Oster 4093 Classic Beehive Blender, Silver
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 4093 Classic Beehive Blender, Silver
Customer Review: Another new blender
Summary: 4 Stars
Does no one make a blender that will last over a year anymore? Technically, I should wait a year to write this reveiw. I've had it a few months so far and it's not a bad blender. I've done smoothies, gazpacho and pesto with no issues. I like that the mechanics of the blender are metal and that the pitcher is glass. It's powerful and works well.Customer Review: Awesome blender
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't say enough good things about this blender. I use it daily to make protein shakes and it demolishes ice into a Wendy's frosty-like consistency. I think it makes better shakes than the high end blenders you see at a smoothie bar.Customer Review: BLADES are RAZORSHARP, careful!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product, but if you wash dishes in the sink, beware. If your hands get anywhere near the blades of this thing, it will cut. These blades and point are sharper than any knife I have ever owned.Customer Review: Beautiful and effective!
Summary: 4 Stars
All of my small appliances are from Oster so I was excited to hear all the great reviews for this blender. It truly is a beautiful blender and I have it displayed on my counter now. I love the retro base and it beats all the plastic ones I looked into. Unfortunately the cord is just a little too short and I have to leave it unplugged when not in use. I'll estimate that the cord is just under 2 feet long to give you an idea.
Update - In my intial review I commented that I difficulty blending without stopping the blender to push food down. After having used the blender at least a dozen times now I'm finding that I simply was not using enough liquid/yogurt in my smoothies. I am also now in the habit of using the pulse mode first and then switching to the blend mode to really get the chunks of food out. Once I got the ratio of ingredients down this blender makes actually smooth smoothies! Even better than cafe-bought.
Clean up was easy, I like that anything that gets dirty in the blending process can be put in the dishwasher. I also like the availability of replacement parts-- especially the small rubber gaskets. I'm sure I'll either lose it or melt one in the dishwasher eventually.
Overall I'm very pleased with the blender, and I would recommend it to a friend.
Customer Review: Beehive BeGONE!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased one of these blenders Sept 10, 2009. I'd been in the market for a new one for a while, but when my last blender burned out (it was only two years old), and I discovered that I was going to have to start making special "soup" for my sick ferrets on a regular basis, I decided the time was NOW.
After perusing various reviews, looking at floor models in several stores, I decided on the Beehive. Took it home, made a couple of banana smoothies (milk, banana, fresh berries, a little ice for thickness). Worked great. Mixed up a batch of "soup" for the ferts (boiled chicken (NO BONES), some ground-up vitamin supplements, cooked chopped chicken livers & gizzards & hearts, some chopped raw beef liver, a little pumpkin, a little banana -- nothing rough, mind you, and all was rosy. A week later, the stupid thing stopped locking the jar into place . I removed the jar, took the entire unit apart, and found that the jar collar (the part that holds the blades and gasket in place) was cracked. Not just a hairline crack, but a travelling, meandering, enormous crack that wandered around 2/3 the circumference.
I took the thing back to Target along with my receipt. The clerk gave me some bizarre song-and-dance about Target "not taking back used merchandise" (?!?!?) even with receipt (mind you, not only did I have the receipt; it wasn't even a month old at this point). I knew her explanation was nonsense, but sinnce I really liked the blender and they didn't have any others in stock at the moment, I accepted her idea and took the plastic collar off the floor model. Much less hassle for everyone, right?
Went home and used the thing to make, oh, maybe four more smoothies over the next two weeks. Made another batch of ferret "Duck Soup". No problem.
I made two more smoothies about two weeks later, and again, the machine started stumbling across the countertop. Took it apart and lo and behold -- an even BIGGER crack in this collar.
I took everything, including original receipt, back to Target and flat-out told the snotty clerk (a different one) that I was not going to play the "we can't take used returns" nonsense, and to REFUND MY MONEY. I wasn't hostile, but I was firm. Glaring the entire time, this one refunded my money.
Now I have to find yet another blender -- hopefully one that DOESN'T have a cheap piece of crapola PLASTIC jar collar. Problem is, I haven't yet seen any description of "collars" for any model, so again, it'll be hit-or-miss unless I go look at floor models again.