Death by blendtec

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Canugghead said:

Just wondering perhaps extreme temperature differential may have caused it? Did you store the jar in the freezer or was the frozen fruits left in the jar for an extended time, thereby chilling the jar thoroughly, and then the instant heat from the high speed blade, boom?  If there was also a hairline crack then the stars were perfectly aligned for disaster?

I recall @Little Steven had a CI pan that cracked/exploded on the induction cooktop 

it was just frozen fruit and warm water. The jar was not cold and the fruit did not sit in there longer than a few seconds before adding the warm water. I've done it hundreds of times with no issues. The warm water softens the fruit just enough to blend smoothly and still be semi frozen in the end.

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odie91 said:

Davec433 said:

It would be nice if they did since those mixers are 100-120.

Blendtec?  No way.  Maybe a Ninja.

Blendtec and Vitamixes cost way more..... or maybe I got ripped off

He may have been talking about the jar. They are $100-$129. The blender was like $400 new.

fishlessman

this is why i dont eat salads or smoothies

Davec433

Yeah in talking about the mixing jar. We have the same exact same blender. What almost turned me buying it was the r views on the seal within the jar as well as the gear. But you don't see vitamixs in restaurants for a reason!

http://www.blendtec.com/jars

Botch

Was it fruit from Monsanto?
http://www.theonion.com/article/monsanto-lab-lockdown-after-scientists-find-shatte-52171?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

nolaegghead

FACT:  You get more vitamins from a Vitamix because our digestive systems don't dissolve the outside of food to get the vitamins inside...they only get the surface vitamins.

And if you don't believe that, just eat some corn.

(this is sarcasm)

News2u

Hey, Cen-Tex, if this dude shows up at your house, he's cool:

nolaegghead

Botch said:

Was it fruit from Monsanto?
http://www.theonion.com/article/monsanto-lab-lockdown-after-scientists-find-shatte-52171?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1:Default

hahahh  I like it!

HeavyG

"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" - a classic of the so bad it's good genre!

logchief

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

logchief said:

Crap, did something break off the blade, I can't imagine that happening.  I'll have to be careful with our Blendtec.  Maybe you ought to go to bed and stay there for a while

Nope. The fruit was semi-frozen but nothing I haven't done 100 times before. Must have had a hairline crack or something. Just blew it out.

I will say I've never been hurt eating a steak. All these fruits and veggies are going to be the death of me.

Nuff Said

blasting

Davec433 said:

Yeah in talking about the mixing jar. We have the same exact same blender. What almost turned me buying it was the r views on the seal within the jar as well as the gear. But you don't see vitamixs in restaurants for a reason!

http://www.blendtec.com/jars

I would have guessed there are more Vitamix in commercial service than blentec.  Maybe I'm wrong.

I happen to own a Vitamix, but I really think they are both in the same league.  I doubt you could go wrong either way - unless you have terrible luck like Cen-tex.

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blasting said:

Davec433 said:

Yeah in talking about the mixing jar. We have the same exact same blender. What almost turned me buying it was the r views on the seal within the jar as well as the gear. But you don't see vitamixs in restaurants for a reason!

http://www.blendtec.com/jars

I would have guessed there are more Vitamix in commercial service than blentec.  Maybe I'm wrong.

I happen to own a Vitamix, but I really think they are both in the same league.  I doubt you could go wrong either way - unless you have terrible luck like Cen-tex.

I see a lot of both out there. not sure who has the edge. I think they are both around $1000 for the commercial unit

DoubleEgger

JohnInCarolina said:

I'm just surprised this wasn't titled 

"Why you should never make smoothies. Ever."

Missed opportunity there bro.

Or "Making smoothies.... in the style of Texas"

nolaegghead

Texas is like, 50% dixie.

nolaegghead

Darkest red is like, 100% Dixie and stuff.

News2u

This gal's a real pro, too:

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Just an FYI- they replaced it today no questions asked even though the jar is a year out of warranty. 

They did say something odd which causes me to believe there is something to issue with the seal where the blades are. This thread is the first place I had ever heard that. I've never had an issue with mine (4 years) but she said that I should get in the habit of spinning the blade by hand 1-2 times before each use. She said this will fully lubricate the ball bearings before immediate high speed use. Just throwin' it out there.

