Features:

• Versatility - From hot soups to cold ice creams, whole fruit juices, to savory sauces, The Blendtec HP3A Home Blender will do it all
• 1500-Watts the most powerful home blender on the market, 3 peak horse power, 13 amps
• One-touch electronics: no old fashion knobs, dials, or switches to clean up
• At only 15.5'' tall, the HP3A Home Blender fits on the counter under most standard cabinets! 7" x 8" x15.5"
• Includes: blender motor base, 64-ounce jar, lid, user guide, FREE Bodum 8.5-Ounce Travel Coffee Press with Mini Picture Insert, and a recipe book with over 100 recipes to get you started. 3-year motor-base warranty; 1-year jar warranty; lifetime coupling-and-blade warranty

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
This New Blendtec "Home" Blender simply out performs the competition and is designed to last. Unlike the competition, this blender will fit under most standard cupboards, and this blender will grind grain for bread making without the expense of an extra container or attachment. The Blender is the innovative leader in the blender market. The Home Blender is designed to do it all. From smoothies, fresh juice, ice cream, milkshakes, cappuccinos, margaritas, to soups, sauces, breads, dressings, salsas and more! The unique square jar is the same used in the best coffee shops, juice bars, and restaurants.This Blender is preprogrammed to do specific jobs like Food Processing, Smoothies, Drinks, and many many more, simply select the job and the blender will adjust to blend in the most efficient way possible. No old fashioned knobs, switches, or dials to wear out. No other blender offers the power, ease of operation, and state of the art engineering. our powerful 3-peak horsepower motor makes any blending chore a breeze.

The new model Blendtec Home Blender features 25 pre-programmed cycles viewable on the blue LCD screen
Beverages
*Smoothie
*XL Smoothie
*Milkshake, Ice
*Full Strength
*Hot Chocolate
Drinks/Ice Cream
*Ice Cappuccino
*Ice Cream
*Mixed Drinks
*Fruit Drinks
*Granita
Whole Foods
*Light Juice
*Whole Juice
*Frozen Fruit/Yogurt
*Sauces/Dips
*Soups
Food Processing
*Chop (Requires Pulse)
*Whip (Requires Pulse)
*Puree (Requires Pulse)
*Knead Dough
*Grind Grain
Multi Use
*Low Energy
*Medium Energy
*Speed 6
*Medium Energy Up/Down
*High Energy Up/Down
Other Functions Include 4 presets, Pulse, Start/Stop, and Speed Up/Down Buttons

Rating : - BlendTec Home HPA-621-B
I purchased this blender after reading THE CHINA STUDY, EAT TO LIVE, and GREEN FOR LIFE (all Highly recommended and if you are buying this blender you'd be missing out if you didn't read these books, particularly GREEN FOR LIFE).

All three books really drive home the importance of eating Greens (Swiss Chard, Kale, etc.)on a daily basis. For me, this was a challenge. The only way I could tolerate kale was to slather it with olive oil or butter and salt and cook it, thereby destroying most of the benefits. Even then I ate it dutifully and without pleasure. Then I read GREEN FOR LIFE and got the idea to blend up raw greens with bananas and other fruit into nutrient dense green smoothies.

You need the high power blender for this sort of thing, other blenders can't handle it. Thank goodness the Blendtec was mentioned in reviews for GFL, or I would have never even known about it. I ordered it with fingers crossed. It was a lot of money to plunk down for a blender and I was a little scared I wouldn't be able to drink the green stuff.

Not only did the blender perform like a dream, it makes a killer green smoothie--no taste of kale! The cost of the blender is worth it for this reason alone. Now I can get my daily intake of greens without having to endure it. It's actually delicious and gives you a buzz of energy way better than coffee.

I'm telling you all this because I think that Blendtec has missed a major market demographic. The recipie book that comes with the blender can be discarded for this demographic. A lot of people need these blenders for a vegan or raw food and greens lifestyle and I think most of them end up with a Vita-mix because of the way they are marketed.

I have had a Vita Mix and can tell you this is Way better. One thing not mentioned in the specs is that the blendtec is only about 15 inches tall (unlike the Vitamix which is 20). That means it fits on your counter under your cabinets--very important for an appliance you might be using every day. Mine now occupies the space where the coffee pot used to be and I use it at least twice a day.

You can make nut butters, various flours, breads, soup....etc. It's so powerful I think the motor could fly a small plane.

You can walk away from this blender and it knows when to shut itself off, it is not as loud as the Vitamix even though it is more powerful, and the clean-up is a cinch. This is the single best appliance I've ever purchased. The only thing I wish it had is a retractable cord and better customer service.