Product Description

The AutoServe Smoothie Maker with convenient auto-powered dispensing allows consumers to make and serve smoothies and other thick beverages quickly and easily. By simply pressing a glass against the dispensing button, the motor runs at low speed and dispenses smoothies and other thick beverages with professional results. A powerful motor, funnel-shaped container, specially-designed blades and stir stick work together to crush ice with smooth, uniform results. Easy smoothie measuring marks on the mixing container keeps smoothie-making simple.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25456 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: White
• Brand: Back to Basics
• Model: SR1000
• Released on: 2006-04-01
• Dimensions: 16.00" h x 10.00" w x 9.00" l, 7.45 pounds

Features

• Auto-powered dispensing allows consumers to serve smoothies and other thick drinks easily
• Durable 430-watt/600-watt pulse-power motor provides maximum power for ice-crushing and smoothie-making
• Simple 2-speed and pulse operation provides precise control
• 56-ounce container capacity makes seven 8-ounce smoothies
• Stir stick forces ice and frozen ingredients into the blades for fast, uniform crushing

Customer Reviews

Blends well, but hard to clean and put back together
This blender really does blend well, it crushes ice and frozen fruits well and makes nice thick smoothies. It has a nice stir stick to help mix the ingredients as it blends. When I purchased the blender I liked the thought of the dispenser. However, it is a big pain to clean and put back together! The dispenser alone has 5 parts that have to align exactly to reassemble. If not put together perfectly then the dispenser doesn't work and you get a big mess. It's okay for a cheap smoothie maker, but next time I would upgrade.

Powerhouse
This is a great little machine. I use mine often during the warm weather months. It has power to spare and the measuring lines for either 2 or 4 servings make for perfect drinks. One slight flaw that is rather annoying-it's very easy to get the spout cap screwed on crooked and then it leaks all over the place. Always make sure first that it's not leaking. I would definitely recommend this product.

Poor kitty....
Not happy with this purchase. It seemed to work ok the first time or two, but now it sounds like a whole construction crew is in the kitchen. It's so loud it scares the cat half to death!! The dispenser will work for water, but forget about anything much thicker. I did research this before I made the purchase (about a year ago?)and at that time, I swear there were more positive reviews of the product on Amazon...things that make you go "hmmm".