I can’t Believe I spent so much time and money on purchasing expensive blenders over $200 and ended up returning them because I wasn’t happy with any of them until I found this one cheaper and so worth it blends food and smoothies perfectly. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Blender technology hasn't really changed a lot over the years so there's not much Oster can do with this latest low-to-mid-tier offering other than provide a well-built product that does what it is supposed to. In that respect, this blender is a no brainer--if you need a blender for basic kitchen prep, you won't be sorry you purchased this one. The design is simple, with only a few intelligently labeled buttons on the front to worry about--no smart sensors, no timers to set, no digital display to watch, just three food setting buttons corresponding to various speeds and pulse rates with informative labels like Frozen Smoothies, Chop/Salsa, and Milkshakes. There are also three manual speed buttons for blending your own way, along with power, stop and pulse buttons to give you control over basic motor operations. It's refreshing to have an appliance in the kitchen that doesn't require an extensive manual to proficiently operate. The 6 cup pitcher is glass rather than plastic which is a nice touch in today's world of cost and corner cutting, but what we really liked about this model is the 6-blade chopping design on the base vice the 4 you get with most blenders on the market today. This extra set of blades, coupled with a powerful 1200 watt motor, simply buried the competition we had sitting on our counter by grinding up ingredients in record time with no offending chunks left in the bottom. For example, we took a smoothie cup full of ice, milk, completely frozen fruits, and some smoothie mix, hit the smoothie button, and had a completely blended, ready-to-drink smoothie in under 7 seconds. Compared to the black "bullet-style" smoothie maker we've been using for the past year, the performance of the Oster Pro was miles ahead in both speed and power. The only stones to throw are minor and have to do with the design of the base. The brushed nickel colorway is interesting but in person it looks more like brushed chrome to me--I'm not sure how well it will blend with other elements of the modern kitchen (i.e. black or stainless appliances) as it's not a very common finish...if that sort of thing even matters to you. The base is plastic rather than metal which is a little unfortunate, even if forgivable at this price point--the bottom has non-slip pads as opposed to [available] suction cups. That's not a deal breaker of course, and the plastic material means that you won't see rust or dents mysteriously develop over time; but given that the base isn't as substantial feeling as the size of the motor and heft of the glass pitcher would have you expect, I have to wonder if the blender will slowly start to move around the countertop over time. Again, this is a minor niggle that is easy to overlook given the stellar performance at actually blending and chopping. Other than that, a stamper for the pitcher would have been nice to loosen those stubborn ingredients that just refuse to settle downwards towards the chopping blades; but in all the time we used the Oster Pro, we have yet to see the blades fail to drawn the pitcher's contents down to their swirling doom. Bottom line--this isn't the fanciest blender on the market, but it is a tremendous value given its power, ease and simplicity of use, dual purpose as both a full-sized blender and blend-and-go unit, and it feels sturdy and well-crafted enough to last for many years of faithful kitchen service. Given what we've paid for even lesser-capable units, the Oster Pro is definitely highly recommended!

I honestly haven’t used this yet but it looks fabulous on my countertop. Will start making smoothies after dental surgery, am looking forward to using it soon.

It’s not a bad blender for the price. I bought it in a pinch as we are moving and my good blender is packed in storage unit. I would have preferred a better more secured top on the blender. When we finally move into our new home I will keep this as a back up.

Most blenders today are mostly plastic, so I was a little surprised by the thick glass pitcher of this Oster Pro. Even higher dollar blenders have plastic jars, so this gives it a bit of a classic touch. The color of the base of the blender is nice, it looks like shiny brushed nickel, but it is plastic. The bottom of the blender doesn’t have any suction like some do, so when blending ice, you might want to hold on to it as it will move under its own force. For the most part, the pre-programmed buttons of Green/Frozen Smoothies, Food Chop/Salsa and Milkshakes do a decent job of slow pulses and progress to blend. The pauses between the pulses do help in letting some of the heavier objects sink down to be blended. However, what would really be ideal is if there was a custom plunger to assist. I found on thicker smoothies it doesn’t create enough of a vortex to pull in all of the top material and a little assistance was needed, even in the go cup with some shaking. For the go cup, the method they chose to keep the cup from possibly spinning off is a bit basic. There is a spring tab that feels like it will easily break off if you slip and put pressure on it when turning, but you are to make sure it ends up on the outside of one of the four tabs on the cup. To me, it felt like it was either too loose or too tight to get to them. Unlike some other blenders, there are no safety features to this. Whether the cup is on, the lid is off, or not, it will run, so be aware.