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Robyn K.Central Highlands and Goldfields, VIC
Surprisingly sturdy construction and good quality.
Easy to assemble and clean. Happily no leaks as was the case with my old blender. Does the heavy lifting of a food processor.
I'm very pleased with this purchase and recommend it to anyone looking for good quality.
Purchased in April 2021 at Frothies for $251.00.
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Wow, impressive!
I have purchased this blender a week ago and I’m very impressed. I pre owned different brand then it died, after search I found Optimum which I have never known before. On the first day, I have made smoothies for kids and hubby. They all loved how smooth is was.The best thing is making orange juice as there’s no pulp I can taste in my mouth, super smooth!!! It crushes ice very well with powerful motor under 20sec. I wanted blender solid hard ingredient to powder as I would like to make my own powder for baking, cooking.Even my 7years old can m...Read more
ake a smoothie under my supervision. However one thing Im concerning is it started smell after 20seconds as I’m worrying motor might be burning. I have only used 35sec button for longest one. Is it normal to smells like chemical burn.Purchased in March 2021.
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vinwoodPerth, WA
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Good blender
Effective blender. Blends everything with power. I like the 35 second preset function. Had some issues with the blade set in the jug seizing after 4 years but replaced under warranty.
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hello Vinwood,
My name is Francois, General Manager Froothie Australia.... Read more
I would like to sincerely apologize for the experience you recently had with Froothie - I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you have encountered with one of our appliances and your disappointment saddens me. Quality Customer Service is paramount, our entire business is built on the slogan “Quality you can trust”, and therefore even isolated cases are taken very seriously by Froothie and Optimum. Please contact me directly at [email protected] so I can attend to the matter ASAP. I would like to make sure you will be completely satisfied with the outcome of our actions and your product, as we at Froothie are 100% dedicated to our customers’ happiness. I apologize again if you feel we did not live up to your expectations and I want to thank you for the feedback you provided as it helps us to further improve our services. Also, if there is anything else I can do to assist you and to regain your trust in our brand feel free to get in touch and I will be more than happy to help. Respectfully yours, Francois N Froothie Australia General ManagerHi Francois. I have been informed that the matter has been escalated to management. I will email you directly and I hope a resolution can be reached quickly.
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DeeVictoria
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Best appliance I’ve ever had
I’ve had this for over four years and it’s my most used appliance ever. Great for grinding rice and grains etc into powder. Best smoothie maker also as it blends every ingredient perfectly. Customer service is excellent and any questions I had were answered promptly. 10/10
Purchased in October 2021.
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hi Dee, thank you for providing us with your positive feedback as we strive to make our customers happy!
I am very happy to know that you are enjoying your Optimum 8200 and wanted to welcome you to th... Read more
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SteveSydney, NSW
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Solid product. Reliable, and tough.
I have been using this blender solidly for almost 5 years. It is a very good machine. The motor is very powerful and has no trouble blending any hard ingredients I choose to add like nuts and seeds. I hope to get many more years out of it and would happily purchase another one in the future
Purchased in November 2021.
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hi Steve,
I am so happy to hear that you are enjoying your Optimum 8200! :) Please feel free to share with us some of your delicious recipes by tagging us @froothie on Instagram and Facebook. And do n... Read more
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LynnSydney, NSW
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I had the 9200 but need a more powerful blender
I use this mainly to make smoothies I tried to do nut butters in it but I think due to me only using nuts it started to lift off of the base so went back to using my food processor for nut butters and this for smoothies or making oat flour
Purchased at Froothie.
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Froothie A.Optimum Appliances
Hello Lynn, you shouldn't be facing issues when making nut butter at all. Here are some tips: https://athenasolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018204793-How-To-Master-Nut-Butters-And-Nut-Recip... Read more
es- Most important is that you use roasted nuts, blender on high-speed +always use the tamper. Looking forward to your response on how you go with it :)Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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MargGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
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Super Good!
Super vortex blender, great for fine blending for raw food or smoothies, etc. Easy to use and clean. Quality product made to perform for years. Best blender I have ever used!
Have recommended it to my friends who have been pleased with their purchase.
Purchased in December 2021 at Froothie for $324.00.
