Oster Ironman 250-Watt Fitness Blender

Light Duty Blender Good For Athletes
This is a light duty blender useful for those who wish to mix and run. The chief feature which differentiates this product from similar ones is that the blender container is also a drinking bottle. Thus you can mix up whatever you choose in the blender and instead of decanting to a drinking bottle, you only need take the blending chamber with you.

Keep in mind that this is about 1/3 of a horsepower or 250 watts. This will do a good job of blending up powdered mixes or make smoothies from softer fruit but this isn't one of those 2 hp in which you can thrown all sorts of odd ingredients such as tree branches or peach pits and have a smooth mixture emerge.

The unit comes with one bottle / blending chamber. Most folks who train will wish more capacity than the one bottle but of course, you can buy more to your heart's delight.

The only downside to this device is that there is a lip inside the bottle / blending chamber which is hard to clean. If you're not...

Smoothie Solution
I have been using this daily for 2 weeks for smoothies and it is perfect for my situation (I have 10 minutes from waking up to getting my fiance out the door with his breakfast/lunch/coffee)

This is perfect for those with a grab-n-go lifestyle who do not need the power of a Vitamix/Blendtec

Blending power:
Semi-frozen fruit chunks - perfect
Kale - did really well and left only a few tiny identifiable bits
Whole flax seeds - not so good (mostly stayed whole)
Ground flax seeds - mixed them in, but they were still noticeable
Protein powder - complete mixed
(I have not tried ice or frozen fruit)

Bottle design:
The rubber grip and thumb loop make it easy to hold
The bottle is clear, but tinted; the stuff inside is mostly visable (not good when trying to sneak in kale)
Note: the bottle has indents for the grip that create ridges on the inside. Bits stick in ridges
The flip cap is not locked when closed...

Smart, Innovative and On The Go Product, but Watch it with the Ice
Great innovation. I wonder why it's taken so long to come to this kind of product.

Overall, this is a very capable little contraption that does pretty much exactly what's it's supposed to do, that is mix smoothies and by implication, sports powders and mixes. I do not believe that using it to chop or crush ice is a good idea (more below)

We had no trouble with this device or its operation. This is for a rugby-player dad, rugby-playing high school son and daughter, and morning-walking mom. All used the product, and all found it completely suitable and simple to use and clean.

The design is great, easy and simple to grasp and put into action. The removable mixing/blade unit is inspired. The flip cap on the screw-on lid--the user manual calls it the "spill-proof drinking lid"--though, is insufficient to securely seal this bottle. If you're mixing fruit smoothies to drink in the Prius on the way to work, then this is just fine n' dandy, but if...

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Bosch Part#462544 - Genuine Type G MEGAfilt SuperTEX Vacuum Bag (BBZ51AFG2U) - Fits Bosch Compact Series and Formula Series Vacuums - 5/Package

Bosch Vacuum Bags
This was a great buy for this product. I have paid a lot more for these at stores and they are the same quality.

Genuine Bosch product
Price is the same I've been paying for last five years from Fry's, but I don't have to drive to the store (30mins!) or call to see if it's in stock, and it's a genuine Bosch product.

This one fits
my machine. Others I have purchased without the Bosch label do not. The price was very good. Will order again.

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Black & Decker - Slice Toaster Oven, White

Very useful little convection toaster oven
I've owned my toaster oven for over a year and I use it nearly every day in my SOHO (computer room/Small office Home Office). I too bought it from a Mart with very high Wals as another reviewer mentioned. He gave it only two stars based upon a prior bias but listed no pros so I shall list the things that I found useful about this oven as well as a few cons.

Pros:

1. It's a convection oven that means quicker and more even baking. It's great for small roasting (2 - 3 pounds)tasks without turning (but it's still recommended for larger food items like whole chickens and hams/rump roasts), chops and ribs. Its fan is quiet.
2. The temp is accurate even if it takes nearly a 15 minutes to attain 450 degrees. Not too many foods require that temp (pizza comes to mind though). I keep an oven thermometer in it to check for accuracy.
3. Top can be used as a food warmer and to heat up breads wrapped in foil while baking.
4. Light weight (14.5 lbs) compact size...

Downgraded features?
Several features in this toaster are missing, downgraded, or poorly executed compared to older models.

