Vitamix Ascent A3500i / Brushed Stainless Steel

A top-of-the-range heavy-duty blender witha 10-speed dial and five programmed settings, designed to be used every day and last a decade plus.

—DETAILS—

Vitamix blenders are known to be the only ones strong enough to withstand the daily demands of professional kitchens. For home cooks, this is a blender that is robust enough to crush ice, process nut butter, mix pizza dough, mill flour from whole grains, grind coffee, and heat soup.* These blades stay sharp no matter how hard the ingredient is orfrequent the use. The Vitamix A3500i’s mega powerful 1640-watt engine also signifies better quality: smoother smoothies (no chunks of greens or ice), creamier purees, and so much more. It has a 2-litre capacity, a dial with speed options from 1 to 10, and pre-programmed settings for smoothies, soups, purees, frozen desserts, and self-cleaning. You can walk away knowing that the Vitamix will run its programmed course and switch itself off when its done, removing the guesswork from recipes. Each machine comes with a tamper that helps push ingredients down, a cookbook, and a ten-year warranty. *It does not cook the soup, but heats it, so ingredients must be cooked first when needed. For example, it can reheat steamed carrots that have cooled, but it will not steam the carrots. Ideal for leftover vegetables!

—BENEFITS— ‘This is a machine that gets used multiple times a day, and is especially great for families of four or moreit makes meal-prep, baby purees, and morning smoothies a breeze.’