Customer Reviews

Oster 6663 Designer 12-Speed Blender with Glass Jar, White

5 star:		(4)
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3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I used this at my mother's house over Christmas and must say that this is not a good blender. There is no noticeable difference in the 12 speeds - only between speeds 1-6 and 7-12 and I had to repeatdly turn off the blender, dig in there with a spoon to stir up the fruit (or ice) and then turn it back on again, then it turn off , dig in there with a spoon to stir up the fruit (or ice) and then turn it back on again... And even then I didn't get a well blender smoothie/milkshake.

I personally own the "Oster 4093-8O Classic Beehive Blender, Chrome" and love it (I have a review there). Its well worth the extra $7.22 - makes SMOOTH drinks on one blending cycle.

I bought this blender a couple of years ago, and still use it because its all I've got. I want to upgrade! I use it about once every 2 weeks. It is fine for the most basic uses, but honestly all those buttons are joke - horrible to keep clean, and there is no difference between any of the speeds. And the food doesn't drop down properly, only the stuff at the bottom gets blended. And if there isn't lots of liquid in there, it doesn't blend at all. I would not recommend it to anyone.

I have used this blender as a "second blender" for about 5 years now.

The reason for all the noise? (glad you asked!) All metal mechanics and sturdy glass jar. Which are also the reasons this machine will last and last.

My only complaints are it takes longer to "liquify" ice (for smoothies or icy drinks) and it seems a little top heavy.

I received a KitchenAid blender as a gift and it does the job much faster, more quietly and a little more effectively.

The KitchenAid also has a stainless steel jar which keeps frozen drinks colder, longer.

I like both of these units, but my suggestion is to spend a little more and get the KitchenAid.

All considered you really can't go wrong with this unit.

Keep Cooking!

My grandmother had the same Oster blender since the 60's and it still works great. I recently bought this and was skeptical when I saw that Oster and Sunbeam or part of the same conglamourate. I stupidly threw the box and reciept out and my blender just went out in a blaze of non-glory. It was frustrating to keep poking at smoothies with a spoon so they would mix but now the whole thing just died after a month or about 5 smoothies. What's worse is I was using crushed ice instead of cubes to cut down on the work the wimpy motor needed to do anyway. Also the buttons were just for decoration I guess because it only had one speed. Save your money.

I received this blender as a wedding gift several years ago. It doesn't blend very smoothly -- to avoid lumps, I have to frequently stop blending, stir the ingredients, and start blending again. It also doesn't blend things quickly. The worst thing about this product, though, is the noise: it is ridiculously loud (the disc sander, power drill, and other power tools in my home are all quieter!). The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is that it has lasted several years without frying completely (though this may be too generous, as I only use it rarely and the motor smells burnt when operating).

I swear to God, could they "possibly" have made this any louder ?? Even on the lower speeds, this blender is extremely loud, and the sound is annoying.

I only use it to make protein shakes, and it does a great job of that, and the 12 speeds are great, but good grief, the sound. It reminds me of a leaf blower.

I got this blender as a gift. I have owned it now for last 5 years and is very satisfied with product. I have used it almost two or more times in a week on an average.
I never had problem with this . Also I used to put the glass jar in dishwasher.
I lost my glass jar while moving (Two boxes full of breakable items are missing ) and is shopping for a new blender or just a replacement jar.
I recommend this product highly.

WE ORDERED THIS BLENDER TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS BROKEN AND THE PRICE AND VALUE OF THIS BLENDER WAS GREAT. IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONE IT REPLACED AND ENTIRE FAMILY IS PLEASED WITH ITS OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE. WOULD RECOMMEND FOR A NICE HOUSEHOLD BLENDER. SHAVES ICE NICELY ALSO!

My main criticism of this blender is that it is entirely TOO LOUD. Even on the very lowest of the 12 settings, the noise this thing puts out is intolerable, and entirely unacceptable. It is extremely loud, and it makes me not want to use the thing. And actually, I'm going to return it without ever blending anything in it. My other complaint is that the blender jar wabbles in the base too much. This is not what I expected from Oster.

So, it's Friday night, and I'm doing my usual round of cooking. (We cook on Friday night--feel free to make the usual inferences.) Anway, I'm just tearing my hair out because I can't find cheap gluten free flour. The project for this evening was rice flour.

I tried a food chopper. Not nearly fine enough, not even with the help of a flour sifter. Tried my coffee grinder. Not fine enough, and forget the flour sifter--dust, everywhere, all over the kitchen, and in the coffee grinder, little rice chips.

Then, I thought, um.....well, supposedly you can grind flour in a blender.

So, I poured half a bag of rice (short grain only, darlings--it doesn't work with long grain) into the blender, and pushed "grind". Seven minutes later, "ta da", rice flour. (Use an old fashioned flour sifter, preferably after the fact, preferably outside, so you don't get flying rice chips everywhere. Also, don't try to grind more than a cup at a time. It works much better in small batches.)

It's not a whole lot of flour, though, and it's hard to sift out the bigger chips. I baked an entire loaf of bread with this--but I'm not sure it's worth the effort, once you've spent hours cleaning rice flour from your floors.