part four: BREVILLE BOSS

like most people in north america who are looking for a blender i decided between vitamix and blendtex. in my opinion a strong contender from australia has entered the market with a product which blows the competition away:

not only does it have a better design than the vitamix and blendtec, it also blends smoother in less time. when i started the machine i made my green smoothie with kale, flaxsseeds and berries by clicking the normal smoothie button. there is also a more powerful green smoothie button but the normal smoothie button already blended everything into a rich, very fine, creamy smoothie, even finer than the vitamix smoothie. i have also noticed that there were less air bubbles. i put in one whole apple. the boss liquified the apple within less than two seconds into apple juice. try that with blendtec or vitamix. it will not work. i have tried to blend a whole apple in the vitamix 750 as part of my green smoothie. the apple did not blend even after a minute there was only a small piece missing. i had to take the apple out and cut it before the vitamix could work with it.

here you can see a video with the apple test vitamix vs l'equipe. the breville boss can do exactly that, vitamix can't:

the boss comes with two tools: both are heavy and solid unlike the light one from vitamix. one is a plunger for ice based foods the other one is like a spatula which makes more sense anyway and it can be used as a spatula too to scrape out your food from the container.

the boss has a six prong blade being able to cut, grind and blend at the same time in the same container. some blades are sharp and some are dull (blendtec has only dull blades, vitamix only sharp). those blades get a grip on anything you throw into the container. only frozen desserts and nutbutters will need a little help from a plunger.


the breville boss is a great blender which i will keep for the next years to come. breville boss will get you 7 years warranty, same as blendtec and vitamix (blendtec 575 has eight years).

cleaning was the issue of vitamix. breville boss is very easy to clean. the sides of the container can be scraped with the added spatula-plunger. the jar can be cleaned in the dishwasher even at the low level. it cannot get easier and more comfortable than that !

so far i love this blender. the only negatives i found:
- it makes similar noise as the vitamix on the highest level or is at least as loud. too loud for me, i need earplugs or plug my ears manually when it runs at high speed. i fear that it is louder than 100 db which will hurt your hearing permanently. workaround: i run it and go to another room. when i work with the plunger i do not go to highspeed or i use earplugs
- the boss fits underneath the kitchen cabinets. unfortunately when you just put the lid on the jar twisted to dry it, it will touch the kitchen cabinet door when it is opened because the blender will become higher than the cabinets. the blendtec is much lower and even the vitamix lid can be dried sitting openly on the jar without being higher than the kitchen cabinet doors.

other than that the BREVILLE BOSS is a modern, smart machine which fits flawlessly into a modern stainless kitchen. the blending capabilities are superior to blendtec and even to vitamix.

it is a great product which can highly be recommended.