Montel Williams Health Master: Confessions of an INFOMERCIAL-HOLIC

Dear Food Diary:

“Call now and we’ll take one payment off”. “But wait, call in the next 15 minutes and get a free _______”. “Try it for 30 days or your money back, guaranteed”. “I’ve been using my _______ and loved the results, it really works”. “All this a $$$ value for less than $”… I could go on and on, these words just seem to have a special power over me, maybe it’s the late night and lack of sleep.
It all started back in college, when I first moved to this country. Working on projects through the night, the TV was always on to keep me company. I got a credit card without any credit history while walking around campus, all naive, I just wanted the FREE South Park t-shirt, these nice ladies had me sign on the dotted line, few weeks later, the all powerful mini plastic arrived, and the love affair for late night impulsive shopping began.
I’ve gotten everything from shower mats that were suppose to stay dry at all times, shoe pads to correct posture, creams that promised skin like Cindy Crawford’s, to… I’m embarrassed to admit this, “hip hop abs“, gosh, what was I thinking! I guess I thought Shaun T was kinda hot in those 10-15 minutes I was watching, until I pressed play and his voice annoyed the heck out of me! The list goes on and on. (In case your wondering, no I did not and will not get the Snuggies, that’s where I draw the line, no matter how sleep deprived I am)
Friends laugh at me for “believing”, specially since Advertising is my major. To my defense, a lot of the products I’ve bought over the years are excellent and really do the job. MY FAVORITES: Huggable Hangers (things really don’t fall off, even my mom requested a dozen). Tempurpedic mattress (like sleeping on air, it’s so comfy. Wine glass really doesn’t spill). Maxius Hair Straightener (it does make my frizzy hair straight in one brush).
Recently my beloved Ultimate Chopper died, after 4 wonderful years of morning smoothies, Taiwainese icy and Argentinean Chimichurri sauces, it suddenly stopped working… I was sad, really really sad, until I saw this the other night: Montel Williams Health Master. Not only did it do everything my old Ultimate Chopper did, but it also made hot soups? and sorbets? woah! *Ring Ring* “Please send me one, NOW!” One payment of almost $25o! but Montel says it’s awesome, so it must be. Plus with all the stuff I eat, something healthy and wholesome sounds great to me, I mean, I can live with “chubby” but not looking fwd to being FatChineseGirl.
MONTEL WILLIAMS HEALTH MASTER REVIEW:
So it arrived and it’s industrial size! Unless I want to make smoothies for the whole building, I don’t need this. It’s so big , it barely fits into my sink, so washing is a total pain. It’s powerful so I was willing to give it a chance. First things first, so yummy HOT soups? no stove needed?


It’s super powerful and it emulsified all the ingredients at the blink of an eye. The liquid started feeling warm to hot, imagine coming home to hot soups on a snowy day! Sounds too good to be true? Unfortunately it was.

Once I opened the lid, yuk! gosh, I don’t even know how to describe it. Don’t get me wrong, I am a carnivore, but I also like veggie. Even with the awful smell, I decided to take a couple sips, ewwwwwww, strong raw taste, warm puree, not a good combo. I poured it all down the sink.
Next, homemade Strawberry/Mango Sorbet. This came out pretty good, and I could control the sweetness with honey. But this alone couldn’t convince me to keep the giant, without the hot soup function, any other machine at half the cost could make smoothies or sauces.
So OUT with the Health Master and IN with the Ninja Master Prep (which I saw on TV, but bought at Bed Bath and Beyond with coupons for less than $45). Review to come. I guess I’ll just never learn. “Hello, my name is ChubbyChineseGirl and I’m an Infomercial-holic”.
P.S. Chubby’s RATING: 1/2

18 Responses to Montel Williams Health Master: Confessions of an INFOMERCIAL-HOLIC

  1. Anonymous says:

    Curiously, did you warm up the vegetable concoction you made? I think it can wound up to be this ugly smell of a soup. LOL

    The strawberry/mango sorbet looked good though.

  2. Anonymous says:

    I love buying new kitchen gadgets too! I need a big kitchen just to store all of them! 🙂

  3. Anonymous says:

    Pepsi Monster,
    The machine heat up to soup so i didn't have to….. urghhh just thinking about it makes me wanna throw up LOL…. yeah sorbet wasn't bad

    Balance,
    I just like to buy things in general hahaha

  4. Anonymous says:

    I cant thank you enough for this review. I saw this infomercial too and it seemed to good to be true but I was so engrossed with the ice-cream and soups that I was tempted. Now I know that its lies…

  5. Anonymous says:

    outoftherabbithole,

    well the sorbet was pretty good and the machine is powerful… but when they were saying how yummy the soups tasted, bologna!

  6. Anonymous says:

    You are too funny! My blender broke last year so I'm actually on the market for a blender. Up until now, I've been able to get by with between the food processor and the hand blender. Looking forward to your next review!

  7. Anonymous says:

    Yea, I agreed the vegetables concortion doesn't look appetiting at all! I've always prefered to eat my vegetables stir fried or cooked in soup where I can still tell what I am putting into my mouth.

  8. Anonymous says:

    This healthmaster was a good product initially and then it broke after 3 weeks! Very disappointed with the item and they company has poor customer service. I do not recommend you spending this much money for a blender.

  9. Anonymous says:

    Jen,
    will def post once i take it out of the box =)

    Marcie,
    I hope u got your money back! it had a strong plastic smell too that i was worried about!

  10. Anonymous says:

    Hi, came across your blog and your Healthmaster post and thought I'd check it out. I got my HM about 2 weeks ago, and I have to say I LOVE it! I haven't tried the vegetable soup yet – but I did make the Apple Carrot Ginger and it was a hit with the whole family. I am the queen of not following recipes but the only thing I did different was add fresh chives in with the other 4 ingredients (apple, carrots, fresh ginger, and sea salt). It would be an awesome alternative to tomato soup.
    Did you happen to try putting seasoning in it? Maybe some fresh garlic and freshly cracked pepper with italian seasoning? That one is on my list to try next so I guess I'll see;-)
    Anyway if anyone is interested, I started a recipe site for the HM since there are so few of them – I figured that people could submit their own – so if anyone owns a HM or Vitamix or any other powerful blender feel free to come on by and submit your favorites so we can all share!

  11. Anonymous says:

    Mel,

    I think the size of the machine is good for a family… but it's too big for me…

    I did season the soup…. but it didn't help… it was just yucky…. but it did make a good mango /strawberry sorbet…..

    The machine is powerful…. just didn't like the recipes.. but it's good that your making your own…. congrats!

  12. Anonymous says:

    So, as far as the blender goes, you think it works as advertised? Is it just the vegetable soup recipe that you didn't like?

  13. Anonymous says:

    Blender man,
    I think it works fine, and its powerful, but its HUGE!!!!

  14. Anonymous says:

    Hi guys, I am brand new to the board and simply wanted to say Hello! Looking forward to being an active member with you guys.

  15. Anonymous says:

    Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!

  16. Anonymous says:

    Buna Ziua,cateva cuvinte in introducere mai greu

  17. Anonymous says:

    Hello. And Bye.

  18. Anonymous says:

    You are too funny – hip hops abs… hey i fell victim to that powerful infomercial as well 🙂 I was reading this Montel williams health master review: http://www.3hpblenderreviews.com/montel-williams-health-master/ – the user reviews which were pretty much all negative scared me off. Based on this, I agree with you – probably a "no go" IMO, anyways. Funny write up, keep it up…

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