Breville Fresh & Furious Blender BBL620

Fantastic blender! Love the intuitive features especially the Smoothie buttons - there's never a piece of fruit or veg that doesn't get pulverized. After use, I put in a few cups of barely hot water with a drop of dish soap and hit the Self Clean button. There's no residue whatsoever of the avocado oil I put in my smoothie. Lastly, and a very smart feature, are the small holes on on the outside base of the blender jug. They allow for water to drain completely after its run through the dishwasher! No more trying to get the jug bottom full of water to the sink to dump it out like on ALL other blenders I've had in the past. Genius. Hope the blender lasts a long time because I love it!

My daughter and I purchased this blender for my 81 year old mother. We needed a blender that was moderately priced, high powered and self cleaning so she wouldn't have to handle the blades. This one fit the bill. The ring to lift off the lid is a very nice touch and helpful for her too. She has so far only made smoothies with it, but will soon venture into other recipes. She said, "I never thought I'd think of a blender as a fun toy. This is a super blender! Funny how the simple things in life can make it fun. One of the recipes that came with it is for macaroni and peas. I think I might make that for a meal soon." Regarding cleaning it she said, "I like watching the soap foam up." She said it's actually fun to clean! This blender was life changing for her. She's ... MoreMy daughter and I purchased this blender for my 81 year old mother. We needed a blender that was moderately priced, high powered and self cleaning so she wouldn't have to handle the blades. This one fit the bill. The ring to lift off the lid is a very nice touch and helpful for her too. She has so far only made smoothies with it, but will soon venture into other recipes. She said, "I never thought I'd think of a blender as a fun toy. This is a super blender! Funny how the simple things in life can make it fun. One of the recipes that came with it is for macaroni and peas. I think I might make that for a meal soon." Regarding cleaning it she said, "I like watching the soap foam up." She said it's actually fun to clean! This blender was life changing for her. She's had it just a little over a week and is already seeing some major health benefits from her smoothies. She requested the red one, and it's beautiful. She loves the color. I own a Vitamix and this blender is quieter than that one. I am familiar with the Breville brand as I own a Juice Fountain. Excellent brand, excellent products and they stand behind them. I highly recommend this blender.

I had high hopes when I purchased this blender. At first, it met my expectations. It did not take long for the blender container to leak a dark metallic smelling mess through the bottom of the blade assembly. I called customer service. They were responsive and polite. I ended up purchasing another blender container in hopes that my first one was simply defective. Not long after, and with light use, my replacement container has the same leak. Same metallic smelling mess. In most cases two failure do not indicate a trend. However, I suspect this is either a manufacturing or design failure.If the containers did not leak I would rate the blender a 4 or 5. Sadly, this is not the case. If you want to spend $70+ dollars to replace your jug, give this one a shot.