VitamixE310 Explorian Blender, Professional-Grade, 48 Oz. Container, Black

Best blender on the market and only one you'll ever need! Great for the casual smoothie enjoyer and meal prepper! Has enough capacity to make 2 or 3 smoothies at once and enough power to crush ice! Make sure to pack the blender in the right order! Very easy to use. The noise level is loud, but that's to be expected from a blender.

I have always wanted a Vitamix but never thought I would get one due to the cost. I have had 2 nutribullets that both lasted 3/4 years each. When I saw the reasonable cost of this one and read the reviews I bought it. I love love love it!!🙌🏼 I use it daily and it has never disappointed! If you are on the fence about this blender as I was, get it! 👍🏻

It does the job, powerful and the noise level is low. I've used vitamix blenders at restaurants - where they were stationed at the front of the counter, always reliable and with the plastic sound shield, you could barely hear them blending ice. If the the sound of a standard kitchen blender annoys you, owning one of these will be a delightful change to your daily routine.

Amazing

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.

I think the vitamin brand is great! I’m giving this four stars for a few reasons:1. Note that this comes with a smaller sized pitcher and while we knew that going into this purchase it was way smaller than I expected when it arrived and so I will probably need to purchase an additional larger one (which ultimately will increase the overall cost of this).2. The pitcher doesn’t seat nicely when running, meaning that the motor is so strong it tries to pull the pitcher with it. For what you pay for this that seems like a basic design feature that should have been worked out by vitamix people are investing tons of money in these things with the expectation that it’s the highest quality. 3. If you don’t use a blender frequently, don’t assume you will because you bought an expensive high quality one. I suggest really understanding how you plan to use this weekly in order to get the value for the money. We use ours at least twice a week so it made sense to invest. 4. Vitamix mixers are LOUD! Just know this going into it. It’s a powerful motor (which is what you want) and with that comes noise. Overall - I would buy this again with the larger pitcher. Key notes: it’s loud, has some design flaws and make sure you will use it frequently to get your money’s worth

I have always wanted a Vitamix and finally got one. It blends so easy and has a great design. I only have to rinse it out and it’s ready toGo for the next time. It is very quiet even when blending ice.

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.