Fosk

There is/was an issue with the seal around the blades going bad and leaking grease. I believe it was mainly caused by users storing the jar in the freezer (w/ frozen margaritas, etc) and then taking it out of the freezer and directly onto the blender, thereby, ruining the gasket which was frozen. Blendtec replaced the jars no matter where the fault lied.  Great blender...great company.

fishlessman

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Just an FYI- they replaced it today no questions asked even though the jar is a year out of warranty. 

They did say something odd which causes me to believe there is something to issue with the seal where the blades are. This thread is the first place I had ever heard that. I've never had an issue with mine (4 years) but she said that I should get in the habit of spinning the blade by hand 1-2 times before each use. She said this will fully lubricate the ball bearings before immediate high speed use. Just throwin' it out there.

your going to reach into the death machine and spin the blade by hand had a neighbor do that once with a lawnmower, just once

kl8ton

fishlessman said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Just an FYI- they replaced it today no questions asked even though the jar is a year out of warranty. 

They did say something odd which causes me to believe there is something to issue with the seal where the blades are. This thread is the first place I had ever heard that. I've never had an issue with mine (4 years) but she said that I should get in the habit of spinning the blade by hand 1-2 times before each use. She said this will fully lubricate the ball bearings before immediate high speed use. Just throwin' it out there.

your going to reach into the death machine and spin the blade by hand had a neighbor do that once with a lawnmower, just once

The blade is integral to the container.  You can spin it before setting it on the motor, then add your ingredients.  We have over 4200 "cycles" on ours and it is still going strong.  

Jeepster47

@fishlessman ... oh come now ... all the Blendtec folks know to grab the blade assembly from the outside-bottom of the jar, spin it with medium force, and hum like an electric motor.

fishlessman

Jeepster47 said:

@fishlessman ... oh come now ... all the Blendtec folks know to grab the blade assembly from the outside-bottom of the jar, spin it with medium force, and hum like an electric motor.

ive seen some silly things done, like using a wooden spoon in a blender you should see how fast a wooden spoon can shoot out of a blender have two neighbors land trees on their heads, just like the cartoons thats just a silly thing for a company to say

HeavyG

Jeepster47 said:

@fishlessman ... oh come now ... all the Blendtec folks know to grab the blade assembly from the outside-bottom of the jar, spin it with medium force, and hum like an electric motor.

Naaah...we Blendtec owners growl like a muscle car when we manually spin the blade cuz that's how powerful these babies are.

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fishlessman said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Just an FYI- they replaced it today no questions asked even though the jar is a year out of warranty. 

They did say something odd which causes me to believe there is something to issue with the seal where the blades are. This thread is the first place I had ever heard that. I've never had an issue with mine (4 years) but she said that I should get in the habit of spinning the blade by hand 1-2 times before each use. She said this will fully lubricate the ball bearings before immediate high speed use. Just throwin' it out there.

your going to reach into the death machine and spin the blade by hand had a neighbor do that once with a lawnmower, just once

Sorry- she said do that from the bottom! good call

The Cen-Tex Smoker

"you should see how fast a wooden spoon can shoot out of a blender"

or a frozen banana!

Pignpoke

HAHA laughing with you, not at you  I usually have it come out the top and hit the ceiling. That second photo cracks me up.

SoCalWJS

Brisket_Fanatic said:

Time to switch to a NINJA

I was going to say "spend the extra $$$ and get a Vitamix".

Canugghead

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

...she said that I should get in the habit of spinning the blade by hand 1-2 times before each use. She said this will fully lubricate the ball bearings before immediate high speed use. Just throwin' it out there.

Good to know, glad they took good care of you.

My Vitamix has 2 'gears', low gear has variable speed control, high gear is constant speed 'turbo'.  They tell owners to start at low gear lowest speed, then dial it up to highest level, before finally flipping the switch to high gear. I guess that kind of accomplishes what the Blendtec lady told you.

td66snrf

You always need to look at the bright side, you weren't making margaritas. You would have lost all that tequila.

Austin Egghead

The veggie gods are not pleased with you.  Glad only the kitchen wall was "injured" and not you.