Today product design engineer Vincent Valderrama joins Epicurious to pit a $25 Oster blender against a topoftheline $600 Vitamix blender in a series of common kitchen tasks. Vincent breaks down precisely how and why the highpriced option outshines the budget brand (and where it doesn’t,) whipping up smoothies, crushing ice, and even making fresh mayonnaise in both a $600 and $25 version of a common kitchen appliance.


Director: Jeff Kornberg 
Editors: Misa Qu & Kris Knight
Motion Graphic Artist & Animator: Léa Kichler
AE: Andy Morell
Director of Photography: Eric Brouse
Producer: Amanda Veitia
Associate Producer: Dimitri Lazarashvili
Culinary Producer: Kelly Janke
Associate Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Camera Operator: Paige Wollensak
Audio: Austin Rumsey
Production Assistant: Sergio Santos
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone 
Associate Director, Post Production: Nicole Berg

Epicurious Video Team
Jonathan Wise
Ali Inglese 
Dan Siegel 
Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Rhoda Boone 
Carolyn Gagnon 
June Kim
Holly Patton 
Myra Rivera
Billy Keenly


0:00 Introduction
0:28 Smoothie Test
3:01 Crushed Ice Test
5:20 Mayo Test
7:47 Nut Butter Test
12:13 Some Extra Thoughts

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