Marisa E. Haugen | Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Good blender, like all blenders on this side of 100 bucks it has trouble with 1)small amounts and 2) things that aren't super liquidy.

donna | Saturday, October 16, 2010

I bought this blender for my shore home. I looked at much more expensive blenders in department stores, but decided on this because it had the same speeds and looked well built. I am very satisfied as I have used several times this summer and made some hearty cocktails with. Really gave the motor a run for the money and still works like new!!! So "Cheers" to this blender!

AJJ in Tolleson, AZ | Friday, October 08, 2010

Anyone looking for a powerful, easy to use and easy to clean blender should purchase the Oster 16-Speed, Glass Jar Blender. I use it almost everyday to make smoothies. It completely chops fruit and ice with no chunks and the clea-up takes just few minutes.

I highly recommend this product.

luvstoreadinca | Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Very disappointed with this blender. It has a hard time with frozen strawberries! It is very difficult to seat onto the motor shaft without making such a loud noise that I think it will break. It took me 15 minutes this morning to make a simple shake. I purchased this in 2009 and have been putting up with it ever since. It is no better than the $30 blenders I have purchased in the past. Still won't pay much more for a blender than I did on this one. Maybe another name brand will be next.

Evie G | Wednesday, September 29, 2010

I bought my first Oster blender in 1970 and have used it ever since. Every few years or so I bought another brand thinking it would be better! Silly me! I always pulled out the old Harvest Gold one and used it until I felt I needed to upgrade. A few weeks ago I started to research a new model, and to my surprise I discovered I had one of the best on the market. I did upgrade when my daughter who likes all things vintage remarked how cool my old blender would look in her kitchen. So both of us are happy

Ryan Woodard | Thursday, September 23, 2010

This blender works pretty well. I find that I can not really tell a difference between many of the speeds in terms of how effective they are (it seems rather unnecessary to have so many).

My complaints are:
1) While it comes apart to clean, the assembly has to be put back together exactly straight and even or else it will leak. I make smoothies and leave them in the fridge over night, and if I haven't put it on straight enough/snug enough, it leaks.
2) This thing is LOUD... LOUD LO

Carleen E. Kerstetter | Friday, September 17, 2010

I USE A BLENDER A LOT SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY ANGER WHEN I WENT TO USE MY GOOD OLD FRIEND AND LOW AND BEHOLD, IT NO LONGER WORKED, I THOUGHT ABOUT REGISTERING A COMPLAINT BUT THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED IT 15 YEARS AGO WAS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. RATS!!!!!!!!! SOOO I WENT TO TRUSTY AMAZON.COM AND ORDERED MY BEAUTIFUL WORKING OSTER. IT ARRIVED IN 3 DAYS SO I AM BACK IN BUSINESS. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TinaLou | Monday, September 06, 2010

I had bought a blender based on a recent major consumer magazine's recommendation for blenders under $50. It failed my ice-crush test (left large chunks of ice when 'done'), so I was doubtful that this blender would do any better. I was wrong! This blender makes slush out of ice quickly and consistently, without needing to poke at the contents. And it does a great job pureeing too. I like that I'll be able to buy replacement ice-crushing blades down the road, too. The glass pitcher with multi-pour spo

J Boysen | Wednesday, September 01, 2010

I have had this blender for about a month and it has been fantastic so far for everything I have tried to do with it. I would certainly recommend it to my friends.

Cecilia Lorett | Saturday, August 28, 2010

This is a great product. It does what it is supposed to do. The first time I used it, I made a mess and realized that I did not turn the bottom tight enough - never happened again. I've used it at least once a day to make fruit smoothies - and yes, I baby it (have learned to treat appliances gently), and I use a spoon to scrape some of the ingredients (fruit, wheat germ, or protein powder) off of the side when needed (not all the time) or loosen the stuff from the bottom (again, not all the time) - again ve

H.K. | Thursday, August 26, 2010

I own one of these, have had it for close to a year now. I does the job sufficiently, is easy to clean and use. The price is quite agreeable to me, and all the extra speeds - while not strictly necessary or helpful- add a sense of getting more bang. I mean, why pay for two speeds when you can have 16 for the same or less $! Now if you need to make granite puree or dispose of a corpse, you might have to shell out a little more - but I've crushed ice, made smoothies, shakes, soups, blended margaritas, etc, (i

Amy Vanderhyde | Monday, August 23, 2010

I got this blender to puree fruits and veggies for my 6 month old baby to eat. I have used it for peaches so far. It did a nice job of making a smooth puree. I am going to try green beans today. The box says it has a brushed nickel finish. It looks much more like chrome to me (very shiny). I would like it to have a 6 cup jar instead of 5 cup. I like all the choices for speeds.

kingskid | Tuesday, August 10, 2010

I read all the reviews before I purchased this blender and have to say they were spot on. I found the only thing that could have used some improvement was the flimsy base. Why would you cheap out on a plastic base??? Other than that its a great blender for the price.

Shock Writer | Sunday, August 01, 2010

Only mixes thin liquids well. Will NOT do ice creme shakes without much pushing of ice creme down dangerously near mixing blade. Smooth top mix blade will not do shakes either. Tends to leak since very very easy to thread it wrong when putting bottom on so it looks fine but is cross threaded though it went on smoothly but now LEAKS! Have had to clean up many many times. Finally threw mine out. Glass finally cracked when tightened well enough to not leak. Throat of mix glass is too big to let ice cream in.

T. Bemis | Sunday, July 25, 2010

We haven't had this blender very long, but it seems to really make great smoothies. Blows the doors off our old one, which was a Braun powermax. It is a bit loud, but I've never expected to own a quiet blender. The all metal drive system feels very sturdy. The plastic components on the Braun one broke a couple of times. Overall, the thing does what it's supposed to do, and does it much better than I expected.

