Montel Williams Health Master
Health Master - the brand-new food processor! All is possible with the Healthmaster - from homemade icecream to hot soup!
The brand-new Health Master 100 was devised by the famous Jack LaLanne, the former bodybuilding superstar; it`s a high-performance food processor that combines 20 kitchen utensils and 31 work processes.Where to Buy Health Master
You can buy the Montel Healthmaster on Amazon.
Date Reviewed:4/24/2017Reviewed By:Brenda
We purchased the juice master quite a while ago but didn't use it so I gave it to my son he tried to use it and the dam thing wouldn't work at all. I tried to tell my husband it was a high priced piece of junk but he didn't listen. I see that Montez is big on advertising for things that rip people off like the high priced loans . I know anything he puts his name on I won't go near. I guess it's the only work he can get because his talk show stunk. He's really stooping low now dats.
Date Reviewed:4/20/2017Reviewed By:ED
Machine motor burned up, customer service says they discontinued this model but never asked for the model number. Was put on hold for the longest time and when I called back this time he said he would transfer me to corporate and I'm still on hold waiting. Even the customer number you call asked if you want to place an order. How can they still ask if you want to place an order for a discontinued item. Nothing but a scam.
Date Reviewed:10/10/2015Reviewed By:A.Will
I bought this crappy blender/processor on behalf of Montel Williams.. After using the blender for about 3 months it started leaking a dark colored liquid; as well as my juice.. I contacted the company and was informed that I had to purchase another caraffe for about 80 dollars.. They would not honor there own warranty.. The spokes person informed me that the 80 dollars was a bargain!!! I will join anyone in a class action suit..
Date Reviewed:8/10/2014Reviewed By:brian salling
The health master is a piece of junk, and when it breaks which it will. The life time warranty is a bigger piece of sh*t. I have been waiting for my replacement blender for 5 months. They are still on back log. 5 months everytime i call it should ship within 4- 6 more weeks. Still waiting!!
Date Reviewed:6/18/2014Reviewed By:evely waston
How does montel sleep at night . does he care that people bought the health master because we belive in him. montel wouldnt sell a product that is not good and that he didnt test it first ? lolo we all got taken i guess the company knew people would get fooled . out of money because i belive in him selling the health master .. lolol a lifetime warranty
Date Reviewed:5/6/2014Reviewed By:Pamala Janice
Good news. I just completed my call regarding my healthmaster. After one year of making smoothies my healthmaster began to leak a dark liquid. When I called their customer service line, today, I was told that they could not replace the jar because the unit has been discontinued, however, I could buy a refurvished one for $74.00 or I could buy a new one for $149.00 which comes with a six year new replacement warranty for the entire unit. Sounds great, however, thanks to these reviews I decided not to trust them again. My thanks to all of you that wrote the reviews.
PS - Sorry, this is my review resubmitted, the first review I submitted did not have the proper title and required come spelling corrections.
Date Reviewed:12/29/2013Reviewed By:karen
only use it 4 times.. put it away for about a year now it dont work... real disappointment.
Date Reviewed:12/26/2013Reviewed By:Ray Heaton
First of all, everyone should be told that Jack LaLane originally endorsed this product, but only for a short time, because even he admitted it was a piece of crap, and he didn't want his name connected to it, now Montel Williams took over the endorsement, full well knowing this product was junk, he should be charged with fraud and a class action lawsuit against the company that makes them! I never bought one of these units because my mother did, and it was no good, ended up in trash, then I bought her a Vitamaster, which works great!
Date Reviewed:7/1/2013Reviewed By:Mari
I have my Health Master still unused from a yr ago and I just plan to dump it in my garbage without even trying it after reading all of the reviews. I will never watch another infomercial as they are all rip offs.I could cry as I don't have extra cash to throw around to make someone else rich.
Date Reviewed:6/16/2013Reviewed By:Christine
I am so sad....I made this purchase in good faith....Montel, you have let a lot of people down....not only are you a smooth talker....what you had to back you up is that you are famous...and have money....I have my machine sitting in the bottom of my closet...hoping some day there will be a civil law suit and I would be able to get my money back.....You have betrayed me.
