The Blender "Short List"

The short list of blenders

Oster BPST02-B Professional

• Pros - Glass carafe with removable blades and high ranking on Amazon
• Cons - No pulse and the reviews say it is loud, wasn't rated by Consumer Reports
  

Oster 4093 Classic Beehive

• Pros - Glass carafe with removable blades, pulse and inexpensive
  
• Cons - Not dishwasher safe
  

Waring PBB201 Professional Bar Blender

• Pros - Glass carafe with good warranty, Alton Brown's old favorite, available in white
  
• Cons - Blades are not removable
  

Viking VBLG01SG Professional Blender

• Pros - Glass carafe with 3 speeds and pulse , Alton Brown's new favorite
  
• Cons - Poor reviews by Amazon saying the parts don't hold up
  

Breville BBL600XL Ikon

• Pros - Glass carafe with 5 speeds, pulse and ice crush , Consumer Reports favorite
  
• Cons - Expensive, Amazon's reviews say doesn't hold up and poor support
  

KitchenAid KSB580NK 5 Speed Blender

• Pros - 5 speeds, pulse and ice crush with big carafe
  
• Cons - Carafe is plastic and blades are not removable, Amazon's reviews say doesn't hold up