


With that in mind, she notes that there are much cheaper models that are still solid for daily use. Plus, it has a 7-year warranty," she says. Here in the test kitchen, we love the Vitamix 5200, which is able to crush ice in seconds, slowly incorporate oil to make homemade mayonnaise, make ultra-smooth almond butter, and turn out fine smoothies (even with a fibrous ingredient like kale). "There's a big range in what you can do in your blender based on the money you're willing to spend.

Quality doesn't have to come at a budget-breaking price, according to Morgan Bolling, senior editor for Cook's Country Magazine (a part of America's Test Kitchen) in Boston, Massachusetts. 2 You think you have to spend hundreds to get a good blender Shutterstock