Date Reviewed:3/28/2013Reviewed By:Sally
I was reading the reviews and this piece of crap just wasted my time. I nearly bought it until I saw these reviews (Thank the lord!). I would highly advice you to not buy this after all the things that happen to them, you'd probably e lucky if it laste 2 weeks! Screw you Montel, 10 minutes of my life I ain't gettin' back.
Date Reviewed:3/23/2013Reviewed By:Kathy R.
Ditto! Ditto! Ditto! I used to think Montel was the greatest person years ago when I watched his program on TV. Now I wonder how much of that was a farce, because that is just what I have sitting on my kitchen counter now, while I wonder what to do with it. I have all the same problems with it that others have had. Black stuff comes out the bottom. The last time I used it the paint underneath the pitcher, on the base melted and there were slivers of metal. I have the large extra powerful motor. I don't dare use it again. It makes a lot of weird noises. A machinest told me that the bearing is going out and it is going to burn up. I used it only about 15 times.
I feel so ripped off.Why does the BBB allow this product to be sold. As far as I am concerned, this is theft! This crappy piece of junk is going in storage, just in case there is a class action law suit against this manufacturer and it's inventor. Apparently, Montel is not paying attention to business!
Date Reviewed:2/25/2013Reviewed By:Carol Cheatham
I love Montels health master. I hate vegies and cooking so I sneak them in every day with fruit in the health master. Plus it is simple to clean. Add a little ice and water and you have a healthy smoothie. I bought mine used and if anything ever happened to it I would buy another one immediately.
Date Reviewed:2/18/2013Reviewed By:Christine Doucette
My husband and I purchased it but saw the reviews on it after. Luckily they hadn't shipped it yet so we were able to cancel. Thanks everyone for letting us know what a piece of junk it is. Next time for sure we'll check reviews first before making a purchase.
Date Reviewed:2/7/2013Reviewed By:April Adams
My mother purchased 4 of these. One for herself and 3 more for each of her daughters. My mother replaced her leaking pitcher, my youngest sister's blew up and dosent work at all, mine leaks the ick/rust/slime and is extremely loud, and the 4th one still works well though it may have had a total of 5 or 6 uses. Also.. it is a huge PLASTIC monstrosity requiring a lot of space. If you use it on a regular basis it will leak or blow up or both. Save yourself some money, time, and drama...DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!
Date Reviewed:2/4/2013Reviewed By:Annette Ardoin
Used this about 20 times....It died! Then you have to pay to ship it and send $30 for them to ship back. NOT! I'll just have to take the loss, because who wants to pay more money to fix something that is junk!!!
Montel Williams....you are a scam along with your product!!!
Plus the damn lid was so hard to get to close, that it was fight every time I used it.....
Don't purchase this JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Date Reviewed:1/15/2013Reviewed By:Kimber
I have had this product for a little over a year and spend over 200 dollars. I use it about every two weeks to make smoothies. That's about it and today oil spied out the bottom of the blender. I bought it to save money by making my own smoothie, I guess it would have been cheaper to just keep buying the smoothies. It works out to about 10 dollars a smoothie. This product sucks . Hope montel is enjoying all the wasted money that people have wasted on his crap product. WhAt a rip off. Don't waste your money.
Date Reviewed:1/7/2013Reviewed By:Russ
after about 15 uses I have a nasty brown liquid coming out of the container base. Bearing or bushing whatever it is is also loose. brown spray everywhere and signs of metal dust. DONT EVER BUY FROM THE TV AGAIN. Screw you Montel. Your name is no better than dirt.
Date Reviewed:12/17/2012Reviewed By:Brad Anderson
The motor is powerful enough, but the pitcher being plastic can not take the side thrust of breaking up ice in the blender.
THe blade shaft at the bottom of the picture develops play and it leaks brown rusty looking bactieria water into your drink It also oozes out the bottom while making a drink.
