Oster 6684 12-Speed Blender, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 6684 12-Speed Blender, Black
Customer Review: Great product, fast service
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very pleased with the product, the price and the shipping time.Customer Review: works well, but manfacturer makes it difficult to fix simple problem yourself
Summary: 4 Stars
I actually own the Oster 6646 but am writing the review here because the 6646 appears to be no longer caried by Amazon and the 6684 is simply the black version of the 6646.
First, the good: This blender does a very good job of blending ingredients, including frozen ones, into drinks of consistent texture. No lumpy pieces of fruit or bits of ice hiding in the drink. It also does a good job of pulling the ingredients down the side of the jar and around the blades so that everything gets blended properly.
Now, the bad: Shortly after my 1-year warranty expired, I turned on my blender one day and it abruptly turned off after about one second. I actually think this was my fault as I didn't have the jar seated quite right and I had some ice cubes at the bottom of the jar right by the blades. At any rate, to make a long story short I was left with the option to either (a) pay to get the blender repaired, which would have cost over half what one costs new; (b) throw the blender away; or (c) try to fix the thing myself. I had a hunch that perhaps I could find a fuse inside that had blown, so I attempted to take apart the blender. I tried A LOT of different screwdrivers, both at home and at work, and I could not get any of them to grip the screws properly to remove them. I took the blender to my local hardware store and, after a lot of patience, was finally able to remove the screws. While I readily found a fuse, the hardware store said they didn't have a matching replacement fuse. A little frustrated but still determined, I went to yet another hardware store; a seemingly knowledgeable clerk there told me that I would probably have a hard time finding the proper fuse because of the filament design, even though the fuse is labeled as a 5 amp 125 volt fuse. Still determined, I went to Radio Shack. Though they did not have a fuse that looked the same in terms of filament, the guy there assured me that a slow blowing 5 amp 250 volt fuse should work just fine. And guess what -- he was right. So now I have an additional three back up fuses in case it blows again, for a total out of pocket cost of less than 10% what a new blender would cost. Now my search is on for replacement screws so I can attach the bottom of the unit to the base again.
I guess I can't totally fault Oster for not making a consumer level repair more easy. I think this is true across the board for consumer electronics today. Still, I hate to think of all of the perfectly good machines out there that get tossed in the garbage and end up in a landfill (even though there are toxic components inside) that just maybe would be put back into service by the people who owned them if the manufacturer gave simple instructions for something as simple as replacing a fuse and didn't assemble the device so as to discourage people from trying to take it apart.
Customer Review: Excellent so far
Summary: 4 Stars
During the past few years, I have really grown to like banana milkshakes and was very disappointed when our old blender bit the dust. After spending a lot of time reading reviews on blenders, I was ready to buy a Waring blender for just under $[...]. The reviews were quite good, and they seem to last a long time. However, after spending a bit more time, I stumbled on this Osterizer for under $[...]. The ratings were all excellent, so I figured I could buy 2 or 3 if needed. It arrived quickly, and except for one issue, has been superb. I really like having 12 speeds - it turns out that the 2nd lowest works great for the banana milkshake (2 bananas and a bit of milk). At that speed it is much quieter than our prior blender. It has also worked well for my wife and daughter in making fresh fruit smoothies (really good). It sets up a great vortex. I didn't give it 5 stars because it has started making an odd noise at a higher speed. I am waiting to see if that ultimately leads to a problem or if I can just avoid that speed. Given that it is used every day and has been for 3 months, I am not too worried.Customer Review: Good, basic blender gets the job done
Summary: 4 Stars
I almost didn't buy this blender because of the reviews that compared its motor noise to a jet engine.
There's no doubt that when you crank this thing up to its highest speed, it's loud. But on lower speeds, I find it very acceptable and comparable to any other blender I've owned. In my final analysis, blending is something you usually do for 30 seconds or less, so I can live with some noise if the blender works well, which this one does. It does a good job with frozen fruit for a smoothie, and purees soups beautifully.
After previously owning an Oster that I had to toss out because the plastic canister broke, and with all the bad news about plastics lately, I am very happy to have this entry level blender with a durable, GLASS canister.
I give it four stars because it's nothing fancy or beautiful, certainly no showpiece for a devoted foodie, but it's a work horse I expect to deliver years of reliable service.
Customer Review: Prettty good blender
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been using this blender for about 4 months now for frozen fruit and vodka drinks every morning before work. The blade got slightly bent out of shape but it still works well.
Even my mute neighbor with the mongoloid child can operate this thing without a fuss... and believe me, that guy is not too bright. I lent him a weed whacker once and I come home to find 3 of my chickens got welts all over their ankles because we share a half-acre and he thought he was doing me a favor by whacking my edge. Those birds didn't crap straight for a month.
The blender's speeds don't really matter to me. I usually just crank it up and let it rock for a couple minutes.
And HEY! You can use a regular Mason jar as the receptacle which is great for me because I used to sell bibles
Good product over all, thanks