Vitamix Explorian E310 Blender, Professional-Grade Kitchen Blender for Smoothies, Soups, Juices and More, 10-Speed, Stainless Steel Blades, Self-Cleaning Kitchen Appliance, 48 Oz Container, Slate

Bought this when Amazon had a $60 off deal on the black color. Vitamix products are expensive. Especially so, considering these are only blenders, but they are the best when it comes to blending anything you put into it and the durability, (though nothing is made like it used to be, even these.) I chose the cheaper model as I don't need the programs, nor the latest container sensing system, and the 48 oz container is just the right size for 3 of us. The 3" blades allow for smaller quantities if making a recipe for one. The other higher-priced models have 64 oz containers and 4" blades, but need a greater minimum quantity of ingredients to work correctly and immerse the blades. The 2 hp matches the 3" blades and does the same job as the 2.2 hp motor does on the larger containers. So, model choice really is down to minimum batch size and what bells and whistles you feel you want, but don't actually need! So far I haven't found fault with the E310. It does a fantastic job of blending anything I've put into it, as long as you follow the loading rules; liquids first, followed by lighter ingredients like leafy material, then heavier items like apples followed by heavy ice cubes. This ensures the blades start blending the easier stuff first and the heavier items weight the load down to maintain a feed into the blades until everything is flowing in a strong vortex, completing the blend. Made lots of smoothies and also some soup, heated by the Vitamix itself in 6 minutes or so. I did struggle with a frozen dessert, but I think that was because all the fruit ingredients were frozen solid and I missed the recommendation to let them thaw a little for 10-20 minutes on the counter before blending. The Vitamix had no problem breaking down the solid frozen lumps with the aid of the included tamper, but an air pocket kept forming around the blades and the mix didn't "flow" and produce the classic 4-segment, stiff vortex shape on the surface. Everything was too frozen. It did produce a nice sorbet though after much tampering! Clean-up is a breeze. You just rinse the container, add warm water with a couple drops of dish liquid and run at high speed. Rinse again and let dry. And that's it! Unlike other blenders, the blades are not razor sharp and it would be difficult to cut yourself on them if wiping out the container. The "wet" container blending is all about the blade shape, the speed of rotation (most times you are running at the highest speed of 10 and the only factor to think about is run-time) and the subsequent mixing vortex driving the ingredients into the blades. For flour and other dry seed blending, you need a "dry" container, supplied separately as an accessory, but over $100 !! Its blades are a different configuration and keep the fines from broken-down seeds in suspension in the container, while the heavier seeds fall back into the blades. You can, however, make nut butters in the supplied "wet" container using peanuts, almonds, etc.. The pulse function is good for "lumpy" salsa and for adding some chunks at the end of a blend for texture. I added some more baked potatoes and roasted cauliflower to the soup after blending to temperature. Then pulsed them to leave some larger chunks in the smooth soup. As with any high speed blender, these units are noisy, but we don't live in an apartment to have to worry about the noise! We are using the Vitamix every day for healthy fruit and vegetable smoothies and look forward to a long time doing so with the 5 year warranty. Vitamix customer service is reputed to be very good. I expect an even longer life from the unit as the Vitamix is well designed.

Our friends who have had one of these for decades talked us into buying one. We are not disappointed! It makes things very smooth! It also makes soup. The heat must come from the friction of the blade going around. But it makes soup, given time! We mostly use it for smoothies and blending creamed soups. The extra tools are nice. They help get food out from around the blades. I am glad I got those. The plunger is a must. It is engineered to push food toward the blade but it is not long enough to get caught in the blade. Very sturdy and reliable.

It's a Vitamix, it's awesome. Delivery on time... I am concerned about the carafe. it seems to be lose. I've had a Vitamix since the early 1970's. All my carafe's fit snug on the base. have the 48oz Carafe now I've only had the 98oz (short and tall, loved them both. I'm hitting my 70's and it's just my wife and I so the smaller is perfect. However I am concerned about the fit. Don't want to mess up the drive hub (for lack of more accurate description) Again, for health and cost effective diet, this is perfect for 2 people... Should I be concerned? Thanks.