Almost $100.00 with shipping to replace the plastic pitcher.
My last blender from target with a glass picture never leakied even after 15 years of use.
Date Reviewed:11/5/2012Reviewed By:Cheryl Hancock
Have no problems with it for a year other then that it does not juice....Well it does if you strain out the pulp...It is so filling on one drink cannot do another one, and also a huge waste for one person.....I bought another juicer at costco an get the right amount of juice for one person. Over priced for what it does......
Date Reviewed:10/25/2012Reviewed By:Lori
I have the same issues with the Health Master as everyone else. I believe we should all join forces and file a Civil Lawsuit to get Montel's attention and the manufacturer's attention and be refunded for this piece of CRAP!!!!
Thoughts?
Date Reviewed:10/20/2012Reviewed By:Marcia
My healthmaster started leaking oil fom the base, too. Not sure if the oil is getting inside the pitcher,as well. The inside of the pitcher has a strong burnt oil smell. Have stopped using it all together. Extremely disappointed that the ads are still running day and night on TV and that they are still selling this product.
Date Reviewed:8/6/2012Reviewed By:STEPHANIEANN
I am very angry at the present time for I purchased online the Healthmaster Elite from the Montel Williams Healthmaster website. I read the terms of agreement. I was advised that I had a right to a full refund if I was unsatisfied with this product or did not want it, so long as I returned the product for a full refund within 60 days from the date I purchased it. I purchased this product on 6/11/12 and returned it via USPS delivery confirmation on 7/31/2012 at 6pm, as clearly stated on the Montel Williams TV program I originally watched and as was informed of the refund policy and also outlined in my purchaser's terms of agreement outlined by TriStar Products, Inc. Therefore, I am well within my rights to expect an immediate refund, which is totaling $100.86. It should be credited back to the credit card of my son, Tyler, who used to make this purchase as a gift for me. The reason I returned this product was after receiving it, I realized that the blender already in my home was just as sufficient as the Healthmaster Elite device and performed 90% of the same functions. And since I had already paid for my other blender, I decided to repackage the Healthmaster Elite in red and contact the TriStar Products, Inc. customer service staff and request how to proceed with properly returning this product. I initially contacted the TriStar Product, Inc. customer service staff during the week of June 20, 2012 to request how to proceed with returning this product. However, instead of a simple return and refund conversation, I was told that a senior customer service staff member would have to contact me at my home at a more convenient time to him/her. I patiently waited for literally one full month, until the second week of July 2012 to contact the TriStar Products, Inc. customer service staff yet again. This time, after being put on hold for more than 10 times and forced to stay on hold for more than 45 minutes prior to a staff person taking my call and another 25 minutes of being forwarded to various customer service staff and eventually to a male supervisor, I finally was provided with an RA number, which is a Return Authorization number. I was also told I would have to pay out of my own pocket to return this device. The TV show that advertised the Healthmaster Elite blender information included Montel Williams emphatically and repeatedly stressing to potential buyers of this product that there was a 60-day, no-hassle return policy, which included free shipping and a free return policy. To date, I am now being denied the right to a full refund of $100.86, and I am being told by TriStar Products, Inc. customer service staff that as of 8/1/2012, my product was accepted as a returned product by their company. However, no refund of $100.86 will be refunded at this time due to the credit card my son used to purchase the Healthmaster Elite not being open and able to accept refund presently. This is entirely not true. And despite the numerous attempts I've made yesterday and again today to resolve this issue with the TriStar Products, Inc. customer service staff and supervisors, I'm being given a new excuse now, that my son will not receive a full and complete refund due to the fact that I returned the Healthmaster Elite well after the 30-day initial trial period expired. This is not true, as once again, this product was purchased with a written agreement (terms of use for the product and purchase) and live on TV with Montel Williams promoting the product, that I had a full 60 days to review this product and return it for a full refund, which again for me would be $100.86. In summation, please advise me as to what immediate course of action I should presently pursue in order to ensure that TriStar Products, Inc. is forced to immediately refund my son in full $100.86 for a product he graciously ordered for me and which I never used, only opened, reviewed, and then within the 60-day limit, returned with insurance on the product and delivery confirmation from the Enola, PA 17025 postal office. If possible, have a member of your legal team contact me for a brief overview of my son's and my present situation with TriStar Products, Inc. and perhaps offer me some much needed legal advice as to what legal actions I must pursue at the present time to immediately remedy this most unfortunate of circumstances. Thank you ever so kindly for your time. Note: Should a member of your legal team attempt to contact me unsuccessfully, please advise him/her to leave a detailed voice mail message, to include the date, time, and specific reason for his/her call. Finally, provide me with specific dates and times which are most suitable for me to return his/her call. I will also require a brief explanation of the specific information I should have at my disposal when I am best able to return his/her call. Thank you ever so kindly once again for your time and attention to this situation at hand.
