We are looking at kitchen blenders from a consumer quality perspective. We will publish the results of our evaluation on the Best Quality Kitchen Blenders page. Seriously, have you ever looked closely at kitchen blenders for quality? Paint job, finish, balance and feel (weight), and operation? How does it feel to push the buttons, turn the dials, and make it whirrr? For that matter, how noisy is the blender when it does whirr?
Quality is a subjective measure for many buyers of kitchen blenders, but actually, when you carefully watch someone evaluating quality (such as when they are asked to choose the best quality kitchen blender) you will see a pattern of behavior. Those quality factors will be evaluated.
We’re just beginning our look at kitchen blenders. On the list of potentials to evaluate for quality are the Cuisinart, the BlendTec, the Vita-Mix 5200, the Oster Classic Beehive Blender, and KitchenAid Custom Blender KSB560. We have noted that ConsumersResearch did a review in October 2008, but they publish a large number of sponsored