What Blender Is Best For Smoothies?

So you're interested in making smoothies but you don't know what blender to buy? This can be a challenging, but with a little research we can be on our way to having Banana/strawberry/green smoothies for breakfast. Well let's take a look at some popular brands and see what these testers found.  In the above video we have the industrial strength Vitamix 5200 vs the Hamilton Beach kitchen blender. 

 

Personally I have a Hamilton Beach now (was  gift), but I want the Vitamix for the durability and power.

NutriBullet vs Vitamix Review

So how can we compare the NutriBullet against the Vitamix? In this super informative review  by John Kohler he demonstrates the pros and cons. The Nutribullet, really just a blender is priced at around $100+ with a year warranty while the Vitamix is $450+ with a 7 year warranty.

The USA made Vitamix is very powerful at 1380 watts with 37,000 rpm while the NutriBullet is only 600 watts with 10,000 rpm. Just s you know rpm is how fast it spins and is a time saver in the kitchen. In addition less blending = less oxidation. The NutriBullet has one speed while the Vitamix has variable/infinite speeds.

Here's a great Banana smoothie by Dan The Life Regenerator