Good replacement for Vitamix or Omni rand blenders
593078
I used this for my Omni brand blender and it works well, with a good fit. It was hard to find a reasonable priced replacement canister. This did not come with the blades, but the wrench allows you to remove them and put the new container on. Works well, taller than my Omni, would have perferred a shorter one, but still good.
2164521
Does what it's supposed to do.

However, this is no Vitamix but it gets your smoothies made.

Be careful not to blend too long or risk burning out your motor due to over heating. Also be careful to remove the inner seal when cleaning. The blades dull over time (a few months) or even get a bit slack (the cross X blade) and it won't puree some fruits and seeds to a creamy consistency so be aware that you may get some flecks left in your drink (a slight crunch).

After using mine for a few months some kind of oil lubricating the blades started leaking into the cups when I blended. This was first noticed when I whipped some cream and it came out tasting nasty and slightly off-color.

P.S. Be very careful when handling because my blender mug piece (found in the larger set) cracked easily and the base of the blades may also leak.
2207061
I purchased this blender in green (with a plastic jar) from the Big "W" for super inexpensive.  This model replaces a 25 year old Osterizer which was getting a bit weak.  The old jar fits perfectly on the new blender.  This model is rated at 450 watts and it is fairly powerful within its limits, it is not a Vitamix!  For what it is it is fabulous, I make 2-3 smoothies /day and this Oster is perfect for the task!  It crates a great vortex, it is no wonder why Oster has stuck with the same blade design through the decades...It just works and you, as a consumer, know that it won't be obsolete six months from now.

Want an inexpensive blender that works?  Buy one of these with either the glass or plastic jar and be done with it.
4771456
I purchased it on a whim during Black Friday weekend. I've been wanting a blender at home so I won't have to spend so much money on smoothies.
 I haven't gotten the chance to use it until last night.

For my first smoothie, I made a green smoothie (with kale, frozen fruit + ice + coconut water). I'm not super pleased but it gets the job done. My previous roommate has a Vitamix so I was a bit spoiled in a sense because I guess I've gotten used to making green smoothies at home as you would buy at a juice shop. However, when you add kale to the Oster Pro 1200, you will still see and taste tiny confetti bits of kale. Obviously, you can't really compare this to a Vitamix but it is a good blender for the price since you're essentially getting a food processor as well.

For now, I'm okay with it. Will update if I have any issues.
3210038
I've had a Oster Blender for over thirty years and it is still going strong--my original came complete with a steel milkshake container that was fabulous for keeping that cold drink well chilled.  Oster makes a premiere product and this unit, the Oster Pro 1200 Blender Plus which includes a Food Processor is no exception.

I was please to see that unlike some more recent blenders, this Oster keeps the worthy tradition of a glass container.  Unfortunately plastic containers don't work; they scratch.  The idea behind this blender is an all in one blender, food processor and mini blender for nutrition shakes.  I won't be using this feature as my Nutribullet does this job more than adequately with less mess.

Basically, I requested this blender to create cosmetics; I don't like to mix food with ingredients that are inedible or perfume-y--hence the need for a second blender.  This set makes for a nice alternative.  Although, I rarely use a food processor, this one does come in handy when I make hummus and other concoctions that require more heavy duty chopping and blending than either the Nutribullet or the older Oster.

The base includes some preset modes which my original does not feature. Taking account of modern requirements, it has a preset for milkshakes, smoothies and salsa dips. Included is a to-go cup that is extremely convenient . . . all around a very good purchase for a first time home owner or shower gift where the function of three machines is included in one.

This system is easy to clean and like any appliance does take up space on limited counters.

Recommended as a great gift or replacement blender/food processor system.
Diana Faillace Von Behren
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663542
Good quality replacement for my older Oster blender jar that broke. Fits the blender base and lid perfectly and is made of heavy glass with clear volume markings. New "O" ring and replacement blades were a bonus and work great so the old ones were retired.
3219060
This is my second Ninja, and love it.  I also have a Vitamix and honestly for the price difference, the ninja is wonderful.  It is easier to clean and not as noisy.
4491299
This is a great replacement for our Hamilton Beach blender. The old cap was cracking and this works nice. Price is good too.
2193202
Great blender.  I had a Vitamix 5200 blender for about a year (roommate's), so I can compare this to one of the best blenders, as well as review it on its own merits.  I think this is an excellent alternative for a better price.

First, the shape of the pitcher and blade seem pretty effective at thoroughly mixing/blending the contents of the pitcher.  I don't have air pockets forming nearly as much as I've seen with other blenders.  The blender does a good job at making frozen drinks, smoothies, and hummus.  There are ridges in the sides of the jar that seem to really promote a big vortex when mixing up a frozen drink.  The jar is made from desirable Eastman Tritan copolymer, this is much stronger and resistant to scratching than the ABS or polycarbonate plastics used in almost every other non-glass blender jar.  The lid seals tight, and has a grip ring to help remove it, a nice touch.  There is a small cover you can remove from the lid to add ingredients mid-cycle, however it doesn't stay in well at all.  Just the vibration of using the blender twists it to the unlock position, which makes it constantly fall on the floor when I take the full lid off.

