Oster 6832 10-Speed Blender, Black

Not Great for Smoothie Making
I'm in the market for a new blender. I wanted something powerful enough to pulverize ice. Also, I wanted something I wouldn't have to turn off, stir, then turn back on to get the ice crushed and the smoothie, well, smooth.

This blender did not pulverize the ice, and after some constant on/off stirring, the smoothie finally got liquidized. However, the top remains did not get sucked to the bottom of the blender.

Honestly, I only used it for the one smoothie and I plan on returning it today. It may be great for other things, but for smoothies it is not.

2 Stars for this product...5 Stars for Gorilla Glue!
Oster 6431 is good for SMALL amounts of frozen foodstuff...better for non-frozen.
I purchased this product from Walmart but loss the receipt so cannot bring it back. It does OK for the frozen foodstuff but you have to put it in in SMALL amounts at a time AND with liquids. Putting in too much frozen foodstuff at a time broke the drive. I used this product exclusively for frozen foodstuff and broke the "all-metal drive" tip three times. I use Gorilla Glue to put it back on. Boy that Gorilla Glue works! I am still able to use the Oster 6431, not because its a fine product but because Gorilla Glue is a fine product. Don't be fooled by the "all-metal drive" advertisement. Metal can mean just about anything...as in something soft like Aluminum. In this case the metal is thin and soft. Now if the advertisement says something like..."carbon steel" or "reinforced" then you may have something special there. I'll keep Gorilla gluing the Oster 6431 until it breaks beyond repair then I will...

Disappointment
I purchased this blender at a Kroger subsidiary two years ago to make eggnog smoothies for my brother who had colon cancer. It was barely adequate for the job, even though all I used was yogurt, eggs and frozen fruit. The blender doesn't move the mix enough to blend thoroughly and bogs down if mix is too thick. (How can a smoothie be too thick?)

My brother died last summer, so I didn't use it until my doctor told me a few months ago I had to eat a banana and/or an orange every day. I don't care for the texture of bananas, so I started making smoothies for myself. Same issues.

Another thing I don't like about this unit is the lid and access cap. The lid is soft plastic; the access cap is hard plastic. You have to squeeze the lid to get it secured to the blender, and the access cap can easily be pushed through the lid.

One day I was making a banana smoothie and -- being a senior citizen with a faulty memory and having a lot on my mind -- I forgot to put...

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