{"id":2121504,"date":"2025-03-10T13:24:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2121504"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:26:10","slug":"blendtec-blender-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/blendtec-blender-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Blendtec Blender Review: A Must-Have for Smoothie Lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"If you've been toying with the idea of adding a blender to your kitchen, one look at these delectable blender recipes<\/a> is likely to be all the convincing you need. Whether you're craving an Instagram-worthy smoothie bowl<\/a> or a comforting bowl of tomato soup<\/a>, the Blendtec blender<\/a> will whip it up in no time.\r\n\r\nIn their efforts to find the very best blenders<\/a> to grace your kitchen counter, our Product Testing Team spent an impressive 75 hours testing a variety of blenders. They were impressed by this model's powerful 1560-watt motor and called it ideal for smoothie lovers. Here's everything you need to know before adding the Blendtec blender to your cart.\r\n

What is the Blendtec Blender?<\/h2>\r\n\"Blendtec\r\n\r\nThe Blendtec blender<\/a> is a commercial-quality blender that features a 1560-watt motor, push-button controls, 10 speeds, a pulse option and an illuminated LCD timer. It has six preprogrammed cycles\u2014smoothies, batters, hot soup, whole juice, ice cream and ice crush\u2014and a 36-ounce pitcher with easy-to-see measuring lines. Rubber feet on the bottom of the motor base prevent it from slipping during use.\r\n\r\nJust note that the Blendtec blender is not designed for commercial use. In fact, the manufacturer states that if used commercially, the blender's two year warranty will be voided.\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT superlative=\"editor's pick\" product_name=\"Blendtec Total Blender Classic\" short_description=\"This blender features a powerful motor, push button controls, 10 speeds and six preprogrammed cycles.\" image=\"2122532\" image_credit=\"EMIKO FRANZEN FOR TASTE OF HOME\" pr_name=\"Blendtec\" pr_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blendtec.com%2Fcollections%2Fclassic-blenders%2Fproducts%2Ftotal-blender-classic%3Fvariant%3D46693427988\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Blendtec\" retailers_2_name=\"Walmart\" retailers_2_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FBlendtec-Total-Classic-Original-Blender-and-75-oz-FourSide-Blender-Jar-Kitchen-Blender-Bundle-Red%2F410614518\" retailers_2_display_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" retailers_4_name=\"Amazon\" retailers_4_url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B000GIGZXM?tag=tohmke-20\" retailers_4_display_text=\"Shop on Amazon\" \/]\r\n

How We Tested It<\/h2>\r\nOnce our product testers unboxed and assembled the blender, they measured its height, weight and length of the power cord before moving on to test its performance. They gathered up all of the ingredients they needed to make an almond, kale and banana smoothie and got down to business.\r\n\r\n\"Blendtec\r\n\r\nOur testers added all of the ingredients to the blender, following the manual's instructions regarding ingredient order and settings, hit the button for smoothie mode and blended for 60 seconds. After they were through, our team poured the smoothie through a colander to evaluate the overall blendedness. Though they found a few rice size chunks of dates in the colander, they liked the bright green color and noted the ingredients were fairly incorporated and blended well together.\r\n\r\nFor the next test, our team filled the pitcher halfway with ice and used the ice crush setting for 35 seconds. \"It did a very nice job,\" says product tester Sheri Kaz<\/a>. \"Very finely crushed. A couple bigger pieces, but in the end it did a good job.\"\r\n\r\n\"Blendtec\r\n\r\nAfter the first two tests, our team had high hopes for the final test. They added four cups of peanuts to the blender and pulsed it several times. Unlike the previous two tests, which went off without a hitch, the peanut butter wasn't as easy as they had expected. The blender kept getting stuck and our testers had to scoop out half of the peanuts.\u00a0\"For 1560 watts, I was expecting this machine to whip out nut butter in no time, but it had a hard time,\" says Sheri.\r\n\r\nAnother thing that gave our testers a hard time was the Blendtec blender's lid. They struggled to get it to latch on properly. \"You really have to push down on it to get it to go on securely. And even then, still pops up a bit,\" explains Sheri. \"It doesn't seem like a lid that would be on a $400 blender.\" Apart from what our testers referred to as a wonky lid, they agree that the Blendtec blender is well made. \"The entire machine seems like it'll last you a while,\" says Sheri.\r\n

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