The word “professional” in this blender’s name is key: We found it to be lacking for small-scale home cooks. The jar is wide and it struggled with a small-batch blending task. That said ...

Though the BPA-free plastic blending jar is large (64 ounces ... and that a personal or portable blender might be too small for others, I considered the footprint and height of each blender ...

A deep dive into blender performance and price. According to our tests, the best high-speed blender is the Vitamix 5200 ...