Blenders

[Kayelle]

Well, perhaps I'm a prehistoric creature, but I still have my Osterizer blender that I purchased in 1968. Been working like a champ and has blended tons of homemade baby food, along with other tasty sauces, etc.


No plastic or nylon gears. All metal and doin' its thing like a champ in 2019!



Never found it necessary to purchase anything else.


Just me.

Katie, I think that's about the time I purchased my Osterizer "commercial" blender at the country fair. I remember standing there watching it demonstrated and although it was very expensive for me as a young mother, I just had to have it. The food budget suffered for a while but it turned out to be worth every penny. Do you happen to recall how much it cost back then, because I don't.

 

[Katie H]

Katie, I think that's about the time I purchased my Osterizer "commercial" blender at the country fair. I remember standing there watching it demonstrated and although it was very expensive for me as a young mother, I just had to have it. The food budget suffered for a while but it turned out to be worth every penny. Do you happen to recall how much it cost back then, because I don't.

I think I paid about $20.00 and bought it at a local drug store, Drug Fair, which was a local, east coast drug store.

 

[Kayelle]

I'm sure I paid a lot more than $20 Katie. I think I was trying to justify spending a week's grocery money circa the '60's.

 

[taxlady]

I'm sure I paid a lot more than $20 Katie. I think I was trying to justify spending a week's grocery money circa the '60's.

That probably was enough for a week of groceries. I googled and $20 in 1960 would be worth 170.91 in 2019. I got that from this site:

https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=300&year=1960

 

[caseydog]

That probably was enough for a week of groceries. I googled and $20 in 1960 would be worth 170.91 in 2019. I got that from this site:

https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=300&year=1960

My parents bought our first house in 1960. They paid less for it than I paid for my car (a used MINI CooperS).

Oooops, of topic.

CD

 

[skilletlicker]

Vitamix 5200 dropped from $396.08 to $259.95 during Amazon Black Friday Sale. Will be delivered Monday.

 

[WhateverYouWant]

That's a screamin' deal! You will love it.

I have to admit I had my doubts about Vitamix. While their customer service was exemplary, it also wreaked of arrogance with a problem I had.

But I have now had it a couple years and I use this blender more than any blender that came before it. I'm not really a smoothie guy... blender was used mainly for cocktails and sauces. But now I make nut butters (fresh peanut butter is amazing), salsas and purees, tahini paste, even powdered sugar and semolina from dried pasta, and my own chili powder from dried anchos.

So I am sold... big time, and can now relate to folks that say there is no substitute.