Blendtec Total Blender & 1 Jug

How to get the most out of this blender: 1. Half a banana 2. ~20 large blueberries 3. Frozen yoghurt, 2 scoops. 4. 500ml fresh orange juice Congratulations, you have just made the best smoothie known to man.

A "superblender" was the one thing that my wife and I promised ourselves as a wedding present, and so far we've run up 70 cycles on our blendtec total blender. Like many people, I spent hours online comparing the blendtec to Vitamix, and it quickly becomes clear that there is really very little between them, but miles between either and whatever the next best brand is. Anyway, so far we've been very pleased with it, but a word of warning: there is an awful lot of hype about this blender, aided by the amusing "Will it Blend?" videos. I think this led me to believe it would make every single dish I ever wanted, clean the house and wash my car, all at the flick of the button. The truth is: it's a blender! Is it worth the money? If you can afford it, I would say yes. It's a fantastically powerful machine and will open up avenues of fruit and veg consumption not possible with other blenders. I bought the version with a big jug which really does make light work of pretty much any blending task, but also picked up a smaller jug on eBay, for a reason I will mention. So why 4 stars, not 5? 1) Firstly, the slight anti-climax, which is not the blender's fault but mine. I spent so much time hyping this up to myself that it was never going to totally live up to the expectation. 2) The lid, which is the reason I bought the smaller (older) jar. The 96oz jar is fantastic, but the new lids with larger hole and funny plastic "plug" are a pain to wash as you need to take the plug out and wash it separately each time. Do note that lids from both size jugs fit either, which is useful - we always use the old style lid. 3) To my astonishment and slight disappointment, we *have* actually managed to overload it once! It was in the smaller jug, making a very thick biscotti dough. This isn't a massive problem, and only occurred once and briefly, but just be aware - with very dense, elastic-y mixtures, it is possible. 4) Whilst it is largely very good, the accompanying recipe book has some odd ingredients. A few of the smoothies call for "silken tofu", and most of the ice creams call for some kind of "dairy creamer" or powdered milk - not ingredients I have knocking around! Final point - not so much a "con" as a "be aware", there is a bit of learning curve in terms of learning to use this blender. Some of the salesmen for both blendtec and vitamix make out you can throw in a bit of apple and orange and then a load of vegetables and what you'll get is a fruit smoothie with the benefits of "hidden veg". Not so! There is also a bit of a knack to knowing which fruits will work well together in terms of texture as well as flavour, and how to use ice (i.e. ice will quickly thicken a shake or smoothie). I recommend you start with the recipes in the accompanying recipe book and experiment steadily. If you do this, you'll be very happy from the start, as they are truly delicious (strawberry and kiwi is our favourite so far!). If you are over enthusiastic and just throw in whatever you think, you may find yourself a bit underwhelmed by the results. One last final point...! Don't want this to become a BT vs. VM debate because I honestly think both machines are brilliant and there's so little between them it's ridiculous. But regarding the issue of a tamper - or rather, the blendtec's lack of tamper - here is my comment so far: When making thick, pastey recipes like hummous or dough, there's no escaping the fact you have to stop regularly to scrape the sides towards the blade... HOWEVER! I don't think a cylindrical tamper could do this - it's nothing to do with "pushing food down onto the blade" which is NOT necessary as food will fall towards the blade (and in the larger size jug, will do so very quickly). It is simply that with a stiff sticky mixture and fast moving blade, clearly it will stick to the sides - whatever either company say, unless you invent a friction-free surface, that will happen. Jamming a cylindrical tamper down into the middle will do nothing to help that (imagine trying to effectively scrape the sides of a bowl with the end of a rolling pin!), you will need to use a spatula to scrape the sides just like any other container in the world. This sounds like a bit of a negative review - don't be fooled, I'm absolutely delighted with my blender and am still looking for every opportunity to use it. The jug is great to use and the pre-programmed cycles are easy to use (if you don't want to use them, there's always the pulse button or the manual speed setting buttons - I don't know how people could want it to be any more simple). And after wiping it down a few times already, I honestly do think that buttons are a better idea than dials which inevitably attract gunk. But just be realistic about what this is going to do for you!

