This is the commercial-grade blender with a 3 1/2 hp, 30,000 rpm-rated motor that blends more quickly and thoroughly than its lackluster counterparts. In tests by the Hammacher Schlemmer Institute, this blender crushed 10 ice cubes into snow in 2.4 seconds—79% faster than other models—and thoroughly blended frozen fruits in just 37 seconds to a smooth texture, unlike lesser models that took a full two minutes. Capable of making 75 smoothies a day, the blender’s quality blade construction enables it to chop two half-container batches of ice into snow, while lesser models could barely handle one. Unlike models with limited speed controls, the blender’s variable-speed knob and pulse function gives you the precision needed for creating a chunky salsa or a velvety pesto. Despite its prodigious power, it generated only 104 dB, quieter than lesser models that produced a rancorous 109.8 dB. The easiest to use of all tested units, the unit’s blades evenly blend all ingredients without the need for a tamper and the one-piece 64-oz. plastic blending container removes for convenient dishwasher cleaning or hand washing. 8 1/2" Diam. x 19 1/2" H. (15 3/4 lbs.)