The Best Full-Size Blenders

Blenders have been around for over a hundred years, and have evolved from being milkshake makers to multitasking kitchen appliances. Healthy eating enthusiasts love them for making smoothies, you can make perfectly creamy soups with them, and well… some of us still use them for a refreshing milkshake.

Here are some considerations. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to blenders, so we’re covering premium-grade blenders in this article. Most inexpensive blenders rely on the sharpness of their blades vs. the power of their engines in order to work effectively, and once the blades become dull, you are going to see less effectiveness. An example? Blending spinach into a smoothie and baby food is something several of our testers indicated they do on a daily basis, and once a blender started to wear out, the spinach was less smooth and you got… chunks. For a smoothie enthusiast, this is a huge problem.

Your blender should be easy to clean, should be able to mix smoothies and warm ingredients alike, crush ice with ease, and not shake itself right off the counter. Measure the dimensions of the space where you think you might be storing it- is it too tall? And how easy is it really to use? My first premium blender was a Blendtec that I still love and am loathe to give up… but it requires somebody watching it as it likes to blend its own lid right off and jumps around the counter. Nothing is more terrifying than turning your back for 30 seconds and suddenly feeling like you’re in a Ghostbusters situation with green juice dripping from the ceiling and cabinets because the blender lid came off mid-cycle!

Fear not: We’ve blended many green juices in these three and found them to have secure lids, stability in the middle of a blend cycle, and excellent results.

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