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Blender Recs
So last night I had a dumb moment...
I was making a smoothie (my smoothies are frozen fruit & low acid OJ) & the last few chunks of fruit were not moving towards the blade. I thought that I could stick a metal spoon in the blender w/o touching the blade..turns out I was wrong.
Anywho, I chipped part of the spoon so I threw that out. Then today, I was cleaning the blender & realized that there was a fine crack down the side 
Which leads me to a new blender. No, I don't plan on sticking any spoons in the blender again 
I am trying to decide if I should get a KitchenAid blender or a cheaper brand. I love my KitchenAid mixer that I got from a bridal shower! I don't want to spend extra money if I can get something for the same value for a smaller price. I do like to buy things that last a long time.
So what do you think...KitchenAid blender? Or some other brand? What do you recommend?
Re: Blender Recs
Can you just buy a new carafe? I have an Oster that's lasted for 8 years now. Too bad I broke my carafe & now I can't find a new one! Still, it was a good little blender. You can usually find good deals on KA's outlet site.
http://www.shopkitchenaid.com/category.asp?CAT=OUTLET
mine is hamilton beech and it has worked just fine for years.
there are a few elements on the item that need to be metal and not plastic to ensure it lasts in the mechanism. that is key to getting a good one.
I love, love, love my kitchenaid blender. It makes short work of frozen fruit when I make smoothies.
(fyi: you can get refurbished models at their online outlet store, we got ours for $50).