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Awards Editors' Choice Award
Best Overall Blender
  Editors' Choice Award
Runner-Up for Best Overall Blender
Top Pick Award
Best No-Frills Blender
Price $500 List
$499.95 at Amazon		$380 List
$299.99 at Amazon		$700 List
$649.95 at Amazon		$600 List
$536.00 at Amazon		$290 List
$299.95 at Amazon
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Pros Convenient presets, intuitive interface, useful accessories (including a personal cup), great heating capability for soupDelicious smoothies and margaritas, streamlined interface, budget-friendly for the brandGreat at grinding, fantastic for smoothies, crushes ice with easeExcellent performance over time, perfect at pureeing, handy presets, easy to cleanExcellent at crushing ice, sleek retro appearance, high-quality smoothies and shakes
Cons Expensive, lid can be finicky, blades aren't removable, not as quiet as advertisedNo presets, no digital timer, smaller jug capacity, doesn't heat soup as well as other Vitamix modelsNot the most convenient to use, expensiveExpensive, slightly less convenient than other comparable blenders, included tamper feels cheapStruggles with thicker recipes, mediocre pureeing
Bottom Line An expensive blender that is worth every penny, featuring premium blending, pureeing, and milling capabilitiesA sleek, simple blender that doesn't offer any presets but does offer complete control across a variety of tasksThis top-of-the-line blender did exceptionally well in our tests, but there are less expensive models that performed comparablyThis burly blender continues to impress us with exceptional performance and longevity, but it comes at a premium priceSo much capability hides behind the clean, retro facade of this no-frills blender
Rating Categories Breville the Super Q Vitamix Explorian E310 Vitamix Pro 750 Vitamix A2500 Ascen... KitchenAid K400
Smoothies (30%)
9.2
8.9
9.4
9.7
7.1
Convenience (25%)
8.8
5.9
6.8
7.8
7.4
Ice (20%)
10.0
9.7
10.0
10.0
10.0
Pureeing (15%)
9.8
6.8
9.6
10.0
6.8
Grinding (10%) Sort Icon
9.3
8.7
8.6
8.5
8.1
Specs Breville the Super Q Vitamix Explorian E310 Vitamix Pro 750 Vitamix A2500 Ascen... KitchenAid K400
Model Number BBL920BSS1BUS1 E310 750 A2500 KSB4027KG
Power 2.4 HP 2 HP Peak 2.2 HP Peak 2.2 HP Peak 1.5 HP
Pitcher Capacity 68 oz 48 oz 64 oz 64 oz 56 oz
Presets Yes, 6: Smoothie, Green Smoothie, Ice Crush, Frozen Desserts, Soup, Clean, 12 speed settings Yes, 1: Pulse Yes, 5: Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Soup, Puree, Clean Yes, 3: Smoothie, Frozen Drink, Soup Yes, 4
-Ice Crush
-Icy Drink
-Smoothie
-Clean
-5 speed settings
Measured Dimensions (base with pitcher) 18" x 10.5" x 8.1" 18" x 11" x 8" 17.5" x 9.4" x 7.7" 17" x 11" x 8" 17" x 9" x 9"
Dishwasher Safe Yes - the blender jug, the personal blender cup, tamper, scraper, and the lids Yes - Lid, Lid Plug, Centering Pad, Tamper, Tamper Holder and Blade Scraper No Yes Yes
Accessories Yes
  • Personal cup
  • Recipe book
  • Two tampers
  • Personal cup blade system
 Yes
  • Tamper
  • Small recipe pamphlet
 Yes
  • Tamper
 Yes
  • Tamper
 No
Digital Timer Yes No Yes Yes No
Meant for Heating? Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cord Length 3.8 ft 4.5ft 6 ft 4 ft 3.5 ft
Wattage 1800 watts 1400 watts 1200 watts 1400 watts 1200 watts
Measured Decibels for Standard Smoothie 82.4 *not measured 85.8 88 77.2
Measured Soup Temperature 160 112 153.2 153.2 125