Filter US Picks 7 Top Blenders, Naming Breville Fresh & Furious Best Overall

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 2

Seven tested blenders made The Filter US shortlist, with Breville’s Fresh & Furious taking best overall for strong ice crushing, solid pesto and smoothie performance, and a price about one-third of the Vitamix 5200.
Vitamix’s $470 5200 won the luxury slot because it delivered the smoothest soups, smoothies and pesto, while a pricier $750 Ascent model’s touchscreen failed during testing.
KitchenAid’s 62-ounce Pure Power was the top glass-jar model and best for ice crushing, while Hamilton Beach’s Smoothie Start led the under-$100 category despite rougher results with fibrous ingredients.
Personal-blender picks split by use and price: the 1,200W Beast Mega 1200 Plus was best compact option for thick smoothies, and the 900W Nutribullet Pro 900 was the quick-smoothie value choice.
The rankings came from tests on ice, peanut butter, pesto, smoothies and soup, with power, jar shape, materials and ease of cleaning highlighted as the main buying factors.