Best Review on Oster BVCB07 Z Counterforms 7 Speed Stainless
I want a blender in addition to my Vita-Mix to take on the road with me so I can continue making 1 or 2 smoothies a day. My smoothie recipe is complex, and puts a blender through its paces. I tried another blender and didn't like it (see my other review), but this less expensive Oster made the cut. It is nearly as good as the best blender I know of (Vita-Mix), and way less expensive to boot. One caveat - I've been using it for 2 weeks now but that is not long enough to know how the motor will hold up compared to the monster motor of the Vita-Mix. Let's just put it this way, the Vita-Mix would be difficult to break even if you were trying. It basically has a life-time guarantee also, but you can buy a lot of Oster for the price of a Vita-Mix.
Pros and cons, pros first. It's obvious this is a mature and refined design. The 6-blade feature is so good that a super strong motor is less necessary. The design and shape of the container is good too, both in terms of mixing ingredients efficiently, and clean-up. The various blending speeds and functions are actually very useful too. I use all the speeds, and the "frozen drink" mode too. All really good -- all in all a really good design and implementation.
There is only one significant con that I am aware of after a few weeks of hard use, high speed on this little guy screams like the banshees from you know where:) I cringe when I use it, and feel I have to warn any nearby innocent before putting the pedal to the metal. I even go so far as to plug my ears. The lower speeds are OK however, your hearing is safe with these.
Summing up, I have not tested every blender out there, but most do not have motors that will stand up to serious use anyway, and I tried to eliminate those at the get go. At this point I'm comfortable saying this blender is excellent in absolute terms, and excellent bang for the buck, very possibly by a pretty wide margin.
I needed something with more power to do ice and this has it! It really seems to want about 1/2c of liquid. I have not had good luck with just fruit and ice, it will create a cavern. But if you are shooting for something you can drink through a straw you need the liquid any way. I like the automatic buttons, just do not expect the food chop button to make salsa. It makes juice! (Very good juice, but not what I was aiming for.) I have no complaints and would recommend this to anyone looking for a great smoothie maker. (Please note: it is a blender and it sounds like a blender. So yes, it is "loud" but I do not find it excessive.)
BalasHapusThis blender is exactly what I was looking for. A powerful machine that doesn't cost a fortune. I like to make smoothies for myself and children to have a healthy and yummy snack. This is perfect. We also like to eat "snow", shaved ice, and this machine does the trick. Though at first I thought it wasn't working properly the trick is not to over fill it with the ice. A few pieces at a time are all it can handle. But other than that it works great.
BalasHapusThis was my third Oster blender this week.
BalasHapusThe first was the one I've had for the last year. Fine, but noisy and a bit hard to clean. Lots of speeds, but I still had to shake the container or use a spoon to push stuff down the middle, so I bought another one locally that cost more money. That one only lasted a single day in my kitchen - it seized up the first time I used it, all the heavy stuff at the bottom had locked up the blade.
So, after reading many reviews here, I opted for the Fusion reversing blender. I must say, it's only been one day, but it's fantastic. I made a smoothie with frozen fruit - berries, bananas and strawberry slices. Some big chunks in there.
You should have seen my face the first time the blender reversed, throwing all the chunks up in the air, then sucking them right down into the blades!
It made a perfect smoothie. Not a good one, a perfect one, and it only took one button press of the pre-programmed smoothie button.
I would normally wait a lot longer to write a review, but this thing impressed me so much, right out of the gate, that I needed to tell the world!
I recommend this blender highly. Worth every penny I spent on it - plus!
I chose this Oster Blender over the cheaper Oster blenders because of the quality difference. This blender has metal gears and easily crushes ice cubes at 2 or 3 at a time. I don't think that this blender is very loud and is quieter than most. I use it to make smoothies and other frozen drinks. Very satisfying. You don't have to spend a fortune to get a quality blender and this one is proof. I like it and can recommend it to you.
BalasHapusVery rarely do I want to run in and write a review the first time I use a new appliance. I had to restrain myself to keep from doing so with this blender and, as it is, I've only managed to hold out for a couple of weeks. This blender rocks!
BalasHapusOver the past 30 years, I've managed to pretty much kill a blender every couple of years so it usually isn't a surprise when it happens. That was not the case with my most recent purchase. I've been happily using my Magic Bullet for making very basic frozen smoothies but fell off the smoothie wagon about a year and a half ago. When I was ready to climb back on board, I decided to take that next step and start adding greens to my smoothies. The Magic Bullet, for all its wonderfulness, was not up to that task so I decided to purchase a super-duper "commercial" blender sold on HSN. I was duly impressed with its ability to flawlessly blend greens as well as make pretty spiffy moles. Sadly, that super-duper blender began to moan and groan at about 10 months and ceased to do such a spiffy job with the greens. Time to look for a new blender. Not surprising, HSN no longer sells that particular blender and the only place to find it is eBay. Back to the Magic Bullet and experimenting with a Big Boss Multi Blender that I purchased for work--it will be joining me in the office shortly--and time for research for a new blender.
Reviews are mixed on all of the super-duper "high-powered" blenders. I was debating between a couple of different blenders, which included the ever famous VitaMix, when I found the VitaMix on sale through another vendor. I actually ordered the VitaMix but when it came up as back-ordered I had to re-think that purchase. After all my need was immediate and not several months down the road. For whatever reason, this blender popped up on Amazon's home page as a "personal" recommendation. After reading the reviews and the specs I decided to give it a whirl and I am so glad that I did.
As I mentioned in the first paragraph, this blender rocks! The first time I used it, I didn't have any greens on hand so decided to just make up a simple frozen fruit smoothie complete with coconut water, all of my vitamins and protein powder of choice: about 1 cup coconut water, 1/2 cup or so powdered ingredients, and 2 cups of frozen fruit and ice. Turned the blender on and pushed the "Frozen Drink" button and watched as the entire mix was blended into a smooth, frozen mix in less than 90 seconds. The ice and frozen berries were blended so fast I am sure that my mouth fell open in shock. This was more powerful than the blender previously known as the "super-duper" blender. The next evening I started with coconut water and a couple of cups of spinach on "High." The spinach was liquefied in mere seconds with no need for a spiffy poke-it-down stick. It takes longer to open all of the vitamin capsules than it does for the blender to mix the entire smoothie.
The blender comes with several pre-programed buttons as well as a separate on/off button which is pressed before one of the pre-programmed buttons. There is also a "Stop" button. When the "Frozen Drink" button is pressed, the blender starts out with a quick "burp" and then gradually speeds up to high rather than straight to the high speed.
I have had this blender for almost 3 years now.
BalasHapusIn that time I have made numerous shakes, smoothies
and mixed drinks. The blades to date still do the
jobs I intended them for. I haven't ever had
any problems with the motor or the blades stopping
mid blend. The noise is really loud but after
so many uses I've tuned it out. It is easy to clean
and doesn't look cheap or feel cheap. I don't use
the food chop button as I either chop etc.. myself
or I use my food processor. I didn't buy it for that.
I'm very happy with this purchase then and now.
Okay so I have always dreamed of a Vitamix Blender but realized that this is more of a long term goal, $400 is better used in other places right now. I wanted the vitamix because I was tired of throwing away so much of the vegetables and fruit when I juiced and figured that this machine was the only thing capable of such pulverizing. To my wonderful satisfaction the Oster blends celery, kale, parsley, advacodos, bananas, lemon and ice into a smooth, tasty treat. No need to to eliminate stems, peelings or stalks. I am so impressed, what a pleasant surprise for a good price too...
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