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Question: How does this blender compare to a Vitamix?
Document: First let me say I've never owned a Vitamix or any other top rated high dollar blender so I can't really compare performance based on personal experience. What I can say however is that I'm absolutely loving this blender and I'm very satisfied with my purchase. Is it as good as another blender that costs hundreds of dollars more......who knows. I just couldn't see spending that much money on a blender for fear of having a few strawberry seeds in my smoothie.
For $70 less you can buy this versus the Vitamix. They appear to be identical except for the blade and whether that makes any difference I don't know...The pitcher of the Oster even fits onto the Vitamix base. I made a batch of green smoothie one day in the Vitamix and the next day in the Oster to compare and the results were identical. I'm very picky about my green smoothie as I don't want bits that are not blended.
In fact when i recieved it i honestly thought about returning it for a vita mix. I am glad i did not.I have never used  a vita mix blender so i can't compare the two, but this versa is very powerful. Everything i haveused , from frozen fruits to whole fresh veggies have come out perfect. And besides having the power dial it has pre-programmed buttons for smoothies, soups, and dips. I even tried the sweet potato soup recipe. Easy and tasty.
Almost nothing gets thrown out because we are drinking the pulp we used to throw away. Frankly, that alone will pay for the juicer over a relatively short period of time. If you need to emulsify beets, carrots, asperagus and other rough and tough vegetables, this emulsifier has the power and efficiency you need. Compare the specs to other models and I think you will agree that for the money, this is your machine.
So, being completely satisfied with my Oster Classic, I was keen to compare it to the Oster Versa.Here are my findings: the Versa has more watts of power, however, it doesn't do anything my Oster Classic won't do. The mixer vessel is larger and measurements are well marked. The Versa holds 8 cups of food to be blended while the Classic holds 5. The Versa mixing vessel is BPA-free plastic; the Classic is glass.
)Ease of use on the control panel: Okay, let's compare the two. The BVCB07-Z (the cheaper one) has 7 speeds and 9 bunch of buttons. This has a dial and 4 buttons. The dial controls the speed and the four buttons are: pulse, smoothie, soup, and dips/spreads. The other one has some preprograms also (like "frozen drink" but mostly uses it's buttons for speed control.
Fortunately, for only $12, you can buy a round one here on Amazon meant for the VitaMix, and it works great. I have a feeling this blender is going to last me a long time.
The product itself appears sturdy and well built.At the current price of $266 my opinion is that this is a great value for any one who wants a vitamix class blender.I would buy again without any hesitation.
After doing ton's of research, I had narrowed down my choices to this blender, along with a Vitamix and a Blendtec. I was a little concerned in the beginning since this blender is fairly new, but because it had a 7 Year warranty, I decided to go for it.
I was hesitant if to buy a vitamix or this one... definitely I don't regret for the choice. :)::::::::::::::UPDATE::::::::::::::::::May, 1I have several months with this baby and I can say it's really sturdy, fantastic, I use it with confidence.I've never used the tamper because the blender does all the job.
Answer: My neighbors have a pretty new Vitamix (not sure which model) so when I bought the Oster Versa I invited them over for a "blender challenge". We spent an afternoon making identical recipes in both blenders. The results were identical except that the Versa heated the soup recipe faster than the Vitamix. The only other difference I noticed is the Vitamix's lowest speed is much slower.