Breville BBL600XL Ikon 750-Watt 51-Ounce Blender

Manufacturer: Breville
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Product Description

Breville's IKON Blender has a die cast aluminum base and has a single wipe clean control pad with no crevices for easy cleaning. 5 speed setting include mix, chop, blend, liquefy and puree. It has a pulse function and two programs for ice crushing and smoothies.

Product Details

5-speed blender with pulse and presets for ice crushing and smoothies
51-ounce glass jar resists scratching, chipping, and fogginess
Easy-to-read measurement markings; backlit digital timer
750-watt motor; die-cast aluminum base; dishwasher-safe parts
Measures 6-1/2 by 8 by 15-1/2 inches

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Customer Reviews

The Best Blender We Have Ever Owned

Review Date: January 2, 2008

Reviewer: Robert Paterson, New York, NY, USA

After owning two inferior blenders, I wanted one for our family that was powerful, sturdy, relatively quiet, easy to clean and good-looking. This blender is simply the best blender we have ever owned.

First, it is very powerful. You should have no problem using it for everything blenders are usually used for, including crushing ice, which it does amazingly well. It has a separate smoothie button that is fantastic: it varies the speed during the blending process and helps you create perfect smoothies, with no effort on your part. The blender shuts off automatically after using the smoothie or other preset functions, and has a digital display that counts down and tells you how long it will take to finish blending.

Perhaps most importantly, the curved blades and concave container are designed in such a way as to reduce or eliminate the amount of food that gets stuck in the bottom of the blender. In fact, after using it a few times, I was pleasantly surprised to find NO unblended pieces of food at the bottom of the blender. Everything was blended.

Regarding noise, this is by far the quietest blender I have ever encountered. With such a powerful motor, I'm not sure how they did it. I am a professional composer and have very sensitive ears, and the relative low volume of this blender is something I definitely appreciate. Don't get me wrong: it's a blender, so it still makes noise, but it is definitely NOT as loud as inferior blenders priced less than $100.

The base and container are quite heavy and will stay put when you are blending. It giggles a little when blending on a high setting (there are sturdy rubber feet that help to reduce noise), but it won't move on your counter. The container is made of thick glass, and you can wash the whole base in the dishwasher (the glass part in the bottom rack, the other parts in the top rack). The container lid has a sturdy ring that makes it very easy to pull off the tight-fitting lid. Don't let the pics fool you: that little ring is thicker than it looks.

Some blenders have plastic containers and some have glass, like this one. The advantage of plastic is really just the (usually) cheaper cost and lighter weight. The disadvantage is that plastic containers may crack (as ours did) and leak plastic molecules into your food over time as the container ages. Most plastics are carcinogenic, so I like to avoid plastic containers if at all possible, since this one is glass, and very thick, it is relatively safe. The markings on the side of the container are easy to read, so it's not difficult to use it as a measuring container when adding food, particularly liquids.

The blade housing is also very sturdy and much larger than on a typical cheap blender. It fits on so tightly that you need a turning handle (supplied) to unscrew the base. If I had only ONE complaint, this would be it. I don't like the idea of having to use anything other than my hands to disassemble the blender. But since I'll take a tight-fitting assembly over one that might leak any day, this really isn't a complaint at all.

BTW: for the technically inclined, this blender is assembled with screws, so if you wanted to disassemble the base, you could do it very easily. This thing is solid as a rock.

Regarding cleaning, the buttons are slightly raised under a one-piece pad that is extremely easy to clean. If any food does spill, which is unlikely, all you need to do is wipe it up with a soft rag or paper towel. One side note: you will need to thoroughly wash the blender once you get it out of the box. It still has the factory manufacturing smell, but that clears up with a good wash or two in the dishwasher.

Lastly, this is a fine-looking appliance. It's much sleeker than others made my KitchenAid and so on, and is industrial-quality, without looking like it belongs in a restaurant kitchen.

All in all, I am extremely happy with this blender and enthusiastically give it five stars.

***UPDATE***
We had this blender for 2 1/ 2 years, using it maybe 3-4 times a week on average, and the motor finally gave out. To be more accurate, the power light blinked on, but the blade assembly would not run. We didn't do anything abnormal with it, and mostly used it for smoothies. Then one day, it just would not work.

Like others mention here, it will leak if you do not screw the bottom part on very tight. In fact, you have to be quite strong to screw it on tight enough so that it will not leak. Ironically, leaks rarely happened over the button area, but definitely happened above the blade if the bottom was even a tiny bit loose. I also found it annoying that the only way to remove the base if it was screw on as tightly as it needed to be was to use the lever that comes with the blender. Shouldn't blenders come apart without having a separate gadget to worry about?

As for my comments that it can be taken apart, I'll have to retract that. I attempted to take it apart to replace a fuse, the part of the blender that apparently gave out, but it's basically impossible--not very easy to take apart at all.

All in all, we really enjoyed our Breville blender while it worked, but we think that for this price, it should last five years or longer under normal use. We will not purchase this model again and will look at other brands like Vitamix.

This is an outstanding kitchen appliance

Review Date: November 22, 2007

Reviewer: Michael Finn, Cheyenne, WY United States

After you use one of these, you'll never go back to a whimpy blender. It's relatively QUIET, but most importantly, its POWERFUL. I bought this becasue Porular Mechanics rated it the best, and I'm convinced they were correct. It will start right up under a heavy load of solid friut or vegetables. Try that with the standard blenders most folks use. This feature is important if you're making healthy shakes or smooties. Lesser blenders will wear out out soon with steady use of these heavy loads. When it's done the smoothies are truly smooth. That's also a great feature this unit offers over most of the competition. The ability of the Ikon 750 to crush ice is almost beyond belief. You get what you pay for with this high priced blender. Hat tip to Glenn Reynolds on the Popular Mechanics review.

Veritable Revolution in Blending

Review Date: October 12, 2007

Reviewer: R. Williams, Los Angeles, CA United States

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R37N41A9X3J0D0 Key things to notice:

1. You just press one button, then you can leave the room.
2. Results are very smooth.
3. Much less noice, no squealing particularly.

There has been a lot of press recently about how commercial smoothies are rarely nutritious because they use juice and have no fat and protein. Add your own nuts and seeds, and us things like guava pulp (high in fiber and lycopene), and you can turn that all around. With this blender, even with things added, the results are smooth.

Not sure what is up w/the price here. I found this thing @ Macy's no sale for $149. Maybe it's an older model. This thing is also great for making sauces and dressings, which regular blenders are generally awful at.

Best Blender So Far!!!

Review Date: August 22, 2007

Reviewer: Duc Nguyen, Sarasota, FL

I decided to write a review on this Breville Ikon 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 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...

Real Good - A New Kind of Blender

Review Date: December 28, 2007

Reviewer: EJ Hamm,

Got it, use it daily. In short, the other reviewers are right. This thing is nice - powerful, quiet, clean, simple to use - best blender by far I have ever seen or owned. My only complaint, and a minor one at that, would be the odd loop on the lid which seems to be for a finger hold. If that was designed so you could grasp the lid and pull it off, it does not work at all. At least not on mine. The lid is simply on much too tight to use that ring. It is much easier to just pry the lid up from the side with your thumbs. After 4 days, I bought one as a gift for my parents.