KitchenAid K400 Variable Speed Blender with Tamper - KSB4028 - Contour Silver, 56 ounces

recommend!This blender is worth every penny. The build quality is excellent, and it feels very sturdy. It blends everything effortlessly in seconds. It is very easy to use, easy to clean, and the performance is outstanding. If you are looking for a durable, high-performance blender, this is the one to get.

I researched blenders, watched a ton of videos and narrowed it down to the vitamix, ninja and ka k400. I ended up picking the KA k400 because it has a strong motor and comes with a tamper, is only 15 inches in height so it fits under my cabinet with no problem, standard countertop to cabinet distance is 18 inches. This blender also came in the same contour silver as my other KA countertop appliances. It is very easy to use just turn the knob to either a number or picture icon and hit the on button. The picture icons have predetermined times and will automatically stop after the determined time is complete. It can make ice into snow. it is loud but I just expect that from a blender. It is aesthetically pleasing alot of blenders are just ugly. So far I have only used this blender for smoothies. It does an excellent job of making a frozen fruit smoothie super smooth in a short amount of time, BUT I have to use the tamper to help move the fruit & ice around and monitor it to see if I need to add more liquid to get the 'vortex' mixing started. After watching lots of blender reviews, I knew I wanted a blender with a 'tamper" like the vitamix brand offers. Not all brands of blenders of a tamper although they should. The tamper is invaluable to help move stuff around in the blender. The tamper does not touch the blades. All and all I am happy with my purchase.

I’ve had this for a few months now and it’s amazing. Got an extra personal container and now I use it all the time. Just set it to smoothie with my personal container and I have a perfect drink in like a minute, ready to walk out the door. I’ve learned that some KitchenAid appliances are made in the USA and some are made in china, this being one of the American made products definitely makes it work the price. Especially as I’ve hear other brands known for blenders specifically have outsourced parts and gone down in quality, the most recent online blender review video I saw also places this second to a Breville blender that’s more than double the piece, personally I’d take pay less for designed and made in America, than designed in Australia and made in China

I purchased this blender about two years ago for over $300 (including taxes), and honestly, I’m very disappointed with its quality.I used this blender only a handful of times because it’s not an appliance I use very often. Even so, the power button stopped working, and now it only operates in Pulse mode, which makes it very inconvenient to use.To make matters worse, the pitcher started leaking. I tried to purchase a replacement pitcher, but I couldn’t find one anywhere, making it nearly impossible to repair.When you spend more than $300 on a blender, you expect durability, reliability, and access to replacement parts if needed. Unfortunately, that has not been my experience. Considering how little I used it, I expected it to last for many years.Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this blender. Based on my experience, the high price did not reflect the product’s quality, durability, or the manufacturer’s support.

I bought this blender KSB4028 because I needed a heavy duty blender for daily use, i blend ice, greens protein and ginger so it gets a good work out. It does a good job but after 1.5 years the jar started to leak (not easy to repair) I purchased a replacement jar and it was around $100 ..... We'll see how long this one lasts. Not happy as the blender was very expensive. I've seen this complaint a number of times so it's a thing :((( how did i miss that