Don't swallow the blade! (not a joke)
Calphalon blender blade breaks in Consumer Reports’ tests
Metal fragment could be accidentally ingested
When blenders flunk our tough durability test, it’s typically because their motors burn out or their gears fail. But the Calphalon XL 9-speed 1832449, $130, failed for a far more troubling reason: A knife-sharp fragment broke off from the same place on the blade assembly on three separate models. Worse, the broken piece was small enough to hide in a smoothie, shake, and countless other foods and drinks. We’ve rated the Calphalon XL 9-speed 1832449 a Don’t Buy: Safety Risk as a result.
[As the video on the page makes clear (00:19 - 00:32), CR bought three identical blenders of the same model, #1832449. All three suffered the same failure:
"But the durability test revealed a serious problem with this Calphalon XL 9-speed blender. A piece of the blade broke off. Consumer Reports tested two more of the Calphalon XL 9-speed blenders, and the blade broke each time."
Three up, three down. Inning over.]
Our durability test involves crushing seven ice cubes 45 times to simulate long-term use. Of the roughly 50 full-size blenders in Consumer Reports’ latest blender Ratings, the Calphalon is the only one to have this problem.
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Metal fragment could be accidentally ingested
When blenders flunk our tough durability test, it’s typically because their motors burn out or their gears fail. But the Calphalon XL 9-speed 1832449, $130, failed for a far more troubling reason: A knife-sharp fragment broke off from the same place on the blade assembly on three separate models. Worse, the broken piece was small enough to hide in a smoothie, shake, and countless other foods and drinks. We’ve rated the Calphalon XL 9-speed 1832449 a Don’t Buy: Safety Risk as a result.
[As the video on the page makes clear (00:19 - 00:32), CR bought three identical blenders of the same model, #1832449. All three suffered the same failure:
"But the durability test revealed a serious problem with this Calphalon XL 9-speed blender. A piece of the blade broke off. Consumer Reports tested two more of the Calphalon XL 9-speed blenders, and the blade broke each time."
Three up, three down. Inning over.]
Our durability test involves crushing seven ice cubes 45 times to simulate long-term use. Of the roughly 50 full-size blenders in Consumer Reports’ latest blender Ratings, the Calphalon is the only one to have this problem.
(Click headline for post.)
This entry was originally posted at http://thnidu.dreamwidth.org/1196383.html. You can comment here, or there using OpenID or your Dreamwidth ID.
comments there so far.