Commercial Blender Selection

Need help picking out a commercial blender? We are here to help!

When you are going to be spending a large amount of money on a commercial blender for your kitchen or restaurant, there are many things to consider, as this purchase will probably be a long term investment for you.

Things to consider when choosing a Commercial Bar Blender:

1. Will you be using this bar blender for home or commercial use? The warranty is usually shorter on commercial blenders than home blenders due to the higher usage, so if you are planning on using your commercial blender at home, this will get you a shorter warranty than you would usually get on a home blender. However, you will also usually get a higher quality blender, and will probably not ever have to use your warranty, so this is probably not an issue, just something to consider.

2. If being used in a restaurant, will this commercial blender be used in the back of the house or front of the house? This is important to know, so you know wether or not to select a bar blender w/ a sound enclosure or without.

3. Application! It is important to know the usage level you will be using the bar blender for as well as what you will be using it for, as you will need to select a horse power amount and warranty length suitable for your usage level. You don't want to over spend or underspend on your bar blender and end up with too much blender or too little later.

4. Price Range. Do you want the best? Are you on a budget? Read the article below to see how to get the MOST for the money below.

5. Available Brands. We will discuss four of the main commercial blender brands below to familiarize you with them and help you decide which brand and model will work best for your application. The four major commercial blender brands we will consider are Waring Blenders, Blendtec Blenders, Vita Mix Blenders and Hamilton Beach Bar Blenders.

Waring Blenders

Waring Blenders come in all price points from very cheap entry level models such as the Waring Blender Model BB150 to one of the most popular commercial blenders we've ever had experience with - the Waring MX1050XT Blender. The Waring Blender MX1050XT is a commercial blender that is designed more for the back of the house, as it does not have an included sound enclosure. If you need a sound enclosure, Waring makes one which can be purchased seperately (SE1000 Sound Enclosure), making this blender a low cost option for a front of the house blender with a lot of power. It can be used in the front of the house without the sound enclosure, but will be a little louder than one with a sound enclosure. This Waring Blender is 3.5 Horse Power - the highest HP rating available for any of the Commercial blenders discussed in this article! With that much horsepower, this bar blender has incredible durability and ice crushing power. Perfect for smoothies, margaritas, etc! With that much power, you have more than enough for just about any blending job and for a very reasonable price. These normally sell for over $400, but are available for $335.00 here. The Waring Blender BB150 is from a whole line of bar blenders, which are perfect for just starting out smoothie shops that want to stay in a small budget and will have low usage level. They range in price from 69.95 to 169.95, and have glass or stainless steel blender jars. You can view the full line of these Waring Blenders by Clicking Here. These commercial blenders are not really intended for high usage or really heavy duty jobs. For a heavy duty commercial blender, look at the models below. You wont beat Waring for high horse power! The heavy duty Waring Blender line also has metal on metal gears from the blender to the jar, and the Vitamix Blender jars also fit on these commercial blenders!

All of the Waring Blender models in the list below are from Waring's heavy duty blender line, so all have 3.5 Horse Power, and are the same, except for the differences listed below. The MX1000XT, MX1050XT, and MX1100XT are all on sale for huge discounts now and range in price from 325.00 to 359.95.. If you are looking at purchasing several of these on sale Waring Blenders at a time, call 1-866-852-4268 and we'll give you a quantity discount if you ask for it. With the Waring Heavy Duty Line, you get a LOT of blender for the money.

Of all of these commercial blender models, the MX1050XT is by far the most popular from our experience. A close second would be the Waring Blender MX1000XT, as some bartenders like the easy flip toggle switch.

If you will be using your commercial blender in the front of the house and you like the Waring Brand, try looking at the MX1500XTS. It also has the same 3.5 HP motor as the ones listed above, but has a convenient noise reducing sound enclosure to help with noise that may bother customers if you are blending in close proximity to where they are sitting.

