Preethi Eco Twin Jar Mixer Grinder, 550-Watt

Here are the mixers and grinders I bought and the experiences I had with them,-Panasonic mixer from India (got it converted from 230V to 110V) - Cannot take more load. Takes around 2hr to make batter. Broke within 6 months. Converted mixer is a very bad choice.-Magic bullet - Good, but not for Indian kitchen. Need atleast 550 watt-power mixer with proper blades for Indian kitchen.-Ultra stone grinder - Excellent to make dosa and idli batter. It takes around 1hr to make batter. But its heavy, takes lot of space and hard to clean.Then, I started looking for a company-made 110V(not the converted), 550 watt-power or more mixer grinder which is easy to handle and clean as well.Well, finally I found Preethi Eco Twin Mixer Grinder. I got it from Great Elect. They delivered it within a week in a good shape. It has a warranty of one year.Parts and features are,- Basic unit has the motor.- There are two jars - 1.5 litre and 0.5 litre. Each jar has a flexi lid and dome lid. Flexi lids convert 1.5 litre jar into 1 litre jar and 0.5 jar into 0.3 litre.- 1.5 litre jar has three blades - Dry/Wet grinding blade, Mincer blade, Whipper blade. 0.5 litre jar has fixed multi purpose blade.- A stirrer- An overload protection switch beneath the basic unit, which is used to restart the mixer when it is overloaded and stops.I have been using this mixer from past 2 months on a daily basis. So far so good. Doesn't take much space on the counter and not that heavy too. Mixer is very efficient and powerful. I make batter in bigger jar with Dry/Wet grinding blade. It takes hardly 10 min. I usually put 2 cups of soaked rice at a time. Also, its very easy to clean. I use smaller jar to make chutneys, dry powders, chilli paste etc. Even a small quantity of ingrediants can be made into a paste/powder without water. I am happy with this buy. Also, I recommend it.UPDATE:Its been over a year with Preethi mixer and still fit and running good. I use mixer atleast twice a week to grind some kind batter or chutneys or dry powders. The mixer has never stopped due to overload and the maximum load I put is 3/4 th bigger jar. But some issues,- Its noisy (Noise has not increased though, just I am mentioning it now)- Flexi lids are dangerous when making puree. The liquid spurts out around the lid . Dome lids are better- There was rust formation near blade in smaller jar. It should be kept dry. The easy way to do it is, always keep jars inverted after wash. No need to tap dry also and this prevents it from rusting.

The Preethi Eco Twin Jar Mixer Grinder is a powerful and efficient kitchen appliance with a 550-watt motor, perfect for grinding, blending, and mixing. It comes with two durable stainless steel jars and is easy to use and clean. Compact and well-built, it offers excellent performance at an affordable price. A great value for anyone looking for a reliable and versatile mixer grinder

Decent quality. Works well. Quiet noisy though

My husband and I love to cook. For valentine's day many moons ago, he bought for me a sumeet multi-grind after we used one during a Thai cooking class. It was phenomenal and held a place of pride on our minute New York City countertop. It grinded, it made salad dressing perfectly, it made beautiful pastes, and it was EASY. I loved it.Fast forward about 10 years and the motor on that machine was still going strong, but unfortunately, the connecting components between the jar and the base just gave way one by one. Sumeet no longer makes that machine, so we had to throw in the towel and search for a replacement. We started with the Asia kitchen machine, but it was quickly clear that the newer models from Sumeet were nowhere near the quality of our beloved unit.So, we tried Preethi, and that's when the burns, splatters, explosions, tears and screams began. It's horribly loud, it does a terrible job grinding both large and small (it doesn't have the ingenious wand of the multi-grind that pushes the food back onto the blade so you have to continually open the machine and effectively give it one pulse over and over and over again) and the worst part: it explodes ALL THE TIME. The jars are not sufficiently sealed to withstand the pressure of the motor, so even on low speed, with a firm hand and a towel covering the lid, it's a horror movie almost every time.The last time I used it, I had put some hot soup in the blender but only about a cup or so in the larger jar. This never would have been a problem in the Sumeet. The construction absolutely prevented the jar top from lifting under pressure. This time (which will be the last time I use this wretched waste of space), I had soup everywhere. 2nd degree burns on my arms and face. Splattering all around the kitchen. I'm still finding lentils in places where lentils should never be.I hate the Preethi Eco Twin. It is a terrible product simply because of the lid construction on the jars cannot in any way withstand the force of the unit. I can't believe anyone who tested this machine didn't have similar problems, and that they STILL allowed this hazardous item to be sold en masse is criminal. Shame on you, Preethi.I wish I could offer an alternative. Make sure that you look for a grinder that has a locking lid to prevent explosions. I will make sure to do so the next time.

Great mixer grinder! We got ours in May 2014.11 years and still runs as good as new! *Knock knock*We've used it heavily for grinding (typical Indian cooking) and to make shakes etc. Couldn't have asked for anything better.