I still have to spruce them up for reselling, but I’ve tried them and they are nice. I have two Blendtecs in my garage that I bought at auction for 40 bucks each. Used: the world (wide web) is your oyster. They can be found for around the $200 mark, sometimes a good bit lower. The blade gear on these looks beefier than the CV axles of some small cars I’ve worked on. They are better known for their slow-masticating juicers (which require very good motors) so you’re not paying so much for the brand name, just sheer brute strength. They have models that don’t look thaaat commercial yet are absolute beasts with 3HP motors.
If power is more important than looks then I’d go with an Omega. Dunno if they still make it, but their glass carafe one was the go-to for folks that wanted a blender that looked beautiful on the counter and performed admirably with tons of smarts, and ease of cleaning, not ridiculously loud etc. 6īreville blenders consistently get very good reviews from consumer review places like Cooks Country, etc. I am pretty sure a blendtec performs equally well.
You can put in a quartered pineapple with the spiky skin still on it. If you buy 3 $60 blenders over a few years you’ve spent as much as buying a blendtec when it comes up on Meh, and your drinks weren’t as well blended or made as easily as they would have been.Ī vitamix will cook soup for you through friction alone.
Vitamix and blendtec sell blenders and blender accessories. All those other companies sell appliances, of which a blender is one of many.
Anything else you can buy at a big box store (from kitchenaid and cuisinart down the price scale through hamilton beach, bella, dash, etc) is more than likely built to a price point rather than to a performance standard and is going to produce lesser results over a shorter lifetime. Ninja is probably the closest next tier, but I don’t necessarily view them as buy it for life products like the other two. Especially if you can find a refurb deal. If you do use a blender several times a week long term, it may really be worth it to splurge on a vitamix or blendtec that will last a lifetime.