Sunbeam Heritage Series Kitchen Assistant 2774

I purchased this product($25) for making protein smoothies. Every weight loss surgery patient should have one of these. It is half the price of the Bullet ($60)and works just as well to create a smooth beverage.

It is small and compact, easy to clean and easy to travel with. Stores easily in my suitcase and does not take up much room on the counter. It has alot of power to make really smooth smoothies.(I use fresh frozen fruit instead of ice with fresh fruit, doesn't water it down.)

Anyways, there is one small flaw with unit, the gray, rubber o ring inside of chopper screw on cap will eventually give out, break and cause leakage. When mine broke I contacted customer service and they sent me an entire new unit just to get me a replacement cap. I only asked for replacement o rings. They do not have those since components are made all over the world, they only have complete systems. Go figure! They have great customer service and were very pleasant to deal with.

After a few weeks of usage the new units o ring also broke. It cannot handle the tension of continuous screw ons.

My husband took both caps and removed old
o rings, cleaned with soap and water, then cleaned with alcohol and applied a line of bathroom silicone and it has not leaked since.

I have used it to chop cut up veggies, graham crackers for pie crust, oreos for ice cream toppings, guacamole, etc. We use it quite a few times a day,7 days a week and the motor has never failed. Plus I have the backup unit with all it's additional cups/lids just in case.
Note: If you get any leakage in unit, use an old toothbrush with a little water to clean it out of unit while holding it almost upside down, then rinse with clean water while upside down and allow to drip dry upside down. We learned this trick after original o rings broke and leaked and our kids had a little too much in the cups before turning unit on. If you do not clean it out if will begin to stink.

This is the third unit I have purchased in the last six months. One for myself and two as gifts. I told each recipient to bring the cap to my husband when the o ring goes out so he can permanantly fix it. LOL

I got this product to use for baby food, works great and doesn't take up much space. Happy with my purchase.

I actually liked it until it died in 6 months. Sunbeam avoids honoring their warranty by making it more hassle than it's worth (I gave up and just threw it out). After it died I bought a magic bullet (at Walmart). The bullet costs like twice as much but it works much better (faster and doesn't miss part of the food). Hopefully it will last longer than the sunbeam.

Was very excited to use this product but when we did it basicaly turned my veggi into mush with big chuncks left in it. I will return!

...you damage the O-Ring, then it's useless.

i wasn't sure if i wanted to buy this item for what i wanted it for, i only wanted to make baby food for my 8 month old. i was looking for something less expensive, and honestly, i got this one on a fluke because the walmart in my area was restocking shelves and i couldn't find the one i wanted (the cheaper one).

so i picked this one up and figured that if i didn't like it, i could always return it. when i got it home, i took it out of the box, pluged it in, washed the container and put the food in there. i couldn't believe how easy it all was, and it did a wonderful job!!!

i had beef and lental beans in the container when i started the kitchen assistan, and i kept it in the down lock possition for about one minute to make sure the meat didn't leave chunks.

then, what i LOVE about this set, is that i just took it off of the actual base, and put it in my fridge!!! there was NO cleanup afterwards cuz the blade is IN the lid of the container, its not in the base like a blender!!! i LOVE that! i didn't have to take the whole machine apart like a blender and i was so happy with it, that i didn't even think twice if i was going to return it or not!

it comes with several containers, large medium and small ones. so u can make all kinds of stuff and just store them in ur fridge.

all in all, this is a WONDERFUL set, and i LOVE IT! i would highly recommend this product to anyone, and trust me, u will love it too! :)

I bought this a while back to replace the hamilton beach personal blender we bought for smoothies that i was unsatisfied with. I had no intention on using it for anything else but it does work great for baby food! I have no problem with anything getting caught at the top although i use the small cups more.. if it doesn't work well i add a little water and that does the trick. I like that it is easy to clean. I have had the problem moentioned with the o ring and haven't yet made it to an auto store to get one, but we still use it. The directions do instruct you to check the o ring each use... I can't see using it to chop food or shred cheese.

I bought the product because it is small and said it could do so many things. I was especially wanting to grate cheeses. All I could do with the product was chop things into tiny pieces. Also the cheese at the top couldn't go down to the blade. It would be great to have if I wanted it for mince things. It is small and comes with a lot of accessories. I just wish it did better with grating cheeses.

We bought this thinking it would chop and dice like a food processor. Big mistake - it does not. We want to take it back but not sure if WM will accept it since we no longer have the packaging.