now is less than many competitors prices by a significant amount*Quality of our smoothie - I think the smoothies get airier and subsequently last longer (takes longer to drink) which is a great thing when you are feeding lots of clamoring kids!*Two blades mean I can make smoothies followed by chopping / mixing baby food and not have to immediately wash between uses.*I like the looks of the blender base when I leave it out on my counter vs. the NutriBullet. We make so many smoothies, shakes, and baby food throughout the day that it usually stays on the countertop, even though I have a space for it in my cabinet. (One of the reasons I decided against trying the Ninja was the look- which I don't care for- and the cost)CONS:*The opposite twisting action of the blade or lid is a pain to remember. I hope we get used to it and don't have to think about it every time! But it isn't a big deal. (I think it is funny though that on the Cuisinart website they have a video to showcase the blender and the woman that does the demo repeatedly tries to screw it on in the conventional direction and has to verbalize to do it the other way (as if to remind herself!).*The only other con would be if I was using it to replace the Vitamix - which it just isn't meant to replicate.For the $$, I added on the 4 year warranty for $7. I hope that it lasts and that the warranty keeps it working in our family for years. I will update if it burns out sooner than one would expect. Fingers crossed!

I've been making bulletproof coffee in my vitamix every day for the last 5 months. Cleaning the oils out of the vitamix was becoming a pain so I decided to look for a smaller blender that was easier to clean and could handle the hot coffee. I researched for few days and ultimately got this cuisinart hurricane. I cannot stress this enough, DO NOT try to make the coffee in the included travel cups. Use the blender jar. I add one or two tablespoons of unsalted butter, one tablespoon of unflavored refined coconut oil and then 16 oz of freshly brewed coffee. I blend it on high and it comes out as frothy goodness. No problem with spilling over or pressure build up as of yet. I've tried both included blade assemblies and the blending one seems to emulsify better. The beauty of this little blender is that I can make smoothies for my kids in the travel cups while the coffee brews and then clean the blades quickly and make my coffee. I've only used it for bulletproof coffee and frozen fruit smoothies and so far it's worked flawlessly. One thing I wish they would have left alone from the previous version of this blender is the buttons instead of the knob. Turning the knob when your fingers are slippery from butter or oil or even you fingers are damp is a bit of a pain. I also wish they would include two double walled travel cups instead of one. Other than that this is a great little blender

So much better than my 2-year-old Ninja! I have been making green (ie kale, spinach, flax, nuts) protein shakes almost daily for 2 years. When I started I got the Ninja Pro because it was highly rated. Bad move. I stopped using kale because the Ninja could not get it pulverized enough that gross bits of it wouldn't get stuck in my teeth, on my tongue - yuck! Spinach was better but still not great. And forget about berry seeds (raspberries or flax). Plus cleaning the full-sized Ninja canister, and lid and blade had become a total pain in the a$$. SO impractical! Some friends who also do the shake routine told me I HAD to get the Vitamix - it will change my life! I could not swallow the high price tag, especially after being laid off from work. So I continued to suffer through my "chunkies" (NOT "smoothies").I was reading BHG the other day and they rated the top 4 blenders of this year, and the Cuisinart CPB-380 Hurricane Compact was on the list. I researched this and the others which had higher price tags. Sadly, there were NO Amazon reviews of this product, which I typically depend upon 100% to make my purchasing choices. So I had to look at a couple of other sights for my intel. I finally decided on the Cuisinart over the others because:(A) It looked like a great value at (B) I knew with Amazon Prime I would be able to return it with no questions asked for a full refund if I didn't like it.(C) I watched a YouTube video (which ironically had been posted the day before I started my research) that showed me how to use the product and its attachments. And it looked like exactly what I needed: a powerful motor and blade to pulverize my smoothie ingredients, containers which also double as drinking vessels (one of which is insulated for hot drinks), a medium sized main canister for "real" blender jobs (which I rarely need), and sturdy, reusable straws.I am on day 3 of using my new toy and am THRILLED! I am kicking myself for not switching to something like this sooner (the Bullet?). So far I've only used the non-insulated container, lid and straw. But holy cow! Prep time and clean up have decrease significantly and my smoothies are actually SMOOTH!! Kale is completely undetectable! Admittedly, I have not tried raspberries, only frozen blue berries. And I've not tried nuts yet. But I am cautiously optimistic.I have no idea what a Vitamix does to a smoothie. But I can say I would never spend the $$$ to find out because this Cuisinart does exactly what I need it to do.NOTE: I have seen people complain that the lids & blade attachments screw on the containers the opposite way we are used to (lefty loosy, righty tighty) But this is not a big deal. I will caution people NOT to tighten the lids because there seems to be a suction affect. They can be hard to get off.