The controls are pretty straightforward: a few buttons for various speeds, and dedicated buttons for smoothies and ice crushing.  A backlight illuminates the button indicating which speed is active, a very nice touch.  Overall, the control panel looks really cool when it's all lit up.  The buttons are all on a single membrane pad, meaning they can be easily cleaned with a quick wipe of a sponge, and no crevices for junk to hide.  There is a little digital count-up timer, which I guess could be useful once you get used to it and know that the smoothie you like best takes exactly 32 seconds to blend; I couldn't see any use for it, though.

The motor is comparatively quiet for a blender.  Compared to others, it's a lower-pitched hum, there's much less of the high-pitch whine that is so common to cheap motors.  This one's digitally regulated too, so the speed of the blade seems to be consistent, no matter how thick or chunky the ingredients it's blending up.  Rated at 750 watts (about 1HP), but who cares, it has plenty of torque/HP to blend whatever. I think the blade/jar design is far more important than how much electricity it chews up.  One negative - the motor cuts off automatically after 60 seconds, a safety feature to prevent overheating, buts also means you can't do things like heat up soup in the jar, a feature that Vitamix touts.

I just hope it holds up, Breville cheaped out on the warranty, it's just 1 year... so I'm afraid there's some dopey consumer-grade seal or other plastic part that will break a few months after the warranty ends.  But I'm hoping not, because I really like this blender.

Things that standout for me vs. Vitamix blenders:
+ Much quieter
+ Nicer design (appearance, finish and quality of the electronic controls)
+ Overall height & footprint is smaller, making it fit on the countertop better
+ Better ergonomics - nice little touches like pour spout, grab ring for the lid
+ Cord storage in base
o Uses same Eastman Tritan copolymer material for the jar - it's the best plastic available, but still eventually gets cloudy
- Can't run continuously (like for making soups) - timer stops operation after 60 seconds
- Much shorter warranty (just 1 year)
2315484
Perfect for what I need. Study enough to last. My brother got one and last time I visited made the kids banana strawberry ice cream that was delicious. I had a cheaper blender I had purchased at a big box store (Oster) and just was not as pleased. It blended things only so far, mostly leaving all kinds of hard seeds whenever I blended fruit like strawberries or raspberries. The vitamix blends everything right down. Don't think I'll need another blender for years to come.
690703
Inexpensive replacement for my broken hand blender.  Nice feel in the hand.  Wish it disassembled better for cleaning.  Sufficient power to get the job done when I have to puree in the pan.
1697354
I'm a vegan who makes protein powder/ greens/ frozen fruit smoothies for breakfast every day and wanted an adjunct blender at the girlfriend's house. This is the one I chose (for about $100 at a rural BiMart).

I'll be honest: I have a VitaMix at home and I love it. I don't expect normal priced blenders to compete (and so I run them for longer plus put less demand on them, like using refrigerated greens instead of frozen like I do at home).

At first I was happy enough with this, but perhaps I started adding too many extras (which my VitaMix can whip up easily): oat bran, chia seeds, flax meal.  The last few days I've dumped out half of my breakfast because I'm just too tired of CHEWING my smoothie (even though I decreased the amount of greens).

A note about the blade. It takes care and management because it's a pole with six sharp, staggered points on it.  There's an inattentive middle-schooler in the house and I make certain it is never near him or ateas he frequents in the kitchen: it's an accident waiting to happen.

I do like the square container, the well-sealing lid (press button to release), and the black marks on its side for volume in cups.  Attractive!

Conclusion: I have decided to give this away.  My GF has a Nutra Ninja IQ and it does noticably better at pulverizing ingredients (and while its blade still takes management, its 4 bladed, low height makes it simple to clean and keep safe).  In fact, I'm online to buy additional Nutra Ninja IQ blender cup/lid sets.

I'd even say the NNIQ is a competetor to VitaMix for people who want hard core smoothie abilities at a third of the price point of VitaMix (although you can save $100 off VM by getting refurbished directly from manufacturer). The NNIQ's smart button includes pauses which lets ingredients fall down (replacing VitaMix's plunger) which works pretty well.  (Oddly, for reasons I can't figure out, better than the bottom-of-their-line, $300 BlendTec blender I tried out from CostCo).

A definite plus to the NNIQ is that the blender's base is small and its height is low, absolutely enough to fit under the counter (I'll store extra blender cups in cabinets anyway).  That's important to me because I like ZERO appliances on my kitchen cabinets but the GF (who will probably be moving in to my place soon) feels just as strongly about keeping the most frequently used ones out.  It's so small I can compromise for keeping the NNIQ out without taking too big of an ultimate hit.
2533081
#1 New rule of blender-buying: Only buy blenders with round jars.

