Recommend a decent blender

Sub 50 bucks? My wife makes a lot of smoothies. We have a food processor so it doesn't need to do the heavy stuff, just hold up for a while. Is it possible sub 50 bucks?

Thanks! Joey

Just get an old blender like a Kenmore or similar that takes the Osterizer style blades. Look at thrift shops. They have the squared glass pitchers. Buy a new Osterizer ice crushing blade on Amazon for like $7. Here is the blade.

This blender Is a modern version, and it works very well but isn't quite as robust as the older ones.

I have that one on Amazon, though I have had it for nearly 10 years. For smoothies I use a hf router speed control and it works really well.

Find the heaviest one you can at the thrift store.

Make sure the bowl is glass.

Thanks guys. I'll check the goodwill out!

Joey

How much are blend tech blenders? 3-5x the budget.....

yamaha wrote: How much are blend tech blenders? 3-5x the budget.....

But worth it just for the videos. One of my favorite ad campaigns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7TK_8RiVj8

I make a fair amount of blended items - next is... The top rated Consumer Reports blender, despite being one of the cheapest is the Ninja Master Prep Proessional QB1004 ($60). The blender ranked right below it is $450.

CR's Take Superb performance and outstanding value combine to make the Ninja Master Prep Professional an extremely worthwhile blender. It features a unique top-mounted motor that you press down to operate, and it comes with smaller chopping and processing containers, in addition to the 48-ounce blending jar. While it doesn't claim to make hot soups and juices, like the Vitamix, it excelled at all the main blending tasks. Highs * Icy drinks performance was Excellent. * Puree performance was Excellent. * Ice Crush performance was Excellent. * Noise performance was Very Good. Lows: This model had no discernible flaws in its performance. Detailed test results: Icy Drinks (Smoothies): This model performed excellent in our icy drinks (Smoothies) test, sensory panelists judged the smoothness and thickness of non-alcoholic pina coladas made by each model. Blenders that do well for icy drinks also do well for smoothies. Puree: This model performed excellent in our pureeing soup test. Ice Crush: This model performed excellent in our ice crush test, which gauges how well blenders crush ice without water using a non pulse function. Noise: This model was judged very good for how noisy the blender is, running with 1 cup of water for 30 secs.

That said, I have an old school one - if I could find a replacement center cap for the lid (tab broken off on one side) and a replacement blade assembly (bearing is leaking - rusty water seeps out of it onto the counter), I'd consider keeping it.

Markdown drives me insane sometimes. I can't figure out where I berkeleyed up the formatting in that quote. Its got double-spaces in the necessary places, and double-returns between paragraphs.

Wish I could help, but the only blender I own is powered by a 2-stroke weed-whacker engine...

Best blender I have used is a Vitamix but that is way over your budget. Maybe you could find one used?

Look for an Oster Commercial Bar Mixer on eBay. I've had one going on 30 years. Replacement stainless steel pitchers and blade assemblies are available online, but you'll be happier avoiding the cheapest Chinese ones.

Ours has a sticker on the bottom that says "Equivalent Horsepower 1/2". I think you could use it for a router if you could find a way to attach the bit.