1. No "pizza bump". It's a round slight out-pocketing of the rear wall, intended to accommodate a pizza. It's extra space. This one doesn't have it.
2. Getting "medium" toast is tricky because the space between "dark" and "light" on the timer dial is too narrow for easy "eyeballing". Most of the time, my toast is slightly darker than I want it.
3. The tray is shallower and less wide than the older version. I have concerns for foods that drip a lot of juices. (I just bought it, so I haven't cooked juicy meats yet. But I did have the older version of this toaster.) The tray doesn't have that much volume.
4. The tray, when inserted under the grate (the grate holds the tray beneath it) is too close to the lower heating element. This may create problems with cooking or with safety.
5. This toaster comes with only 1 grate. The older version came with...

WONDERFUL !
This white Black and Decker toaster/roaster is not only handsome in the kitchen it works like a charm. Like our pizza for lunch today was baked 10 minutes and then another two at higher temp and without the slide tray to make it crisp on the bottom. Tried doing hamburger in shallow pan instead of stove fry pan and was great. Baked scalloped potatoes were delicious. etc etc But I read 153 reviews on another website before I bought......

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Aprilaire Humidifier Filter, Genuine Media for Aprilaire Models 112, 224, 440, 445A, 445, 136

Being used in a different application
I am using this for a completely different humidifier that is out of production. I have to cut it down to fit but it works well and has lasted quite a long time now.

Genuine... or not?
This water panel was priced right and arrived quickly. But although it has the appearance of genuine Aprilaire media, it was not packaged in an Aprilaire-labeled box. So unless Aprilaire is allowing third parties to sell its media without the Aprilaire name attached, it would appear that the item is not genuine Aprilaire media.

Cheaper than calling the technician!
I'm a DIY person, so when my tech told me that replacing the water panel would require time to take things apart, that equated to $'s to me for his time. You can learn a lot of how-to from the Internet!
Seller was accurate with product info and shipping was fast.
Saved myself a lot of money.

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Square drive pin for Oster & Osterizer blenders, short type.

It fits- but poor quality
This fit's my 1959 Oster beehive blender perfectly. But after about 3 weeks of use, it's rusted. Still works but, hello?! My old one never rusted over 50+ years (before the rubber blew chunks)
I TRY my darndest to stick to old, beefy, trusted gear- then only to get poorly produced replacement parts. It's a nut with a washer that needs to have some water resistance- not that hard to produce- or so i thought. Are we all getting sucked into the vortex of mediocrity?

Fixed and working
We have owned our oster blender for years. My kids had taken to making smoothies every morning for breakfast. When it no longer functioned because the pin that comes out of the base was stripped on the sides, they were devestated. (A bit drastic I know, but they are kids.) I started researching blenders but could not decide on a new one. Instead I found that, through Amazon, we could get a simple piece to fix it. It was very inexpensive, came quickly and now our blender works like new again. We have two jars for this bender and I am thrilled that it is use instead of in a landfill. And all for a few dollars. Oster 4094 Classic Osterizer Blender, Chrome

Awesome
I am si happy this is a very acurate product and the shipment was so fast thank you, now you have another happy costumer

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Hide-Away Ironing Board Cover & Pad Set - 815 Grey - 12" x up to 43"

ironing board replacement cover
Great replacement cover. I had been trying to find one for some time and was glad to find one at an affordable price. I couldn't be happier.

Tight fit
Let me start by saying this replacement cover is well made and I am happy overall. But... I purchased this for an in-wall ironing board and the measurements were exactly what the cover was advertised to be. It took me about 20-minutes to get the cover on my board and de-wrinkled. It was very tight and I gently stretched it (I was afraid of tearing the seams, but didn't). I eventually got it over the plywood frame, but getting the wrinkles out proved equally challenging. This cover either needs a larger elastic seam or it need to be slightly larger.

Perfit Fit
I was really glad to see I could order from the internet and did not have to go searching for a cover for my fold out ironing board. The padding was made into the cover and the edges had elastic which made for an easy fit. Would definitely purchase again.

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Breville BOV800PC13 13-Inch Pizza Crisper for use with the BOV800XL Smart Oven

Breville Pizza Crisper Pan
I love the pan. I use it for anything that I want to be crisper, like fries, fried shrimp, as well as pizza. It is non stick, but can't say it's Telfon...same coating as the regular Pizza Pan that comes with the oven. If you like the regular Pizza Pan, you'll love this one for as a crisper...works great for me. I would recommend this pan to a friend.

Perfect crisper
Used this with my Breville oven and it made the perfect pizza. Crust was crispy and it protected my oven from pizza toppings spilling over. Great quality item.

a must have for pizza
If you eat frozen pizza or are warming leftovers...this crisper is a must. As in most
Breville products, the quality is impeccable!

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