Blendtec Professional 800 - Blender with WildSide+ Jar (90 oz) for Smoothies & Frozen Drinks - Quietest Professional-Grade Power - 11-Speed Touch Slider - Easy to Clean - Black

Pros: - Pulverizes any ingredients in its path - Blunt blade instead of sharp - Very powerful motor - Nice quiet blending experience (most powerful blenders are loud) - Self cleaning feature put hot water & soap it works great but you have to dry the blender before putting it back - Big blender you can make things for a whole family or single operations so it’s versatile Cons: - Only 1 con but it’s huge if you put the blender in its holder wet the whole thing accumulates humidity & then it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria - Slightly expensive it barely ever goes on sale if you catch it on a sale pull the trigger

I never imagined spending even half this much for a blender. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the crazy price is 100% worth it IMO. Currently living in an apartment building in NYC where it is not permitted to make normal blender noise at the time of day/night when I MUST make my protein blender drink - daily. So, we began our search for a quiet blender. This is quiet. Really quiet. I can run it at 2am even and not bother anyone. Added benefits: 1) It's crazy fast. I used to run my good Oster blender for 7 minutes (by the clock) in order to emulsify all the nuts and seeds I need in my special health drink. This blender does it in 60 seconds. Seriously. AND 2) The level of emulsification in that 60 seconds far surpasses the level I got in 7 minutes with my old Oster. All the nuts and seeds end up ground totally fine, no grit at all, super smooth. 3) Another added benefit -- perhaps the best, recognizable to anyone who has used blenders a lot for many many years: There are no removable parts! You do NOT remove any rubber rings or take the blades out to wash it. Everything stays intact. Soooo -- that means washing it is a snap and there is NO LEAKING and there is no searching for parts to replace - ever. What a frigging relief. 4) AND it can be used in lieu of a food processor because the bottom is wider than a standard blender and so the blades are wider. Hey, it's not quite as great as a dedicated food processor, but it's very good and if you're short on space it's just fine IMO. I made tabouli with this and it was perfectly satisfactory. I found that, compared to a standard dedicated food processor, I had to stop, stir, and re-pulse a bit more, but it's really OK. After all, this is primarily a blender and it truly excels at that. When my partner and I want to do something really well, we now refer to our "Blender Standard" which is our code for our 100% satisfaction with this choice.

Splurged for this based on the advertising and reviews stating that it was the "quietest professional grade blender". We do morning smoothies and even though we have a high end Vitamix I decided it was worth it to buy this so we don't have to deal with the early morning noise. But, it's very noisy and almost as noisy as the Vitamix. Tried it recently to blend only milk and protein powder, assuming the earlier noise was due to grinding frozen fruit- it was just as loud. Downgraded to 1 star! It blends smoothies well, but sometimes leaves chunks after it completes the full "smoothie" cycle, and we've already had it stop and overheat twice in the few weeks we've had it, just making a smoothie with frozen strawberries and milk. We like the touchscreen and automated settings (you can press a button for smoothie, ice cream, etc and it'll change the speed at various times in the cycle) although sometimes the touchscreen doesn't work, you either can't get it to press or it just is gone, even though the blender is on. Bottom line, it mostly blends well, is a little finicky, and is very loud, so for the $799 price I am sure you can find either a much cheaper or a much better option.

The 800 is a quality blender, no question, but sometimes it needs a little help. At first, my wife and I started making smoothies for two with this recipe: 1 cup coconut milk 4 tablespoons of brand 4 tablespoons of protein mix 4 tablespoons of chia seeds 2 tablespoons of powdered greens 1 fresh banana 2 cups of frozen berries 1 cup of crushed ice This makes a great and healthy smoothy. My idea was to put the ingredients in the order listed above, press the icon for a smoothie, and walk away. But it wouldn't work. The problem is that an air pocket forms above the blade which stalls the unit. But the problem was solved with a few changes: 1. I changed the amount of coconut milk from 1 cup to 1.5 cups (12 ounces). 2. I added all the other ingredients EXCEPT the crushed ice. 3. I pressed the smoothie icon and ran it for 20-30 seconds. It worked like a champ. 4. Then I paused the smoothie process (by touching the smoothie icon again), opened the lid, and added the cup of crushed ice. 5. I continued the smoothie process by touching the icon again and let it run for 10-20 more seconds. Perfection. A Blendtec representative told me that once the Blendtec is broken in that I may not need to add the crushed ice as a second step--that I will be able to put everything in at once. But I have not had the 800 long enough to verify that. One other thing: It is quiet, very quiet, which I greatly appreciate.

I've been using this blender for a year and a half, and still love it. It handles frozen fruit (and fibrous frozen kale) with ease, making super creamy smoothies. Very easy to clean, and the noise dampening shield means I can use it even when other people are in the kitchen, without disturbing them. Well worth the price!

Las licuadoras Blendtec son sinónimo de calidad y excelencia y esta licuadora no es la excepción. La Blendtec PRO 800 es si no la más avanzada del mercado doméstico e incluso me atrevería a decir del comercial si está en el top 3. La calidad de los materiales es insuperable, la interfaz es avanzada ya que cuenta con una pantalla táctil con funciones preprogramadas que garantizan que tu preparación sea siempre consistente. Y su mayor atributo en específico de este modelo, su cubierta de acrílico es asombrosa, efectivamente aún introduciendo hielo para un Frappe, que en una licuadora normal sería sumamente ruidosa, en esta licuadora no se escucha casi nada, prácticamente tendrías que tener tu oído pegado a la licuadora para escucharlo. El costo es mucho mejor que en otros lugares. Y no hablar de la entrega de Amazon que siempre es excelente.

EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE provided there's strict adherence to the operating instructions.

We bought this after comparing countless reviews and visiting numerous websites that review high end blenders. It came down to choosing between Blendtec and Vitamix - two of the biggest names in the industry. Those who are loyal to each brand will tell you why one is better than the other. Head to head YouTube videos demonstrate how the Vitamix performs better when it comes to crushing ice and making smoothies without needing to add any water or juice to help with blending. That is made possible with the tamper which the Blentec blenders do not have. In the end, it came down to two factors: noise and cost. Vitamix sells a model called "The Quiet One" that comes with an enclosure case but only has a 3 year warranty and is intended for commercial use. The price is steep that comes in around $1,900. Our next choice was the Ascent A3500 but we could not imagine trying to tolerate running a noisy blender in the kitchen. Although there are aftermarket acrylic enclosures for sale, an educated guess as to why these are not endorsed is because they do not provide adequate ventilation and may cause the blender to overheat. We ended up ordering the Blendtec 800 Pro given its price point and low noise level. We have learned to make smoothies without needing a tamper by layering the ingredients in the recommended order: liquids on the bottom, soft stuff in the middle (veggies/fruits that are not frozen) and ice/frozen fruits on top. The proportion of the ingredients also matters - too much ice or frozen fruit and yes, you will need to stop and use a spatula/shake it up and use the ice crush function a few times until it starts to blend again. After about 2 months of use, we are very happy with this blender because we can talk in the kitchen while it runs. It is so easy to clean with warm water and a drop of dish washing liquid using the Smoothie function. It's been used to make lots of smoothies and we were able to also replicate the avocado milkshake that we usually order when eating out at our favourite Vietnamese restaurant. We'll update our review after we use it to make other things like soups, nut butters or icecream.

Pero vale la pena. Fácil de manejar.

El producto es incomparable a la hora de lucuar hielo