Classic 575 Blender - WildSide+ Jar (90 oz) - Professional-Grade Power - Self-Cleaning - 4 Pre-programmed Cycles - 5-Speeds - Black

Morning smoothies is a daily routine for me for years. I have used many brands of blenders because none that I used did a perfect smoothie. Until this one. It is the most awesome blender for making smoothies. I used to have problems blending seeds such as hemp, chia or pomegranate. This Blentec blends everything up with ease. It is quieter and takes less time than the Ninja I had. Much more powerful also. In close inspection, I noticed the blades are not sharp but flat. So the blending action is less of chopping with a sharp blade than using blunt force to smash and pulverize. This also explains why it heats up the smoothie due to friction, so add ice to keep the smoothie cold. I can say with confidence that this US made blender is the best I ever had.

This blender works great, strong and powerful, and much less costly than a Vitamix. Great purchase.

If you want restaurant quality smoothies or coffee drinks this machine is the best I have ever used. It will literally blend anything down to liquid, with no chunks. It’s a little loud but that’s because the motor is so strong. It’s very solid and doesn’t feel cheap like nearly every other blender out there. If you make a lot of smoothies or do a lot of blending it’s worth it.

Depending on what you stuff into it, this thing can sound like a wrench getting sucked through a jet engine. However, it blends waaaay better than the three other less expensive blenders I owned before it. Makes the smoothest smoothies I've ever had, or at least that I've ever made for myself. So far, I'm in love with it, and have wound up sucking all my meals through a straw lately as a result. Smoothie mode is pretty awesome. Clean mode is equally awesome for cleaning up afterward. A countdown timer lets you know how long you've got before it stops waking up your neighbors and risk getting shot at as you leave your house. There is a little off switch toggle on the back that you can't see in the photos and allows you to always keep the blender plugged in without fear of accidentally turning it on with the push buttons (this is important). The push buttons (and lack of knobs) makes the base very easy to wipe clean (this is also important). I purchased the Blendtec over the Vitamix primarily because of cost and size. The Classic 575 fits under my cupboards much more easily than the Vitamix. I also purchased the 46 oz Mini Wildside Jar along with it so that I could keep the entire unit under my cupboard for daily personal use and making smoothies for myself rather than an entire troop of Boy Scouts. Lacking the knobs of the Vitamix, I also felt the base of the 575 blender would be easier to keep clean. If I had one niggling complaint (aside from the noise, which is unavoidable in a blender this powerful), I'd say that the base could be a bit heavier as the blender does tend to jump around a bit when blending frozen or relatively hard objects (like carrots and broccoli). This makes it louder, and also begs you to keep a hand on it while it's blending those items. Of course, having a much heavier base like that of the Vitamix would make it harder to move around on the counter top when you actually want to move it.

I finally gave up on Ninja blenders. I frequently make bulletproof coffee and this is one of the few blenders that specifically say it's ok to blend hot liquids. I went through 3 Ninjas before finally switching. I could have saved so much by buying this in the beginning. And don't worry about the Amazon warranty, you won't need it. The manufacturer warranty is better.