Date Reviewed:7/9/2012Reviewed By:terri rink
Mine just blew up....leaking rust and oil..what a piece of crap...I was going to return it,but after reading all the customer care complaints I think I will pass....Just don't have the time or energy for more aggravation...I wish Sylvia the physic would have given me a reading before my purchase maybe she would have predicted a major financial loss coming my way LOL...LOL...Oh well.....:)
Date Reviewed:6/8/2012Reviewed By:Debbie
I love it for juicing. Just got it so haven't tried other recipes but I'm sold on it.
Date Reviewed:5/30/2012Reviewed By:Wayne C
I used it one time and could not finiish what i was blending before it over heated and now it will not come back on? the lights come on but o one is home.
Date Reviewed:5/28/2012Reviewed By:Sherry
I had this blender for a year before I got time to take it out of the box and use it. I was excited trying to get healthy thinking I paid over $400 for it with supposedly the more upgraded motor and 3 year extra warranty and I used it once and it did not do as the infomercial showed I had to use the tamper everytime I used it. The ingredients do not blend down and I don't see how this would even work to make soup or ice cream when I didn't even use it over a minute of blending and it overheated and I did as it said and unplugged the unit and reset the button and it worked two more times for me but not any better I had to put the ingredients into my Ninja to finish blending the ingredients to avoid overheating the Healthmaster and it turned off again on my third use and I did again exactly what it said to do and it won't reset now no matter what!! I can't get it to come back on or reset the button won't come down to reset and I didn't even use it but a total of 4 times. To have paid this much and see what the reviews say about the customer service scares me and I see now Montel Williams is a rip off artist!!! I am so pissed off that I got screwed and ripped off for over $400!!! I wished I had seen the reviews before purchasing and I wish I had used it right away and not waited so long to even try it out but looks like it wouldn't have mattered. Do Not buy this unit only buy a Vitamix with a better reputation than these stars that are only out to steal and lie to get money from us common folk!
Date Reviewed:5/5/2012Reviewed By:Shade
Boy am I glad I read all these reviews. I just saved myself a lot of money and grief. I was suspicious because of Montel's other commercial where he's promoting some company that will lend you money at a very high interest rate. Shame on you, Montel, for selling your soul! Karma's a bitch, man!!
Date Reviewed:5/4/2012Reviewed By:dan
I got my healthmaster elite on April 19 and after that infomercial was so excited. I made smoothies, nothing my 30.00 blender couldnt make. April 22nd it began to smoke, and I dont mean a little. I called in, I fought, I waited. A week later came a new base. Now the first one to Canada was 200.00 plus 45.00 shipping, plus 57.00 brokerage fees, no one told me that, plus another 11.00 for the second brokerage fee on the replacement. I open the box, the whole front chrome piece is mashed, very poorly packed. Back on the phone, now its a month from the first order. They tell me to prepay the unit back for a refund, I said are you joking, do you realize how mad I am and how I will tell every person in the world what a piece of junk this is.Were sorry sir, thats all we can do. I come unglued. I finally after 30mins, convince them that I will make 2 blenders out of one and they can refund my credit card half, they agreed although to date I have no money yet.I wish I would have read reviews before I bought. Junk is about all I can say. I took it apart to make one blender from 2, you would laugh your guts out if you saw the inside of this, there is nothing there. I have now ordered a blendtec, dont have it yet but cant wait to use a quality item. Montel should be sued and have to make a public TV apology for this criminal activity. You have been warned. Stay away from this garbage, I got screwed. As for the warranty, forget the 6 years, Montel wont be in business with this unit by then but hopefully he has scammed enough people to retire. Disgusting.
