Best Blenders for 2021 : Cuisinart Hurricane Pro 3.5 Peak HP Blender

Blenders are now a days the primarily tools for smoothies and frozen cocktails but they can also blend everything from soups to muffin batter to pesto to hummus to BBQ sauce. With a good blender in your kitchen, you can vastly expand your recipe repertoire.

Before buying a good blender, it’s a good idea to understand how it differs from a good one. Meanwhile, the best juicers completely separate the fibrous pulp of fruits and veggies from the delicious nectar inside, a blender homogenizes everything: what you put in the jar comes out chopped so finely chopped it’s pourable.

This professional-grade blender from Cuisinart is Rachel’s overall best pick for the following reasons: It’s comparable to the Vitamix in terms of speed, power, and precision, but without the Vitamix price tag.

It has a prominently-displayed LCD display, along with a 10-speed knob and a turbo boost option. Plus, it comes with presets for smoothies, crushed ice, soup, pulsing, and cleaning.

“The 10-speed knob allows precision and control in making sauces that are sensitive to heat and friction (like hollandaise),” says Rachel. “This machine and the Vitamix made the smoothest sauces, suggesting that the lower speed control is key.”

In terms of cleanup, the parts are removable (with the exception of the blade) and are dishwasher-safe, or you may wash them on the clean setting of the blender itself. It’s important to note that the bulky size of this blender makes it unfit for frequent transfer from cabinet to countertop.

“While it doesn’t come with a variety in pitcher size or travel cup accessories, this machine truly showcases the power behind the blender. The only thing knocking this machine is the noise, but it doesn’t last very long as the blender is so effective,” says Rachel.