I have 2:

https://www.amazon.com/Processor-Blender-Powerful-BPA-Free-Dishwasher/dp/B081HT5RCN

https://www.houzz.com/pvp/cuisinart-smartpower-15-piece-compact-portable-blending-chopping-system-white-prpv-pv~84032290?m_refid=PLA_HZ_84032290_2081799293&device=m&nw=g&gclid=CjwKCAjwvtX0BRAFEiwAGWJyZGM-HWQj9CyAcn_mMRfJgqNS-qD0eW6b-YklH8FIMGLxfeeTIZVOgBoCGU4QAvD_BwE

I have both in pink. I cant find the second one in pink now. But I still felt the need to clarify that I have it in pink. Anyway, I use both of them for different things,though both would probably work for all applications.

I have a Cuisinart combo blender/simple food processor. I like it but I don't use it a lot.

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DLC-2APK-Mini-Prep-Processor-Ounce/dp/B000TVQVB2

I have this too. Not a blender but it makes good mayo and salsa.....

I love my Blendtec, which is actually old enough to go by its previous name of KTec. It's a total workhorse.

I like my Pinot straight, not blended.

ida, a new Blendtec starts at nearly $300. Just can’t rationalize spending that much for something I don’t use all that often. I’ll bet it is a workhorse.

i do have a little cuisinart chopper, unfortunately not,pink.

Yes, it's pricey, but we've used ours almost daily for close to 20 years (mostly for smoothies), so feel it was a good investment. That said, it's not the prettiest thing in the kitchen by a long shot. It gets relegated to a lower cabinet when not in use.

My Oster has been with me since...I cannot remember when. I don't use it as much nowadays since I now have the Cuisinart machine. The Oster is great for home-made milkshakes!!!

When my Oster, which was a wedding present like yours, died, I decided I could make do with just my immersion blender. And, I have.

I prefer the immersion for pureeing soups or sauces, and it can still do a smoothie.

I have a Cuisinart for large blending jobs, an immersion blender for the small ones, and a Braun for the middle ones. For dealing with frozen fruit, I have a Nutribullet.

I forgot that I own an immersion blender. I remember seeing it in a drawer somewhere. Mtn, you have all the bases covered. Nutribullet seems popular on Amazon.

Jim, I agree, . Milkshakes were great in my old Oster.

AND nutribullet comes in 2 shades of pink!!

;)

Another vote for Blendtec!

Kitchenaid. I went through a smoothie phase. I needed to "crush" ice and not bust the blender. It's tough. 5 speed. Link to view

And I still have my old Oster as a back up.

I think you may really want to list what you want to do with it in order to make the best decisions. Can you remember the last 5 times you used it? That might help

Dedtired, I read "bender." ;-)

I have a Waring blender, an immersion blender and one of those little bullet things. I'm happy with all 3, but I would definitely look at small kitchen appliance reviews like Good Housekeeping or Consumer Reports for recent models. My Waring is simple and reliable, but it's more than a decade old, and I have no idea how well they are made today.

I replaced my 30+-year-old Oster with a Kitchenaid recommended by the Wirecutter, my favorite review site, as the best budget model (scroll down): https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-blender/.

We only use it occasionally for milkshakes and smoothies, and it does a very good job.

If you liked your old Oster, get a new Oster.

My original Waring blender is finally giving up. Ex bought it in 1962 and it mixed a lot of daiquiris then and milkshakes recently. It also outlasted the marriage.

We're still using a 10 year old Waring but it gets little use, and an immersion blender.

For what it's worth:

Vitamix took the top four positions in Consumer Reports ($450 and up).

Then 3 Ninjas ($100 - $200)

After that came Breville ($350) Cusinart ($300) and others.

I was surprised that CR rated 73 different blenders.

The top 2 Ninjas were rated excellent along with the 3 Vitamix. The NInjas also received a Best Buy. In the reliability factor the Vitamix brand scored a 10 out of 10 and Ninja a 9 out of 10. All the other brands were 6 or lower.

