Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series Professional-Grade Smart Blender for Professional-Level Results

Gray: Perfect for smoothies, but also good for other uses. If you love making smoothies and are on the fence about this, I will tell you that these make smoothies comparable to all the smoothie companies out there.

5/5

United States on Dec 07, 2023

Thomas: Ich habe nirgends die Info gefunden das es kein deutscher Stecker ist. War bissl schade

Germany on Nov 07, 2023

Joann: Because the price is relatively expensive, I thought about it for a long time, but after receiving it, I don't need to worry too much, because it has a 10-year warranty. I have recommended several friends to buy it, and they are all very satisfied. I like it so much, it will be loud when operating, but it is acceptable. The stainless steel shell is easy to clean. The base is a little heavy, but it's stable. However, I also recommended that it be equipped with an opener suitable for the bottom of the container, cause it will make cleaning easier. 5 star recommendation.

United States on Oct 13, 2023

Maria S: This blender is excellent and strong. Makes wonderful smoothies and cleans itself. Thank you.

Canada on Oct 04, 2023

Tank: Although expensive, well worth the money if you use it for your monies worth. I’ve tried different shakes and drinks in it and have been very happy with the results. Come fall, I will try some soups too. Excited to try some sips this summer as well.

Canada on May 21, 2023

Maya S.Maya S.: This is the first Vitamix blender I've ever owned. I had always wanted one but I just couldn't justify spending the money. I never really understood the hype; don't all blenders do the same thing? I honestly thought I'd be paying 5x more for a blender just because of the brand name. So I stuck with my Ninja blender for more than a decade. It did the job just fine but I was never truly satisfied with its consistency of crushed ice. It was grittier than I would have liked. This prompted my search for a newer, more powerful blender.

Initially I only cared about whether the new blender crushed ice into a smooth texture so I could replicate Starbucks Frappuccinos and slushies. As many folks do, I gravitated towards buying a brand I was already familiar with. In my case it was Ninja. So that's what I initially bought. A more powerful version of what I already had. I will say that it DID manage to impress me with its ice crushing ability, but I was less impressed at how little Ninja's design had changed since my last purchase 10 years ago. Water gets trapped in the container handle, and I just hate the blade that takes up so much space in it. So I started looking...

United States on May 06, 2023

James W. Scott: Absolutely an awesome blender. Also purchased the food processor attachment. Everything was easy to assemble and use. Every attachment is dishwasher safe (except the motor base), however the recommended cleaning method using a drop of dish-soap in the water filled containers, then turning on the unit (followed by a rinse) works very well and is faster than the dishwasher.
Very loud blender assembly... from loud to very-very loud depending on speed setting. I have and use hearing protection, and recommend all users wear hearing protection. It may seem like it is unnecessary, but if you use your blender with any frequency, the noise level will degenerate your hearing over time. [FPN: I knew from both reviews and friends who have this unit, it was LOUD, but I felt (still do) it was worth the purchase. Sidebar: I also wear hearing protection (plus other PPE) when using my power tools (chop-saw, table saw, circular saw, zip-saw, drill, etc.). So, I suggest you treat this tool in the same manner as other power tools and protect your hearing!]
User Note; the blender motor controller will not allow the motor to energize unless all of the blending (and food...

United States on Nov 15, 2021

Mitch Goldberg: Be very careful what vendor you purchase from! My wife bought from a 3rd party seller that advertised at nearly twice the price as they stated a pro professional version. There is no such thing. We returned and were refunded (thanks Amazon!) and purchased another at 1/2 cost for identical unit. We love this Vitamix!!

United Kingdom on Mar 07, 2021

Claire: This is an amazing professional machine that is beautiful on my counter! Makes THE best smoothies, that are actually smooth! No lumps what so ever! I love the pre-programmed features (though I thought I would never use, but I was wrong!), as I use them all the time and love the self-clean option. I spent a lot of time researching this, & if I was going to spend this amount of money, I need it to be easy to use, easy to clean, and, adaptable to other size blending jugs/ jars, which i plan on purchasing as well. So far, VERY HAPPY!!

Canada on Dec 01, 2018