Did your blender look like this one? My Mom was given a blender like this as a house warming gift back in 1974. I had it until about 2 or 3 years ago. The motor still ran really well, but the gear under the glass container) was stripped and wasn't holding the container in place very well.
I used this blender a lot!! Daily in fact! I made smoothies, and meal replacement shakes with Glucerna and fruit. Blended soups. I used it until I got my KitchenAid blender. Threw away the Oster, but I'm sorry that I did. I should have looked into trying to get a replacement part somewhere. They don't make machines like they used to.
This is the KitchenAid I now have. I've only used it about 3 or 4 times in the 3 years that I've had it. I tried making non-alcoholic icy drinks (like Slurpees), but I couldn't get the ice to stay blended. It always separated out. It does make snow from ice though, so that could be fun in the summer! LOL Snow cones!! Snow ball fights! LOL
Last year I bought a Ninja blender. I've used this a lot. I love it for smoothies, and because it has 3 blades I don't have to shake the machine or push stuff down. Since I got this, my KitchenAid has been sitting on my counter gathering dust. I don't need 2 blenders, but I can't part with my KitchenAid! The Ninja has plastic gears, and from all the reviews I've read on the Ninja, it's life expectancy is maybe 2 or 3 years, depending on the amount of use.
I used this blender a lot!! Daily in fact! I made smoothies, and meal replacement shakes with Glucerna and fruit. Blended soups. I used it until I got my KitchenAid blender. Threw away the Oster, but I'm sorry that I did. I should have looked into trying to get a replacement part somewhere. They don't make machines like they used to.
This is the KitchenAid I now have. I've only used it about 3 or 4 times in the 3 years that I've had it. I tried making non-alcoholic icy drinks (like Slurpees), but I couldn't get the ice to stay blended. It always separated out. It does make snow from ice though, so that could be fun in the summer! LOL Snow cones!! Snow ball fights! LOL
Last year I bought a Ninja blender. I've used this a lot. I love it for smoothies, and because it has 3 blades I don't have to shake the machine or push stuff down. Since I got this, my KitchenAid has been sitting on my counter gathering dust. I don't need 2 blenders, but I can't part with my KitchenAid! The Ninja has plastic gears, and from all the reviews I've read on the Ninja, it's life expectancy is maybe 2 or 3 years, depending on the amount of use.
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