Date Reviewed:4/22/2012Reviewed By:Upset in NC
I used the product a few times. Didn't really have any issues with it but just didn't have time to use it enough. I decided to return the product and was surprised about having to pay the shipping and handling to return the product. But it was okay not a problem. I have been waiting for a refund for almost 15 days. Customer service is very poor. When I call all I get is that my refund is pending. Each time has been a different answer. At first it was supposed to take 5 business days. Then it was the banks fault. Now it should only be a few more days. What? I hate poor customer service and this has been the worst i've seen in a long time.
Date Reviewed:4/16/2012Reviewed By:Meg
I am extremely disappointed. I have loved using this product but as with others, it began to leak grease and then spray grease. Motor is making very loud noise and after owning for under 6 months, it is not usable. Poorly made product.
Date Reviewed:3/23/2012Reviewed By:Mia S
I bought this product about a year ago and had only used it maybe 25 or 30 times before it started leaking oil and they a couple of uses later the motor blew. I am so disappointed as this is an expensive purchase considering that I didn't get much use out of it.
Date Reviewed:3/13/2012Reviewed By:gjs
The motor has a 100 year warranty. You wont have to worry about it. The bearing in the blender pitcher wont last more than a few months. Then they will want $80 to replace it. This is a really BAD product.
Date Reviewed:2/21/2012Reviewed By:Terry
I too had a leaky pitcher from the classic health master. I did just call to see if the problem was fixed. They told me they are discontinuing the classic version and that they would send me an elite (the new version) for like $30 with state tax. In my opinion since they are taking notice that this is a problem, they should have sent me the new one for free. At least I got something from them at all though. They told me there have been no issues so far with the elite model. I hope not. Anyone reading this should call in and get the newer version. I had ordered online and they were able to pull up my info quickly.
Date Reviewed:2/17/2012Reviewed By:Angela Blandon
This is the worst product I have ever bought on TV especially for the high dollar amount. The pitcher started leaking rusty liquid after just a fiew uses. The company said they would send me a new one for $54.95 and that it is very uncommon, they lied. I now see this is how they continue to make more money off their customers. I do not believe Montel Williams anymore he also will put his name on any product just to make a dollar.
Date Reviewed:2/1/2012Reviewed By:Connie Payne
After numerous customer service calls the first time and a replaced unit because the motor died, the 2nd one actually had the pitcher leak within 15 uses. Junk, absolute junk and the worst part is he is still advertising this crap all the time on TV and duping these poor people that are looking for something that works. I am going to report this to the BBB and hope against hope that more people will start reading the reviews before purchasing. It should be in consumer reports as a " definitely don't buy!" Not mention the amount of space it takes up on my counter and the runaround I got from customer service
Date Reviewed:2/1/2012Reviewed By:tony
I bought this garbage about a year ago. the fist thing I tried to make was pumkin soup that I had roased first so it would have some roasted flavor.so it was already soft no raw added it to the heathmaster and it stoped working in about 15 sec. the book said wait 30 mins. and reset I had dinner guest comeing!! so I tried to reset it FORGET IT IT NEVER RAN AGIEN so I had to finish it in my kitchen aid food proccsor and warm it on the stove.needles to say I was pissed off called them the next day and got the same BS.every one else did. FYI BOUGHT A NIJA NJ600 1000 WATTS. What a diffrence....
Date Reviewed:1/23/2012Reviewed By:frost
i agree with most of these reviews, this is not a good product. the bearings for the blade on the pitcher are not sealed and leak a nasty bearing oil until they finally break down, or burn out the motor.
