Vitamix Ascent X2 SmartPrep Kitchen System with Food Processor Accessories, 40 oz Kitchen Container with Automatic Detection Mechanism, Black

It’s great! I held off making my review till I was able to use the food processor which works so perfect and comes with so many different ways to use that with the slicing tool. It does take some getting used to you to not like over. Blend your stuff in the food processor. And it’s much larger than I had anticipated so just so you know it’s definitely not small. The blender itself is excellent. I thought that maybe getting a smaller picture would make it harder to make smoothies for my family, but it ended up being perfect with nothing leftover so for two adults and one child I can make a smoothie that can for everyone exactly. No leftovers. It’s really easy to use. I wouldn’t say it’s affordable, but the value for the money was great because I really wanted a food processor so the only thing is that the little handle for the stick for the blender it’s made of plastic and it doesn’t really lock in so it comes off really easily but I feel like if you’re not moving your blender a lot it should be fine. Everything else is great. I mean it’s a Vitamix. It does what it does. I’m grateful to have one after having my ninja foodie for so long like there’s some programs that it doesn’t have, but I feel like it was definitely a good upgrade as far as my smoothies are so much better. 5:-.

Performs great, has lots of power and has the best warranty of any blender I viewed. Although it is a bit pricey, I am glad I bought a quality made in USA machine instead of a cheap made in China machine that does not last.

Having previously owned a BlendTec that lasted roughly 13 years, I decided to give the Vitamix a try based on feedback from people who owned them. The Vitamix seems to blend large frozen strawberries better than the BlendTec, which took two blend cycles to fully blend strawberries. The Vitamix jar is a bit smaller, so less capacity. It also doesn't always spin fast enough to get the protein powder off of the side of the jar. The ridges inside the jar make it more difficult to clean than the BlendTec as well. In the end, the Vitamix blends better but has drawbacks of being more difficult to clean and a smaller capacity when compared to the BlendTec.

Works like a champ! It really can make hot soup.

I have made a smoothie everyday no seeds which is what I opened. I made tortilla soup today also does awesome