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Blenders
- Best general-use blender Oster Beehive Blender *Est. $60
- Budget blender Oster 6684 *Est. $40
- Best for icy drinks Breville ikon Hemisphere BBL600XL *Est. $200
- Multifunction blender Vita-Mix 5200 *Est. $450
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Best general-use blender
- Simple and reliable
- Makes good smoothies
- Retro styling
- Only two speeds
- Noisy
The Oster Beehive Blender gets rave reviews from owners posting to Amazon.com, who praise its retro styling and overall simplicity. They say it makes good smoothies and is a reliable performer. In hands-on tests, the Oster Beehive fares well compared with other inexpensive blenders like the Braun PowerMax (*est. $50). Reviews are mixed on the Oster Beehive blender's ability to crush ice for making frozen drinks, and all agree that it's loud. For better ice crushing, reviewers point to the Breville ikon Hemisphere BBL600XL (*est. $200), but that blender costs more than three times as much.
We found the best reviews of the Oster Beehive at Cook's Illustrated, where editors extensively test appliances and compare them to others in the same price range. We also found the Oster blender compared to others at The Wall Street Journal and Money magazine, and we found more than 100 owner-written reviews at Amazon.com.
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1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
For this test, Cook's Illustrated's editors whipped up broccoli soup, smoothies and pesto in nine inexpensive blenders. The Oster Beehive blender is one of the tested models, rated alongside others in performance and ease of use.
Review: Inexpensive Blenders, Editors of Cook's Illustrated, June 2005
Passy tests several blender models and lists the pros and cons for each. He praises the Oster Beehive as "powerful" and says it makes good margaritas. However, he dislikes that it has only two speeds.
Review: Blenders Enter the Ice Age, Charles Passy, June 22, 2007
3. Money MagazineDetails/Subscribe
This short article discusses three blenders, including the Oster Beehive Blender, which is the author's budget pick. Testing details are sparse, however.
Review: A Crush of Powerful Blenders, Stephanie D. Smith, July 2004
4. Amazon.com
There are more than 100 reviews at Amazon.com for the Oster Classic Beehive blender. Overall, most owners are happy with it, praising its simple design and ease of use, but there are many noise complaints.
Review: Oster 4093 Classic Beehive Blender, Chrome, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. Target.com
In more than 55 reviews at Target.com, the Oster Beehive blenders have an average score of four out of five stars. Most owners praise its simple design and excellent performance on basic blender tasks such as pureeing and making smoothies. A few owners complain that their Beehive died within a year, and some complain that it's very noisy.
Review: Oster Beehive Chrome Blender Reviews, Contributors to Target.com
