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Awards Editors' Choice Award Editors' Choice Award Editors' Choice Award   
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 capabilitiesExcellent at crushing ice, perfect at pureeing, superb at smoothies, durableFantastic smoothies, great at crushing ice, silky-smooth pureesGreat at grinding, fantastic for smoothies, crushes ice with easeGreat smoothies, delicious margaritas, solid grinding capabilities, pulse button
Cons ExpensivePriceyBlade showed signs of wear and tearNot the most convenient to use, expensiveNo presets, no digital timer, requires hands-on use
Bottom Line An expensive blender that is worth every penny, with premium blending, pureeing, and milling capabilitiesThis burly blender earned the top score overall but comes at a premium priceThis is one of our all-around favorite kitchen appliances and we highly recommend it for all of your blending needsThis top-of-the-line blender did exceptionally well in our tests, but there are less expensive models that performed comparablyA 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%)
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.9
Ice (20%)
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
Convenience (20%)
8.3
7.2
6.9
5.9
6.9
Pureeing (15%)
9.8
10.0
10.0
9.6
7.1
Grinding (15%)
8.9
8.2
8.4
8.6
8.8
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
  • Personal cup
  • Recipe book
  • Two tampers
  • Personal cup blade system
 Yes
  • Tamper
 No Yes
  • Tamper
 Yes
  • Tamper
  • Small recipe pamphlet
Digital Timer Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Presets Yes, 5
  • Smoothie
  • Green Smoothie
  • Ice Crush
  • Frozen Desserts
  • Soup
  • 12 speed settings
 Yes, 3
  • Smoothie
  • Frozen Drink
  • Soup
 Yes,
  • Clean
  • Soup
  • Smoothie (Fruit and Green)
  • Ice Crush
 Yes, 5
  • Smoothie
  • Frozen Drink
  • Soup
  • Puree
  • Clean
 Yes, 1
  • Pulse
Measured Soup Temperature 154 153.2 155.4 153.2 112