Hi guys, Tarashaun here, Found of BlenderBabes.com
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I've been getting a ton of questions about the new Vitamix
Explorian series. A lot of people want to compare the E310 vs. the E320.
And I've also been getting a lot of questions about the E320 versus
5300 because as you can see they look very similar. So, in this video we're gonna
demystify these three blenders and
Talk about all the similarities and differences so that you can better decide
Which one is best for you and your family and your budget.
So we're going to start with the E310
here and I do really really like this blender not only for the price
It's one of the most cost effective
Blenders by Vitamix. Brand new, this blender is $349
Which is a very very good price you guys can check out their website a lot of Vitamix blenders go up to
Six hundred and fifty dollars even I think over seven hundred dollars for their
their top-of-the-line
Vitamix
780. This is the E320 and brand new, this is $449
you can only find it in a few retail outlets as well and then here the
Vitamix 5300 This one is $359
certified reconditioned
You can find it brand new in a few retail outlets for $459, but typically most people buy it certified
Because of the savings. Now this one comes with a five-year warranty,
the E310. The E320 comes with a seven-year warranty and the
5300 comes with a five-year warranty just like all of their certified reconditioned models come with a five-year warranty
These are so brand new they don't have them in certified recognition at the making of this video.This has a two peak horsepower motor
Which is kind of the standard motor size of a lot of the legacy Series,
C Series Vitamix blenders. And the E310 and
5300 both have a 2.2 peak horsepower motor
Now when it comes to performance and abilities just keep in mind all of these blenders can do all the things, right. They can
Make green juices and green smoothies that are super silky smooth. They can make nut, butters baby food,
Batters, and bread dough's. Whether it has 2.2 peak horsepower motors or 2 horsepower motors
I haven't noticed at least in my testing much of a difference in the performance abilities if any at all.
so one of the main
differences that is very obvious here is the container size that it comes with so the Vitamix E310 comes with a
48 ounce
container and the E320 versus
5300 here have the
64 ounce low profile container so all of these blenders typically fit under most
Kitchen cabinets which are usually about 18 inches from your countertop to the bottom of your cabinet.
So that's a very desirable feature that Vitamix has with these newer models
Is that it fits under kitchen cabinets. The difference when it comes to these jars,
however, is you know how much it can make so of course obviously the capacity is a little bit different
But what you'll notice here when it comes to blending this has a three inch base, so
What that means is that you can make smaller servings, single servings
You know you can typically make a total batch size of you know two to three servings
At least. But being able to make smaller servings
You know like your salad dressings or baby food or a little bit of you know banana and ice cream
you don't need to buy a
Separate jar to be able to do that or when it comes to the 64 ounce low profile containers
They have a four inch wide base. So it means at least two cups of
ingredients to blend properly.
Now when that comes into play is
When you're making single servings or want to make a small serving of something
It's not really possible with these containers, so we do have another
Vitamix container video as well as a blend off where we
Compare a 64 ounce low profile container against a smaller 32 ounce which is smaller than this one even
making a strawberry
Banana and ice cream so that you really can see how much more
Ingredients and produce that you need to be able to blend it properly. You can check that out in another video
It's really really important to note that if you do get these containers
It's great if you have a larger family because it can make more
But if you want to make the single-serve
You know your smaller portions, you're gonna probably want to get a smaller jar, so that's going to add to the total cost of your
blenders. Another thing I want to point out is the jar
Compatibility. You can purchase the large
64 install standard jar if
You wanted to make larger portions and larger batch sizes, and it will fit on the container, and they work properly.
It can also
Fit either the 32 ounce wet jar or 30 ounce dry jar, which is the dry jar that I have here again
We have another video that explains the containers whether or not you need the Vitamix dry jar things like that
So check out that video if that interests you. There's also a Vitamix personal adapter jar that does also fitness
interchangeable on this model
Now when it comes to these two blenders the E320 and 5300 it is not recommended to
fit the tall
64 ounce jars on here now it fits and I have actually tested it and blended fine
But because of the 2.2 peak horsepower motor
Vitamix recommends not to use these jars.
It's just a little bit too large of a motor for this type of jar and the same thing goes for the Vitamix E310
You are not going to buy a low-profile compact jars
64 ounce jar for this blender it fits, but they don't recommend it for the size of the motor and
This jar to blend properly. The E320 and 5300
You can also purchase the 48 ounce jar
You can use the 32 ounce
wet jar or
Dry jar and also the personal blending adapter jar. So those are the compatibility in terms of jars
On these blenders so another difference is the noise
And I think this is actually really important to get a lot of questions about
You know how loud these blenders are what I found which I think was very
Interesting on high this was a 104.3 decibels
where the E320 was a104.5 decibels and the
5300 was a 102 point eight
decibels, so this was actually the lowest one when we were blending on high on speed ten now on your lowest
setting blending on speed one
The E310 was 83.8decimal so it was the quieter one this one was ninety one point
nine and this one was ninety one point six so the Vitamix E320 twenty was the
loudest of the three
So just something to keep in mind especially if noise is an issue so another difference is how these blenders turn on so
There is no like power button here. There's just you know a start and stop switch
You can see that the body design of the E310 and E320 which is a newer series a little bit more updated
They you know they look the same
they've all got a ten speed variable dial and they all have a pulse switch. Now the
5300 has a little bit of an older body design and keep in mind
This is a Vitamix C series blender which is part of their legacy series
It's a classic series
So it has a little bit of an older design in the face a little bit smaller variable speed dial
But again they all have a 10 speed variable dial and a pulse switch.
