Best for crushing power
Ninja BlendBOSS
5.0 attribute score
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
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Safest pick
Ninja CrushBOSS
4.8 attribute score
Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.
Most evidence
Vitamix Ascent X5
5 supporting reviews
Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.
Best overall product
Vitamix Ascent X2
4.4 overall score
Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.
The motor and blades deliver exceptional crushing force for the size, readily handling hard frozen ingredients.
Pros: overall satisfaction, design aesthetics
Cons: noise level, weight
Ice-crushing power earns emphatic praise for reducing cubes to fine crystals without stalling.
Pros: overall satisfaction, ease of cleaning
Cons: noise level, usable capacity
Hard ice can be processed into soft, fine snow for slushies and snow cones.
Pros: overall satisfaction, value for money
Cons: reliability, durability
The blades readily pulverize ice, with several tests comparing the result to snow-cone snow. This capability also makes the system useful for frozen party drinks.
Pros: versatility, overall satisfaction
Cons: food trapping, storage convenience
Powerful crushing is generally praised, including fine frozen-drink ice. One controlled test gets uneven ice until the pulsing method is changed.
Pros: overall satisfaction, value for money
Cons: reliability, accessory compatibility
The motor tears through hard vegetables, ice and frozen fruit for most users. One dissatisfied owner says it stalled on tough produce.
Pros: overall satisfaction, blending performance
Cons: value for money, noise level
Crushing capability is sharply mixed. The Nano can handle a large ice load with ease, but jammed ice can also stop it from blending at all.
Pros: automatic programs, preset programs
Cons: value for money, hot blending performance