Trying to decide if I should get this blender. Who/what kind of person would you recommend this to and for what?
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My humble opinion: my wife wanted a Vitamix. I was skeptic because of the high price and not having heard of that brand before. So I searched for all high-power blenders available in Amazon, sorted by price, ignored the ones with few reviews, and read reviews carefully. This, and the costliest Ninja, were the only ones with no complaints of them stopping working after a few months. Since my wife did not trust the Ninja, and I trust Oster as brand, I went for this. We're very happy with this choice: it grinds everything, and the price was right.
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I have this blender a while now an basically it does everything a Vitamix can do. It can handle the toughest vegetables to make very smooth smoothies. I made peanut butter in no time. Any kind of frozen drinks from Margaritas to frozen coffee drinks are done in about 20 seconds. This machine is serious power at half the price of a Vitamix. It's awesome.
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The Oster Versa is a very good machine. It makes smoothie out of carrots, Kale leaves, frozen fruit (mango cubes and whole strawberries) and fresh oranges with very small frozen particles left in the mix. Good enough for me. Got to add a glass of water to the mix before processing to make it drinkable. The price is 1/2 of the top machines. I selected one with shorter vessel to fit on the counter.
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It would be good for general blending (protein powders, fruits, etc.) just will not blend anything like kale that is fibrous. I didn't check out ice either. For the price you can do better. It used to be the BEST blender when I was young, oh well.
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a foodie, aspiring to be a chef. best bang for the buck, in a near professional. The blender stands much higher then you would expect. but this will be your last blender you buy. we love it. use it daily. soups, slushes.
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Fortunately I have access to both and did a pretty thorough review of them on my blog site at http://www.blendblog.net/Default.aspx?tabid=36&EntryID=64. Hope this helps, I like both devices but they are different and which one to get really depends on what you are looking for which I breakdown in my review. Sean
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Very good. Whether you use hard ice or frozen fruit it chops it up pretty well. My smoothies come out great. That's the main purpose I bought this blender and yes I would buy it all over again :) but it is very loud when you blend. If that doesnt bother you then it's perfect!
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I just got the ninja 700. it has the power to crush the ice very fast but it does NOT make the smoothie smooth. I believe it's the blade design that it does not promote enough circulation inside the blender. Lot of chunky ice in there even a relatively long blend. Absolutely not recommended for smoothies. My cheapy bullet blender make smoother smoothie.
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I know you specifically asked for those who have owned a Kitchen aid but please allow me to say...when I was researching between these two mixers and another brand (I cant think of right now) what did it for me.....was the warranty and also the reviews. I don't want to purchase anything where customer service literally is poor or I have to worry that within a year I will be out of an expensive item. That is what helped me to purchase the Hamilton Beach. Do your research and compare what are important elements to you in a mixer and then you will make the right decision for you.
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Yes, My good friend purchased his on QVC and I liked it. I did the research using part numbers and model numbers, This is the same blender. Works great at almost half the price of the QVC Price.
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I was looking at your reviews, before deciding on whether to buy one myself. thanks for your input.
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I have the Bamix Pro, my second Bamix and I have loved mine. I wore the first one out, like, worked it to death in about 13/15 years. So sorry your doesn't meet your expectations. I don't even own a blender.
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I did buy the refurbished module, looked really good but a little to large for my use, at this time. I have, and do use an, (Oster 8 speed Blender 6 cups 475 watts. of Power chops and Grind with stainless steel blades) on sell. I bought two of them, also from amazon! This was the same model I use for years! (It does the same things that the Brevill does somewhat!) And also better and, cheaper than the one that, Montel Williams, sells!"I think! Be Blessed!!!"
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To my knowledge, over the years I have owned many oater blenders and to my knowledge they have remained the same all these years. Their attachments, even are the same size for their carry around glasses where you can blend something and take it with you. Why don't you write to the company they are the nicest people to deal with. and by the way, I have 3 of these, they work almost as good as a VitaMix.
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Probably nothing. On the les expensive blender are there other differences? Attachments? Motor capacity? The difference between the extra two speeds is not significant but there may be other things that account for the price.
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I have a 150 watt tribest blender and it does very well. I believe it's up to the individual. But, this is my second Tribest Blender and I luv it! I believe the 200 watts would be just as good as the 250.
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Honestly, I would say avoid this blender for smoothies. Mine burned up on Kale. Take the plunge and buy a Ninja. If I had done so, I would've paid only 100$ instead of 150$ (50 for this blender and 100 for the Ninja.).
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It's not the best blender. For home-use you will likely see no difference in quality for a decade or more, but this particular model lasts just short of 2.5 years in my kitchen (commercial/professional) whereas the vitamix I last had lasted over a decade and saw more use.
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I love mine. I have two units, one for home and one at school. It blends my smoothies and crushes ice well. There are more cups than I can use, but I have no complaints with the blender.
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I bought this blender(paid $289 total cost) to make veggies/fruits smoothie and its performance to other blender brands costing $400+. I don't see why you can't make hot soup with this blender.(Although I haven't tried/never needed it.)I don't really care if this blender takes longer to blend things together than others costing hundreds of dollar more, what matter is the end result of what you intended to mix. It's like: Toyota Camry is a good car, Honda Accord is a good, which car "performs" better is a subjective thing.
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I own the Oster Fusion blender. Marketed as a blender/food processor due to the reversing blade capability. I have had it for 2 years and it's great! Makes smooth smoothies too! I put carrots and apples cut into quarters and nuts in it on chop first then add other ingredients and ice and put it on the frozen drink setting and it works wonderfully. The jar is glass, which is nice and holds 6 cups. Can only say great things about it...