| Two powerful kitchen appliances have been brought together in this blender/food processor by Cuisinart. The heavy-duty motor base is up to both blending and processing tasks, and won't "walk" on the counter, even when it's crushing ice. Use the blender with its dripless pour spout to make and serve 40 ounces of frozen drinks or to purée baby foods or soups; use the processor to prep up to 3 cups of vegetables, cheeses, nuts, and meats. With one motor base, it's simple to keep the blender out on the counter and then bring out the processor attachment for special tasks. This is an amazingly sturdy product, with tight fitting lids, a heavy glass blender jar, and a motor that chops meats or ice with equal aplomb. Most attachments go in the dishwasher, and the flat touch pad, which has seven settings, including "ice crush" and "pulse," is easily wiped down with a sponge. This dual appliance comes with a booklet detailing how to use all the features, and 48 recipes, from cranberry-orange mimosas to classic mayonnaise. --Maria Dolan |
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 an excellent and versatile appliance |
| Review Date: June 27, 2001 |
| Reviewer: Stephanie Dunham, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| I was excited to get this Cuisinart a month or so ago because I love to cook, but I'm a college student who lives in an apartment. I don't have tons of space (or money, for that matter) to blow on two appliances. I have done many things with the SmartPower Duet, and it hasn't failed me yet. I've made deliciously smooth and thick shakes (including one with rum for a party - it was a hit.) I've made amazing salsa. I've made gazpacho. For some of these, I used the recipe book that comes with the machine. There are a lot of good recipes, indeed, but as an added bonus, the recipes give you helpful hints about how to use the appliance the best way - like, which ingredients to add first, instead of just shoving everything in. Just last night I made a pasta salad with about twenty ingredients, most of which had to be chopped or minced or sliced, so I used the food processor with the chopper to pulverize the garlic and other spices into a nice smooth blend (thus avoiding the dreaded clumps of pungent garlic). Then, I took the spices out and added red and green peppers and other vegetables and chopped them up coarsely, like salsa. Then I put the slicer attachment on to the food processor and sliced perfectly thin slices of cucumber and red onion. I added this to some pasta, provolone cheese, and some olive oil, and voila, I had a great pasta salad in less than half of the time it would have taken me to prepare all of those veggies by hand. I certainly haven't had any complaints about the workmanship. I love how it feels so sturdy without being bulky - the base is a little wider than most and not flimsy like most other blenders I've used, and the thick, glass blender jar is squat instead of tall and thin, which seems to make blending things a lot easier because the ingredients can easily move around near the blade. The keypad controls are enclosed so it's incredibly easy to clean up splatters and spills. The processor bowl doesn't seem to be flimsy to me (perhaps they've fixed the problem ?). In other words, this thing is great. |
This unit is ideal for me!
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| Review Date: December 13, 2002 |
| Reviewer: , |
| I do have this combination blender/food processor and have used it faithfully on a daily basis for a month. Our kitchen does not have the counter space to warrent two separate machines, nor do I have the need for a larger capacity processor. Both items have preformed for me to my satisfaction. I did do my research, both written and visual, on this and the other items of this kind on the market and do feel that this was the best value for the dollars that were doled out. In reading the prior reviews, both good and bad, the bottom line is this: if considering this purchase, do your leg work, study the manuel to the fullest extent and treat the machine with the respect that is does deserve. If given the choice, I would purchase this unit again and would also highly recommend it for a gift. |
Great blender and processor
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| Review Date: October 28, 2005 |
| Reviewer: J. Nguyen, Los Angeles |
| I received this 2 years ago, and I've never had a problem with it. I make a lot of smoothies with the blender, and I do a lot of chopping with the processor. It's a great space saver, since the base is a lot smaller than most of the other processors, and you only need one base for the 2 appliance. Most of the things that I chop up are relatively small, like herbs or garlic, so the small canister is much more convenient that the big ones. We don't have kids, so it might not be big enough for bigger families, but it's been wonderful for the 2 of us. |
Great for Smoothies & Baby Food!
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| Review Date: March 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Midwest Mommy, Midwest, USA |
| I own the SmartPower Duet Blender/Food processor in the while color. It works great for smoothies & shakes when you add enough liquid, and the food processor is quick and easy for making baby food. Suggestion: If you're going to use this to make berry smoothies or tomato based recipies, go with the red color! I stained the lid of my white blender, and now it's pink :) |
Works great.
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| Review Date: February 11, 2007 |
| Reviewer: M. Waite, Los Angeles, CA |
| This item seems to work really well. It is also a great space saver. I would recommend it. |
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