I was fairly happy with my breville 700 watt blender until a yesterday, when I decided to add more greens, than usual, to my mix for a GS... Consequently I had to chew my way through 2 1/2 litres of the stuff lol.... If anyone had visited they would have laughed cause I would have reminded them of that add, can't remember for what lol, but there's this woman blending greens and when she smiles at the camera her teeth are covered in green stuff, not a pretty picture lol, that was me yesterday lol..... So now I'm interested in a more poweful blender. One that will be able to break down stalky greens etc, but I definitely can't afford a Vitamix and I read somewhere in one of the old threads someone saying the Sunbeam Cafe Series is really good, I just need to know what their really good is. So if anyone has one or knows someone that has one coud you please let me know, will it juice (so to speak) greens so I dont have to chew, and what else can it do say compared to an ordinary blender, or is the Vitamix the only blender that is good enough!!! 

with love
C

Thanks missgiggles,

I too begin my blending with greens and water, then add fruit... I was having baby spinach with bananas and grapes, and sometimes I would add some bock choi or whatever greens I had, and my blender blended away really well, I was able to drink my GS, although thick in texture, but because it's been a week since I went raw I decided to mix it up a bit lol, so I began to add mint, pasley, corriander, basil, silverbeet etc and that's when my blended decided it did not want to play well anymore, it just couldn't blend the stalks properly, and I cut most of the stalk off, lol..... That's when I thought to myself, Hmmmmm!!!! I need a new blender and a $200 blender sounds better than a $1,200 blender at the moment lol....



What is the wattage on the Sunbeam? (if you know it), and can I buy one at places like Betta, Harvey Norman etc?

Thanks for taking the time to answer my Q's missgiggles lol... 

with love
C

That's it, you guys have convinced me - I'm saving up for one of these! My little Tribest blender is great but it is just that - little! 2L capacity sounds fantastic!

Hi
I also have a 1200watt cafe series and I love it. I've never used a vitamix so I can't compare but the sumbeam blends everything silky smooth.
If I remember rightly it was $200-300 so lots cheaper than the vitamix.
I on'y use it for smoothies....I have the cafe series food processor I use for everything else.
The main reson I bought the cafe series was I could get the 2 powerful machines for under $700.

I have a braun food proccessor and it is fantastic I never even heard of the sunbeam one oh well I like mine

I say change your name too just because I cant ever spell it I always have tolook it up well I am getting better I dont need to look up the whole thing now I am bad at spelling.

Another point on the Sunbeam - it is wonderfully easy to clean!  With my old Breville I had to take it apart after every use as there was always stuff stuck in the blades, under the seal, everywhere.  After making a gs in the Sunbeam this morning, all I had to do was give it a rinse and it was sparkling again.  It took me about half the time to make my gs than it used to.  I love it!!   

You can write your old name down where the avatar pic would be or even in the signature section so ppl now. Trust me we will now it is you.

Yep - another Sunbeam Cafe Series blender user here!  I am very happy with it, but then I only have a slender blender to compare it too (talk about chewing your smoothies!)

The Sunbeam sales rep was in the shop when I went in, so I bombarded him with a whole heap of questions about the blenders.  One tip he gave me for cleaning them was to half fill it with water and add a drop of dishwashing liquid and blend - clean jug.  Then I just tip the water into the sink to use for my dishes and rinse out the jug.

And ask them whats the best price they can do - thats what I asked and I got $30 off the price displayed.