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Agreed Tom.  I keep the ice crusher blade in my Osterizer all the time.  I have the fusion blade as well, but I only use that one if I'm doing a smoothie from scratch. 

 

Most of the time I make the orange smoothies from the packets.  They're the closest thing to an Orange Julius even though they can't compare to the real thing.
 
Oster blenders-the OLDER ones were the best-you can use the newer blades and containers on them.Those are a good alternative to VM.Vintage and commercial Warings are good-same with commercial Oster if you can find them.
 
Nothing, lately

I was gifted Mom's circa 1970s Osterizer when I first got my own place.
I used to use it to make the occasional milkshake.
Although I hate to say it, because I really like the thing, I haven't used it in years. 🙁

Barry
 
This is the blade mine has, the ice crusher blade. From what I can tell, the second one is the Fusion blade, but it doesn’t specifically say so on their site. I’ll have to give it a try, along with a glass jar as I’ve already managed to scuff up the plastic jar this one originally came with.

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As with all other appliances

I have probably 150 or more blenders, I use them all the time, Right now on the counter is a GE from the 60s and a mid 50s 2 speed Osterizer, The one Turquoisedude had in the picture is a Montgomery Ward, I think Dormeyer made it, I have one, I have a Braun that is really good ,I have the first Waring , you turn the jar to switch it on, the best way to make cole slaw is with the blender, I use it making meatloaf,to chop the onions , make the bread crumbs etc..
 
I've got Grandma's avocado and chrome Osterizer, the Oster mixer, blender food processor thing, and a Nutone food center that I don't have installed. Generally I just use Grandma's, usually just for making tasty things to drink. If I ever get into the habit of cooking more, I'm certain I'll find even more uses... Cooking to me means, what can I make that will involve the most different appliances and gadgets in the kitchen. It can get to be a bit much...
 
I accumulated a few of the Oster small food processor units that can be used on the blender (or Kitchen Center) base.   They do a decent job, and give me an excuse to pull out an attractive vintage appliance.

 

I gave away a few Osterizers when we moved, and included the mini food processors with them. 
 
This is quite an impressive list, thanks and keep them coming.
I`ve recently seen a beautiful modern three speed beehive chrome Oster in a showcase in Spain, very reasonably priced, was tempted but had no space in my suitcase and it would have been too heavy anyways. Then I thought would I ever use it ? What would I throw out to make room in the kitchen for it ?

I remember when I was a kid, must have been sometime in the late 1970s, there was a sales-demonstration for a push button Osterizer on the place in front of a supermarket. This was the one and only time I`ve seen an Osterizer offered in Germany. Anyways, The guy made among a hundreds of other things which I don`t remember anymore a delicious wine mousse. He even threw in a few eggshells to demonstrate how finely they`d get pulverized saying calcium was good for our health. Back then it obviously wasn`t considered a problem at all to hand out a sample of an alcohol containing dessert to a child. Even had a refill :-)
Another thing I still remember is when he demonstrated how to rinse and slice cabbage for Krautsalat (the German way of coleslaw) in one simple step.
Even as an 8 or 9 year old I was thinking how can he do this to the vitamins. But it was impressive what else you can do with a good blender when you add water and then drain everything in a colander.
 
I use mine............

for pureeing soups, for salad dressings, the (very) random smoothie, and my monthly/weekly milkshake-frappe-cabinet (milk/flavoring/ice cream).

Currently have two Oster, and one Waring. No stick/immersion blenders at the moment. Want an immersion blender very much. Immersion blenders are great for soups...just stick the business end into the soup pot, and let it rip!

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
One bit of advice about immersion blenders:  get one with the immersion section made of metal.  I have a Moulinex immersion blender that's entirely white plastic.  One episode with a bit of curry in the mixture and the stick was stained yellow for eternity.
 
I, too, would like an immersion blender--and for the reason Lawrence cited: pureeing soups. Indeed, about the only thing I regularly used a blender for in recent history was pureeing soup. One reason an immersion blender tempts me--I'm thinking the cleanup will be faster and easier than my regular blender.

 

Unfortunately, though, no immersion blenders have come along. They appear at Goodwill every so often, but cost more than I want to spend. When sales come around, I've never found one that is a good deal--maybe they sell out quickly once a 1/2 price clearance sale cycle begins.

 

As for getting all metal to avoid staining, that's probably a good idea. I also don't really like the idea of putting plastic into a hot pot of soup. That said, given how cheap I am, I'd tolerate plastic if it meant I could get an immersion blender for next to nothing.
 
Immersion Blenders

Once used do not like long lay ups without use.

Since they cannot be immersed in water residue from whatever being mixed can and often gunks up inner works so thing won't turn.

Have a nice NOS Baring unit got off eBay years ago now. Used it a few times then put it away. Got it out a few months ago and the thing wouldn't turn on. A quick internet search revealed reason why and how to correct.
 
A while back I bought an immersion blender to make milkshakes, coffee shakes and smoothies without dirtying up my Oster blender. I was crestfallen when I discovered that it made more noise (and mess) than action.

I'd like to get my hands on one of those DQ Blizzard machines. I remember when our town DQ burned to the ground when I was about six or seven. I was so devastated that after the demolition crew cleaned up the debris, I stood on the cement slab of where it formerly stood and cried.

Since the nearest DQ was almost 50 miles away we'd buy some vanilla ice cream and some toppings (Oreos and Butterfingers) at the local Hy-Vee in order to get my Blizzard fix. I would take a sturdy serving spoon and imitate the beating action of the Blizzard machine (including the sound, lol). I was able to get it to the right consistency and was even able to flip the glass over. I said that I was going to grow up and open a brand new Dairy Queen, lol.

Whenever I did get to go to the Dairy Queen, which was 50 miles away, I kept my Blizzard cup and spoon as a memento.
 
DQ

Sometimes when I get my ice cream at Dairy Queen, I beat the ice cream with the spoon until it's a smooth consistency. I like the sundae to be very soft.

One DQ here has those commercial Vitamix blenders, with the Orange Julius brand on them. I seen them behind the counter. But the Blizzard machine is not visible at that one, it is at the one near my house. But I don't think they have orange julius.

I tried to make an orange milk shake with vanilla ice cream and orange juice in my K-A blender, but it didn't have the right taste to it. Maybe more orange juice would help. Wasn't too bad though.
 

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