The Best Blenders You Can Buy Right Now, Ranked
From lab benches at Consumer Reports and America's Test Kitchen to home kitchens testing almond butter and margaritas, these are the blenders that consistently crush ice, silk smoothies, and survive years of daily abuse. We weighed raw blending performance, motor durability, container versatility, and how long the warranty backs it up.
What counts: Ranked by blending performance across tough tasks (ice, nut butter, greens), motor power and durability, container versatility, ease of use, and warranty coverage.
The blender America's Test Kitchen and Serious Eats have both crowned for over a decade — its simple dial and 2.2-HP motor pulverize whole almonds into butter and ice into snow without a single chunk left behind.
Motor: 2.2 HPJar Size: 64 ozSpeeds: 10Warranty: 7 yrsEase of Use: 5/10
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0Bon Appétit's overall pick and Serious Eats' budget-Vitamix winner: same tamper-equipped container and near-identical blending muscle as pricier Vitamix models, for roughly $100 less.
Motor: 2 HPJar Size: 64 ozSpeeds: 10Warranty: 5 yrsEase of Use: 4.5/10
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0Breville Fresh & Furious BBL620SIL
America's Test Kitchen's favorite midpriced blender and Serious Eats' top smoothie pick — at about half the cost of a Vitamix, it handles every task well and blends just a hair less finely.
Motor: 2 HPJar Size: 50 ozSpeeds: 5Warranty: 2 yrsEase of Use: 4.5/10
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0Consumer Reports and ATK both rate this Ascent-series model nearly as strong as the 5200, but its touchscreen presets for smoothies, hot soup, and frozen desserts take the guesswork out of blending.
Motor: 2.2 HPJar Size: 64 ozSpeeds: 10Warranty: 10 yrsEase of Use: 4.5/10
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0Zwilling Enfinigy Power Blender
Bon Appétit's other standout pick — a 1700-watt motor and 10-speed dial give it Vitamix-rivaling power with a sleeker, quieter housing for everyday counters.
Motor: 2.3 HPJar Size: 68 ozSpeeds: 10Warranty: 5 yrsEase of Use: 4/10
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0Ninja Professional Plus Kitchen System BN801
ATK's pick for spending as little as possible and still getting a decent blender — Auto-iQ presets make solid smoothies, crushed ice, and mayo, though it struggles with nut butters.
Motor: 1.9 HPJar Size: 72 ozSpeeds: 3Warranty: 1 yrsEase of Use: 4/10
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0Serious Eats' budget-friendly workhorse: a 3-peak-HP commercial-grade motor in a jar that undercuts high-end blenders by hundreds of dollars while still crushing ice cleanly.
Motor: 3 HPJar Size: 64 ozSpeeds: 6Warranty: 5 yrsEase of Use: 3.5/10
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0Nutribullet Pro 900 Personal Blender
Serious Eats' top personal blender under $100 — twist-and-go cups make it the fastest option for single smoothies before work, though it can't handle full-family batches.
Motor: 1.2 HPJar Size: 32 ozSpeeds: 1Warranty: 1 yrsEase of Use: 4.5/10
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