Title: Dead spots, poor reliability
Review: We replaced our first Kitchen Aid blender about two years ago when the gasket broke, and they told us they didn't carry replacements (yow). The second just started loosing the rubber teeth that drive the blades (like many others here have noted). It also had very unresponsive buttons (had to press so hard my wife would call me over to turn on the blender). Didn't do a very good job crushing ice or chopping up fruit -- has dead spots in the corners and under the blades where chunks of material would get stuck. All in all, a very poor design.
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