Vitamix Ascent X2 SmartPrep Kitchen System, Professional-Grade Blender, Stainless-Steel Blades, 12-Cup Food Processor Attachment, 48 Oz Blender Container, 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:-.

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

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.

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

Excellent product

Excellent product

I've been hearing about Vitamix blenders for many years, but have sufficed with far cheaper options and kept having to replace them or repair/swap out parts for them. I finally had the chance to try out THE name in blenders, and I'm beyond impressed! This blender makes smoothies and frozen drinks that rival any made with food service equipment, and give the smoothest and most evenly blended drinks that I've ever had from home, even when I used large ice cubes instead of my nugget ice. This blender quickly and efficiently pulverizes even the thickest of frozen fruits and ice chunks to make creamy frozen drinks that stay homogenous and don't separate the icy layer from liquids as the drinks rest. The blender is very easy to clean with the self-cleaning function, something that I've never had on any of my blenders, including the OtherName blender that broke after several years of infrequent use and shortly after the warranty expired. The food processing attachment is also quite impressive! It slices veggies and grates cheeses more evenly and efficiently than my last food processors, and gives much more appetizing and consistent results. I like how the blender has programmable functions as well as operating by my manual input. I very rarely need to use the tamper, but it does come in handy of things in the blender get stuck to the sides. This blender and food processor system replaced a no-name blender, and a Bee and Dee food processor and hand mixer system powered by a stick blender. The latter was okay- but it's underpowered, the stick was finicky to operate, the food processor was not good at its job, the many many parts of the system took up so much space in my kitchen, and it was a hassle to assemble anytime I wanted to use it. This blender system takes up less space and is far more capable than the Bee and Dee, and the power of this blender is miles above any other blender that I've used. This blender system takes up less space than the two others that it's replacing, and it fits into my small storage availability well, and I strongly feel it is worth the space it takes up. The motor is loud, but any blender or food processor will be and this one doesn't have a disturbing screech or whine in the motor's rumble as my last two blenders did. I am very happy to replace my other blending and food processing systems with this Vitamix. It suits my needs much better, it's easier to assemble and operate, it takes up less space, and the power of this system is a force to be reckoned with! Vitamix Ascent X2 SmartPrep Kitchen System with Food Processor Attachment, 48-ounce Container with SELF-DETECT, Shadow Black

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.