Looks like it's time for a new blender

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
06/29/2015 at 16:16 • Filed to: None

My gf and I have been talking about getting a new blender for a while. Despite my being a food nerd in the extreme, we’ve been getting by with her cheap old Oster blender that looks very similar to the one pictured above. But the time has come, because today the Oster exploded.

The Oster blender did not explode on its own, mind you. My gf made a smoothie this morning after I left for work, and she accidentally left a metal spoon in the pitcher, which is was glass. She turned it on and the spoon shattered the pitcher. I got a series of very distraught texts explaining this.

So...time for a new blender!

As I’ve started looking at blenders, so far what I’ve learned is all kinds of people people get extremely opinionated about blenders. You’ll get almost as many opinions about blenders from a crowd as if you had asked them which smartphone to buy and on what carrier. It’s crazy.

I’ve arrived at KitchenAid as my likely direction, and I’m deciding between the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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They’re very similar, but the Diamond has a few additional features over the Classic:

60 ounce pitcher instead of 56 ounce

720 watt motor instead of 550 watt

“Diamond Blending System” which means the base of the pitcher is shaped like a diamond instead of round on the Classic, which supposedly makes more of a vortex that sucks stuff down toward the blades, for better blending. In theory.

The squiggly lines mean it’s blending more! (Maybe?)

I’m sure you folks will have opinions on blenders as well, because everyone does, apparently. But I’m getting a KitchenAid. Just have to decide if I’m good with the Classic for $80 or if I want the Diamond for $120.

DISCUSSION (19)

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:20

Go Ninja.. even a Woot special today!

http://home.woot.com/?ref=gh_hm_2

CalzoneGolem > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:23

I think you should get a green one.

Jcarr > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:23

My wife and I learned the hard way that you don’t put hot things in the blender.

What a mess.

Textured Soy Protein > Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped
06/29/2015 at 16:24

My parents and sister have Ninja blenders. They like them but I’m not as convinced. The pitcher is too fussy to attach to the base, open, and clean.

(Also I don’t want all that extra crap that comes with that Ninja deal, I already have too much other kitchen crap that accomplishes those functions taking up space in my house.)

itschrome > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:28

had one of those kitchen aid blenders. those buttons are assholes.. loved the blender hated those damn buttons.

505Turbeaux > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:28

I have that Kitchenaid Diamond and it has handled all kinds of abuse. Great blender that I don’t use often enough

Textured Soy Protein > CalzoneGolem
06/29/2015 at 16:28

I do have a green Bodum Bistro knife block. Not sure if the green KitchenAid blender will quite match, but it’s a thought. Might be too much green.

Kinja'd!!!

Textured Soy Protein > itschrome
06/29/2015 at 16:29

Did you have the Classic or Diamond? Their buttons are different.

itschrome > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:30

not sure, it looked just like the one from that amazon link. fuckers would make you jab at them a few times before they responded. always seemed like they got stuck or something.

Textured Soy Protein > itschrome
06/29/2015 at 16:32

I posted 2 Amazon links. ;)

Classic:

Kinja'd!!!

Diamond:

Kinja'd!!!

itschrome > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:33

the top one.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:41

I have a Vitamix, so I’m probably a bit out of your price range. FWIW, I’m attaching Consumer Reports ratings on blenders. The KA seems pretty far down on the list.

Kinja'd!!!

desertdog5051 > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 16:42

I got one of these a few years ago and it is really a great little blender. Small, but perfect for single servings.

Kinja'd!!!

Textured Soy Protein > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
06/29/2015 at 17:06

I used a Vitamix when I took a break from my usual corporate-type jobs to work in a fancy restaurant kitchen. It’s a good blender, but I don’t feel like I need to spend that much for a good blender. It’s also really big and I have a small kitchen.

Honestly I’m not sure how much stock I’d put in that Consumer Reports rating. There are a lot of other tests out there, with videos, that show the KitchenAid blenders crushing several of the other ones on the list that CR ranks higher like Ninja, Blendtec, Waring Pro, and Breville.

Textured Soy Protein > desertdog5051
06/29/2015 at 17:07

Not really what I’m looking for. While my gf would make single-serve smoothies, I make soups and purees and whatnot that require a full-size blender.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 17:35

I vote ninja.

desertdog5051 > Textured Soy Protein
06/29/2015 at 17:52

Yeah, that won’t work for you. I have a large blender for that sort of tasks. I just like the ease of use of the small MB for the mostly small stuff that I use it for.

CalzoneGolem > Textured Soy Protein
06/30/2015 at 08:02

You should get yourself an immersion blender. Then you don’t have to pour hot soup into a blender.

http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-…

Textured Soy Protein > CalzoneGolem
06/30/2015 at 12:16

I actually have a Cuisinart stick blender. Not that exact one but very similar. Probably should only have said purees and not soups since yes, the stick blender is generally better for soups.