Appliance Reviews

I wish the processor came with a recipe book. I have many uses for the appliance, but would have many more if it came with some recipes or even usage tips to go with the juicer, processor, and blender. There is absolutely nothing to go on except for some recommended chopping speeds in the user manual. I couldn't even find anything on the web! Other than that, I love the various speeds and blades. Also, cleanup seems to be easy so far (except the juicer - grapes get messy). Carrots seemed to stain the shredding blade holder (it's white), but the orange stains faded within hours and it looks as good as new. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a multi-tasker.

It's one of life's little mysteries. With all of our advanced technology and engineering capabilities; why can't someone make a decent blender? Can it really be that difficult? What truly shocks me is that the blender I bought 20+ years ago to see me through college still works, yet every new blender I buy to replace it fails within moments of use. Thank God that I've held on to my old standard as a backup, Sure only one out of 20 some odd speeds still works, but the fundamentals are still there and it makes a great margarita (come on - I did buy this for college after all!).

We've tried a Waring - the motor smoked on the second use. We bought an Ultrex and it has a great motor but the blade assembly continually freezes up and needs to be replaced. We've read all the reviews on all the other blenders on Amazon and it is apparent that the entire selection offered by every manufacturer is sub-standard at best. We bought the Euro-Pro based upon it's unique design and I am happy to report that it works remarkably well for it's price/feature set.

It makes a great margaritas (some things never change!) and it does a decent job busting up the ice into consistent, minute sized particles. If it can do this, than a smoothy would be no problem at all. We've used the food processor for various tasks and it also works remarkably well. It has a great little blender/beater bar that is great fun to watch (very cool!) and it creamed butter quite nicely. The tools and accessories are nicely stowed away, which is a tribute to the careful design that went into the final product. The motor is strong and both blender and processor make the most of what it has to offer. The only downside is that the makers assume that you know all about a food processor - if you're a novice, then you'll need to either experiment or get advice on what all the tools are and how to use them.

Pros:
Compact design
Nice & slick storage
Plenty of power
Decent at crushing ice

Cons:
No recipe book
No explanation on how all the tools & attachments are to be used
Could have a wider speed selection - 1 through 8 are really close, turbo is a quantum leap from the others

Bottom line is that we're very happy with this unit. We'll hold onto "ol' faithful" for awhile yet, just to make sure that we're in the clear, but so far so good - which is a lot more than I can say for the past few blenders we've tried. The five starts are relative to the others we've tried and compared. It could be better, but the rest are very sub-par.

If anything ever changes, we'll update our review.

This has really made the air in my small office much fresher and it is much cheaper than the Shaper Image model.

Unlike the reviewer from Lexington NC (Short Lived, July 9, 2003), the fryer I received did not take six months for the circuit breaker to start popping. It started with the very first use and did it again on each of the next two uses. Fortunately for me it was within the first week after receiving the unit and I returned it.

The Euro-Pro fried excellently and the electronic panel was very easy to use. But after 3 months, the electronic panel failed and it rendered the fryer useless.

This unit has worked great from the first use. It heats up very quickly and cleans easily. As with all fryers care should be taken not to overload it, particularly when frying food containing a high moisture content. That being said, this fryer has great capacity and maintains cooking temperature well. It does have a few sharp edges which can be touched up with a whetstone or file.

This was the best fryer I ever owned for 45 days then the electronics failed. The design is perfect but based on my experience and that of many others they should remove it from the market until they can make it last more than a few weeks of normal use. Great concept very bad execution.

A change of heart, I found the secret telephone number for Euro-pro 866-694-6401 they are sending a replacement at no cost with no hassle. Perhaps they decided on some good PR.

I have had several deep fryers over the years by different brands (Rival, Delonghi, Presto, etc.) and this fryer by far has some of the best features compared to the others. I love the fast frying time (1700 watt heater), the basket (some fryers omit this lovely item), the size (I can cook for the family in one basket), and the overall design makes me feel like I am getting resturant quality frying. The things that I do not like are the absences of a cool touch exterior (it gets really hot), that the cord has to be connected to the unit by magnets, the seemingly filmsy exterior (although it holds the frying unit wonderfully), the constant cleaning (stainless steel after all), and the large amount of oil I go though every month to refill it (it takes about a good 100 fluid ounces to fill and that is good for about 8-9 fry times). If you do not plan to use this fryer a lot, than I say buy it, but if you are, then I say move on and spend your money on a Delonghi.

Fryer worked like a charm. Easy to use. Accurate temps and cook times. A breeze to clean and re-assemble. It's brand new and near perfect, so we're still honeymooning.Only suggestion is the gauge of outer cabinet stainless seems a bit flimsy but nonetheless provides good support for the oil container. I compared this Euro Pro unit (reviews and physical comparison) with another more recognizable name brand stainless fryer that did not offer as many features, i.e., digital thermo and timer controls, larger and deeper fry basket with oil container. The name brand competition also had mixed reviews so I figured if I am going to get fried, I'll do it for $40. less on price. Both units made in China. Could be the same producer. If honeymoon ends early I'll follow up with revised review.

Customer service is non-existent, HSN is unhelpful, as is the warranty company that HSN used for the extended warranty. My wife never uses it and I've used it about 5 times when suddenly the knob cracked and fell off. Contacting several customer service people from HSN, Europro (who never answers their calls), and the warranty company who will fight you for hours until you just say screw it were useless. No websites to help, no replacement parts available. HSN should be ashamed to sell junk like this. Buy something else!

I got this device to speed up cooking time. but it has never done anything but give me trouble. customer service is never avalible. i would tell people to shop h.s.n for ULTREX for quality products.

I love this oven. It makes great evenly toasted toast. I bake pies in it and they come out really nice in half the time without heating up the kitchen. Has a pizza board included and if you like the crust softer its excellent! It will also keep your food warm with the keep warm feature which I really like. Has simple easy to understand directions. Comes with 2 cookie sheets and the cookies come out great too. I highly recommend this oven.