If you are looking for a blender for home use, we sell a very large amount of the Waring MX1050XT blender for home use. It's on sale for $335 right now, and is a lot of money to spend for a home blender, but we doubt you would ever regret it. If you are sick of buying $30 blenders and having them choke and burn up on a couple ice cubes, this is an investment you would probably never regret. We sell hundreds of these a year for home use, and rarely see a return or unhappy customer.

Blendtec Blenders

Blendtec has had a lot of YouTube coverage with their "Will it Blend" videos lately. Check some of them out at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=will+it+blend&aq=f. In these videos, they take a Blendtec Home Blender and blend everything from an I-Phone to Golf Balls, without burning up the blender. Keep in mind, they do all this with the HOME Blendtec Blender! Even their home blender has 3 horse power. The Blendtec commercial blender line is pricey, but well worth the money, and also comes with a 3 horsepower motor. If you will be doing a lot of front of the house blending, a lot of the Commercial Blendtec Blenders are perfect, as their Blendtec Smoother and Blendtec ABC lines have sound enclosures, which help with keeping the customers content. The bases of the Blendtec ABC and Smoother blenders can also be used in counter or on counter for added versatility. Their new Blendtec Q-Series also offers more sound reduction than previously offered.

Blendtec also offers a "Little Red Rinser" for easy jar cleaning.

3 year/20,000 cycle Manufacturer Warranty on all packages, making the warranty on these Blendtec commercial blenders quite strong.

We love Blendtec over here, and would recommend it to anyone looking for a high quality, high power blender with lots of features and sound reduction (for Blendtec Blenders with a sound enclosure). The Blendtec Commercial Blenders also look quite modern and sophisticated with their touch pads and all the programming that they offer.

Vita Mix Blenders

When you look at a Vitamix Commercial Blender, it looks like a tank. You can tell these commercial blenders are high quality just by looking at them.

They offer some more "entry level" commercial blenders, such as the Vitamix Vita Prep, and Vita Mix Bar Boss, but even these can hardly be considered entry level. They are very well built, and have 2 HP motors. They have 48 or 64 ounce jars - your choice. 3 Year Warranty on Parts & Workmanship. These bar blenders are pretty popular with bartenders, and you see them in a lot of restaurants. These Vitamix Blenders offer easy to use while on the go toggles and dials. Priced from 409.00-445.00.

Vitamix Commercial also offers a lot of high end work horse commercial blenders from the Vitamix Advance series. They offer versions for in counter, or on counter, so you get to choose how integrated you want to make your blending process. Some people like to even use the in counter Vitamix Blenders in high end kitchens. Of all the commercial blenders discussed in this article, Vitamix and Blendtec are the only brands that offers in counter blenders.

Vita mix Commercial also offers a "Rinse-O-Matic" jar rinser, for easy cleaning for on the go bartenders, and other items than just blenders, such as Commercial Milkshake Mixers.

Vita mix has had a name for quality in blenders for quite some time. You can count on getting a good quality blender with Vitamix.

Hamilton Beach Blenders

Hamilton Beach offers a lot of commercial items, including commercial blenders. They do not specialize in Blenders like Vitamix and Blendtec, but still have some pretty good blender choices to consider.

Hamilton Beach Commercial offers a blender w/ 3 HP (The HBH650) , but most of their commercial blenders have 1 HP or less. You can get a good entry level blender from Hamilton Beach, as well as a higher end blender, but they do not have as broad of a selection as some of the other brands. The commercial blenders that they do offer though seem to be pretty good quality.

Hamilton Beach Commercial also offers a food blender with a 1 gallon capacity!(If you want to pay a little more, Waring Commercial also offers a Waring Commercial 1 Gallon food blender, which has 3.75 HP instead of .75) Perfect for making salsas and other food items for back of the house.

Hamilton Beach also offers a nice ice shaver, for those who need this in their application.

Good luck selecting the right brand and model for your application. If you need any help, our reps are pretty familiar with commercial blenders and could probably help you make the right decision. Feel free to call 1-866-852-4268 for help.

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