New Blendtec 96oz WildSide blender jar is like having a whole new blender!

[raweater]

Ever since grinding cloves in my blendtec it got all scratched up and turned an ugly opaque brown that's permanently stained in.

I noticed in new "will it blend" videos a new bigger (96oz), wider "WildSide" blender jar. I was lucky and found two (one for a friend) at $65 each on ebay.

This thing is amazing, I feel like I have a whole new blender! What I like about it is:
-Wider, not taller, so blender still fits under kitchen cabinets
-Longer blades to reach to the edges of new wider jar
-New angled "WideSide" 5th side helps push food back into the blades rather than turning around the edges
-New BPA free (my old jar was the ones with BPA)
-Finally a small inner lid to allow adding items while you blend (although the newer smaller jars also have this now)
-Most amazingly, the blender is about 5 times quieter with this new jar

I was afraid it wouldn't do well with small quantities but I made a mini 1 cup smoothie to test and it works fine. It will also work better with larger quantities because the wider design and longer blades means more food gets in the blades than the much slimmer standard jar.

Putting this new jar on a Blendtec is really like getting a whole new blender! Now that I know how good it is I have to say it's worth it even at full retail price.

http://www.blendtec.com/products/3qt_jar_with_lid

http://www.usmoothie.com/images/Machines/5sidedjar.JPG

[DebB]

I got this larger carafe last year and I *love* it! *Ü*

[raweater]

The new one with the "WildSide"? I thought it was just recently released (although last year could have been as little as 12 days ago lol), but I haven't really been following the Blendtec blender parts lol

[DebB]

I never heard it referred to as "wild side", but mine does have the 5th side and the different lid (with the square pop out). I just love having the larger capacity!! I ordered mine direct from BT. You got a really sweet price on eBay! *Ü*

[raweater]

Mine says "WildSide" on the 5th side, is it like the photo I added to my original post but without the "WildSide" printed on? Maybe they hadn't yet found a name for it lol.

[DebB]

Nope, mine does not say Wild Side on it :) It looks just like it though except for that. I love being able to make really big green smoothies! I think I've only used the smaller carafe once (for something really small - don't remember what) since getting this larger one - love it! *Ü*

[raweater]

I'm going to keep my scratched up old one for grinding hard spices like cloves, I certainly don't want to ruin the crystal clear look of this new one.