Vitamix E310 Explorian

I bought my Vitamix E310 in 2015 and it has made two smoothies per day, every single day. That is over 7,000 blending cycles. It still runs like new. The motor has never hesitated, not once. I blend frozen açaí packs, frozen mango, and raw spinach together every morning and get a silky smooth result every time. This is the last blender I will ever buy. At $370, it works out to about $37 per year. You cannot find better value in the kitchen appliance category.

There is nothing better for blending. Period. The results are professional-grade: zero fibrous chunks in green smoothies, perfectly crushed ice for frozen drinks, silky nut butters. The one caveat is the noise. At full power, this machine is as loud as a motorcycle. My apartment neighbors have knocked. I bought a sound enclosure box which brought it down to manageable. If noise is not a concern, buy this immediately.

I used a Ninja Professional for three years and was happy with it. Then I tried a friend's Vitamix and was embarrassed. The same green smoothie that came out slightly grainy in my Ninja was completely silky in the Vitamix. I bought the E310 the next day. The 48oz container is fine for 1-2 person households. I use it for smoothies, soups, hummus, and cashew cheese. It does everything better than my Ninja did. The noise is loud but I don't care — it takes 45 seconds to make a perfect smoothie.