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Awards Top Pick Award
Best No-Frills Blender
Editors' Choice Award
Best Overall Blender
Editors' Choice Award
Runner-Up for Best Overall Blender
 Top Pick Award
Best Heavy-Duty Blender
Price $290 List
$299.95 at Amazon		$500 List
$499.95 at Amazon		$600 List
$536.00 at Amazon		$700 List
$649.95 at Amazon		$400 List
$399.95 at Amazon
Overall Score
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Pros Excellent at crushing ice, sleek retro appearance, high-quality smoothies and shakesConvenient presets, intuitive interface, useful accessories (including a personal cup), great heating capability for soupExcellent performance over time, perfect at pureeing, handy presets, easy to cleanGreat at grinding, fantastic for smoothies, crushes ice with easeExceptional performance for the price, user-friendly presets, time-tested durability
Cons Struggles with thicker recipes, mediocre pureeingExpensive, lid can be finicky, blades aren't removable, not as quiet as advertisedExpensive, slightly less convenient than other comparable blenders, included tamper feels cheapNot the most convenient to use, expensiveBlunt blades aren't great for milling, tricky to air dry, no cord wrap
Bottom Line So much capability hides behind the clean, retro facade of this no-frills blenderAn expensive blender that is worth every penny, featuring premium blending, pureeing, and milling capabilitiesThis burly blender continues to impress us with exceptional performance and longevity, but it comes at a premium priceThis top-of-the-line blender did exceptionally well in our tests, but there are less expensive models that performed comparablyA more reasonable price tag and time-tested durability make this top-of-the-line blender a great investment
Rating Categories KitchenAid K400 Breville the Super Q Vitamix A2500 Ascen... Vitamix Pro 750 Blendtec Total Classic
Smoothies (30%)
7.1
9.2
9.7
9.4
8.9
Convenience (25%)
7.4
8.8
7.8
6.8
8.0
Ice (20%) Sort Icon
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
9.7
Pureeing (15%)
6.8
9.8
10.0
9.6
8.8
Grinding (10%)
8.1
9.3
8.5
8.6
7.9
Specs KitchenAid K400 Breville the Super Q Vitamix A2500 Ascen... Vitamix Pro 750 Blendtec Total Classic
Model Number KSB4027KG BBL920BSS1BUS1 A2500 750 ES3
Power Peak 1.5 HP 2.4 HP Peak 2.2 HP Peak 2.2 HP Peak 3.0 HP
Pitcher Capacity 56 oz 68 oz 64 oz 64 oz 32 oz
Presets Yes, 4
-Ice Crush
-Icy Drink
-Smoothie
-Clean
-5 speed settings		 Yes, 6: Smoothie, Green Smoothie, Ice Crush, Frozen Desserts, Soup, Clean, 12 speed settings Yes, 3: Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Soup Yes, 5: Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Soup, Puree, Clean Yes, 6: Smoothie, Batters, Hot Soup, Whole Juice, Ice Cream, Mixed Drinks
Measured Dimensions (base with pitcher) 17" x 9" x 9" 18" x 10.5" x 8.1" 17" x 11" x 8" 17.5" x 9.4" x 7.7" 15.3" x 8" x 7"
Dishwasher Safe Yes Yes - the blender jug, the personal blender cup, tamper, scraper, and the lids Yes No Pitcher; top rack only
Accessories No Yes
  • Personal cup
  • Recipe book
  • Two tampers
  • Personal cup blade system
 Yes
  • Tamper
 Yes
  • Tamper
 Yes
-Manual with recipes
Digital Timer No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Meant for Heating? No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cord Length 3.5 ft 3.8 ft 4 ft 6 ft 2.9 ft
Wattage 1200 watts 1800 watts 1400 watts 1200 watts 1560 watts
Measured Decibels for Standard Smoothie 77.2 82.4 88 85.8 84
Measured Soup Temperature 125 160 153.2 153.2 129