So there's a lot of bells and whistles there's no automatic settings things like that
But they can do everything so I just want to show you how these turn-on
5300 does have an on/off switch
Here, and then you're going to turn it on here, so I do want to show you guys this sound
So we're going to turn this one on
Keep in mind, this is the quietest one on the lowest level little ones we're going to go to 10
Okay, so now we're going to show you the e320 same thing turn on here
You hear how it's a little bit louder. Of course there are no ingredients in here yet.
Much milder than the E310
Definitely all loud
Right, but the E310
It was the quietest in terms of you know the lowest setting this one was actually a little bit quieter on the high setting
So some of the other things I do want to point out the e310 only comes in black currently
The e320 comes in black and red and the 5300 comes in black and red
I think that's pretty much all that we have in terms of the
similarities and differences and so next we are going to make a highly fibrous green juice we're gonna be using
Dr.. Oz's green juice recipe because it has tons of fibrous fruits and vegetables like carrots and apples and kale
And I'm gonna bring be bringing in two guests with me that are gonna help
Do this little blend off and we're gonna talk a little bit more about these blenders.
Hey guys! So I want to introduce you to our blender babes community members that are gonna be helping me with this little blend off or
Vitamix blender here so I have Pe Yung And
Diane so Pe Yung
When I met him he was telling me all about his food
allergies of which he has many. "So blending has been a great way for me to control my diet and
get a really robust dose of
Micronutrients such an easy way to consume a lot of it" So he ended up getting a Vitamix
So which one did you get "Yes, I have a Vitamix A3500
it's the top of the line all the bells and whistles I love it
And I use it pretty much every day" and Diane I know we talked about you
Your family room that has diabetes so we wanted to avoid getting diabetes
You had have a vegan diet now because of that and you did a lot of research before you
Decided to finally get a Vitamix, so which one did you get? "I got the standard with programs
and I loved it! I was lusting after and Vitamix for years, and I didn't think that I could afford it and
Finally learned that I could buy one with the the payment plan what awesome really was beneficial for me because I could budget it in
And I loved it and I blend every day". So the one that she has is the one with the taller
64 ounce jar it comes certified reconditioned
only now
and it has three pre programmable settings which you know a lot of people were like the
Automatic settings just keep in mind all of these ones are just your standard variable speed dial which you have on your blenders
So you guys know how it works.
There's just not that smoothie button so that's fine
So we're going to be making a green juice a whole food green juice recipe
Now only really good power blenders can make a whole food green juice
You know some blenders can always say make green smoothies, which are very popular
But one of the things that you know that we use in the blender cleanse which you did with us this year our seven-day blender
Cleanse, learn more about at Blenderbabes.com,
Is we use whole food green juices for the juicing portion to help em detox and cleanse our bodies, so?
What I love about the these blenders is they can make this kind of juice that has like a texture of
Of an extracted juice, but it has all the fiber. You keep all the nutrition
That's in the skin and the seeds and it's just really really good for you, so all right
So we're gonna get started or into this little blend off
Keep in mind. We're gonna be blending for 90 seconds into the minimum amount. I'm required to make a whole food green juice
Or any kind of whole-food juice, and you also need a minimum of one and a half cups of liquid so
And it has to be water so you can't make a green a whole-food juice with a milk substitute or milk
So we're actually using two cups of water here. We're
We're getting stacking the things soft of hard
Which is what you want to do in any blender really so spinach in here kale. We've got parsley...
lots of really cleansing ingredients tons of
phytonutrients
cucumber some very hydrating
We've got lemon and lime and a little bit of citrus for not only flavor, but for cleansing as well
very fibrous ingredients
carrots
Apple you know
Typically like most with regular blenders or low wattage blenders you're gonna have a really gritty smoothie
if you've learned this kind of stuff so
Good power blender is going to turn that silky smooth...then we're going to add the ice.
Okay so in one, two, three
All right
So that was a full
90 seconds
The first thing we're going to do is just a really quick taste test so we can kind of see how it turned out
Yeah, yeah, it doesn't have any like grit yeah very smooth
This is a 20 grade sieve so it's gonna catch any tiny little particle bits left
All right
So what you're gonna want to do is
Just kind of help it along
With these power blenders if you run it longer
Then it's gonna get finer
So I usually run it for a minimum of many seconds up to about two minutes
you just want to make sure to add a lots of ice because
Because these blenders are so powerful they all start to heat the produce or heat the ingredients that are in there, so
You know ice and frozen fruit is good, so we're going to show you guys what this looks like so as you can see hopefully
These are they're pretty much the same
so basically
They blend the same
So it doesn't really matter which Vitamix model that you get what's really important for you guys to help decide
Which is the best Vitamix for you, and you know which Vitamix you should buy?
Is based on what features you want to do you want automatic settings do you want touchscreen?
And the design that you like you know as well as the types of jars that you need and of course ultimately I think
Budget, but keep in mind that these blenders do last for you know 15
I've heard of it lasting 20-25 years
So it's an investment up front, and you can also do a payment plan option which can help quite a bit
so there's definitely a very good reason to
Decide on getting a Vitamix and really the blender babes are here to help you decide a which
Vitamix to buy and which one is best
You and your family and your personal needs so if you guys have any questions
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