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LaunchmoreMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 4 reviews
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Started well, ended badly
Purchased in mid 2016, the unit was used for one smoothie on weekdays only. Never pushed, the machine did the job well, apart from being a little loud. A few months ago, the machine started becoming very noisy and was vibrating so much that it would be moving. It then started throwing out blackish brown powder and smoke under the jug when in use. It was no longer safe to use. After multiple messages to the manufacturer, one message back requested I go through a range of checks on the unit, plus provide the recipe I used at the time, and var...Read more
ious other things including photos, proof of purchase, etc., which I provided within the day. Then the thread went quiet. After several prompts requesting a reply, I kept receiving automated responses stating that they were very busy with a large volume of messages. So, after near 2 weeks, I sent one last prompt. A response came back within minutes. They want me to package the machine, pay $29 postage to send the unit for an assessment- which will be charged to me if they decide the machine is okay. On top of the initial outlay, that’s not good enough. The 5 year warranty is sounding like it won’t be honoured. My last smoothie maker, which was a fraction of the cost, lasted for 15 years. I am very disappointed to outlay so much money for 3 years’ use. In my opinion, their last communication is worded in a manner that indicates I would be wasting my time, energy and money in sending this unit back. It is extremely frustrating ... perhaps that was the intention.Purchased in April 2021 for $500.00.
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hello Launchmore,
My name is Francois, General Manager Froothie Australia.... Read more
I would like to sincerely apologize for the experience you recently had with Froothie - I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you have encountered with one of our appliances and your disappointment saddens me. Quality Customer Service is paramount, our entire business is built on the slogan “Quality you can trust”, and therefore even isolated cases are taken very seriously by Froothie and Optimum. Please contact me directly at [email protected] so I can attend to the matter ASAP. I would like to make sure you will be completely satisfied with the outcome of our actions and your product, as we at Froothie are 100% dedicated to our customers’ happiness. I apologize again if you feel we did not live up to your expectations and I want to thank you for the feedback you provided as it helps us to further improve our services. Also, if there is anything else I can do to assist you and to regain your trust in our brand feel free to get in touch and I will be more than happy to help. Respectfully yours, Francois N Froothie Australia General ManagerSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
RobMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
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Amazing!
I bought this thanks to product review, thanks!!
We've been using it for about 2 years now mainly for smoothies, gets a workout with hard nuts and ice almost every day for two people, no dramas. If you don't use ice it heats up a lot (I think the manual said 4c/min or something but maybe more).
It's loud, that's my one warning. To be clear, it's the appropriate volume for the power it has, it just happens to be really powerful!
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hi Rob,
I am very excited you chose Froothie and Optimum and happy to have received your positive feedback. So here is a great big Thank you from the Froothie family, we are glad to have you be a part... Read more
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front2gripMid North Coast, NSW
- 5 reviews
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Powerful
Shreds stuff fast. When it was new it was so noisy I had to wear ear plugs. latter found out that the blade was a bit loose and it was much better after we tightened it up.
I bought it to blend up my food while going through tongue cancer treatment.. Made a lot of smoothies.
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Excellent I have used the best blender!
Good blending ability even ice. Good reliable.good price.
acceptable noise.
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KimMelbourne
- 4 reviews
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Excellent blender, high quality
I love this blender - it is excellent quality and value for money. The motor is powerful and it produces the most amazing smoothies with no bits and lumps like past blenders I have owned. I bought the blender from Froothie, great customer service and hassle free pick up. Highly recommend.
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Great Blender
I initially bought this blender to make healthy smoothies, but now we use it daily to prepare food for my infant daughter. It's a great blender. It comes highly recommended.
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I reviewed the Optimum Vortex Blender
After much research on the internet, we bought our Optimum 9200A blender in Dec2015. We were totally impressed by the simple light weight design, yet efficient, powerful unit that blends and crushes everything from ice to seeds etc to a smooth consistency with little effort. Best of all it is so easy to clean. Often, it would be just a rinse and pop back on the unit on the bench top. We recently bought another Optimum blender, model 8200 blender for our busy, health conscious daughter who is single and living in an apartment. Just to be sure of...Read more
our instinctive choice to go with Optimum, we did another round of thorough research on the internet and going to the shops to view other blenders in the market for her needs, We drew a chart and compared the features of various brands vs the smaller blender, the Optimum 8200. Not surprising at all that the Optimum 8200 blender came up as the clear winner by a mile. She was absolutely amazed with what it is capable of. So we have two units in the same family. Best decisions ever we have made for blenders.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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I spent so much effort looking and finally found the one!
I spent so much time researching for the right blender for us and as a student I don't have alot of money to spend but was blown away when I found the Optimum 8200 as it was in my price range and the watts of the motor were way high than I ever planned on purchasing. I had dreamed of owning something like a Vitamix but it was way out of my price range and after find Optimum I could never go anywhere else. I love that it is Australian owned and has such a good warranty. As someone who lives a complete plant based diet this blender is apart of every aspect of my life. I have never bought something and felt so satisfied, also it is super easy to clean. My favourite thing to make is banana ice cream! I would genuinely recommend this product.
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Michelle
- 2 reviews
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Wonderful machine. So much fun to use!
