the ikon hemisphere blender is moderately noisy, but solidly constructed with a tight lid and well-sealed blades (that do, however, require more than a little force with a plastic tool to
by the way, it does not leak if the blade assembly is well-tightened.
easy to wash, tightly fitting lid.
the seals on the top and bottom of the glass pitcher are tight.
fiddling with various adjustments (not too tight, very tight) did not help.
i find that i have to use the tightening tool that comes with it to both tighten and remove the base, otherwise it may leak.
it's true that you need to screw the bottom back on quite tightly to make a good seal, but once you know that it's no big deal.
however, about a month into using it it became very difficult to get the blades assembled in the jar tight enough (or sometimes straight enough on the threads) to prevent leaks.
the container lid has a sturdy ring that makes it very easy to pull off the tight-fitting lid.
- other blenders can be used with the lid lightly placed on top, but with this blender you have to press the lid on tightly; otherwise the pulsing action will shoot ingredients up, knocking the lid
my only con is that the blender, itself, doesn't sit tight on the base but this does not cause any problems with it's performance.
had to hold the lid down tight.
i believe that i have that problem fixed by tightening it snuggly with a wrench.
ring was not tight.
the fact that the base is not removable for cleaning is a problem, but it is even worse that there is a rather obvious design flaw where there is no way to tighten the spinner mechanism, probably why
the lid is nice and tight, although the grip isn't the most effective for pulling it off the jog.
i assumed from the photo it was metal and was excited since the plastic ones always seem to split on me (i guess i tighten too much) but was dissappointed to see this one too is just plastic.
i tried to fix the problem by tightening up the bottom plastic base but ended up putting a radial crack in it.
my one complaint would be that the center piece in the lid does not form a tight seal.
do screw the top on tightly each time.
one more thing, if i tighten it to tight, i might not get it apart later..
cons: get that lid on tight before you turn the blender on.
and when you go to take the lid off, the base of it gets screwed on so tight while it's running, it's nearly impossible to get it off.
the result is that a tight seal can't be formed no matter how hard you screw the base onto any of the containers, so when you blend something with it, a little dribble of whatever you're blending
also make sure you tighten the blending base on very tight or it will leak.
2) don't leave the bottom lid attached to cup when you are not using unit with it screwed on tight or even leave the bottom lid attached, because you will screw the gasket and then your unit will leak
squeeze them in tight and then put back onto bullet, but this time use the pulse method.
you can only screw the container on so tight i know i'm not doing it "wrong".
so, if you don't screw the cup to the blade mechanism super super tight, then when the powerful blade mechanism is turning, this same mechanism inadvertently unscrews the cup with all my smoothie
it is very versatile and easy to stow in tight quarters.
i will also say if you're in tight living quarters, it's great as this stores very easily - unlike a clunky food processor!
i'm not sure if it's the two-piece design or the tightness of the piece fittings, but the entire device wobbles when it's on.
i don't like that the immersion blender portion isn't water tight so if you put it in dirty dishwater for cleaning, it will fill up with dirty dishwater.
the parts are too small and sharp in tight spaces to hand scrub easily.
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