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Black Vitamix Explorian E310 blender with a clear 48-ounce container, front view

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The Blender That Retired the Chunks

Vitamix Explorian E310 in black: a 48-ounce professional blender with 10 speeds, a mini-tamper, and a motor that treats ice like a suggestion.

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Why we love it

A cheap blender is a smoothie with a secret. The secret is gravel. The Vitamix Explorian E310 is the black counter machine people mean when they stop pretending a $40 jar can liquefy a strawberry.

We love the unfancy inventory. Ten speeds, a pulse, a 48-ounce container, and a mini-tamper so the frozen stuff actually meets the blades. Vitamix rates the motor at about 2 horsepower. The brand’s cleaning claim is a drop of soap, warm water, and 30 to 60 seconds, which is the correct amount of ceremony for a machine you will use on a Tuesday. In the box: the base, the container, and that tamper. Vitamix lists a 5-year full warranty. When we looked, Amazon had the black E310 at $349.95, in stock. Vitamix’s own shop lists it at $379.95.

It will occupy a corner and refuse to feel bad about it. The KitchenAid can keep the cookies. This one keeps the smoothie from having a texture.

The longer story

This is the Vitamix Explorian Series E310 blender in black, model VM0197. Vitamix’s notes: a household blender with a variable 10-speed control, a pulse, a 48-ounce container, hardened stainless blades, and a mini-tamper. The motor is listed at about 2 horsepower, on 110–120 volts, with a roughly 4.5-foot cord. Dimensions on the brand page are about 9 by 8 by 18 inches, and the machine weighs about 10.5 pounds. The container is dishwasher-safe. Self-cleaning, on Vitamix’s claim, is warm water, a drop of dish soap, and 30 to 60 seconds on high. Vitamix lists a 5-year full warranty covering parts, performance, labor, and two-way shipping. Read their current terms if you are buying for that reason.

Good for

  • Smoothies, soups, sauces, and the frozen fruit a regular blender turns into a dare
  • A kitchen that already has a Dutch oven and a skillet and still wants the blender that finishes the job
  • The black one. Red and slate exist. This page is black

Skip it if

  • You wanted the Ascent, the 5200, or the newer VX1. This link is the Explorian E310, 48 ounces, black
  • Your counter has no spare height. Eighteen inches is a real blender, on purpose
  • You need a personal cup that goes in a car. This is a family-size container and a tamper, not a commute bottle

When we looked, it was $349.95 and in stock. The price moves. The deal link is the Amazon page (/dp/B0758JHZM3) with our Amazon Associates tag threepaths-20. Confirm the color says Black and the container says 48 ounces before you check out.

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