Duffer. | Wednesday, July 21, 2010

This is a good blender for a modest price. It has a glass jar which is something of a rarity these days considering the low price. There are numerous speed selections which all work as expected. The blender is attractive if one wants to leave it on the counter top. It has a feeling of sturdiness. All in all, this is one nice blender and the price is right. I have used it numerous times and it performs well.

K MOM | Wednesday, July 07, 2010

I love this blender, I buy it almost 4 years ago and it still working really good, and I use it almost every day, to make salsas, smothies, a puree for my baby....
I think it is a good blender for the price.
after 4 yrs of use I'm lookig for the black plastic base to replace it, but the blender still works with out it.

The Lorax | Tuesday, June 15, 2010

I've had this for about 6 months. I make frozen fruit smoothies every day for breakfast. In the last week, the motor is failing and the noises and the power are diminishing. I'm shopping now ofr a replacement. I would say that if you're going to be using it every day, don't buy it.

T. Meeks | Sunday, June 13, 2010

I'm not sure what to say - it's a nice, thick glass blender. Works great - makes really good smoothies. I ordered the milkshake blade too - I would recommend it. Does a pretty good job making the milkshakes super creamy. I'd suggest this for the money.

P. Schuler | Sunday, May 09, 2010

This blender replaced a blender with a plastic jar that was cracked. I have only had it about a month. So far, I love it. Others have mentioned that the lid is not that secure - and this is true. It doesn't suction like others with a round lid, but it works for me and nothing has spilled out. The base of the jar has that plasic ring around it that spins when you put the blender on higher speeds and the plastic is a little flimsy, but again, it doesn't seem to matter. What the blender does is blend re

Bargain Seeker | Sunday, March 28, 2010

My mom had an oster blender that lasted decades which is why I chose this brand. This blendar seems very sturdy, works well, has a powerful motor and was a reasonable price for a glass jar.

Heather Walton | Friday, March 26, 2010

I am new to blending. I was very intimidated by blenders because the ones from 20 years ago never crushed the ice or made any smoothie smooth. My daughters kept asking for fruit smoothies and I never thought I could make them smooth without spending $200 on a HealthMaster or $300 on a Vitamix. I bought this one because it was cheap and I did not have high expectations.

I like Gold Standard Natural Strawberry whey protein so I added that into the blender with a cup of water, a half bag of organic frozen strawberries and a cup of frozen pineapple chunks and turned on the blender. Not only was it smooth enough to drink with a thin straw, but it only took a matter of seconds. I did not make my smoothie in stages at all, I just dumped all the ingredients into the blender at once, put on the lid and hit the ice button. Excellent product at an excellent price! Highly recommended!

Shan SR | Tuesday, March 16, 2010

I bought this blender to mainly make Smoothies from frozen fruits. In that it does an excellent job, the smoothies come out nice and consistent without lumps (like my old blender used to do).

Aesthetics: The blender looks much better than what I expected. It looks well built and the glass Jar looks STURDY! It stays on the counter top because it looks very good.

Cleaning: Very easy to clean, bottom assembly comes apart easily and its easy to reassemble.

Now the issue: After two days of use I noticed something that I didn't expect in a blender. Rust! I was quite surprised to find rust in the blade. Not in the edges, but what looks like a rivet that holds the blades together. I also notices some (not much) burning smell during the first two uses. I am not much worried about the smell, this I expect to go away. But the rust isn't something to ignore.

I was going to return it to Amazon, but decided to call Oster first. Their rep indicated that rusting could indicate a defect and they will replace the blade (sending one via mail in 7 to 10 days). I am keeping the blender and will update once i get the new blade and give it a spin.

K. Fry | Saturday, February 20, 2010

I primarily used this for frozen fruit-based smoothies. It didn't work for my needs, and it was just a very low-quality product. I ended up returning it and getting a BlendTec blender.
* A few times, when I put the blender down on the base, it started blending automatically (SCARY!)
* The lid didn't fit on the container properly, there were gaps on all edges, as if the lid was just a tad too small.
* A rust spot had formed on the top of the blade by the 10th use.
* The container leaked from under the blade from the first use.
* The command buttons were occasionally unresponsive.
* This thing is LOUD for how underpowered it is. My 3-horse power BlendTec is quieter.
* It gave off an odor from the motor or something. Unpleasant.

As for its actual blending capabilities: equally unimpressive. Had to baby the blender constantly. Pulse for 10 seconds, scrape down the sides, pulse, scrape, add more liquid, pulse, scrape, pulse, drink. Frozen fruit smoothies would take about 5-6 minutes to make, having to constantly help the blender do its job. That said, at the end it did achieve a pretty good consistency. On my old Kitchen Aid blender, I always had strawberry seeds at the bottom of my smoothies. This blender seemed to shred them up, so that's one plus (I had to baby my Kitchenaid much less, however).

If you're planning on making smoothies often, just bite the bullet and get a BlendTec or VitaMix blender. They're both high-powered, quality machines that are made in the USA (BlendTec: Utah, VitaMix: Ohio). You'll never need to buy another blender in your life.

M. Dana | Sunday, January 31, 2010

After reading all reviews, we selected this model. We did not like the removable topper at the top of the blender, it was very hard to get on and off and flew across the room a couple of times taking off. Also, the jar did not sit on the base very well, it felt like it was going to come off. The photo is not accurate as the bottom of the jar does not have a black wrap-around based as shown in the photo. We ended up returning to Amazon with no problems.