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Choosing The Best Blender For Making Smoothies

By Davy Russell

Blender2 Any blender will mix fruit and vegetables together to make a smoothie. However, choosing the best blender will result in enjoying the best smoothies. Top-of-the-line blenders include the ever popular Vita-Mix and Blendtec brands, but if you don’t have a few hundred dollars to spend, a decent mid-range blender in the $50-120 range should work just fine.

Cheap blenders might save you money in the short term, but they wear out and you will quickly outgrow their capabilities for making smoothies on a regular basis. You will find yourself replacing a $30 blender soon after you purchase it. There are advantages to spending the extra money on a high-end blender.

Mid-range blenders in the $50-$120-plus range are generally well-equipped for making great smoothies. There are some features that high-end blenders have that make smoothie-making easier, but you can manage quite well with any of the name brand blenders in this dollar range provided they have the features described below.

The best blenders are high-end units from Vita-Mix or Blendtec and are amazing machines designed for heavy duty, daily use. These are professional appliances and you will enjoy using them as much as you enjoy making your healthy green smoothies! Unfortunately, a new Vita-Mix will cost around $400 or so, but it will likely be the very last blender you will ever need to purchase. Here is an in-depth comparison between Vita-Mix and Blendtec.

When it comes to choosing the best blender for your needs (smoothie making!), here are some suggestions for what to look for:

Look for blenders with a wide, metal base for stability.

The best blenders to use for smoothie-making should have a high powered motor with 500 watts or more. Ideally, you want way more than 500 watts. You are going to want a blender that can easily handle frozen fruit, berries and ice. You also want a high-powered blender to puree and liquefy a variety of ingredients to make a creamy, flavorful smoothie.

I recommend finding a blender with a large, glass pitcher for scratch-resistant durability and easy cleaning. Plastic pitchers are prone to scratching and are not usually dishwasher-safe. (High-end blenders do come with plastic pitchers, however.)

Touch pads are easier to clean than push buttons. My blender has touch pads on the base which make the buttons much easier to wipe off spilled residue.

Some blenders come with a tamper attachment which is indispensable for pushing down leafy greens and larger chunks of fruit that can get caught in the pitcher above the blades. Trust me, if you spring a little extra for a blender with a tamper, you’ll have a much happier time making green smoothies!

In addition to a high speed blender, you might want to pick up an inexpensive coffee grinder to use for grinding flax or sesame seeds, fresh spices such as cinnamon or cacao beans and nibs for healthy, antioxidant-rich chocolate smoothies.

Purchase the best blender you can afford and enjoy the results – yummy, nutritious and health-enhancing green smoothies every day!

What Blender I Use

I use a Blendtec Total Blender. It has a powerful 1500 watt, 3 peak horsepower motor that blends the smoothies and also makes ice cream, salsas, sauces nut butters and so much more. I use it five or more times each and every day. I cannot say enough great things about my Blendtec. Find out more about the Blendtec Total Blender.