Oster 6684 12-Speed Blender, Black

This thing is powerful. It is also quite loud. It works very well so far though! Definitely recommend for the price. Used it about 5 times so far so I will update if I change my mind about the rating.Update at 9 months:Still use it every single day for a smoothie that fills the whole thing to the top. The power hasn't dropped much at all. I have put this thing through the wringer with the amount I pack into it. I'm very surprised that the power is still at least 90% of what it was initially. Definitely recommend especially for the price.Update at 4 years:Still going strong! Some weird smells from the motor area here and there signifying that we are pushing it too hard sometimes, but still has almost the same amount of power as it did when we bought it. My gf and I have used it each once per day for 4 years. We fill it to the brim with hard fruits and beets and leafy greens and ice for our smoothies each day so we load it up with difficult stuff twice per day for 4 years and this thing is still almost as good as it was when we bought it!!! Impressive machine for the price! The base has started to leak here and there depending on how well we put it back on. There are some small hairline cracks in the plastic base, but nothing major yet. It has been like that for maybe a year so it will likely give us another 2 years about. Overall, for the price it has done amazingly well for a long time for how hard we push it! I have heard of plenty of blenders that were pushed less than this one that were hundreds of dollars that pooped out in less than a couple of years. This thing is an amazing deal! Can't speak highly enough about it! Just buy it if you want reliable and powerful!

Okay, this blender doesn't last very long, maybe a year. I've already had three of these blenders and that's because when they're working they work very well. I now have a KitchenAid blender that I'm getting ready to put in the cabinet because I'm going to order ANOTHER Oster blender, simply because the Oster blender is easier to clean and use.Let me explain. The Oster blender chops and blends ice very well for the shakes I drink each morning. I screw the bottom off, take out the gasket, wash every thing and reassemble it. When I add my shake mix and vitamins, it mixes them up at the bottom of the blender. It also has several speeds that also work very well.The KItchenaid blender does blend well, but it WILL NOT start off slow. Everything I put in it whizzes up to the top and sticks to the rubber top, which I then have to scrape off, back into the blender. When I put my chocolate protein shake mix into the blender, with my rice milk, press the mix button, it starts off very fast and all of my protein-shake mix goes straight to the top of the blender and, yes, it sticks to the rubber top, which I then have to scrape off, back into the blender. There's no way this blender can ever start blending slowly. This is the main complaint that I have. In order to get my shake mix into the blender without it getting all over the rubber top, I have to take the glass part out of the top and pour in my shake, which then splatters all over my kitchen cabinet doors, which I then have to clean. All in all, I hate this blender and I'll order as many Oster blenders as I have to to avoid all of the mess I have to deal with using the Kitchenaid Blender, number KSB465WH, 4-speed countertop blender with 48 oz. polycarbonate jar, white.

This is an decent blender for the price. Parts are available on amazon if it leaks after a few years, so do not be like me and throw your last one away thinking it could not be fixed with a new rubber gasket or blades. It can! It makes and blends delicious shakes and has not problems with ice. If it is not crushing the ice, either slow down the speed or shut off and shake the container and it will work. Please remember that this is real glass and metal parts for most of the drive mechanism. For the price it is a great deal. Any blender can have problems, but this blender gets mostly good reviews. Happy blending my friend.8/1/2013- Revaluation 2 weeks later. This blender is still a good deal for the money, but here is the real juice of the matter. If you do not put enough liquid in the blender, the blade will spin but not mix up the ice and fruit for smoothies. Here is how to do it correctly. Remember friends, this is a very low priced blender which if used properly will give you many years of service, hopefully. Put your milk or fluid in first, then add half the fruit. Put the top on and start a SLOW blend. When you see the ingredients start to whirlpool, take off the top and drop in the ice cubes one at a time. As you add each ice cube, place the lid back on for a second while it gets crushed. This is easy once you do it a few times. Please do not put yours hands inside the blender while blending. Add the rest of the fruit and turn the speed up. Blend for 30-60 seconds and voila, great smoothies. I am making great smoothies every morning and night. Hint- Add 3 tablespoons of organic ground golden flax seeds with the fruit. It has more great healthy omega 3's than stinky fish oil and much safer than eating fish from our filthy ocean that Japan has been nice enough to irradiate for us.

the soy milk extracted by filtering after being processed at this blender "liquefy" setting was thick and so satisfying taste-wise

Je n'avais que la Jar et pas le moteur...!