For occasional users or budget-minded shoppers, we also like the straightforward Hamilton Beach Power ... looking to make smoothies, nut butters or puréed soups, there’s a blender on this ...

There’s nothing powerful or elite about the Hamilton Beach Power Elite Blender. It performed about as well as we expected a sub-$50 blender to perform. The smoothie we made in it during testing ...

It did this on the smoothie-specific setting as well. After a few more runs on blend, we did get something on par with the Vitamix 5200, though. The Hamilton Beach Power Elite Blender was ...

While it is a smart blender ... but perfectly fine. The Hamilton Beach Professional includes a 1,800W motor and a tamper. Our testers thought it produced a creamy smoothie but expected a bit ...