Blendtec Wildside+ Jar

Our original jar had no problems after 3 years and over 1300 cycles, but we experienced too much cavitation (meaning that some ingredients would stay at the top rather than being sucked down to the bottom). We always put a lot of veggies into our drinks, so we were often forced to blend in two or three stages. And there were sometimes lumps left in it at the end. The new Wild Side blender solves the cavitation problem almost completely because of the extra room at the bottom and the much larger blade. (It helps to use the pulse button a couple times before using the smoothie button.) It blends much more smoothly, with no lumps. The new jar is also much easier to clean because it isn't as cramped at the bottom. It's designed really well. The top opening is virtually the same size as the original jar, believe it or not. It's the rest of the jar that's larger, particularly the bottom. It doesn't really look any larger than the original jar when placed on the the blender and it doesn't take up any more room on the counter. For anyone resisting it because of the price, it might be a false economy to save the money. For one thing, it will last for hundreds or even thousands of uses. But the key thing for us is that the Blendtec is something we use every single day, often several times a day, so we want it to perform as perfectly as possible. Another benefit is that we find ourselves putting more veggies and nuts into it because it blends things up so well, which means we get more nutrition each day. That's worth a lot to us. This jar costs about the same as one visit to the grocery store. We procrastinated for months on buying the Wild Side because of the expense and the fact that our original jar was still operating fine. Now we wish we had bought it three years ago.

Great purchase. Large jar. Great quality.

I bought a Blendtec blender 7 years ago.. I liked it, didn't truly love it. I use a blender every day but found that not everything got blended all the time. I use it mostly for smoothies and to make soups A few weeks ago, the blade in the jar (Wildside jar as well) got loose and broke off. I decided to give it one more try and order a new Wildside jar instead of spending a lot of money on another blender. Now the jars are not cheap either, so I kept fingers crossed. I have been using the blender with the new jar for a little over 2 weeks now and it is a world of difference as compared with the older version of the jar. Blender works perfectly. Is much quieter than it has ever been and blends absolutely perfectly. Maybe I got a defective one when I bought the whole blender, I will never know. I am just happy to be able to use my Blendtec, and better than before. I do like the new lid design as well. I kept the old lid, just in case, but this seems to work much better and leaks less.

Just like our Blendtec Blender, absolutely perfect!

I recently bought a refurbished Total Blender directly from Blendtec off their site that came with the Wildside+ Jar. It was immediately obvious that there was too much play in the blade assembly that caused excessive vibration and noise. Given no other experience with this product, I figured I would see if this was normal - it wasn't. After running the blender on a high speed (probably 10th use), it began to smoke and actually had rubbed the paint off the four corners of the base where the jar sits. A call to Blendtec had my replacement jar on the way and a promise that they'd replace the base if the paint blemishes caused any issues in use. Customer service was very pleasant. When I received the jar around a week later (why so slow when whole unit arrived faster?) I discovered that there is a NEW VERSION of the Wildside+ jar that is quite different than the one described here as I write this. The newer Wildside+ jar replaces the black rubber in the blade assembly with a white material that is stiffer. The assembly is also now attached with stainless steel both inside and outside the jar which clearly offers better strength and temperature resistance than the plastic in the old one. See pictures for detail. This blade assembly has no play in it whatsoever and works well. Time will tell if the white material shreds or degrades as the older black rubber did. Be sure you get this newer Wildside+ jar as the older version clearly had a design flaw. I am dissappointed Blendtec tried to pawn off the older jar on me in a brand new (refurbished base) purchase, but at least I now have a replacement.

Embona muy bien en mi licuadora y trabaja correctamente. Sin problemas.

Have had a Blendtec for many years now that is a real powerhorse and my most used kitchen appliance. Onto my third jar now with the original four sided smashing, 2nd wildside developed a seal leak, and now this third model seems much improved with a clearly better quality seal and not showing much sign of wear. Only downside is the price, and it doesn't quite sit flush on top of the blender so it will wobble a bit.

買ってから十二年経ったブレンダーカップの軸部分が劣化して抵抗が強くなり、軸部分が摩耗して熱を持つようになったため買い替えました。 本体部分は軸受けの摩耗もないため全く問題ありません。 少々値は張りましたし海外からの輸入のため時間はかかりました。その点で☆1つマイナスですが、概ね満足です。 また十年は頑張ってくれることでしょう。

Brand new, no complaints.

Love the size and love that it works perfectly for my Vitamix. We use it almost daily now.