Massive Quality Commercial Blender
Let me say first that I know something about quality blenders. I started out in the 90's with a Waring stainless steel bar blender (with only an on and off switch) that lasted for 15 happy margarita years. In 2007 I purchased from Amazon a Blendtec Home 3 horsepower blender ([...]) for $415. It is a programmed blender that takes out the guesswork on how to blend smoothies, soups, ice cream, juices etc. I first saw this blender on U-Tube eating a first generation Iphone to dust. When I don't know how to blend a certain food product I fall back on my Blendtec. It does a wonderful job. HOWEVER, when I put my beloved Blendtec next to my new Omega BL420S it looks like Bill Bixby next to the Incredible Hulk. [Makes me wonder if Tim Allen designed it on one of his "Home Improvement" episodes.] While the Blendtec is stylish and fits easily under my kitchen cabinets, The Omega has a larger footprint and needs a taller space. The Omega BL 420S has a 64 ounce blending jar (as does the...
VitaMix vs. This Omega Blender...VitaMix Wins
Although I've owned a VitaMix for many years (you'll find my review here on Amazon) and I still love it and use it sometimes more than once a day (with no problems, I might add) I thought that my love affair might be over, since receiving this new Omega BL 4205 Blender. The blender jar is what did it for me-I loved the look of it, and it is much nicer than the Vitamix container, however, that's where it ends. Nothing else about this product has sold me, and I initially had a problem when it first arrived, which didn't help matters. This is what happened:
Omega blender arrived, exterior box was in perfect condition, blender box was a bit smashed and had obviously been opened and re-taped, looking as though it could be a returned item? I pulled out the blender and everything looked new, and so it seemed fine, until I noticed the blade was loose and was jiggling around. I called the company to see if this is the way it's supposed to be, but it's after hours. Did some googling...
Love this Blender
It seems like everyone is making an insane blender nowadays.
I previously had a Blendtec blender, with the smaller 40oz (I think? not the 64oz one) carafe on it. Tons of buttons, digital display, slick marketing website that shows how they can blend everything. Overall a good blender, but was on my second carafe (at like $70 a pop!), and overall, kind of disappointed for what I paid.
Enter this monster. It's huge. Bigger than the blendtec by quite a bit, with the carafe on I am guessing it will not fit under most kitchen cabinets. 64oz marked carafe capacity, although it can probably hold close to 90oz if you went to the brim. It's also nearly the direct opposite of the blendtec, having only two plain toggle switches. "High/Low" and "On/Off". It's all I need honestly, the blendtec had all kinds of fancy modes, and lots of speeds, but ultimately for what I did, it was just a few things, and the cycles never worked, meaning the simple toggles are perfect...
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