![]() ![]() However, compared to similarly-priced options from that brand, like the Ninja Nutri-Blender Pro with Auto-iQ or the Ninja Nutri-Blender Plus, the ZWILLING is quieter and takes less time to blend a smoothie. If you want an ice-crushing bullet blender, you might prefer one of Ninja's personal blenders. You could use it to crush ice, unlike the NutriBullet, but it's not very good at it. It's extremely easy to use for recipes like nut butter, which is rare for a bullet-style blender and might come in handy if you make small batches of almond or peanut butter for protein shakes. ![]() While it won't completely liquify leafy greens and fruit like our top pick, it will still do great with most smoothie recipes, so your drink won't be grainy or have leafy pieces left over. Its design makes it stand out from similarly-priced options from popular brands like NutriBullet and Ninja, and you may prefer it just for its sleeker design and premium-looking 24oz jar. This blender is around the same size as the NutriBullet, and just a bit heavier. The best upper mid-range bullet blender we've tested is the ZWILLING ENFINIGY Personal Blender. You need to clean the blade assembly by hand, though. The blender is easy to clean by hand, and the jars and lids are dishwasher-safe. However, you can't use it to crush ice without liquid in the jar, so it's not suitable for making crushed ice for cocktails or slushies, but a few ice cubes in your smoothie or shake recipe are fine. It's easy to operate since you simply push down on the jar and rotate it to blend. It's also a great option for making small batches of recipes like nut butter, hummus, and other spreads and dips. It comes with a pair of 32-ounce jars with matching cup rings and to-go lids to drink your smoothie from the jar. Even if you use stubborn fibrous ingredients, your drink will have virtually no grains or unprocessed bits left over. This blender is worth considering if you make smoothies and shakes with ingredients like leafy greens, fruit, and seeds. For more on how the Blendtec stacks up against the Vitamix 5200, read our article about testing the two blenders head-to-head.The NutriBullet Pro 900 is the best bullet blender that we've tested. ![]() But we think a blender that’s this expensive should perform well at more than just those two tasks. It’s a great blender if you want something that looks slick on your counter and can make amazingly smooth mixed drinks and smoothies. We do think this particular model is quite beautiful, with a sleek black, illuminated base. It failed to make peanut butter (a tamper would have helped), and the preset speed for soup was frightening, with hot liquid flying wildly around the jar. Although in our tests the Designer 675 killed it in making smoothies and blended drinks, its lack of a tamper limits its usefulness. ![]() Despite Blendtec’s clever (if at times mildly sinister) video marketing campaign of blending everything from rake handles to iPhones, we’ve found its blenders wanting (we also tested the Total model in 2012). Will the Blendtec Designer 675 blend? Yes, but not as well as our top picks. You can’t expect that level of performance from dirt-cheap blenders, which is probably why most of them come with only one-year limited warranties. Vitamix, Oster, and Cleanblend models all come with warranties of five to seven years, and-at least for Vitamix machines-we’ve read plenty of owner reviews saying the blender lasts much longer. It’s a lot of stress to put on a little machine.” This is why a long warranty is important, especially if you’re paying a lot for a blender. If you make it do something difficult every day, a lot of them burn out. As Lisa McManus, executive editor in charge of equipment testing at Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, told our writer Seamus Bellamy in an interview for our 2012 guide, “Blenders have a really hard job to do in that little space. But it’s not impossible for even higher-end blenders to encounter burnout. The most common complaint we’ve found about cheap blenders is that their motors burn out easily and their jars crack or leak. ![]()
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