I eat a lot of smoothies -- frozen/fresh fruit and vegetables -- and had previously owned a 450-watt Oster that did a great job. When I got this one I immediately noticed that my smoothies weren't nearly as smooth as they were before. I had to blend for two or three times as long and they were still grainier with larger fruit/veggie pieces. Since it was the same brand and wattage, I theorized that the square jar may be the culprit, because you can clearly see that the material in the blender doesn't flow around nearly as well as with a round jar.

So, I replaced the square jar with my old round one (luckily it fit both the blade attachment and the base) and voila! It blends great again. The only thing I replaced was the jar, from square to round, and it works MUCH better.

Why in the hell Oster went with a square jar, I don't know. But stay far away. Also, glass is much better for the jar.
4945733
I originally had a Blendtec that I purchased back after they ran those 'Will it Blend?' viral videos, it opened my eyes to a powerful blender, so I shelled out the money for one.  It worked pretty well, but items didn't circulate well in it, and the jar itself couldn't hold as much as standard blenders and still blend it without getting air pockets.  The jar itself had the bearings go out of it, so I had to buy a new jar.

So why am I mentioning that here.  Mostly because it seems like quite a few of the problems have been fixed.  The WildSide jar has bee updated, better gaskets, more capacity, just better done.  The twister jar is a nice bonus as well, and lets you easily clean off the sides.

The electronics on the blender are kind of crazy, allows for programmatic speed fluctuations based on a preset program, or something you control.  There is a LED display that shows what is going on, and you can control it manually as well.  With the capacitive (touchscreen) slider you can get 0-100 speeds.  Basically it allows the fine control that a Vita-mix would with their rotary dial.

So is it worth it?  Im not really sure you need all the fancy electronics on a blender.  We have a larger Omega blender, and it has an on/off toggle as well as a low/high toggle and it does almost everything we need.  No timers, no countdown, no displays, just a big motor, overbuilt jar and it works.  But it's huge and it's not as pretty as this Blendtec one (although less than half the price). The electronics on the Blendtec will help if you can get a preset that works for you (i.e. smoothie button) where you can drop things in and walk away instead of having to sit and monitor it (think Jamba Juice or any other smoothie shop).

The motor seems more powerful than the original Blendtec I had, although both seemed quite overpowered, it could just be that it's a bit quieter/refined.  The pre-programmed options we almost never used before because they didn't work well, now seem to work a bit better, but mostly because the jar is bigger so we aren't overloading it.  The fit and finish is well above the old models which were solid but basically plastic with some displays dropped in it and a Blendtec logo on it.  This design is more refined, with a stainless steel wrapper, could easily be left out on a counter and look nice.

For the price (Nearly $700 at the time of writing this review), it seems like it's into status symbol territory.  It does look nice, it's quite compact, comes with two jars.  The motor is powerful, the jars are fairly thick and easy to use.  However it's definitely designed for home use, you're paying a mark up for the name, and for the electronics, and to some that's worth it, but make sure you know what you are getting in to.
4496526
As always Vitamix produces a great blender.  Very powerful and is a bit quieter than my last model (had it for 15 years!).  I hope this one lasts as long.  Do not like having to turn on an extra button just for "lights".  It's an unnecessary step, but otherwise I am very satisfied.
3214991
I had a refurbished Vitamix blender in my cart for about 2 weeks, and was just about ready to pull the trigger at roughly $350 shipped when I heard about the GMA promo.  Simply by going on the specs and warranty, it seemed like a better blender overall.  The GMA promo made it even more appealing.

I had previously used lower-priced (under $100) blenders, and didn't know what I was missing until I started using this.  I make my own salad dressings, and my favorite is a carrot-ginger & sesame Japanese-style recipe.  I used to struggle with the noise, constant stop-stir-restarts to get the right consistency and never really getting it right even after 5-6 minutes of blending because ginger does not blend very well, and lesser-powered machines leave you with clumpy, stringy fibers.  This blender does it perfectly, and in under a minute.  The presets make it very easy to operate, besides having the variable speed & pulse options.  It's a heavy base, and you definitely notice the quality where it counts.  The large 64 ounce jar just sits on the motor and you don't even have to worry about the thing vibrating off the counter, or the jar flying off despite not having to lock it in.  I just press the full juice preset usually and walk away for a bit.  Cleanup is also easy, I just fill with about an inch of warm water and a squirt of dish soap and let it run on the full juice preset, then rinse and air-dry when it's done.
4107663
I like this product and bought it as a replacement for the one that I had broken.  It blends well and breaks up fruit fast as I make smoothies frequently.  I especially like that it crushes ice very well.  I looked at other models but they didn't have the wattage that I was looking for so I feel that I made the correct choice to buy the same kind that I had before.