Vitamix Ascent X4 Blender, Professional-Grade, 5 Preset Blending Programs, 48-ounce Container, Self-Cleaning, Brushed Stainless

I bought this blender after getting tired of cycling through cheaper versions. The price is difficult to swallow, but the value for the price is great! This blender has exceeded my expectations. I primarily use it for smoothies and it does an amazing job blending frozen fruit. The cleaning feature is awesome. So far, it’s been a great investment.

We had an old blender that was on its last leg, around 20 years old, so we were looking for an upgrade with the same reliability. We did a lot of research and landed on vitamix, we chose this one due to the electronic display and the pre-loaded settings. Honestly, it’s so fast and so smooth that making smoothies is a breeze now. We did find that the preloaded smoothie setting can make the smoothies a little fluffier/airer than we’d like, so we do it manually and it comes out perfect every time. We’ve had no problems so far, no ice chips or chunks of anything. The capacity of the blender is a decent size, we can make around three tall glasses of smoothie per blend. Make sure you pay attention to the order in which you put in your ingredients, as that helps with the functionality a lot.

Great machine with all the easy features. We have made soup, peanut butter, and smoothies. We bought the food processor attachment to go with this so that we don't have to get our other food processor out or have it sitting on the counter. This can do so many things and the self cleaning makes it simple to clean and ready for the next thing you are making.

Excellent blender. Made my smoothie a breeze to make. It has pre-programmed settings, you just put in the ingredients, and it does its thing.

Great making smoothies and many other things

Wow, what a beast. Definitely the best kitchen device in the world. And the self cleaning really works well, just as advertised. When you order and receive this, your only reaction will be "OMG, Wow."

This makes a great gift. We have used this for years, easy to use, easy to clean. The 5 preset blending program makes it very simple to use. The build quality is excellent and was not cheaply built. Yes, it is expensive and an investment that will last for many years.

I've always heard about how nice Vitamix blenders are but I was always putting off trying one because of the plastic vessel - I prefer glass. However, after trying this blender I can say it mixes much better than I have experienced before trying a Vitamix blender. I would prefer glass but the plastic shape does the job very well.