I have gone through 3 $50 blenders in the past 3 years. After the 3rd died, I took a few months to think about what my blender needs were and how I wanted to proceed with replacing yet another blender. I polled all of my friends and co-workers, and was told to take the plunge and invest in a Vitamix. Though it made me nauseous to spend so much money on one item when I am unsettled and am still living in apartments, I finally hit the order button when Amazon had a sale on this model for $299 plus free next day shipping. That was 2 weeks ago, and I have used my Vitamix every day since to make smoothies or homemade acai bowls. While it's going to take a lot more than that to pay for itself, it blows all of the other blenders I've had out of the water. Here are some of the reasons why I love it: 1. It's SO easy to clean. I don't have a dishwasher, so this was important to me. I considered a Ninja because they're more reasonably priced, but a lot of them have multiple blades and it seemed to difficult to hand wash them without slicing up my hands every morning. With the Vitamix, all you do is rinse it out with cold water, fill it up with warm water, add a drop of dish soap, and let it blend itself clean. It's hassle free even in the mornings before work! 2. It blends everything smoothly. No more icky spinach chunks or chia seeds in my teeth. 3. Because it's so easy, I've been eating so much healthier in the mornings instead of grabbing a breakfast bar on the go. The only thing I will say is that it is really loud. I wear ear plugs to sleep and I honestly leave them on while blending my morning breakfast. I am sure my college-aged neighbors hate me every morning, but I tolerate their drunk antics at night, so we're even in my eyes. I know that I can use this thing for a lot more than just smoothies and acai bowls, but I'm not sure if it can beat my food processor for all of the tougher jobs like homemade nut butters, so for now I'll probably stick to using it for my daily breakfast. If you're tired of spending money on blenders that just don't cut it and want something low-maintenance and easy to clean, this is for you! Based on how hardy it is, I'm convinced it's going to last years.

Muy buen producto y tiene buena potencia

So far so good. Takes a bit of practice figuring out portion control, particially for smoothies, etc. Really like the simplicity of the E310, we considered the 750, but very happy with the decison to go with the E310. We haven't found the smaller container with the E310 to be an issue. The biggest issue for blending is having enough liquid, so it mixes well without getting bogged down. Mixes frozen fruit, vegetables and ice silky smooth and you can get that restaurant result. We bought the slate grey colour which is like the colour of that matte/glossy grey you see on some new vehicles. This replaced another well known brand blender we had, which still worked, but the Vitamix is definitely the champ.

THE BEST!

I am upgrading from a Nutri-Bullet 600 watt unit which I will say I did love for the last 5 years. However now that I wanted to start blending things like carrots, dates, ginger, kale, spinach etc. the nutri bullet was just not doing a good enough job so I decided to upgrade. I did extension research on all the available blenders out there and settled on this one. I have used it 3 times so far and holy **** does this thing pulverize anything you put into it. When you start this thing on setting 1 and slowly ramp it up to setting 10 it sounds like a jet engine starting up. (THIS UNIT IS NOISY BUT TO ME THAT IS A GOOD THING. YOU KNOW ITS DAMN POWERFUL) If it bothers you throw some earplugs in when using it. That's what I do. The results are worth it. I have seen a couple of people mention that it doesn't lock into the base. That to me is a good thing as it will stop the stress of the motor when starting and stopping or using the pulse feature. It hasn't caused me any issues at all./ I have seen other people mention that you cant take the blades out. Again to me that is a huge bonus. No removable parts or O-rings which can fail in the future and cause leaking. If you clean it right away you wont have any issues. You can also dump some hot water and soap and blend it for 60 seconds and that will clean anything out of it. As for the final product. My smoothie experience has just gone from a 5 to a 10. Wow it is just so damn smooth. I love making smoothies now. This is by far the best investment I have ever made and I guarantee you wont be disappointed. If loud bothers you then don't by a high powered blender. Simple. By a low powered one and have lumpy smoothies. If you can overcome that awesome Jet engine blending power then this is the product for you. I AM BY NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH THIS COMPANY. JUST CHECK OUT SOME OF MY OTHER REVIEWS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT. I AM AN UNBIASED AMAZON VIEWER WHO LIKES TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU.

We just replaced a perfectly fine cuisinart blender with the Vitamix for making breakfast or lunch smoothies. It is very powerful and not as noisy as we thought it would be . It does get noisy at the very top speed and if you have too much frozen fruit or ice in it but no worse than the cuisinart. A couple of differences though. The vitamix is a plastic mixer bowl and the blades are permanently mounted to it. The cuisinart you spin off the bottom and can easily get at the blades to clean/examine them and the mixer is glass. Both the containers can go in a dishwasher, though with the Vitamix we have just rinsed or washed using a bit of dish soap in the mixer and running at high speed for about a minute and then rinsing. But if the blades do dull you can’t just order a new set of blades, you have to order the whole container with the blades. Overall very happy but no Vitamix is cheap.