Cleanblend Commercial Blender with 5-Year Full Warranty - 1800W, 3HP, 64oz High-Performance Professional Countertop Blender with Stainless Steel Blades

I was researching information on blenders while considering either a VitaMix or Ninja - until I saw reviews for the Cleanblend. More importantly, I saw how the seller stood behind their product for every negative review I read by offering to send a new blender without requiring the return of the defective one. Then I saw where the seller increased their warrantee from 2 to 5 years. I was so impressed by all that and the Cleanblend's specs (3 hp & 1800 watts) for less than half the price of the Vitamix - and about $20 more than the Ninja, I knew I couldn't lose on a deal like this!My order (blender & 2 books) was delivered in one box on the promised date without any apparent damage. It was very easy to set up & use immediately. I've only used it for 3 days so far, but it does the job promised & that it was designed for - and I've been surprised at how powerful, yet quiet it is while using it. The only "complaint" I could offer at this time is that the pitcher is quite tall and doesn't fit in my fridge very easily. Other than that, it's easy to work with, clean up & reuse various times in the day.I'll give more feedback later if anything changes - but it's bound to be positive!!EDIT (818-2020): Here we are, more than 5 years down the road. Last week I was thinking about doing an update to declare how great this blender has served my family - and is still one of my best purchases, ever. Then tonight my wife showed where something was wrong with the blender. I can't tell if it's the coupler on the base or the bearing in the pitcher. When engaged the chopping blades don't move, leading me to believe that something is stripped.From the beginning Cleanblend impressed me with their warranty & replacement policy. However, when I looked up the warranty (5 years) I just missed it by 5-6 months. Still, no tears. It was all it was supposed to be, right up to the end, on a near-every day basis and was worth the price.It was so good & worth it that I'm ordering a new replacement tonight!

We got our blender just over three years ago and have loved it. We had a KitchenAid we'd purchased here for $80 that finally died after six years and we used it enough that we wanted to upgrade with our next one. After doing a bunch of research, we settled on the Cleanblend 3HP (the KitchenAid was 0.9HP). It had the features we wanted: high-powered motor, all metal drive for durability, 64-oz jar, long warranty. And it was at the edge of affordable; there's a huge jump between the blenders in the mid-range price tier like this one and the high-end, nearly 100%.I remember getting it and it felt like it should cost twice as much as our KitchenAid. It was heavier, the controls had a nice weight to them, and it was obviously well constructed. It was solid. It's been excellent, handled everything we've thrown at it, and I am positive we made the right choice. I took one star off the blending power because I think it's a valid criticism that the *low* power doesn't get low enough. But I don't think you can get a blender that at high power does a better job than this with things like nuts and berry seeds.However... after three years, the motor died. It started throwing our 20 amp breaker occasionally (tried on multiple circuits) and degraded quickly over two weeks to the point that if we turned it on, the breaker flipped. So I had to take a step I always dread: contact a company about a warranty issue. Cleanblend's policy is pretty simple: everything is covered by a five year warranty and if you have a problem, just send an e-mail (which I prefer over phone calls anyway). I sent my e-mail and someone quickly got back to me. I had two interactions: the first confirming the details of the problem I was having and the second to get my shipping info. I had my replacement blender in less than a week from first e-mailing support. There simply isn't a smoother consumer support process (maybe Apple). The customer support rep of course said that "Cleanblend has a very low defect rate", but I believe them: you can't have a process that easy and still make money if this happens a lot. I'm confident that our replacement will last even longer.Before contacting customer support, I prepared for the possibility of having to buy a new blender. Glancing at The Wirecutter, it looked like the research I did three years ago is still valid. The Vitamix is still the best, but for over twice the price you're only getting a somewhat longer warranty and a wider variation of speeds (feathering pulse isn't as effective, but I can live with it). I might have gone for the Oster, but... I probably would have just gotten another Cleanblend and gambled that the new one lasted longer. It's been a great blender. Luckily, that was all wasted effort. If the replacement dies in two years, I'll get a new one no question, knowing that I won't have to think about it again for at least five years. But I expect it to last quite a bit longer than that. And that's a large part of why I spend more on a product: I put a lot of research in to what I buy and once I've made my choice, I don't want to have to think about it for a long time.If you're taking the time to read all of this, then you're in one of two camps: you're debating whether it's worth it to spend this much on a blender versus just getting something cheaper or you're debating whether you want to spend more on a top-end blender versus saving some money and getting this. In either case, if you have to think about it, I think the answer is easy: just get the Cleanblend. It is more than worth the price.