520 Explorian
Vitamix · £499

Worth being NRY provisional
£498.95 for three programmes, ten variable speeds, pulse and a two litre jug, which is the cheapest Vitamix and the one most people should buy. The Explorian is the Ascent series with the connectivity left out, and the motor, which is the part that matters and the part that lasts, is the same calibre. Two litres is enough for a family at once.
- For
- Someone who has decided on a Vitamix and does not need their blender to have a wireless radio.
- Not for
- Anyone wanting self-cleaning or a timer: the models above add those.
What we checked
- Three set programmes, ten variable speeds, pulse and a two litre container. Harts of Stur
Marked provisional: the justification rests on 1 source(s); two independent ones is the bar. We publish it anyway and say so, rather than waiting for evidence that may never arrive.