Date Reviewed:12/19/2011Reviewed By:Cande B
I'm so saddened to say my health master has turned out to be a "health disaster"! I haven't used it a good 10 times and it no longer works as it did when I first purchased it. After spending over $230+...I will check for reviews from this momment forward.
Date Reviewed:12/14/2011Reviewed By:yvonne gearns
you have the choice to return, but you must pay return shipping. remind me to buy anything on tv again. I do not feel we should pay the return if not satisfied with the product.
Date Reviewed:11/2/2011Reviewed By:dewey johoneson
I got mine for a gift. How do you tell them you threw it out. I'm a jet mechanic and attempted to replace the leaking bearing. No way! DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE!
Date Reviewed:10/29/2011Reviewed By:Disgusted
I only used Montel's Health Master 3 times and it I wouldn't even turn it on when I tried the 4th time. I still had to strain the pulp when I made juice. It was so loud. Someone asked "Why all the bad reviews?" Why not? What are we supposed to do lie and pretend something worked well when it didn't? My mistake was not checking reviews first. If anyone has to send the unit back, you need to get a RA (Return authorization #) from customer service and write that on the outside of the box.
Date Reviewed:10/23/2011Reviewed By:patricia
I have had my for a year and was a great machine till now. Its making horrible noise and noticed bottom of pitcher greasey. I guess I had a leak and it has ruint motor. I dont think I will send for replacement I already spent $250 to purchase it.
Date Reviewed:10/7/2011Reviewed By:patches
I want to thank everyone for their reviews on this product. I was very close to placing an order for the Health Master. I believe I will save a little more money and make a real investment in a Vitamix. I am so glad I decided to do some research first.
Date Reviewed:10/3/2011Reviewed By:Sheryl R
As a business owner myself, advertising is expensive, but a BAD word is more costly than advertising! Rude customer service, my pitcher leaked only months after owning it, had to buy a new one @ $50, as that was not covered by warranty, (read the tiny print), then the motor went out. Total hrs on this unit was maybe 5, and it fell apart. Don't buy it!!!! Because if you pay the huge money for it, you won't get it back, it will break after 90 days. I wish this product & company was off the market!!!
Date Reviewed:10/2/2011Reviewed By:sonja
I am disgusted that Montel Williams has disgraced himself and ruined his reputation by selling this product. What a rip off. So dishonest; is this criminal? People work hard for their money and this is sad that he is willing to steal folks money. When I opened the box and the blender was plastic, I knew it was a rip off. I expected a hefty glass container. I gave it a shot and like many other comments, I have to agree that the juicer I have now, which costs me 30 dollars is a much better piece of equipment. I just hope I don't have all the problems getting my refund that I'm seeing other people had. Shame, shame.
Date Reviewed:9/29/2011Reviewed By:Pierre
My healthmaster died on the third use. I was following the recommended instructions when I smelled something and before I can push the stop button, it stopped. Looks like the motor is gone. You are a terrible liar Montel
Date Reviewed:9/27/2011Reviewed By:Peggy
I have used the blender three times to make soup and it's come out pretty good. I just don't know what else you can make besides soup and smoothies. If I would've read all of the negative reviews before my husband sent for it, I would've told him not to buy it. I'm not sure it's worth the money.
Date Reviewed:9/24/2011Reviewed By:Marsha
This is the worse product I have ever purchased..if you want to waste your money buy this. Only made smoothies with soft fruit...yogurt and juice and it leaks! Two replacement pitchers in less than two years and now they want another $50 to replace it AGAIN!? really? How stupid do you think we are as consumers? Don't waste your money...wish I knew this before I got mine!
Date Reviewed:9/12/2011Reviewed By:Chris
After buying the product and it being shipped late, we attempted to make some of the recipes. The soup tasted raw and was awful. We attempted to use it only 3 times over a couple of months and the motor burned up. Now they want to charge me to send me a replacement motor. This is the worst product I have ever seen. I have gotten better results from a dollar store blender for under $20. Save your money and your sanity!