Ninja Professional NJ 600 ($100)

Ninja Smart Screen DUO with FreshVac CT661V ($150)

Oster

Sue

I know we don’t live too far from each other and if we weren’t on lockdown I’d bring you my blender. It was a wedding gift 25+ years ago and used, maybe, 25 times. I don’t make smoothies or milkshakes or margaritas. I use an immersion blender or a food processor. The only reason I probably still have it is its in a cabinet and out of sight, out of mind.

I have a vitamix, which I can’t say enough positive things about, but they are expensive. But I love it, especially for smoothies.

vitamix.... but u need to determine how much you will use it...

i use mine everyday so for me it was worth the $$

When I was thinking of replacing my NB on recent thread, I looked into Vitamix. At that time I posted they had reconditioned ones on sale for $199. https://www.vitamix.com/us/en_us/Shop/Certified-Reconditioned-Next-Generation?skuId=001963

Funny, we had a blender (so rarely used) and I think I gave it away before we moved. August will be 2 years that we are in our new abode, and I don't think we have even thought about replacing it. Pretty sure it was an Oster and the few times we used it, we were pleased.

I have a Blendtec too. I bought the mini WildSide Jar to go with it, a couple of years ago, and I use it with it most of the time and then throw the small jar back into the drawer. It is small enough for a smoothie for one person and just easy. I keep the bigger jar that came with the blender-on the blender, when I'm not using it-since it's nice and shiny. I use the smaller one ALL THE TIME.

There are lots of little-used vintage Osters out there.

THat is what I would buy; in fact, that is what I did buy.

I absolutely love my Vitamix. I replaced a basic Oster that lasted for probably 15-20 years but had started to leak some sort of oil from the motor and struggled to blend things. I love the Vitamix for a few reasons:

• it blends so much better than my Oster - soups and sauces are smooth and it can handle larger chunks of food or ice
• it has a cleaning cycle so it cleans itself and I don't have to hand wash or disassemble and put it into the dishwasher!! (seriously, this is THE BEST)

Vitamix. I've had it for over 10 years and it still works like the day I bought it.

I have a Vitamix in L.A. but I have a new Oster here, and it does just as well as the Vitamix for making smoothies with ice, leaving no ice particles at all. It has separate "smoothie" and "milkshake" settings and runs through a cycle of fast and slow to get the ice blended properly. You press one button and then have to wait for it to go through the cycle, and then it turns itself off. I don't know whether the old Oster blenders had these functions. It also has three manual speeds, which I find sufficient.

I wonder, if this thought had crossed your mind:

There are 3 brands that make blenders in the USA:

• Vitamix Blenders: Made in Ohio >>>
• Blendtec Blenders: Made in Utah>>>
• Waring Blenders: Made in PA >>>

Besides the Oster, I have a vintage Vita-Mix. The VitaMix is very, very loud--need hearing protection loud.

Main use for the vitamix is hauling it outside to grind egg shells for the garden, lawn, compost pile.

Mostly, I use a stick blender.

Well, I typed a nice long reply and lost it.

one thing I want to try is making a moss slurry in a blender so I can plant it between the bricks on my patio . https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-moss-ground-cover-buttermilk-81547.html

i also bought a re-conditioned one.,, no problems, bought 2013.

bought it through this website she gives you free tools and u get an extra year of warranty, if remember correctly ... i spoke to her, then she connected me to a Vitamix representive. very straightforward.

I love moss between stonework, we have a fair amount of it in CT. I wanted a similar look for the stone around my pool in Maine, but I was told that, often, if it's a good spot for moss it will already have shown up there. : )

Try creeping thyme? https://www.gardenista.com/posts/hardscaping-101-ground-covers-for-garden-paths-plants-between-pavers/

I do have some moss now . I m hoping to encourage even more. I love the kind that’s growing now, very dark green and silky. I tried creeping thyme somewhere else but it got too tall and the weeds grew through it. I do love the look of low growing green stuff between stepping stones and bricks.

Wow, sprt, I never knew Vitamix had a fan base. I like the idea of a rebuilt older one or finding one in a thrift shop, if only they were open.