- Have you ever felt the power of a Vitamix on full blast?
(blender whining)
It's an expensive experience.
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Vitamix has long been the blender of choice
for professional chefs and bars
that make a lot of frozen margaritas.
But with a price tag of $500 or more,
it's hardly the most affordable option.
So we scoured the planet for comparably powered blenders
that could crush nuts, kale, and ice as well as the Vitamix
but for a lot less money.
To test which blenders can really
face off against the Vitamix,
we made some peanut butter,
some smoothies, and some summertime cocktails,
and it was clear in the end that the Cleanblend
was the best cheap Vitamix alternative.
Now let us show you why.
The first test is peanut butter.
Now most people buy peanut butter in a jar,
but did you know that you can make peanut butter
with a really powerful blender?
All you have to do is pour the nuts in, and it'll blend it.
But this is a tough challenge because the blender
has to be strong enough not just to chop the nuts
but to whip it up into a spreadable treat.
The Vitamix cookbook says put the nuts in the blender
for 30 seconds, and then you'll have peanut butter.
Let's see how that works out.
(blender whining)
Here are the results of our peanut butter test.
The Vitamix is super duper creamy,
just like the creamy peanut butter
I like to buy from the store.
That only took one minute.
This is from the Cleanblend.
It took two and a half minutes, and
it tastes like, little chunky.
Not as smooth or spreadable.
A little grainy, it still tastes good,
but that's probably because I like peanut butter.
This is Oster Versa.
Even thicker, also two and a half minutes,
it's a sandy peanut butter.
That's how I like them.
One, two, three.
Vitamix is awesome.
This is the next best.
A lot of people buy blenders just to make smoothies.
So for this battle,
we're going to follow the Vitamix cookbook's recipe
for making your own smoothie.
It's gonna be silky.
We'll start with strawberry.
Some bananas.
Pineapple, tropical fun.
Because we love to be healthy,
we're gonna throw a little bit of kale in there too.
Top it all off with some Greek yogurt,
according to the book.
This should just take 45 seconds.
(blender whining)
Yeah.
Should we taste them?
Vitamix.
Its fluffy, it tastes like a kale cloud.
Cleanblend.
Fluffy too, but I can crunch it.
I definitely taste some fibers and stuff from the kale
and the pineapple is still in that one.
And the Oster Versa.
This one has noticeable chunks.
Once again, Vitamix is the true winner here.
You can tell by looking at it that the smoothie
is smoother and just brighter and greener
than the Cleanblend and the Oster Versa.
These two again were super close,
but the Cleanblend beat out the Oster Versa.
It just was so pure,
had a little less texture and simply a better smoothie.
So Vitamix still the best.
Cleanblend, second best.
And now we're going to try the recipe
for a whole fruit margarita
from the Joy of Blending by Vitamix.
Lime,
lemon,
orange,
tequila, triple sec.
One.
And then we're going to put some sugar in it.
One.
It really smells like summer fun.
Three cups of ice.
One.
This bad boy is gonna take 30 seconds.
Ready.
Liftoff.
(blender whining)
Look at that.
Okay, I'm just gonna taste it.
That was a little fluffy.
It's good.
I wasn't expecting that.
To be honest, it was hard to tell the difference
between the Vitamix Margarita and the Cleanblend one.
And this was pretty true in all our tests.
The Cleanblend really can go toe-to-toe with the Vitamix.
And the experience of using it, it's virtually identical.
So if you're looking for a great Vitamix alternative
for about half the price,
check out the Cleanblend.
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(blender whining)