Factory Reconditioned Cuisinart FPB-5PCFR SmartPower 5-Speed Duet Blender/Food Processor, White
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Enjoy a frozen drink, crush enough ice for a crowd, and prepare hors d'oeuvres for a party with the Cuisinart® SmartPower Duet™ Blender/Food Processor. Seven speeds, one for ice crushing and one for food processing, make this Blender/Food Processor a powerful kitchen helper. The smart choice for everyday home cooks and chefs extraordinaire!
Amazon Sales Rank: #227994 in Kitchen & Housewares Color: White Brand: Cuisinart Model: FPB-5PCFR Released on: 2008-03-03 Dimensions: 16.25" h x 8.00" w x 6.88" l,
Enjoy a frozen drink, crush enough ice for a crowd, and prepare hors d'oeuvres for a party with this space-saving blender/food-processor. The blender features a heavy-duty motor to deliver quick, thorough results, while its electronic touchpad controls make it easy to select from five speeds, including ice crush and pulse at any speed. The unit's large 40-ounce glass jar provides a generous handle, convenient measuring marks, and a tight-fitting cover with a measured pour lid for adding ingredients while mixing. Switch out the blender jar for the food-processor attachment to help reduce prep time in the kitchen--everything from chopping up vegetables, shredding cheese, or making pesto. The food processor comes with a 3-cup-capacity work bowl and cover, a feed tube and pusher with liquid dispenser, a stainless-steel chopping blade, and a reversible slicing/shredding disc. Dishwasher-safe parts make cleanup a snap, and an instruction manual with recipes comes included. The blender/food processor measures 8 by 5-1/2 by 13-1/2 inches and carries a 90-day warranty. Editor's note: This is a reconditioned small appliance. Reconditioned generally means that the appliance has been returned to the manufacturer, who returns the appliance to like-new condition. Some appliances may contain cosmetic blemishes.
Gets the job done I bought this as a single guy living in a small apartment with scant kitchen storage space. What appealed to me was that owning one is like having two appliances that take up the space of one-and-a-half, and that the brand name is synonymous with a quality product. The machine works well, but it is noisy and a the food processor bowl is a little undersized. It is good for a single person or maybe a couple, but a larger family needs a larger machine. I now have a full-sized cuisinart food processor but I still use this as my blender and nearly ten years later I'm still happy with it. All in all it is a good product, but not a great product. Buy it if you're tight on storage space and will not be cooking/preparing food for a large family on a regular basis. If noise is a concern keep shopping. Peace. Still a trusty kitchen appliance after 5 years I bought my Cuisinart 5-speed Duet blender/processor back in 2003 and still enjoy it as a trusted kitchen appliance. I picked it from the shelf of a retail store (where it cost $[...]) specifically for its small size - a 3-cup food processor jar was all I needed for a two-person household. This machine has helped me create a lot of pleasant food memories shared with friends in the last 5 years: French liver pates and terrines, Provencal olive tapenades, "peasant caviar" from the canonical Silver Palate Cookbook, and a wonderful hummus adapted from the one of the very many helpful recipes included in this product's instruction manual. All of the things listed above are basically appetizer dips and spreads done best in small batches, but if you need a food processor to do things that take up a lot of volume, like shredding coleslaw for more than a couple of people, you should consider a bigger unit to fit your needs. The very powerful blender unit of this product with a razor-sharp blade and a heayv glass jar is great for crushing ice or whipping up a batch of frozen margaritas. At the current "refurb" price, the 5-speed Duet is a great deal as a high quality and full sized blender, even if you never use the food processor attachments. Why don't I give this favorite kitchen gadget of mine five stars? After 5 years, I have already worn out two brittle plastic food processor jars, which are very easy to damage if you ever try to lock or unlock the feeder lid by accidentally turning it in the wrong direction. Why does Cuisinart provide a nice heavy duty, thick glass blender jar for the Duet, while offering only a cheap, thin plastic container for the processor? I also thought the food processor chopper blade that originally came with the unit got dull awfully quick, but the replacement blade I ordered two years ago still works very well. Until very recently, I could always easily order replacement attachments for the Cuisinart 5-speed Duet blender/processor from [...], but I can't find the URL for Duet replacement parts anymore. Maybe Cuisinart offers extra guidance about part replacements with the refurb unit. What am I doing with this trusty kitchen appliance after 5 years of hard service? I certainly don't want to retire or get rid of it. I am keeping the Cuisinart Duet as my favorite blender but upgrading to a German Bosch Kitchen Machine as food processor. BTW, Bosch products don't go out of style quite as quickly as Cuisinart models, and I know I'll be able to get replacement parts and manufacturer support from Bosch for many years to come. Not worth the time or money We thought this would be a great combo but the food processor only lasted one block of cheese before it broke. The blender has served me well in previous years but the combo unit is not worth the money. I sent it back within a week of delivery. You can get a better blender for the money too. Combo units and movie sequel just are not as good as the originals!
