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.

Quality product that is very functional and a great value for the money.

I've had a Blendtec since 2008. Unfortunately the original jar I had started leaking and I was outside the warranty period to get a new jar from the company (boo!). I opted to pick up the WildSide Jar model with the extra side and have been totally satisfied. This jar works so much better than the standard four sided jar. I primarily use my Blendtec to make smoothies. I pack the jar full with all the ingredients at one. I’ve done my research and I know how to stack them to assure they blend well (liquids/soft items on the bottom, frozen stuff on top). With the original four-sided jar I often had to stick a spoon or spatula or something into the jar to get my smoothie moving after the first blend or two. An air pocket would form in the middle and the half blended smoothie would stop blending. I didn’t buy a Blendtec to have to fuss with my smoothie blending. I bought it because the high powered motor, special jar and blade were supposed to do the work for me. Was having to stick a spoon in to release the air pocket in the middle that kept it from moving all that onerous? No. But it was still annoying and added to the time it took to blend since I’d have to do at least 2 if not 3 smoothie setting cycles to get it smoothed. The WildSide Jar has completely taken care of that. I pack my smoothie the exact same way into the WildSide Jar. Once I hit the smoothie button it just goes. The smoothie keeps moving and it’s blended perfectly with one smoothie setting blend. My old jar also started to look kind of gross after a while. I neglected to follow the instructions after a year or so and started cleaning it out with a bristled brush. Do not do this. The jar really does clean itself if you rinse it, put some soap in and fill it halfway with water, and then use the soup setting to let it swirl and clean. The water gets even hotter on this setting, so you can be sure it did clean up the inside. I give it a rinse to get the soap out and just use my fingers to rub down the area where the lid may trap some leftover blender product in the jar. The new Wildside Jar has kept its new, pristine look this way. Next time I need to replace the jar for my Blendtec (hopefully years and years down the line like my first jar) I would definitely repurchase the WildSide Jar model.

I like the size of the jar, perfect for daily smoothie for 2 people, however the rubber seal broke into pieces and who knows how much of it me and my wife swallowed. I used it only for 2.5 months, making 1 smoothie a day, at the most 6 times a week, using two modes: speed 10 for 50 seconds and Whole Juice next, every time I made smoothie. I never blended anything hard, such as ice but I do use frozen fruits virtually in every smoothie. I don't think $99 jar should only last 2.5 months. I am currently trying to get a replacement under warranty but found it difficult (my guess is: on purpose) to find any information on how to do it. The item was sold by Amazon,LLC and I just sent email to Amazon with the very question. We will see what happens next. I will update if I will figure out, how. Update:03.29.2014 I have upgraded it to 4 stars. I got an extremely polite response to my email from Amazon suggesting to contact original manufacturer, first, and if that didn't work then Amazon would take care of my problem. So I did contact Blendtec by phone (number provided by Amazon) and also got very courteous response, without too many annoying questions and was told that Blendtec will ship me a new jar and I should get it within 3 to 5 days, no problem, which I got. Horrey! This I would call Prime Rate Service, both on part of Amazon and Blendtec. So I think this kind of treatment calls for an upgrade of the ratings, even though the product didn't perform as it should by design.

Just like our Blendtec Blender, absolutely perfect!

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。

This blender vessel fits better on the machine than the original one that broke. The lid seems to have a better fit as well. The cost seemed to be high but the product has delivered!

El vaso de licuadora Blendtec es original Wildside, llegó bien empacado y totalmente nuevo, el producto es idéntico al que viene descrito en la publicación y es igual al que traía mi licuadora nueva, así que espero que dure muchos años como el que ya tenía 6 años conmigo antes de tener alguna fuga.