It’s a real looker, but does it do well as it looks??? Read on!!
Preethi Zodiac MG 218 750-Watt Mixer Grinder (Black/Light Grey)It’s a real looker..So I really wanted to replace my old mixer (Preethi Blue Leaf) and I was keeping an eye for this product for the past 6 months at least. Finally I bought it. First impression was AWESOME!! It looks really good.It was individually well wrapped on plastic bag and kept in a cardboard hosting. I am pretty sure that it was meant to protect it while shipping.So I started unwrap the bag and tried to assemble the jars and the bottom assembly (motor), I find that the jars are kind of dirty with some dust and smells like a ‘factory’ (probably it might have picked up from the manufacturing facility). So first thing first, I washed them individually using soapy warm water by hand and then rinse it with the motor running on normal water and everything was cleared and no foul smell. (I believe that Preethi should have taken care of this from their manufacturing facility itself) Not a deal breaker.Bottom Assembly (Motor Casing)***************************************It has a wide bottom and meant for stability with rubber holder (esp. while kneading atta using Master Chef jar), which does it’s job. Comparing to the Blue Leaf I had before, the air went is at the bottom (Good thing) so that if the jar is over flowing/leaking during grinding water seeping into the motor is minimal.It has two light indicator, one at the speed knob and other just below that, it lights Blue. It runs relatively quiet compares to Blue Leaf. (Good thing)I kind of felt that the knob is cheap. It is wobbly and it is not sturdy as Preethi Blue Leaf. It is the frequently used thing on the mixer and I don’t know why Preethi would go for a cheap looking/feeling wobble speed knob. It was just a turn off for the whole product. I saw that my product was manufactured on March 2017 as per the box (This product was released on April 2016 as per Amazon) and they haven’t fixed/noticed it (Very Bad).Motor coupler looks not really strong either. (If you’re wondering what motor coupler is, it’s the small white rotating thing that drives the jar). It just got four teeth and I kind of have a feeling that it will broke, if you run it with a heavy load (grinding turmeric/whole wheat) (Very Bad). Blue Leaf had 6 teeth on it’s coupler. I will update the review if the coupler is broken.Rating: 2/5Master Chef Jar*******************This is one the jar that was advertised heavily on this mixer.Well, Is it gonna replace your food processor? Read on.Mater Chef jar comes with it’s own set of accessories.Grating and slicing bladeBeater and chopping bladeCitrus juice extractor.It was marked up to 1500ML as the maximum volume. However, if you run this with 500ML water, it just over flows! So the actual liquid volume is little over 400ML, when you run the jar with liquid in it, it just climbs the side and over flows.. So watch out. (Bad)The slicing blade came with just one size. How you’re going to make thick/thin slices with just one blade? (Bad) I am not sure if there are different size blades available for purchase separately, if yes, please put that in the comment section below.Preethi ships just the grating/slicing blade where you can attach to a disc. The scary part is that I almost cut myself while trying to change the blade. You really need to watch out while changing the blade.(Horrible Design Flaw)There is a gear assembly on the Master Chef jar to reduce the torque (rotating speed) on this jar. And the gear assembly is poorly designed (how???), It just create a very loud uncomfortable noise. It is really loud that I hate to use the whole jar.. What a bummer!!So to answer the first question. Will this replace your food processor?? Hell NO!!Rating: 3/5Juicer Jar***********The 3-in-1 Insta Fresh Fruit Juicer Jar is another hyped jar. It comes with two sets of blade and a pusher. It really extract juices out of apples, Grapes, pomegranate etc really well. You can use the spout to extract the juice instantly or you can draw it from the jar itself. (Good thing)Cleaning can be a daunting task as it got several parts. So I try to use only when I need to use this for larger quantities or when some special occasions.Other Jars************It got other three Stainless Steel jars. (Big, Medium and Small). I just love them. They looks really good and build perfectly. I really like the small jar (Chutney Jar), which now got a handle! (Really Good thing)Rating: 5/5Conclusion:**************This mixer is not dish washer friendly, which means that you need to hand wash this everytime. Juice extract jar will be a pain to use as it got too many little stuffs to clean. Come on Preethi, it’s 2017.. You need to start making products that are compatible with a dish washer.Do I still recommend this product? Yes, only if you’re looking for a good mixer grinder, with multi-functions.But if you already have a food processor or you have Preethi Blue Leaf or anything similar, then don’t upgrade to Zodiac, it is not worth it and you may not be able to get the real value for money out of it.Overall Rating: 3/5—————————Edit: 1Please don’t get me wrong. Though I have rated this mixer 3/5, it is still one of the best mixer that you can get in the market.It has a very powerful motor. The 3 grinding jars are second to none.Master Chef jar work flawlessly for slicing/grating (I just complained about not been able to adjust the grating/slicing sizes and it’s design)Juicer works perfect. If you’re health conscious and you drink lot of veg/fruit juices, you will reclaim this investment within 6 months!!If you’re from South India, then you can find the service center for Preethi in almost every city/town. (I’m really not sure about the rest of India. I saw couple of comments saying that there is no service center in N. India. Please check the available Service Center for your city/town on Preethi website and just give them a ring, before you click Add to Cart, just to make sure they are there!!)Edit 2:My observation about the Motor coupler (white cap thing that drives the jar blades) was right… Finally it really broke down.. Luckily I was able to get it fixed by the authorized repair outlet in Chennai before the second lockdown!!You wouldn’t believe how much it costs me to fix it… Rs. 17!! yeah… I gave them Rs. 20 note and he even gave my change!!I am increasing the star to 4, just for the splendid after sales service of Preeti after 4 years!!

Preethi Zodiac is very good
Preethi Zodiac Mixer Grinder is excellent. Its Dry and wet grinding are good with fine pasted / Powder within a few seconds, though the Noise level is little high. But the Chopper is not so good. I tried chopping Cabbage and it became too fine like a paste, when I pulsed it for 6-7 times. If I stop after 3-4 pulses, several large pieces remained on the outer side in the jar. I expected uniform fine pieces. My curry became a paste. I got disappointed. Except Chopping, everything else is good.Thanks

Does a lot of things none of them well
This thing is very loud. The food processor is especially piercing loud, like unsafe for ears loud, we use earplugs loud. The blender function is often splattering contents out. The lids don’t seal well so not only do you have to use strength to keep it on, but it will leak contents out. To avoid this you will need to only fill it to about a half to about a third of its size or less. The blender can hardly blend bananas fully. I’d say you’d have to be blending for about 30 seconds plus to complete blend a banana. You’ll be left with chunks with any food more firm.The other attachments are nice to have but again just don’t work that great and are incredibly noisy.Would not recommend. Hoping to find a better blender in India

DEFINITELY THE BEST IN THE MARKET
This is sooo worth for it’s price and so easy to use and clean. The 5 jars can be used for different purposes and it is absolutely good. Definitely buy it!! i get headaches from the sound of the mixers and this doesn’t produce much noise either

Very noisy. You may need some ear plugs on to beat the noise it generates when in operation. Too hard to bear the large noice