I've been using this blender for over a year, and I am very very happy with it. It handles everything I've thrown at it, including rock-hard frozen fruit, nuts, seeds, etc. I love how you can use a standard glass mason jar instead of the regular blender container, because I find that it is lighter and thus easier to handle and clean up afterwards. Oster will try to tell you it's a bad idea and try to get you to buy their special mini-jar, but that's baloney. A mason jar works great.
[ ! ] If you use a mason jar, double and triple check to make sure the rubber ring is on *straight* - make sure none of it is inside the jar, otherwise the blades can get caught on it and you risk some kind of damage. I made this mistake 2 or 3 times, but amazingly neither the motor nor the rubber ring were badly damaged! The ring suffered some abrasions, but that's all. This blender is tough!
One thing, which is isn't really a drawback, is that the way the blades are shaped, there are many tiny crevices for food to get lodged, and you stand basically no chance of removing it without a special tool. Solution:
Brytonpick String Free Flossing Device 3 ea
, cheap, handy, made of germ-resistant stainless steel and reusable. Keep one to floss (maybe), and one in the kitchen drawer to clean the blades. I just did this and cleaned out gross stuff that was probably decomposing inside the blade-assembly for months. (Kind of gross, and might be a real problem for someone with immune issues or special susceptibility to bacteria. If that's you, definitely get the Brytonpick.)
An actual (minor) drawback is that I haven't had much success with the removable plastic piece built into the lid. It doesn't really form a good seal, so if you're working with a lot of liquid at high speed, you could get some splashing. I only ran into this once or twice because I almost always blend small volumes (plus I tend to use the mason jar anyway).
Ok, final thing, this blender is *loud*. It's powerful, and you can hear the wattage. Just keep this mind. You might even want to use ear muffs, as crazy as that might sound.
Tip: Frozen fruit is key to making great smoothies, especially frozen bananas. Put them in last (first if you're using a canning jar), that way they will blend in at the end and remain partly frozen, giving the whole concoction a great texture.
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Update: almost 2 years on, this blender is still going strong. I've been careful to clean the blades right away, and I've found that less food accumulates under the blades (using your faucet's spray attachment helps too, if you have one). I did just clean out some gunk, however. Less than last time, but enough, so my recommendation of occasionally using a tool like the
Brytonpick String Free Flossing Device 3 ea
still stands.
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Second Update: Made the mistake with the rubber gasket one too many times: a year later I finally killed the ring. No problem, just ordered a replacement bundled with a new blade
Oster 4961 Ice Blade
. You can find just the rubber ring or even a three pack for less, but I've read those gaskets are thinner and of cheaper quality.
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Oster 6-Cup Glass Jar 2-Speed Beehive Blender
Make It Fresh with 1000 peak watts and super-strong Crush Pro 4 Blade to tackle blending tasks with power and precision. DURALAST All Metal Drive metal-to-metal connection allows you to blend up to 10,000 smoothies.
Key Features
- Crush Pro 4 Blade
- 2 Speeds
- 6-Cup Boroclass Glass Jar
- 2-Ounce Filler Cap
- 1000 power watts/600 blending watts
- Cord length:16"
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The Oster Classic Series model your blender has a Boroclass Glass Jar is dishwasher safe and shatter-proof, so it can go to right from the dishwasher to blending icy, cold drinks. |
Crush Pro 4 Blade Stainless steel, 4-point design pulverizes and chops with precision. Durable...Lasting..for unmatched blade power. To pulverize..and break down tough ingredients like Kale, Nuts, Berries & Grapes. |
Oster Blenders are uniquely designed with Legendary Duralast All-Metal Drive which assures lasting quality and performance, outlasting competitor plastic drive systems by far. The Oster All-Metal drive system is Life tested to blend up to 10,000 smoothies. |
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Pico de Gallo3 firm tomatoes, cut into chunks. 1 white onion, cut into quarters. 1 jalapeño pepper, halved (optional). ¼ cup lime juice. 1. Place food chopper onto blender base, then add cilantro and pulse until desired texture is reached. Set blended ingredient aside in a mixing bowl. 2. Repeat for each of the other ingredients, adding to mixing bowl after blending. 3. Combine ingredients in mixing bowl, incorporating everything together with the lime juice; add salt to taste. 4. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips and enjoy! |
Harvest Salsa1 onion, roughly chopped and 1 bulb garlic, peeled. 3 pre-chopped habanero pepper. 1 can pumpkin puree and 1 tablespoon apple cider. 3 ripe tomatillos and 2 green apples, peeled & chopped. 1 small clove fresh ginger and ½ teaspoon apple pie spice. 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and ½ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon salt and fresh parsley. 1. Add onion, garlic, habanero pepper, pumpkin, and apple cider to Oster Pro Blender & use the pre-programmed salsa setting to blend. 2. Add tomatillos, sliced apple, ginger, apple pie spice, olive oil, sugar, salt, and parsley and pulse until combined. |
Tomatillo Salsa2 tablespoons water. 1/2 pound tomatillos. 1/2 cup white onion, coarsely chopped and 1 garlic clove, chopped. 1/2 small serrano pepper, quartered. 1/8 teaspoon salt. 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped and 1 teaspoon lime juice. 1. Place the first six ingredients into Oster blender. 2. Transfer to a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened 3. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Tip: Serve warm in a quesadilla, tacos, or serve as a dip with your favorite tortilla chips. |
Mango Salsa1/2 cup diced peaches, fresh or canned. 1 mango, pitted, peeled and diced. 1/2 red pepper, diced. 3 green onions, chopped. 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger. 1/4 cup chopped parsley. 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped (optional). 2 tablespoons lime juice. 1. Toss all ingredients together. 2. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving. |
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This is like using a bomb to swat a gnat
My Oster was missing a part off 1 of the 4 bottom legs. See Photo. If I had ordered from Oster, I could contact their parts department and they would ship me this dime size yet important part, I bet The blender is uneven without this little plug of a part. Not Amazon. Amazon ships me another blender and I am allowed to return one within a certain number of days, no charge. When I get the 2nd new blender, I open the big box just enough to get this dime size part and repack it to return to Amazon. This is like using a bomb to swat a gnat. Insane. Insultingly, when I go to the Oster web site I discover I could have paid the same price ordering through them. So check that before automatically buying via Amazon.Organizations can get so big they lose their flexibility leading to this type of ass backward process. The blender is A-Ok now. We use it almost daily to fix our morning smoothies.
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