I bought a really top of line osterizer blender back in 1968. It didn’t last a year - not the blender’s fault. Hubby had a disaster while using it and pancake glob got into the motor somehow or other.
Never bought another expensive item. Get it cheap. Couldn’t keep a decent glass, so I just started saving jelly jars to use for glasses. I find them everywhere - outside, in the truck, on the patio, in the trash, etc. etc.
I had a really nice set of silver plated silverware. Hubby decided to do the dishes, and disinfect them using bleach. Yep stripped all that silver plate right off. Then he bought me a really nice set of stainless - the forks have all disappeared. Found some in the burn pile.
Well, anyway, like I said, some stuff it’s just better to buy cheap, and not get attached.
I have broken so much! I finally went to a second hand store & bought a rocks glass that is perfect for wine & vodka. $1.00. No worries. Things break, it’s life. I laughed at you finding forks in your burn pile. Maybe our hubs were separated at birth ; )
LOL! That is a funny story!
But the thing about this new blender is that the ‘stuff’ can’t get down into the motor. I used to have to take the whole thing apart to clean it, and ours finally died because stuff leaked down - not to mention that the pretty copper housing got pitted unless you were VERY careful about cleaning.
But with this new one, all you do to clean it is to put in a little water and a drop of dishwash liquid, and ‘whizz’ it a little bit, rinse it out and dry it. Or, you can put it in the dishwasher without taking it apart.
We’ve only had it a week, so I can’t say yet if it’s actually worth the money. But so far, if it lasts as long as the Oster did, I’m really pleased with the new ‘features’.
-JT