Top 5 Best Commercial Blenders: You can have at home

Love the cool smoothies and ice crush frappuccino you get from the shops, you too can get the same at home with one of these industrial grade blenders. Frustrated with under powered blender that smell like something is burning even with normal use. 

Not only will it make smoothies and beverages but ice cream, frozen yogurts, peanut butter, dips, hot soup and more. What these blenders can do it nothing short of amazing. You will be blown away if you ever had a demonstration at the shops with real food prepared in minutes.

The Top 5 Industrial Grade Blenders

Here are the top 5 best commercial and industrial grade blenders or what we like to call Super Blenders:

• Vitamix Aspire Food Mixer and Blender
• Vitamix Total Nutrition Center
• Blendtec Total Blender – MOST POWERFUL & BIGGEST CAPACITY
• BERG 1800W Smart Power Commercial Blender
• Enpee Prestige Multi Purpose Commercial Brade Blender

Others

These are the other professional and commercial level blenders worth a look at and we will be keep our eyes on.

• Optimum 9400 Domestic and Commercial Blender
  • Also: Optimum 9200 Domestic and Commercial Blender
• Hamilton Beach Fury High Performance Blender
• Ninja Ultima Blender and Ninja Ultima Kitchen System
  • Also: Ninja Mega Kitchen System
• JTC Omniblend V Commercial Power Blender

Why a Commercial Blender

Unlike standard blenders and food mixers, these are designed with heavy and repeated use in mind. They are often marketed as high performance and professional multi purpose blender fit for the shops and busy kitchens. So why a commercial blenders, here are the advantages of getting a super blender.

• The powerful motors come with cooling components to ensure that it will not overheat from prolonged use.
• Safety features include automatic cut off if the motor ever gets overheated or the current becomes too high
• Most manufacturer offers 5 to 7 years full warranty extendable to 10 years, such is how sure they are of its quality and dependability.
• It comes with shatter proof containers and the strong blades capable of cutting through anything.
• The speed of the motor is so fast that the friction energy generates enough heat to cook the food (soup).
• A recipe book often accompanies these blenders offering lots of ideas on how to use the blender to create meals.

Only the Very Best Super Blenders

On to a closer look at the 5 best super blenders in the market.

Vitamix Aspire Food Mixer and Blender

Prepare restaurant quality dishes in the comfort and privacy of your own home. The Aspire is an entry level blender from Vitamix and as such has a lower price tag and smaller capacity. The blender still packs the same power as the next Vitamix unit you will see below, the Vitamix Total Nutrition Center with a 2-peak HP motor. The only difference is in its blending capacity, a smaller capacity meant it is a more compact unit for ease of storage. The Aspire’s container holds up to 1.4 litre of food. Use it to chop, cream, blend, heat, grind, churn and more.

• Create smoothies, hot soups and frozen desserts
• Power: 2-peak HP, 1100 – 1200 Watts, Variable Speed and High to Low or Low to High Settings
• Capacity: 1.4-litres, 44.2 cm tall total height with container in place
• Recipe book: Recipes to Inspire
• Included Accessories: Mini Tamper and DVD
• Warranty: 5 Years with optional extension to 8 Years
• Colour Options: 2 (black or platinum*)

*additional charge for the platinum finish

Vitamix Total Nutrition Center

The Total Nutrition has a very similar looking base unit. The container holds more food, up to 2-litres, suitable for a big family or for entertaining and capable of preparing 2-6 servings in a single blend. As with the Vitamix Aspire, the blender comes equipped with radial cooling fan and thermal protection system. It has a polycarbonate container and the blades are made from laser cut, stainless steel hammermill measuring 3-inch diameter. When you have finished using the Vitamix, simply add a drop of dish cleaning soap and some warm water and run it on High for 30 seconds to clean the container.

• Create home-cooked meal; smoothies, hot soups and frozen desserts in minutes.
• Power: 2-peak HP, 1100 – 1200 Watts, Variable Speed and High to Low or Low to High Settings
• Capacity: 2-litres, 55 cm tall total height with container in place
• Recipe book: TNC Cookbook
• Included Accessories: Tamper, DVD and Getting Started Guide
• Warranty: 7 Years with optional extension to 10 Years
• Colour Options: 4 (black, white, red, brushed stainless steel*)

*additional charge for the brushed stainless steel finish.

Blendtec Total Blender – MOST POWERFUL & BIGGEST CAPACITY

Made famous by the online viral videos “Will It Blend“, the Blendtec is the blender used to blend all sorts of things especially gadgets and smartphones, the latest to fall victim is the iPhone 6 Plus. The Blentec Total is also Blentec’s entry level model and therefore reasonably priced. It comes with an LCD display screen. It has a precision tuned 4-inch blade in a large, nearly 3.4 litre jar. Pre-programmed blend cycle buttons lets you powers up the blender to the right speed then slows down and shut down the motor when the cycle completes.

