I decided to write a review on this Breville BBL600XL Blender because there was a shortage of reviews. Before I got this blender, I used to have a cheap Betty Crocker blender which was noisy and I had to get a spoon and shift the contents around so it will blend what a pain that was. I started to workout at a gym and making 2-3 smoothies a day; my old blender was not it. So after searching and reading Consumer Reports on blender, I got a Krups KB720 blender for its quietness and power. First, let me back up a little, I lived in a townhouse and my neighbor has one powerful blender Vita-mix 5000 but it is so loud that I could hear it every time he used it. Quiet was my number one concern and power and construction was next. Anyways, the Krups KB720 blender did not do a good job at all on my smoothie. I was completely surprise. It took forever to crush the ice and mix that my old blender really did a better job. There were many other blenders that I considered but this Breville BBL600XL had high reviews and best of all was on sale! Using this Breville blender has made a world of difference. It takes only seconds to make my smoothie on low speed. There are no problems with the ice and no more spoons mixing for my smoothie. The only thing with this blender is that it walks a little when I use the automatic timed Smoothie button because of the pulsating it does to blend my smoothie…start, stop, start, and stop for 60 seconds. So now I just press #1 setting for 5-10 seconds and it blends perfect with no walking. I think this review is a bit too long already so to a final recommendation: Buy it!! Even better with coupons from BBB or some sales.
Update: April 5, 2008, my only problem with this blender so far is the rusting of the blade. It rusts within days after the purchase. This is my 3rd one with the same problem. I hope Breville will solve this quickly as rust added with my healthy smoothie is not a good thing.
There seems to be two models for the Breville BBL600XL, I had both. The difference is how you are able to untwist the blade off the blender. On 1st one, you can untwist by hand and the 2nd one; you must use the tool provided to untwist it. The 2nd one is the one that rust. On 1st one, I didn’t have any rusting but motor problems.
Now I am looking at the Breville 800 model to see if that is better. I am really not interested in getting a different brand to replace Breville. I love the design and look. Even with the problems I am dealing with, I know there must be a solution. I will update you all later…
