Comparing Blenders
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Price | $550 List $549.95 at Amazon | $550 List $549.95 at Amazon | $400 List $399.32 at Amazon | $630 List $591.99 at Amazon | $350 List $329.95 at Amazon |
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Pros | Lots of convenient presets, intuitive interface, comes with accessories, strong overall performance, great heating capabilities | Excellent at crushing ice, perfect at pureeing, superb at smoothies, durable | Fantastic smoothies, great at crushing ice, silky-smooth purees | Great at grinding, fantastic for smoothies, crushes ice with ease | Great smoothies, delicious margaritas, solid grinding capabilities, pulse button |
Cons | Expensive | Pricey | Blade showed signs of wear and tear | Not the most convenient to use, expensive | No presets, no digital timer, requires hands-on use |
Bottom Line | An expensive blender that is worth every penny, with premium blending, pureeing, and milling capabilities | This burly blender earned the top score overall but comes at a premium price | This is one of our all-around favorite kitchen appliances and we highly recommend it for all of your blending needs | This top-of-the-line blender did exceptionally well in our tests, but there are less expensive models that performed comparably | A simple and sleek blender that offers complete control over the speed at which it runs, but zero presets |
Rating Categories | Breville the Super Q | Vitamix A2500 Ascen... | Cuisinart Hurricane... | Vitamix Pro 750 | Vitamix Explorian E310 |
Smoothies (30%) | |||||
Ice (20%) | |||||
Convenience (20%) | |||||
Pureeing (15%) | |||||
Grinding (15%) | |||||
Specs | Breville the Super Q | Vitamix A2500 Ascen... | Cuisinart Hurricane... | Vitamix Pro 750 | Vitamix Explorian E310 |
Model Number | BBL920BSS1BUS1 | A2500 | CBT-2000 | 750 | E310 |
Power | 2.4 HP | Peak 2.2 HP | Peak 3.5 HP | Peak 2.2 HP | 2 HP |
Dimensions | 10.5" x 8.1" x 18" | 11" x 8" x 17" | 10.05" x 8.50" x 17.55" | 17.5" x 9.4" x 7.7" | 11" x 8" x 18" |
Pitcher size | 50 oz | 64 oz | 64 oz | 64 oz | 48 oz |
Dishwasher safe | Yes - the blender jug, the personal blender cup, tamper, scraper, and the lids | Yes | Yes | No | Yes - Lid, Lid Plug, Centering Pad, Tamper, Tamper Holder and Blade Scraper |
Accessories | Yes
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Yes
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No | Yes
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Yes
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Digital Timer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Presets | Yes, 5
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Yes, 3
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Yes,
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Yes, 5
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Yes, 1
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Measured Soup Temperature | 154 | 153.2 | 155.4 | 153.2 | 112 |
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