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• Create smoothies, fresh juice, ice cream, milk shakes, cappuccinos, margaritas, soups, sauces, bread dough, dressings, salsas and more
• Power: 3-peak HP 1560 Watts direct drive motor with 6 pre-programmed blend cycles
• Capacity: 2.8-litre WildSide Jar and Vented Gripper Lid*
• Recipe book: With over 200 recipes, Quick Start Guide with tips and tricks and DVD
• Included Accessories: Recipe book and Owner’s manual
• Warranty: 8 Years Warranty
• Colour Options: 3 (black, red, white)

*depending on the model and package, different capacity jars are included. Apart from the WildSide Jar (2.8 litres), there is the FourSide Jar (2.2 litres)

BERG 1800W Smart Power Commercial Blender

BERG introduced three commercial grade multi-purpose blenders with different power ratings. This here is the 2.5 HP/1800 Watt variety. There is a higher model that runs on a 3 HP/2200 Watt motor and a lower model with a 2 HP/1500 Watt motor. The blades are made from high grade, hardened stainless steel that will crush through ice in seconds. It is also suitable for making smoothies and piping hot soups. It also functions as a food processor, chopper and ice crusher. The Smart range offers a digital display, different programmable speed and time functions.

• Makes smoothies, frozen yogurt, hot soups, ice cream, baby food and more.
• Power: 2.5-peak HP 1800 Watts motor, 3 speed and pulse function
• Capacity: 2-litre Container from BPA free Polycarbonate
• Included Accessories: Mixing rod and a sound reducing cushioned lid
• Warranty: 7 Years Limited Warranty
• Colour Options: 3 (black, red, white)

Also Consider: BERG 2200W Smart Commercial Blender

Enpee Prestige Multi Purpose Commercial Grade Blender

At a fraction of the price of even an entry level Vitamix, the Enpee Prestige Blendaer designed and made in the US claims to also use the same motor as the former. It uses 4 Titanium coated Blades strong enough to crush ice. As with all the super blenders featured here, it comes with a polycarbonate jug that is virtually indestructible. There is also a locking mechanism that stops the blender from accidentally switched on without the jug in place.

• Makes smoothies, hot soups, ice cream and more.
• Power: 2- peak HP 1500 Watt motor, 6 variable speed and pulse function
• Capacity: 1.85-litre Container from BPA free Polycarbonate. Total height 55cm tall
• Recipe book: Included with Instruction Booklet.
• Included Accessories: Tamper, measuring lid cup and a durable lid with food chute
• Warranty: 7 Years Limited Warranty
• Colour Options: 3 (black, red, white)

Other Commercial Blenders

These are the other professional and commercial level blenders worth a look at and we will be keep our eyes on.

Optimum 9400 Domestic and Commercial Blender

This huge 2 litre capacity blender is powered by a 2238 Watt motor that pushes up to 44,000 rpm speed, enough to crush ice, cut through hard fruits, fibrous vegetables, grinds nuts, grains and beans. It can even be used to freeze ice cream or heat soup. The 3-horsepower motor uses carbon brush optimised to only used the required power, operates more quietly, is more efficient and runs cool for better protection from overheating. If that is not enough, it also has an overload protection fault switch to protect the motor against overload damage.

Also: Optimum 9200 Domestic and Commercial Blender

Nutri Ninja Blender System from Ninja Kitchen System

Powered by a 1500 Watt motor, the blender comes with Auto-iQ technology with countdown timer for intelligent programs that combine timed pulsing, blending and pausing patterns. There are altogether 5 one touch intelligence programmes to choose from. The blender system includes a huge Total Crushing Pitcher with 72oz capacity, a Food Processor Bowl with 64oz capacity, Nutri Ninja Cups (2 at 24 oz each) and a bigger 32oz Ninja Cup, and Sip and Seal Lids. Essentially, by swapping the top half of the appliance you can turn your blender from a high performance blender to a food processor to a personal nutritional blender. We know how capable the Nutri Ninja blade arrangement are at extracting and breaking down whole fruits and vegetables in its personal blender range. The XL pitcher is able to crush ice in seconds while the food processing bowl is said to be able to knead up to 2 lbs. of dough in 30 seconds.

Ninja Blender System with Auto-iQ

Also: Ninja Mega Kitchen System

Hamilton Beach Fury High Performance Blender

This commercial 2 speed high performance blender is powered by a 880 Watt motor. The 3 horse power motor can be controlled with the 2 speed setting (high or low), pulse action and timer. Set your blender going and use the timer to switch it off after the desired time. Use the blender to make smoothies, frozen drinks and cocktails and it will blend the ingredient with its wave action system for a smoother result. The tough polycarbonate pitcher has a huge 1.8 litre capacity with easy to read measurement marks, easy grip handle and removable lid with filler cap. One last thing worth mentioning is the jar pad sensor. This stops the motor from running if the pitcher is not placed properly avoiding any wear and tear.

 

JTC OmniBlend V Professional Power Blender

The 2 litre 3 horse power blender from OmniBlend makes food and drinks preparation easy with its 38,000 rpm blade. Designed for heavy duty use in restaurants and juice bars, the commercial-grade blender works just as well at home with its preset timer programmes. The system lets you time, cycle and repeat your blending or take over completely using the manual controls. Use the one touch 35, 60 or 90 second timer with high, medium and pulse button for your desired output. It takes only seconds to grind while grains or minutes to make steaming hot soup using heat purely from the friction of the blades. A lower capacity 1.5 litre jug is also available. What is even more impressive is that depending on the market, the motor is covered by a 7 year warranty.

Our Line-up

Here is a quick look at our line-up again. For the most up to date prices, please click on the links below – IN THIS COMPARISON:

• Vitamix Aspire Food Mixer and Blender
• Vitamix Total Nutrition Center
• Blendtec Total Blender  – MOST POWERFUL & BIGGEST CAPACITY
• BERG 1800W Smart Power Commercial Blender
• Enpee Prestige Multi Purpose Commercial Brade Blender