My favourite thing to make is peanut butter, and it's so much fun to watch! Comes out completely smooth. Hommus, pesto and cashew cream cheese are my other favourites. And bliss balls! I keep finding exciting new things to make with it. Very affordable and great value for money! Also very easy to clean.
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Efficient and Stylish
I love my Optimum 8200 it looks good as a permanent fixture on my bench. This machine is contributing positively to my health overhaul. I have never happily consumed this many greens ever. It meets all my needs because it is so versatile smoothies, milkshakes, nut flour, mashed veges, cauliflower rice. Ohh and easy to clean, however it keeps whispering "When i grow up i want to be a 9400".
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WazzoTheMartianVictoria
- 6 reviews
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Died after 4 years.
After my Kenwood blender cracked and died I needed a new one and after doing some research I found that ALL the normal blenders available at Retravision, Good Guys, Harvey Norman, etc. had bad reviews. Searching more widely I found Optimum, who have without doubt, the best reviews I've ever seen! Worth a go I thought! I couldn't justify the price of the 9400 which is regarded by many as THE blender so I settled for the 8200.
The Optimum 8200 is a Vitamix clone and for 3 years this was an excellent blender. It made numerous smoothies, daiquiris...Read more
and milk shakes. It pulverized ice, vitamised soup and even made some peanut butter. I couldn't fault it and in my original review I gave it 5 stars. HOWEVER it then began developing problems... The first problem I noticed was a brown liquid leaking from the jug bearing. Then when I rinsed the jug I noticed that liquid leaking INTO the jug! Not good, so I emailed Froothie. Froothie are a little slippery to deal with: They are part of the Athena Solutions Group and are all about extreme positive spin about how wonderful and caring they are but is there substance beneath their words? You can ring their phone number but you will have to wait for them to ring you back. If you go to their website a chat window will come up but if you try to use it you will most likely find that it is unstaffed. You can also email them and they will get back to you when they have time. After describing my symptoms they sent me a new blade and bearing assembly but they did not send the tool to replace it. Fortunately it was only finger tight so I could easily remove the old unit and install the new one. All looked good BUT the replacement was worse than the original. Now fluid oozed freely through the blade assembly and over the base unit and onto the bench.Purchased in February 2021 for $299.00.
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Part of nearly everyday.
This was my first introduction to a high power professional style blender. It has been an absolute treat to have this in my kitchen. Banana icecream, homemade flours, sauces, salad dressings, and pie fillings are just a few of the treats we couldn't manage with our food processor and all the low end blenders that would burn out after a month or two of only moderate use. This blender is the best!
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slowBrisbane
- 2 reviews
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Blends anything I through at it.
Having compromised over the years with "entry level blenders" I decided to invest in a proper blender 6 months ago. So glad I did. This blends anything I throw in it to a very fine smoothie. Have not been disappointed yet. The only drawback is it is a little loud, not jet engine loud, but you cannot make a pre-workout smoothie at 5:00 am & not wake-up your significant other - unless you live in a mansion.
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Questions & Answers
Adrian and Tinaasked
Hi there,
We are currently in the market for a new blender and can't decide between the 8200 and the 9200A. Besides the motor size, is there any great difference? We plan on using it for nut milks, banana nicecream, smoothies, nut butters and raw soups. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian and Tina
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hello Adrian and Tina,
Sure happy to help :) Here is a detailed overview/comparison: https://athenasolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016214193-The-8200-or-the-9200-Comparison
Hope this helps :)
Froothie Team
Nandi S.asked
How well does this work for making nut butter?
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It turned up very smooth! I never knew peanut butter or almond butter don’t need to add the butter in it. It’s kind of enjoying to watch nut turns into the butter.
Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hey Nandi, it is very easy to make nut butter in the Optimum blender :) Here are some tips: https://athenasolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018204793-How-To-Master-Nut-Butters-And-Nut-Recipes-
EmmiLouasked
What is the difference between the 8200 2L jug and the 9200a 2L jug?
I have a 9200a machine but for $60 less I could potentially buy the 8200 jug to replace my 9200 jug.
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Hi. I don’t have the 9200 so you would be best to get an answer directly from Froothie about that question.
Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hello Emmi, I think you are referring to the old version jug for the 8200 and the newest jug version :) You can contact our warranty support team here: https://athenasolutions.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
kind regards
Andrea
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Athena Solutions Pty LtdOptimum Appliances
Hi Nicole, thank you for providing us with your positive feedback as we strive to make our customers happy!
e you to the Froothie family. I look forward to seeing some of your delicious recipes, simply tag us @froothie on Instagram and/or Facebook or even on Tik TokI am very happy to know that you are enjoying your Optimum 8200 Blender and wanted to welcom... Read more