La verdad es que pensaba gastar un poco menos para comprar una de otra marca, pero no me arrepiento para nada haberme decidido por ésta. Es sencillamente la mejor licuadora que he tenido en toda mi vida- pulveriza el hielo en segundos y hace unas margaritas y frapuccinos deliciosos, ya probé la función de helado y lo dejó cremoso y con la textura perfecta. Los smoothies los prepara a la perfección sin ningún grumo y puedo ponerle frutas enteras lo cual reduce considerablemente el tiempo de preparado. La licuadora se limpia trabajando el motor durante 10 segundos con agua y jabón, y vaya que se limpia. Es sencillamente perfecta.

I am so happy with this Blentec blenter. My wife and I had been looking for a replacement (and improvement) for my Oyster blender (6 years old) for quick sometimes and were saving for a Vitamix pro 750 until one of my friends showed me the 'will it blend' videos. The guy was using a Blentec blender and it was quite impressive. Amazon had this Blentec TB-621-20 on promo during Boxing Day 2016 and that' s all we needed to make this investment. Pros: - powerful engine - blends everything (so far) - awesome built quality - the jar design (square) makes it easy to pour and clean - the preset modes handle your desired blend mode (try the soup mode, you will be amazed) Cons - a bit noisy, especially with frozen fruits or veggs - the absence of recipe book (my friend got one with his Vitamix and I have been using his recipes) - would have been nice if it came with a mixing temper (for a machine worth over $700 it should be included) We could not be happier, this blender is a real powerhouse!! So far we have used it 30+ times making morning shakes, smoothies, frozen drinks, and soups. No matter what we throw at it, the results are always spectacular. Kale (comes out super smooth), raw carrots (blend in seconds), frozen blackberries (can hardly feel the seeds), ...

I must give you a little bit of history before reviewing the Blendtec . . . Our local Costco was having a Vita-Mix road show and i bought it knowing that I really liked everything I had ever read about a Blendtec. A couple of my friends raved about the Vita-Mix, so I felt I needed to pay a little attention. A large purchase like this deserved a little research so that I wouldn't have any regrets. I watched the demo, was impressed and took home the Vita-Mix that day. I was anxious to make a smoothie with it because I had been using the Magic Bullet for five months. I made my first smoothie with it, and it turned out great but the "honeymon" didn't last very long. I did not like the sheer size of the Vita-Mix! It sat VERY high on my counter, wouldn't fit under the cabinet and it looked like it belonged in a commercial-sized kitchen, not mine. I absolutely disliked everything about the lid, except the ability to drizzle liquids in from the opening. The lid was not easy to put on nor remove. And the tamper!!! A good machine should not require a tamper to push the food around. The blender canister has these decorative grooves on the sides and oh what difficulty to "get every last bit out" with a a rubber scraper. I felt like I was wasting food! Then, I made a vegetable pate and the 4-pronged blade made it extremely difficult to get the food hiding below the blade. By this time, I had had enough and was only too happy to take it back to Costco. That same night, I ordered my Blendtec. It arrived promptly and have LOVED everything about it since Day One! It is so-o-o-o easy to "get every last bit out" because the sides of the blender doesn't have the unnecessary decorative grooves on the side. It makes a big difference if you're the type that doesn't like to waste. I feel that the Vita-Mix and Blendtec are equally noisy, but it does its job so quickly and efficiently that it really isn't on for very long. It is so efficient and powerful that it doesn't need a silly tamper to get everything blended well. It fits under my cabinet where I like to keep it and it is just perfect in every way. I make whole fruit and/or leafy green smoothies, sometimes twice a day, and it's always smooth and perfectly blended. As long as you add the proper amount of liquid, that "vortex" forms and everything gets pulled downwards. Everything i make just comes out absolutely perfect. I just can't say enough good things about this machine.

This blender works very well.

El vendedor es súper atento y el precio está muy bien. Lamentablemente la licuadora salió defectuosa pero se puedo pedir el reembolso sin problema. Son licuadoras muy buenas la pediré de nuevo ya que es un buen producto y vendedor de primera.