From: njs@scifi.uucp (Nicholas J. Simicich)
Subject: Waring Bar Blenders
Organization: Nick Simicich, Peekskill, NY
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 15:40:51 GMT

I've noted that my wife and I seem to go through a blender every 1-2
years, and they all die in about the same way: The motors are designed
for intermittent use, and they can't stand up to making 2-3 drinks in
a row without beginning to smell a little bit.  The motors overheat.
Soon after this, they die.

I've always coveted the Waring commecial bar blenders.  You know: The
ones with stainless steel containers, and heavy stainless bases.  You
see them in every bar you go into, and they stand up to heavy daily
use in making frozen drinks.  They also do a better job of making
frozen drinks than the home blenders that I'd had around the house.  I
think that the straight sided containers help allow the ice to drop
down the container into the blades, and the powerful motors grind the
ice up rapidly.  And the blades are oversized.  One three position
switch: Off, Low and High.  Two speeds.

Well, I happened to drive by the local restaurant supply places that
also sells to the public, and they had them on sale for $75.
Regularly sold for $110.  (I'd been coveting them at $110.)  All of
the other Waring blenders are on sale as well, but I have little use
for a one gallon blender (make whole pitchers of frozen marguritas at
once, $450 off: On sale for $650) or even the two quart size.

The one quart size seemed right.  At this price, it pays for itself
after I replace only one more blender.  I believe that it is likely to
last for years in home use, and be worth fixing if it ever breaks.

The only downside I can think of is that the container is a little
shorter and the blades are a little larger than a typical home unit.
I guess that if you were stupid, or a young child, you could manage to
reach the blades a little easier (with your fingers) than you could
with a typical home unit.  You probably shouldn't let a child operate
a blender until they learned not to stick their hands into the blades
in any case.  If you want a heavy blender base with a more traditional
blender top, they have a plastic top unit that is even cheaper.

Why would I post this with NA distribution, when it seems to be
something only appropriate for NY distribution at best?  Well, the
literature I saw leads me to believe that this is a factory promotion:
I suspect that your local restaurant supply place is getting the same
deal from Waring, and is likely to have proportional discounts.  So
you might check with them.  Me?  I went to Westchester Restaurant
Supply, Elmsford, NY, phone (914) 592-5200, (800) 552-5223.  They take
credit cards.  No financial connection, and all that.

While I was there, I bought a liter of strawberry daquiri mix (sort of
a strawberry syrup with lots of strawberry pulp in it) for $3.15, and
a gallon of sour mix (Mi-Lem equivalent) for $5.53.  The true
Strawberry Daquiri afficionados tell me that I'm missing the boat, and
I should be using fresh strawberries and simple bar syrup.  I have no
taste, I guess. :-)

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