Oster 6847 Metallic Silver 5-Cup 12-Speed Blender

since we first received this blender, we've been using it pretty much every single day to make smoothies. thus far, no issues yet, and it seems quite powerful and sleek all in one pkg. not to mention it has a real glass container and everything's dishwasher safe too. recommended!

I bought this 12-speed Oster to replace the no-name "smoothie maker" I'd been using previously. That machine was often unable to make short work of frozen fruit and ice cubes. I used it infrequently because of its poor performance and eventually gave up and threw it away. When I decided I didn't want to live smoothie-free, I knew that I had to find another blender. I wanted one that could whip ice and frozen fruit (along with various and sundry liquids and protein powders) into a smooth drink. I knew I didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars for the privilege. Enter the Oster 12-speed blender.

I have to admit I was actually suspicious of this blender's quality BECAUSE of it's reasonable cost. The other blenders I was researching cost upwards of $100.00. I bought it anyway and began blending away. It whipped my protein powder and skim milk into a thick, frothy shake. I changed the setting to the highest- "ice crush" and with some trepidation, dropped in several ice cubes...Read more

Buyer beware, the base cap on this blender will start to crack with limited use. The problem is they use such thin cheap plastic for the base cap and the glass jar is so heavy that the base cap will begin to crack with very little use (screwing it on and off to wash, blending, and placing it down on your counter) making the entire unit an earth contaminating piece of junk. Don't waste your money on this thing unless you can get your hands on a few replacement base caps, otherwise buy something else, preferably a blender without this type of design.