Breville BSB510XL Control Grip Immersion Blender

I bought this blender on December 24th 2013, so it’s safe to day that I probably started to use it at thé beginning of 2014. I own another pricey blender (Vitamix) that I use for big jobs, this one was for really quick and small batch uses: purée soup and baby food, making mayonnaise, blend my favorite avocado-green Goddess dressing... overall, it was a good blender, except for the whisk attachment that didn’t have enough power to mount egg whites in firm peaks. I think that I used the blender 4 or 5 times a month.Today, for the second time in a row, I smelled a bad burnt odor coming from the blender while it was running. I was pureeing rehydrated chilis and water for a traditional Texas chili recipe. Before that, the odor was caused by the use of the chopping attachment while making chimichurri sauce. All really normal, soft uses of an immersion blender. Still, after the really bad odor of today, I heard an electrical bzzzt and the blender definitevely died in my arms.Four years of occasional use for such a pricey blender shouldn’t be enough to kill it. It’s unacceptable from a brand with such a good reputation as Breville. It’s the second time for me that an appliance from Breville dies after an suddent seize up of the engine (first time was the Ikon Blender). I won’t buy Breville anymore.

I had a Braun immersion blender for the past 4 years and it had the little 1 cup chopping bowl as well as two 2cup jars. It did the job fine except the chopping bowl's blade had a crevice that accumulated dirt and for doing baby food i thought this was disgusting and needed a new one. anyway, this arrived today, I tested the blending shaft and the chopping bowl. Made some baby food with it (about 1 c of carrot puree) and I am so far satisfied. The jar is 1250ml and the chopping bowl is 750 so I take this as my mini food processor. The different speeds count for the type of chop you want. For chopping an onion i.e., low speed would have relatively good chunks and for baby food or smoothies, go to the max! Very excited to continue using it regularly. All the materials are very good quality. Hard plastic, no crevice in the chopping blade and very comfortable handle. My braun was just a straight shaft and was still easy to use, but this ergonomic design DOES make a difference. The noise is quite high when using at max speed, but not as noisy as a regular food processor or regular blender.And for storing, you just put the chopping bowl in the jar, put the lid underneath and there you go. It's stored away! (but the motor and whisk need to go separate ways)I had read the reviews and some people mentionned the machine smoked and made some weird noise, but reading the owner's manual it says when blending thick foods, only do 15 seconds at a time. And for everything else, 1 min max, let rest for 1 min and blend again for 1 min because yes the motor will overheat and burn. I find this is still reasonable and would respect that to keep my breville going for years (like what i expect of that brand)And yes when using the wisk attachment, the whisk is not straight so it does wobble. But it's not a deal breaker since i rarely use electric whisks anyways. If i need to beat sh*t up (egg whites or cream) i use my kitchen aid mixer with whisk attachement. I would use this little whisk here if I needed to beat some scrambled eggs or for example the liquid part of brownie or muffin mix (eggs, butter or oil, sugar and vanilla), but not for anything bigger.Update after 2 months: I've been using this daily now. To chop mushrooms, onions, peppers, etc. I blend baby food daily (boil the carrots, blend the carrottes, add brown rice, blend the rice) and this machines makes it super easy. I even use the whisk attachement for box cakes or muffins! I love it so much. Even when I don't use the blender machine, I use the measuring cup! Buy this now, you need it.

I've been using the cuisinart model for at least 10 years. The chopping bowl finally let me down, so I'm trying the breville. Let's start there I guess.- The chopping bowl is excellent. Good size, I like that I don't have to lock in the lid to make it work, I love that I can determine the speed I'm chopping at. I love that the blades pop in and out without any silly springs or notches.- I don't know the names of the parts, but the "jug"; an overly large measuring jug that you can presumably use for batters and smoothies. I tried to make a quick mayonnaise in here, and I can tell you that it is far too wide of a container to compensate for the lack of circulation produced by the blade movement. I've been making mayonnaise for 30+ years and split it a grand total of 5 times. This unit now accounts for two of those times.Its possible that the reduced circulation means that what you're blending doesn't just get flung away from the blades, but instead gets blitzed up real good by them as was the case with a butternut soup I made today. Smooooooth. Maybe there's occassion though, where I prefer the motion of the ocean. Luckily, I still have two other stick blenders for that.Ergonomics are 50/50... the handle is comfortable to hold. Not too big, easy trigger squeeze, and no ridiculous safety button to awkwardly press. On the other hand, the unit as a whole is quite heavy, longer than is really necessary for the average home use, and a bit on the loud side.Cleaning is fine. I like the quality and build of the plastics used in the chopping bowl and the "jug". Everything feels pretty solid.This machine isn't the best for everything, but so far, its the best for what its the best for. If I drank smoothies, I'd be testing that out for breakfast tomorrow. Its probably a champ with those.

Disappointed for the price. This unit broke twice: first time the side clips that hold the attachments broke; second time the plastic spindle became stripped out after an innocent raw cashew resisted being torn to pieces after being stuck between the blade the the protrusion which is inside the blending bell. The cashew won; unit is out of one-year warranty (23 months old), and sadly will become a landfill item. Will purchase another brand with a longer warranty (without exception). Also, power variations in the high range were not stepped very well--more like top speed was just a turbo (and loud).

I purchased the Breville Immersion Blender 01 April 2016 based on the product description and the many positive reviews. The blender has only been used occasionally for yorkshire pudding mix, mashed potatoes (not puree), gravy and daily for blueberry smoothies. The first problem arose about a month ago when the numbers for the speed dial started disappearing when it was wiped off and they are totally gone now. Not a big issue as you should be able to tell the speed by the sound when turning the dial. Although the dial still turns it only goes at one speed and the blender is now making weird and wonderful noises and we have had to stop using it. This was not an inexpensive item and in less than a year has to be replaced. I am disappointed.