The Cuisinart name is synonymous with innovation in the kitchen, and this SmartPower Duet blender/food processor is truly a revolution. You’ll save counter space and enjoy the best food preparation available. Easy-to-read, 7-speed touchpad offers pulse at any speed, from high to low. The food processing function with stainless steel chopping blade lets you chop raw or cooked foods, including meat, to any consistency. Slicing/shredding disc shreds cheese quickly and produces perfectly sliced vegetables. The blender’s patented stainless steel blades are strong enough for ice crushing yet precise enough to chop delicate herbs. Work bowl holds 3 cups; 40-ounce glass jar has a 2-ounce removable measuring lid and dripless spout. All parts are easy-clean and dishwasher-safe. Includes instructions and recipe book. 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
Editor’s Choice: This blender/food processor combines two kitchen appliances into one useful package. It is heavy-duty, can both blend and process most things, and sits on the counter without shaking around. The processor has 350 watts of power and seven speeds, and the plastic bowl size is 3 cups — it also has a 40-ounce glass blender jar. It comes with one standard blade and one slicing/shredding disc. Most attachments go in the dishwasher, and the flat touchpad wipes down with a sponge.
Product Features
- 350-watt combination unit saves space and tackles wide range of cooking tasks
- 3-cup food processor bowl, 40-ounce glass blender jar–great for parties
- User-friendly, 7-speed touch pad control with indicator lights
- Includes 1 standard blade and 1 slicing/shredding disc
- Product Built to North American Electrical Standards
I love my Duet, hope it’s reliable I have been shopping for a new blender to replace my 1985 Osterizer, which has been leaving big chunks of ice in frozen drinks. I saw a really interesting consumer-oriented cooking show on the local PBS station one Saturday afternoon – they taste test their recipes on the public and test kitchen equipment. They had a test segment on blenders and claimed the fiftydollar Osterizer unit was the best, had the strongest motor and did a better job than even the hundredplusdollar blenders. I went…
Ideal for the casual cook This appliance is ideal for me. I use the blender once or twice a week and the processor 2 or 3 times a week. And I don’t have a lot of storage space in my kitchen, nor the desire to own 2 motors when one will do both jobs. I bought this to replace a very wimpy Oster blender/processor combo and I am thrilled with it. The blender grinds through ice cubes in no time, and the processor has delivered consistently good results with a variety of foods.
Great Until It Breaks I’ve purchased two of the Cuisinart blenders (a SmartPower Seven-Speed- broke after about 45 uses and a SmartPower Duet – broke after about 30 uses) and both have the same the problem with the black plastic gasket on the bottom breaking. (Call me dumb for purchasing the second one!) Really a cheap part for the Cuisinart product. (All I’ve used these blenders for was fruit smoothies! I doubt the Duet would have made it throught the first challenge of food processing!) The Cuisinart product may…