Best Blenders for versatility

#1

Smoothies, nut butters, sauces, soups, frozen treats and batters make this useful far beyond occasional drinks.

#2

The X5 handles a broad range of jobs—smoothies, sauces, soups, frozen desserts, nuts and spice grinding—though simpler blenders may suffice for occasional use.

#3

The range extends well beyond smoothies to soups, nut butter, sauces, desserts, and optional food processing. Adventurous frequent cooks get the most benefit.

#4

The shared base can replace a full-size blender, personal blender and food processor, with dicing added in the top bundle. Its appeal grows when several of those jobs are part...

#5

The blender’s appeal extends from smoothies to soup, nut butter and frozen desserts, with processor add-ons expanding prep. Its usefulness depends on actual recipes and successful attachment operation.

#6

The Nano is deliberately specialized. It excels at personal drinks but gives up much of the broader soup, dough and multi-function range of full-size Vitamix systems.