Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Oster 6820-022 Core 12-Speed Blender with Plastic Jar, Brushed Nickel

Harness the power and savor the style. This beautiful brushed nickel Oster blender boasts a durable all-metal drive system and a 450-watt motor ensuring your smoothies, mixed drinks and salsa are perfectly blended every time. Armed with 12 speeds you'll be able to serve ultra-smooth drinks, nice chunky dips and everything in between. Get precise blending using the pulse feature and easy push-button controls. The leak-proof lid means less mess and you can add ingredients while you're blending with the feeder cap. Made of metal and plastic. Jar is dishwasher safe. Imported. 16Hx7Wx7D".
Customer Review: Don't waste your money on this blender
I purchased this blender to replace my 8 year old blender that popped a hole while crushing ice. My primary purpose for using this is to crush ice and make blended coffees. My husband didn't want me to spend too much money so after looking at this model in the store, I purchased it. Upon first use, it leaked through the bottom. I found I didn't have the base tightened all the way--something that wasn't mentioned at all in the book that came with--and after tightening, it still seemed to leak. I thought that perhaps liquid had been trapped and hoped that tightening the base would fix the problem. Alas, the second time I used it, it leaked again. I mentioned it to my husband and asked him to tighten the base, which he obligingly did. The third time, I decided to just put water in it to see if it still leaks, which it does. The only positive is my husband witnessed this firsthand and has given me the go ahead to purchase a more expensive and hopefully higher quality, better built blender. Unless this undergoes a redesign to fix the leaking problem, I say stay away!
Customer Review: Dangerous
I've had this blender for two days and unfortunately have to take it back. The buttons are hard to press, and when you need to press them the whole machine slides across the counter top. They need some suction on the base of the machine. It is extremely loud, most plastic machines are. Mine came with a food processor attachment. I used it to grate cheese and I thought the thing was going to go flying off the base of the machine, then the counter top. It lost power while grating. Instead of wearing full body armor while cooking I think it has to go back.