Oster VERSA 1400-watt Professional Performance Blender with Short Jar, BLSTVB-RV0-000

Great Value
I'm a little bit obsessed with blenders, and I'm a perfectionist when it comes to mechanical things, and the design of them, so when I saw this new Oster VERSA I couldn't help myself - I had to give it a "whirl" :)

Let me cut to the chase, it's a very good design, and well executed, and a good value in today's market. I do have one small quibble, which I note below, and for that reason I am only giving it three stars for now. (revised to five stars, see below)

For my first test of the VERSA I had peeled and cored two large apples, a thick skinned variety (Sonata from WA state) to make an apple sauce fruit compote to top banana ice cream. So I was looking at that small pile of roughage on the cutting board and thought, why not? So into the VERSA went skins, seeds, stems, and cores, with sufficient water, to see whether it could emulsify tough vegetable fiber as well as a Vitamix. (I have a Vitamix 5200, but it's not at this location, so to be fair this is not a...

Oster VERSA, better than Vitamix!
We recently needed a performance blender especially for mixing fruit/veggie smoothies and actually bought the Vitamix from Costco first. After coming across many very positive reviews for this blender (but the earlier model with the taller jar) we decided to try it with the intention of returning it if it didn't compare to the Vitamix. Not only does it compare, but for the money you save over the Vitamix, it's a no-brainer. So, back to Costco the Vitamix went.
My only concern would be if it will hold up for the long haul. But the fact that it has the same 7 year warranty as the Vitamix gives some piece of mind, though time will tell. Save yourself some serious $$$ and try this blender... You won't be sorry.

Finally the VitaMix Killer has arrived! This Oster VERSA is it!
The Oster VERSA 1400-watt Professional Performance Blender with Short Jar, BLSTVB-RV0-000 compares to the Vitamix in design, power, and features yet costs half as much making the decision of this blender as the blender of choice a no brainer! I daily make smoothies, soups, dips, purees, ice cream, etc in this blender easily. The included recipe book is a pleasant colorful unexpected bonus gift with lots of delicious recipes clearly written with a gorgeous full-color photographs throughout. The tamper is the perfect size reaching almost to the blades but not close enough to make little flecks of black plastic in my food creation. This powerful blender easily heats soup to serving temperature reducing number of things requiring cleanup after dining. It is safe and durable. I really like a good value and try to select the best quality I can get and then look for the best price; the Oster VERSA BLSTVR-RV0-000...

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