Krups 239 Power X Plus 14-Speed Blender

Pros: crushes Ice, Power button
Cons: sometimes leaves chunks

What is the sign of a good blender in today’s "just add water" society? That’s easy; nobody really blends anymore, they just want a good Ice Crusher. You need a blender that can make a good slurppy or margarita. You don’t want a "Smoothie" with large...

Pros: Lot of features for the price
Cons: Blade assembly recall.

Margaritas!!! Strawberry Margaritas!!! My neighbor got me hooked on these as a favorite summertime evening drink. There was only one problem.

I did not own a blender. I had never owned a blender. None of my closest friends or relatives owned...

Pros: Crushes Ice, Power bar, inexpensive
Cons: still leaves some chunks

What is the sign of a good blender in today’s "just add water" society? That’s easy; nobody really blends anymore, they just want a good Ice Crusher. You need a blender that can make a good slurpy or margarita. You don’t want a...

Pros: Strong, Durable, 14 Settings
Cons: Short Cord, Heavy Jar

My Krups blender has served me well. I received this blender as a wedding gift, almost four years ago. I also received several other blenders of various brands, and after reading the information on each blender, I chose to keep the Krups Power X Plus...

Pros: Lots of power.
Cons: none

We received this blender for free using a special sales incentive promotion from Krups. I was working as a salesperson for Crate & Barrel and sold enough Krups products to earn two of these blenders. We kept one and gave one to my mother in law.
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Pros: Powerful and well built, crushes ice like there is no tomorrow
Cons: None.

With 14 speeds and a really powerful motor, the Krups Power X Plus blender is all you need to blend to your hearts delight. It's an delight to use, and blends your milkshakes and crushes ice for your margaritas without any hassle or resistence. Having...

Pros: huge jar, big base
Cons: none

We had a blender on our list of needed things for quite some time. Recently we got the Krups Power X Plus blender. I couldn't wait to get it out of the box and blend something, anything! At first glance, it looks pretty simple to put...

Pros: ice crushing, glass pitcher
Cons: not usually as inexspensive as my price

When I first got my own place, I had my sights set on a good "ice crushing" blender. Unfortunately for me, all those that met my excellence criteria were also way out of my price range. Until one day when a friend and I walked into a store with...

Pros: Glass pitcher, easy to clean, easy to use
Cons: None

As a college student, a blender is one of the necessities of life. Sure it isn't as necessary as a fridge or a microwave, but second to the fridge, the blender will make you one of the most popular people on your floor. Why? You have the power to make...

Pros: Affordable, dependable, quiet
Cons: too many pieces

If you were wondering what I thought about this blender, let me be up front about it and let you know, I am a real fan of the Krups. I looked at the Waring Professional, the Oster and a Kitchenaid model (all glass carafe blenders) before finally going...

Pros: powerful and easy to clean
Cons: none

I have owned and enjoyed my Krups Power X Plus blender for the past five years. My husband and I registered for and received it as a wedding gift. We frequently use it to mix cocktails, smoothies and milkshakes. I have also had good luck using this...

Pros: didn't explode
Cons: poor quality

Though this blender [Krups Power Plus 239] performed passably well for a few years, it was not worth the purchase price of $50.00. It does not have enough power to chop ice or frozen fruit. It begins to have a burning smell when used for moderate periods...

Pros: Easy to clean and use.
Cons: Broke after two yrs of light use

After reading many opinions on this I was a little hesitant to share my experience with this blender. I registered for this blender when we were getting married and was thrilled when we got it. At first I was very happy with this blender. I only would...

Pros: Lots of options, great price, blends great
Cons: None

I recently bought a blender because my girlfriend has been politely asking (or as we men say, nagging) to get one. She's the cook of the family, and unless I wanted macaroni & cheese for the rest of my life, I had to get one -- and soon.

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Pros: Easy to use, great blending capabilities.
Cons: Doesn't crush ice well alone.

I got a Krups Power X blender several years ago on Onsale.com. It was new and only cost me about $15. I wanted to be able to blend just about everything, especially crush ice. This blender is wonderful. I can make soups, hummus, cheesecake, frozen...