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I currently have a Waring blender in black, however, it is kind of loud for my taste, and have decided to give it to my mother( who is overjoyed to take it off of my hands,believe me!!) I have considered the new KitchenAid blenders with the big poly carbonate jar.I like quality, what do you think? What should I get that will not break the Credit Union? Should I get a glass jar? Metal Jar? Poly Carbonate?(plastic)
PS: Thank you to everyone that helped me pick a food prossesor, I bought a KitchenAid, made in France, I bought one of the last ones. I will post pics when I get them back from Cosco!! I Love this place!!! You are all so Fabulous!!!:) Cheers, Ritchie:)
PPS: This is a link to the one that I am considering.

 
Why get a NEW

blender at all?

Go to resales, look on Craigslist, why bother with a new one at all?

Most older blenders were better built, and certainly more stylish.

I prefer a glass jar, because the jar without mechanisim can go into the dishwasher.

Oh, and congratulations on the KitchenAid processor. I have the 5 cup one, and like it a great deal.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
Personally I like the vintage ones better that's why I have about 40 of them. Buying online to me is a hassle because if you don't like it you have to pack it all up and ship it back. The blender that got the best CR review I believe was the Braun Powermax? and they're not that expensive at around $50 give or take. Dollars to donuts that KA is made in China if that makes a difference but then so are all the other makes. Other than the big KA mixers all their small appliances are now made in China including their fancy Pro blenders,toasters, coffee makers etc .
 
Hi Ritchie! I agree with Lawrence/Maytagbear: you can't beat an older blender for durability. The motor/base of the Osterizer my parents got in 1970 lasted almost 30 years (although the jar was replaced a couple of times). Style is subjective, so if the retro-look suits you then you can probably do well by finding an inexpensive older blender at an estate sale or on Craigslist.

That said, I have a newer blender. A few years ago I bought a KitchenAid Professional at Kitchen Kaboodle. I bought the Professional model because it came with a stainless steel jar instead of glass or plastic. I'd previously chipped glass blender jars and cracked plastic ones, and so far the stainless steel jar has proved indestructable. I've had the blender for about 5 years now and I'm still really happy with it!

My mom replaced her 1970 Osterizer with a VitaMix. She raves about it, although they are very expensive and possibly overkill depending on what you plan on using it for.
 
I like my 1955 Waring 2 speed blendor, but I also have my mom's 70s or 80s era Waring - it is all plastic. Both work well and aren't too noisy. I just bought an older GE blender off ebay - it hasn't arrived yet but I think someone here has the same model and can give you a report on its performance:

 
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vintage oster

Search ebay under osterizer or oster blender. Their older machines are reasonably quiet, and very well made. The look is also classic too!
Of course, no blender I have ever had could ever be accused of being quiet!
 
David.. I have one of those GE's in my collection. I haven't really used it though other than plugging it in to see if it worked and shining it up. When it's empty and you turn it on mine seems to vibrate the jar so I'm not sure if that's what they all do or not.. It's certainly a nice design though, sits very low on the counter.
 
I have a Black and Decker..Nice belnder and not loud...Was $30 at best buy...

We had a green waring from 1970 that the motor burned up in for 32 years! My mom has an Oster blender from the early 80's and it works well... Sears made blenders as well and the one my sister has (one of her ex's relitves gave her a used Blender, Coffee Maker and Kitchen aid mixer as a Wedding Gift) and it's not loud either.. Made by Sunbeam or Oster don't recall much more than that
 
Really? The yellow one is crap? Are the Almond colored ones better (here's is almond) Mom has had the thing since her FIRST marrige and it has moved all over the USA with her..Matter of fact, when she decided to live out of her car for a few months (before my step dad talked alot od sense into her) 7 years ago, she had the blender in the car with her... She uses it alot too.. She even has the jars..

I like the Kenmore alot though
 
I probably use the blender about 5 times a year, max, so the cheaper multi button Oster my Dad bought me 20 years ago is fine, for me. I tend to use the Cuisinart much more, and I do think that the food processor has taken over much of the function of blenders, and for good reason.
 
I was talking to mom..
She doesn't even have a Food Processer.. Doesn't like them..

If i hadn't already spent money on her for christmas.. LoL

I asked how she lives with out: Very Simply, she uses the blender or sheds it by hand with a shedder thinggie..

Plus she thinks there noisy..

She told me that was the one thing (the blender) that has been with her for 27 years (1979)and some how has survived.. The few momentos she has she cherishs..BTW, she found one NIB like her's (same model she said) last year at the Salvation Army for $5...She has two now...So i guess she'll have it unti death do her part... Like the $8 coffe pot i bought her 7 years ago..She won't throw it away, because it still works, but the element doesn't work... She hates the new one..Guess it's cause he son didn't buy it.. LoL

Oh yeah, she also has no stand mixer either.. She does have a newer Hamilton Beach Hand mixer with dough hook.. OY!

My mom needs stuff..... They live like collage kids...
Per mom, my step dad and her have lots of Beer, Cheese, Lunch meat, pickles, bread and other sundries and lots of pop in the micro frozen foods, but very little otherwise... Uh-Huh...

ANyway back to the blender richie..
 
lots of use in my house

I have an Osterizer Cyclomatic that I am quite fond of. I use it to chop sometimes, make dips, salad dressings, and protien shakes after workouts.
I'd be lost without it.
 
Here's a small sampling of some of mine. From the left are a Waring 14 spd with timer..noisy. A green Custom 70 7 spd with timer from the late 60's. One of many Oster beehives, a little Silex Blendette,wimpy. another Red 70's Waring noisy. A 50's Waring.ok.. and a fairly newish Waring commercial, noisy..
The best of the lot is that green one second from left.. those boxy shaped Warings are good blenders, powerful and quieter than all the other Warings.
 

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