Breville Ikon Blender Review
It Looks Good, But It Leaks Over Time

The Breville Ikon blender looks great and works good coming out of the gate, but after a year there are many reports of leaking. Find out more in our review.

GoBlendIt Editor's Rating: 2.5 out of 5.0

GoBlendit Editor's Review

The overall basic features of the Breville Ikon blender are good, and it seems to be strong, powerful, and stable at the start. However over time, the one issue that seems to result in most of the reported negative problems concerns leaking. The cause of the leaking seems to come from a design flaw in how you clean the blender. The Breville Ikon comes with a crank tool that you have to use to remove the blade assembly and bottom base to clean that part of the blender. If you don't clean this part, then food will get down in there and start to stink and bacteria will form, so you have to take it apart and clean it periodically. Most blenders just have a screw off base that you can remove with your hands, no tools needed. In theory, the Breville Ikon blender should be less likely to leak because all the parts are screwed in so tight. However, when owners go to put the assembly pieces back together, they can't always get the parts to line up precisely. (Many reviewers that gave this product one star noted this, not just one or two.) Now this may be OK the first couple times, but over time, the parts will start to wear, especially if they are not aligned correctly. The result of course is leaking.

This seems to be the main negative issue with the Breville Ikon and the reason why we can only give it 2.5 stars. For blenders in the $200 (USD) range, we expect no leaking, even after a year of heavy use.

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The Good

• Good power output - at 750 watts, this is a strong blender
• Good pitcher - a solid glass jar
• Stable - it won't jump around
• Quiet - despite the powerful motor, this blender is quieter than most others

The Bad

• Hard to clean - you have to take the thing apart with a crank tool that comes with it to clean between the base and the jar, an area where food always get trapped.
• Leaky - when reassembling the blade housing and jar mechanism you have to make sure all of the parts are aligned correctly, otherwise the whole thing leaks.

Models

The Breville Ikon Blender comes in 2 models:

The 600XL has a digital LCD display, the 550XL does not. All other features are the same. The 600XL costs about $50 more than the 550KL.

Features

The Breville Ikon blender features a 750 watt engine with 5 speed settings that include chop, blend, mix, puree, and liquefy. It also has 2 preset programs for blending smoothies and crushing ice, as well as a pulse function. The smoothie button varies speed during the blending process to create the perfect smoothie and shuts off automatically when it's done. The control panel is clean and flat and designed with no crevices, which makes it very easy to clean. It has a backlit digital timer, which tells you how long before blending is completed on the preset options.

The glass jar is 51 ounces (1.5L) and is dishwasher safe, chipping, fogging, and scratch resistant. Easy to read measurements are etched into the side.

For more information on any of these features, check out our Blender Reviews Buyer's Guide, which provides detailed information on what to look for when buying a blender.

GoBlendIt Consumer Reviews Summary

Summary of the most helpful positive reviews:

Owners like the power of the Breville Ikon and the separate smoothie button. They also liked that the design and shape of the container and the curved blades created a tunnel so that the entire mixture gets blended, with no food stuck in the bottom.

Reviewers also mention that the blender is one of the quietest they have heard. They also say that it is very stable, even when blending on high settings.

Also mentioned was how tight the base and assembly fit together. Certain owners who had just purchased the product felt that it would be less likely to leak in the future due to the tight seal.

Summary of the most helpful negative reviews:

Most of the reported problems with the engine and blades seem to happen about a year out. Owners report some deterioration and decline in motor power around this time, as well as motor failure.

Leaking was also a problem. It seems that despite the tight fitting of the base and assembly, that there was still leaking the longer the blender was used. Most people that had this issue weren't able to get the parts put back together and aligned properly.

Others talked about how difficult the Breville Ikon is to clean; that food gets stuck in areas around the bottom of the jar and in parts around the bottom gasket and blades. Because it takes a crank tool to remove all the mechanisms, it can be very hard to clean and get food out of this part.

Owners that had problems also talked about how poor customer service is at Breville, that you have to wait on hold to leave a message and they call you back in the next couple of days.

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