How is the slow speed? Will it splatter liquids all over? Our current blender throws mashed potatoes all over the place on slow.
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I had great luck with the blender. I love the different attachments and the power boost button. As long as you use a deep enough bowl it works great. I haven't had any problem with splattering anything. I don't use my big blender much anymore. I would give it a 5 star rating
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I start with the liquids, then add the pulpy fruit (like apples, bananas etc.) I blend this for a few seconds on low speed. Then I add the bulk veggies (like a whole two fist fulls of romaine lettuce or kale. I drop ice on top of this to weigh it down. I blend this on low and gradually increase to full speed. Blend for about 60 seconds max. If needeed use the tamper to push down the lettuce (sometimes just the weight of ice does it) don't overblend. You will loose nutient content if you over blend it. I think that may also cause the air. I don't air in my smoothies when I do it this way. For soups, you need to blend a long time to make it hot. But in teh endI put in some solid pieces and just pulse them in. This makes a nicer soup, and removes a little air build up. I also notice some veggies tend to be more air prone than others. Baby spinach and romaine work great. Also freash ingrendients. Ones that are starting to be a little past their prime foam a little more.
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Yes, it's very smooth and slow. And, even when you take it all the way to max speed, spatter is minimal with the wire beater design. Of course, if you lift it at high speed it's going to fly everywere! But, to your question, smooth start is very slow and smooth.
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It does not start slow on lowest speed. You have to start it before placing in your bowl with ingredients but it slows down quickly. I love it.
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I love mine.use it all the time from making jelly, tomato juice, even like a ricer for smooth mashed potatoes. Definitely not smooth.
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I haven't personally done it, but I believe so. I used it when I was in a hurry once and made mashed/whipped potatoes. It was actually faster than using the regular beaters.
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Hi I have this blender but have never made anything hot with it. My Blender is over a year old and is still good with no breakage it was only used for cold juic smoothies. Also I cannot fill it to the top. Only seems to work okay and mix and puree best at half full. so you may want to consider that as well
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I have never had a problem with this blade. It's like anything else, start slow and increase speed. I have a splatter shield but you can easily make something quick if you cut a paper plate half way and then cut a hole in it. What I will say is this is an amazing blade. I have the kitchen aid version which only has rubber on one side--this one is way better. No dried ingredients on the bottom, more even mixing and it will cut your mixing time as well. I LOVE this product! Good luck.
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My neighbors have a pretty new Vitamix (not sure which model) so when I bought the Oster Versa I invited them over for a "blender challenge". We spent an afternoon making identical recipes in both blenders. The results were identical except that the Versa heated the soup recipe faster than the Vitamix. The only other difference I noticed is the Vitamix's lowest speed is much slower.
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We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just don't be a gorilla on the power button, use your brain. We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just... » Read More We've used ours to make nut butters, almond flours, soups, smoothies, ice creams and the like. We have not used it to make dressings but I cannot see why it would not work just as well. As for the person below who's caught fire.....wow, never heard of such a thing happening. We've owned ours for a year and use it frequently. No issues as of yet. The key to using ANY of these high power blenders is to use common sense. If you can tell the unit is struggling, back off a bit, use your tamper, go back to work. I've found that this will do just as good a job as others costing twice as much. Just don't be a gorilla on the power button, use your brain. « Show Less
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This is a just below average blender, I bought it specifically for making smoothies. I saw it in our local grocery store, so I was able to really look it over before I bought it. However, the "smoothie button" is a load of garbage. I use frozen fruit and frozen veggies, liquid, and yogurt. I always put the liquid and yogurt in first and still I have to use the pulse button to get everything mixed (I have to keep stopping to mix with a utensil) and then I have to leave it on the puree button to really get it to blend smoothly. Considering I use it twice a day everyday it's kind of annoying, but while it's blending I get time to clean up. BOTTOM LINE it's takes too long for making smoothies, it IS very loud, AND worst of all it leaks, there is not a good seal no matter how tight I try to make it. Is it a good value for the money? I would have rather spent the money on the Ninja. Hope this helps!
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I didn't have much luck with mine - it made more of a cucumber slush than slices. I ended up returning it and getting a food processor, which handles that and everything else much nicer.
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depends on how deep your bowl is! Obviously the faster the speed, the more it splatters. All in all a good product.
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I returned mine quickly. It is a glorified blender. The sugar allows it to stay "slushy" longer...
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I've not had that experience either. I do know that the instructions said not to run the blender continuously for more than 5 minutes (I think). Maybe you're running it for too long?
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Mine crushes ice very well, but the first time I tried to make a smoothie with just powder and ice it didn't do so well. It took a long time to get it smooth and then there were still some tiny chips of ice in the drink. It works great if you have a bit of liquid or fruit in with the ice (like half a cup of something).
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Hi Lois. As you can see, I purchased the Ninja Master Prep Pro. It came with a large blender and 2 smaller blenders. I use one of the 2 smaller blender sizes about 98% of the time as they are a very good size for blending and chopping. The Ninja is awesome for making "snow" for drinks and snowcones. Just fill the container with ice, then 'pulse' the top blender button. Pulse for a second or two then stop. Repeat over and over again until the ice gets to the consistency you desire. I also make 'icecream' in the smaller size blender, as it is the perfect size for 2-3 people. I cut up bananas, strawberries, peaches, blue berries, etc and place in the freezer. Then I take out whatever size portion I think I need, add a small amount of 1% milk then 'pulse' until the contents turn to icecream. This is a low fat and delicious treat. Only takes about 60 seconds to blend, and then another 60 seconds to clean the blender and cutting blades. Vegetables, gotta be mor cautious when using the 'pulse' because the ultra-sharp blades will pulverize the veggies and seeds VERY fast if you don't watch what you're doing. Salsa is quick and easy, just let the blades do the chopping and blending. I have been extremely satisfied with this machine. I just don't use the large pitcher/blender part that much. The ideal set-up for purchase would be : 1 large pitcher/blender, 1 smaller pitcher/blender, and 1 "bullet shape/sized blender for individual smoothie making. THAT would be the PERFECT set-up. All-in-all, LOVE my Ninja. No problems what so ever. Easy to clean. Doesn't take up much room either. Oh, just be warned that when crushing ice, it can/will be noisy. Minor detail really. Enjoy it.I do.