Vitamix A3500 Ascent Series Blender

Why I like it: The "gold standard" of blenders! 

The powerhouse of the Vitamix blender family, the A3500 blender is intelligently designed inside and out. The machine offers five smart program settings that automatically detect the size of the container in use, so foods are perfectly blended according to volume and consistency. A built-in programmable timer can be set to stop the blender when processing is complete, so you don't have to monitor its progress.

• Five program settings Smoothies, Hot Soups, Dips & Spreads, Frozen Desserts and Self-Cleaning automatically adjust times and speeds for container selected and stop blender when done.

Compatible with Self-Detect containers, so you can create multiple batches from the same machine then store, serve or transport.

Programmable Timer shows blend time countdown and can be set to automatically stop when processing is complete.

Tamper presses thick or frozen mixtures toward blades, so you never have to stop to scrape sides down.

Blades are laser-cut from hardened stainless steel for the ultimate precision and durability.

Machine's sleek touchscreen display is easy to use äóñ and even easier to wipe clean.

IncludesξSimply Blending, a full-color, hardcover recipe book from the Vitamix culinary team.